Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-11-30
KRUEGER'S WELCOME
FRENCH RAISE THE ROOF
ENTRANCE TO MARSlELLES
Says the War Against British Will
Never End---Says British Are
BarbarOus---0ld Man to
Go to Paris.

his most ardent admirers failed to
anticipate. The enthusiasm which
marked every step of his progress
from the time he landed until the no.
tel was reached was a revelation even
to the people of Marseilfes them.
selves. II fully equalled, II 1t did not
surpass the frantic demonstration of
patriotism with which France opened
her arms to Major Marchand at Tou.
lon on his return from Fashoda.
An assembly of such masses, OK.
ceeding even the most sanguine -.
innate. might perhaps be partly ex-
planned by the ceremonious obsequies
of the Bishop of Marseilles, including
an imposing religious procession from
the cathedral. but nothing can mini.
mize the spontaneous explosion Of
sentiment displayed toward Mr.. Krue.
ger by the entire population OF the
first port and one of the largest cities
of France.
Yet the grandeur of the demonstra.
ton. perhaps, ranks in Importance to
the emphatic manifestos Of mo com.
promise" which Mr.. Kruger deliver.
ed in a low voice. but one vibrating
with emotion. accompanied by ener.
getic gestures OF the right hand, stir.
ring the hearts Of all within hearing.
He announced to the world this
morning that the Beers would be free
people or die. and the faces Of the
men about him, Fischer. Vessels.
Grosber and the other Boer repre-.
sentatives bore the look of fearless
determination rejecting the spirit
that Mr.. Kruger declared animal I'd
every man, woman and children in
the Transvaal.
The unfortunate occurrence at the
hotel on the main boulevard alone
marred the character of the demon.
stration which up to that moment
had been unanimously and exclusive.
". tribute of sympathy and admirn.
ton. "Vive Kruger" "Vive Les
Beers" and "Vive La Lberte," were
the cries that formed n hurricane OF
cheering and swept over the city. I'm.
fortunately the reprehensible foolish.
ness of half a dozen persons In throw.
ing small coins into the crowd as Mr..
Kruger passed. acted like magic in
coniuring nm an anti-Brtish outburjt,
which Il needed all the promptitude
and energy of the police to prevent
becoming a serious disturbance.
The hotel remained for the rest n
the day in state Of siege. while Mt
one time n procession several thou
sand strong marched in the direction
of the British consul, shouting Down
with the English" and raising other
threatening cries. The result WAS
that strong body of police was com.
PEELED to dispcrse the demonstrators
although II was not found necessary
to make more than n few temporary
arrests. Throughout the evening.
however, large bands of students and
other youths marched mp and down
In front of Mr. Krueger's hotel and II
the hotel which was the scene of the
unfortunate incident. cheering in cho.
rus for Mr.. Kruger and the Trans.
vaal and denouncing England. These
demonstrators were more noisy than
dangerous. and the police wisely left
them to relieve their feelings.
Replying to the address of welcome
of the Presidents of the Paris and
Marseilles committee, Mr.. Kruger
smoke In Dutch and in a low voice, ac-
complaining his words with energetic
movements of his hat,Awhich he held
in his right hand. He spoke of the
war as terrible and barbarously con.
Quoted by the British. He said:
81 have fought with the ssvages
but the present war Is even worse.
We will never surrender. We are de-
termined to fight to the last eXtremi-
ty, and II the republics OF the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State lose their
independence II will be because they
lost every man, woman and child"
This declaration which Mr.. Kruger
made dispelled at once any impress.
sion that he intended to accept com.
promise from the British government.
/ His announcement was greeted with
a roar of cheers and cries of "Vive
Kruger" "Vive les Beers" "Vive la
Liberte."
Mr.. Kruger bore the sea voyage
extremely well. Many of his friends
say he looks in better health than be.
fore he left Pretoria. He received
delegations from various municipal.
tiles and societies in the hall Of the
hotel. This proved to he severe
trial, as he had to listen to couple
of hours of eloquent, but to him, un'
ineligible addresses In French. and
he left the hall vlsibly fatigued. He
retired to his apartments for an
hours rest and Michael Davltt deliv.
cred short address in behalf of
the irish people, which evoked much
enthusiastic applause from those
present. The gist of Mr.. Dayitt's ad.
dress was interpreted to Mr. Kruger.
Mr.. Kruger replied in the hall of the
hotel to only the first address deliver.
ed by Mr.. Thorell, president of the
Marseilles committee, who presented
the traveller with a symbolical bronze