The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-25
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME
Kruger in Reply Declared His Mis-.
sion, to Europe.
IT IS TO PLEAD FOR ARBITRATION
No Anti. British Demonstration. The Nearest
Approach to it Cry of Hats OFF"
to Some EnglishmeD, Who
Promptly Uncovered.
(By the Associated Press


coined Mr.. Kruger today in a whole
hearted manner, according him a sincere
reception at the railroad station and
showing by the cheering of the crowds
welcome and had the sympathy of the
populace. The thoroughfares through
which Mr.. Kruger passed were not lavish
ly decorated but a few flags were flying,
and the hotel was nicely decorated while
from early morning the street hawkers
did not permit the pedestrians to forget
that it was Kruger day. All sorts of in
sigma were offered for sale. Small Boer
flags, badges of the Boer colors and scarf
pins of the same character were called
out on the boulevards, and lucky were
the statesmen for almost everyone wore
Boer emblem.
BY 10 o'clock the sidewalks began to fill
while in the vicinity of the railroad sta
tion and about the Hotel Scribe the
crowds cons family increased in size. Small
squads of municipal guards, on foot and
mounted, were continually passing, evil
dence OF the fact that the government
was taking stringent precautions to pre-
vent trouble. On the Place de la Bastille
a few Nationalist groups collected, but
they were soon dispersed.
By the time the train was due to arrive
all the places of vantage about the rail-
road station and the hotel were packed
for the distance of about a block.
Among those gathered at the railroad
station were Count Boni de Castellane and
several other we'll known Nationalist
Deputies and Miss Maude Come and a
party from the Irish delegation.
The crowd on the platform pressed
so closely about Mr. Krugers saloon car
that for a time he was unable to alight
and stood on the footboard, bareheaded
acknowledging the plaudits of his admir-
ers.
NJ Crozier, Chief of the Protocole De-
partment of the Foreign Office, to which
is entrusted questions of etiquette and
the receptions of diplomats and others,
advanced and bid Mr.. Kruger welcome in
the name of President Loubet and the
French Government, Mr.. Kruger bowed
his thanks.
Mayor Grebauval then greeted Mr.. Kru-
ger in behalf of the municipality of Paris
and the President of the Pro-Boer COM
mittee and others presented the aged
which Mr.. Kruger replied that he was
extremely happy to again find himself
in the beautiful city of Paris and as
serted that he was touched to the bottom
of his heart by the welcome he had re-
ceived and could not find words to ex-
press his appreciation of sympathy the
French were displaying toward his coun-
try. He concluded with saying he had
eof
tempest tossed, would keep afoat and
never sink
Over the entire route from the station
to the MOTEL enthusiastic cries greeted
Mr.. KRUGER. Shout after shout arose
until there was a continuous roar of
cheering. When the Boer President en-
tered the cleared area in front of tho
hotel the demonstration was uHroarious.
Mr.. Kruger, bareheadeG, bowed on all
sides, while the air was rent with cries
of give Kruger; Vive Les Beers" Mr..
Kruger quickly alighted from his car
riage and entered the hotel, but the mass
of spectators was not satisfied and the
people shouted, yelled and clapped their
hands in chorus until window on the
balcony was opened and Mr.. Kruger ap-
peared. Then hats were again thrown
into the air and the shouting was resumed
with renewed vigor. Handkerchiefs AMI
flags were waved and the greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed. The scene before the
hotel continued for over an hour A
body of students, bearing flags, attempted
to march past the hotel, but were stop
ped. Nothing daunted, the students
broke into cries and songs until Mr..
Kruger again appeared in response to
their demonstration, after which he re-
tired fo~ luncheon.
sight which stirred the feelings of
the crowd to the utmost was the APP
pearance on the balcony of the great
grandchildren Of Mr.. Kruger waving q
Eoer flag. The little ones were cheered
to the echo as. held aloft by servant
they unfurled the Boer colors.
Through all this fervid welcome the
anti-British sentiment did not appear
The cries were confined to plaudits of
Mr.. Kruger and the Beers. If there were
any shouts opposed to Great Britain they
were not heard IN the general tumult.
There was but one incident having any
resemblance of this sort. Opposite the
hotel Is an English store, and on It's
balcony stood many spectators. When
Mr.. Kruger appeared on tho balcony Of
the hotel some one in the crowd noticed
that the men on the store balcony wore
their hats. Immediately cry of Hats