The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-24
KRUGER IS IDOL
OF THE FRENCH
Crowds Along His Route
Wildly Enthusiastic.
ENGLISH PEOPLE
ARE DENOUNCED
All Glasses Join in the Demon
STATIONS.

Dion, France, Nov. 23.-Nr. Kruger
has become for the moment, at least,
the popular idol Of the French His
triumphant passage northward through
the country from MarseiIIes to 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-
zied enthusiasm here this evening. cal
culated to turn the head of any man.
The population of MarseiIIes gathered
in thousands this mornig to escort him
to the railroad station and gave him a
rOusing send off, while at Tarascon,
AvignOn, Valencia, Lyons, Macol and
Dion the inhabitants who crowded the
railroad stations made the rafters
tremble with enthusiastic shouts of
"Vive Kruger" and "Vive les Beers"
The demonstration was all the more
significant because it shows that the
fervid acclamations at MarseilIes were
not merely an explosion of exuberauce
on the part of the warm-hearted and
exCitable pOpulace of a sunny Cline.
but sentiments shared with even great
er intensity by the usually less demon
stTative and colder bIooded inhabitants
of the northern provinces.
Cry Down the English.
One of the most important phases Of
the demonstration was the turn it took
in anti British direction. The few fool
iSh Engiishmen whose ili-timed ievity
at the Hotel du Louvre in MarseilIes
exaSperated the people in the streets
there never dreamed # the cOnse-
qUences Of their act They sowed the
wind and today the English people are
reaping the WhiTlUind The news Of
seems to have spread across France.
and at all stations, but especially at
Lyons and DIXON. shouts for the Boers
were mingled with loud cries of Down
with the English Indeed. at Lyons
the denUnciations Of the English
drowned the shouting for the Beers.
Fears are EXPRESSED that tOmorrON's
reception in Paris may assume d char
acter calculated to arouse the feeling
of Great Britain against France TO such
an extent as to result II unpleasant re-
IatiOns between the two countries.
The warmth of enthusiasm received
in Marseilles palpably raised the spirits
OF AIR. Kruger and his advisers 10 a
high pitch.
Mr.. Fischer spoke tc Mr. Kruger to-
day regarding the visit Of The Boer en-
voys to the United States. and told him
of the welcome they had received there
from the American people. He ex-
pressed himself grateful To know that
SO many Americans had expressed sym
pathy with the cause of the Transvaal.
adding that he was not surprised to
learn this. as he had expected all along
that the freedOm-lOVing citizens OF the
American republic would stand by the
Beers in the struggle to defend the
liberty which they had previously won
for themselves.
Women Climb Trees.
During, the run through the rural
districts the train passed groups Of
peasantTy who waved handkerChiefs
and hats and cheered. At one point wo-
men had climbed the trees. and, cling
ing to the branches with one hand.
they waved handkeTchiefs with the
other. At several points infantrymen
and caveirymen on foot drew up near
the roadside, whirled their hats around
their heads and gave the military sa-
lutte.
The most remarkable demonstration
along the route occurred at Lyons sta
ton. The people swarmed on the stems
and roofs of the train and even clam
bered on the locomotive Many chung
10 the gas lamps, and here also a. few
climbed to the roof Of Mr.. Kruger's
car.
At Dion the municipality had taken
the matter into its own hands. not
leaving the reception TO private COM
mittees as at Marseilies and the result
was a demonstration such as never be-
fore had been witnessed within the
memory Of the oldest inhabitants.
Tomorrow morning at SIS Mr.. Kru-
ger viii start for Paris. DR.. Levds saws
Continued on mage .