Evening journal., 1900-11-23
Reception in Paris Being Ar
ranged for Him
rxE.:
APPEARS ROBUST and HEALTHY
Declares There Will Be No Surrender
While There Lives Man, Woman
or Child in Republic

Marseilles, Nov. 23.-Yesterday proved
a triumph for Mr.. Kruger such as even
the Boer delegates and his most ardent
admirers failed to anticipate. The de-
lirium of enthusiasm which marked
every step of his progress from the
time he landed until the hotel was
reached was a revelation even to the
people of Marseilles themselves. II
fully equalled, if it did not surpass,
the frantic demonstration Of patriotism
with which France opened her arms to
Major Marchand at Toulon on his re-
turn from Fashoda.
An assembly of such masses, exceed
ing even the most sanguine estimate,
might perhaps be partly explained by
the ceremonious obsequies of the
bishop of Marseilles, including an i'm
posing religious procession from the
cathedral, but nothing can minimize
the spontaneous explosion of senti-
ment displayed toward Mr.. Kruger by
the entire population of the first port
and one of the largest cities of France.
Yet the grandeur of this demOnstra-
tion perhaps ranks second in import
ance to the emphatic manifestos of
mo compromise" which Mr.. Kruger
delivered in a low voice, but one Vi
brating with emotion, accompanied by
energetic gestures Of the right hand,
stirring the hearts of all within hear
ing. Mr.. Kruger spoke briefly in re-
sponse to the address of welcOmeof the
presidents of the Paris and Marseilles
committees. He spoke in Dutch the
address being interpreted by DR.. Leyds.
In concluding he said:
'Ha rffn rN IN 4h1
two republics reached the last limits
Of barbarism. During my life have
had to fight many times the savages OF
the tribes of Africa, but the barbarians
we have to fight now are worse than
the others. They even urge the kaf-
frs against us. They burn the farms
we worked so hard to construct, and
they drive out our women and children
whose husbands and brothers they
have killed or taken prisoners, leaving
them unprotected and rOohess, and
often without bread to eat But what
ever they NAV do we will never sur
render We will fight to the end Our
great, imperishable confidence reposes
in the eternal. in our God. We know
our cause is just, and il the justice Of
men is wanting to us. He, the eternal.
who is master of all peoples, and to
whom belongs the future, will never
abandon us. I assure you that if the
Transvaal and the Orange Free State
must lose their independence 1t will
be because all the BOer people have
been destroyed, with their women and
children"
The last sentences of his declaration
were uttered with a vigor and decision
which bore out his reputation as the
incarnation of iron will and stubborn
resistance. His mere delivery of a
declaration OF such far reaching i'm
portance testifies to the independence
of his character, as It came as a sur
prise. even to his intimate political
advisers, who, up to the last, were in
ignorance of his determination. The
faces Of the men about him, Fischer,
Vessels, Groebler and the other Boer
representatives. bore the look Of fear
less determination rejecting the spirit
that Mr.. Kruger declared animated
every man, woman and child in the
Transvaal.
An unfortunate occurrence at the
hotel on the main boulevard alone
marred the character of the demonstra-
ton, which up to that moment had
been unanimously and exclusively a
tribute OF sympathy and admiration.
"Vive Kruger" "Vice les Beers" and
"Vive la Liberte" were the cries that
formed a hurricane of cheering and
swept over the city. Unfortunately the
highly reprehensible foolishness of
half a dozen persons in throwing small
coins into the crowd as Mr.. Kruger
passed acted like magic in coniuring
up an snti-British outburst, which it
needed all the promptitude and en-
Z ergy of the police to prevent becoming
a serious disturbance. The hotel re-
mained for the rest of the day in a
state of siege, while at one time a
procession, several thousand strong,
marched in the direction of the Brit
fish consulate, shouting Down with
the English" and raising other threat
ening cries. The result was that a
strong body of police was compelled to
disperse the demonstrators, although
It was not found necessary to make
more than a few temporary arrests
Throughout the evening, however
large bands of students and other
youths marched up and down in front
of Mr.. Kruger's hotel and of the hotel
which was the scene of the unfor-
tunate incident cheering in chorus for
Mr.. Kruger and the Transvaal and de-
nouncing England.
Everyone expressed astonishmert al
the robust ald healthy appearance C.
Mr. Kruger, considering his advanced
age. He walked firmly, leaning but