Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-24
His Progress is a Grand Triumphal
Tour.
IS WELCOMED EVERYWHERE
cries of 'Down with the Engiish"-
Fears that Trouble May Result
From the Paris Reception.

Dion France. Nov 23.-Mr Kruger
has become. for the moment al least
the popular idol Of the French. The
triumphant passage northward through
the country from Marseiles 10 Dion
has placed this beyond doubt He met
with a tremendous reception In each
town along the route where the train
stopped. eliminating In scenes Of fren-
zled enthusiasm here this evening, cal
culated to turn the head OF any man,
The population of Marseilles gath
cred in thousands this morning to es-
cort him to the railroad station and
gave him a rousing send-off while at
Tarascon, Ayignon, Valence, Lyons,
Macon and Dion the inhabitants who
crowded the railroad stations made
the rafters tremble with enthusiastic
shouts Of "Viye Kruger" and give les
Beers"
SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATION.
The demonstration was all the more
significant because II shows that the
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not merely an exposition Of eXuberance
on the part of the warm hearted and
eXcitable populace of a sunny cline,
but sentiments shared with even
greater intensity by the usually less
demonstratiye and cold blooded in
habitants Of the northern provinces.
The warmth OF the enthusiasm in
creased instead OF diminishing as
might have reasonably been expected
from the difference in character Of the
inhabitants In provinces through which
Mr.. Kruger passed, but one OF the
most important phases OF the demon
stratiOn was the turn II took In anti
British direction. The few Criminally
foolish Englishmen whose ill-timed lev
fly al the Hotel du Louvre In Marseil-
les eXasperated the people in the streets
there never dreamed Of the consequence
IS OF their act They sowed the wind
and today the English people are reap
ing the whlrlwind.
DOWN WITH THE ENGLISH"
The news Of the supposed insult 10
Mr. Kruger seems 10 have spread across
France, and at all stations. but espec-
Tally at Lyons and Dion, shouts for the
Beers were mingled with loud cries Of
Down with the English" Indeed. at
Lyons the denunciations OF the English
drowned the shouting for the Beers.
This is a disturbing feature which Is
universally discussed.
Fears are expressed that tomorrow's
reception in Paris may assume a char
acter calculated to arouse the feeling
Of Great Britain against France TO
such an extent as to result in UNI
pleasant relations between the two
countries.
The warmth OF enthusiasm received
in Marseilles palpably raised the spirits
OF Mr. Kruger and his advisers TO a |
high pitch. The faces OF Dir. Lcyds, Mr..
Fischer and others on the eve OF the ar
rival OF Mr. Kruger revealed the an
xiety they felt regarding his reception,
were today lighted up with happiness
and confidence Evidently hope had re.
ylyed In all that his mission to Europe |
would be crowned with success,
KIND WORDS FOR AMERICA.
Mr. Fischer spoke to Mr.. Kruger to-
day regarding the visit Of the Boer |
ENJOYS TO the United States. and told |
him OF the welcome they had received |
there from the American people. He |
expressed himself grateful to knew that |
so many Americans had expressed |
sympathy with the cause Of the Trans |
wal adding that he was not sur |
prised TO learn this, as ne had eX. |
pected all along that the freedom-loy- |
ing citizens OF the American Republic |
would stand by the Beers In the strug- |
gle TO defend the liberty which they |
had previously won for themselves.
Today Mr. Il rnQar UaQ dragcpd In /
attire, wearing the rosette OF
the Legion Of Honor in the button
hole Of his oyercoat As soon as the |