New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-23
WELCOME TO KRUGER.
THE BOER PRESIDENT LANDS
AT IMARSELLLES.
RECEIVED WITH A GREAT oUTBURST OF
POPULAR SYMPATHY, HE MAKES
A BOLD BID FOR AN ALL
ANCE WITH FRANCE.

ANCE WITH FRANCE.
copyright: 1900: BY The New-York Tr1bune,l
tBr CABLE TO THE THIBrNEl
Ma-seilles. Nov. CIT a spontaneous
and good natured outburst OF genuine sympathy
and enthusiasm with which the inhabitants OF
Marseiles greeted President KRUGER when, at
1055 o'clock this morning, he stepped from the
Gelderland's gig upon French soil. The bright
sunshine and superb autumn weather which so
suddenly succeeded the northeast gale that had
ragged until dawn furnished ideal day for
riot or revolution but the shouts Of ''Eive krl-
ger" completely drowned the few isolated cries
n "A bas FAngleterre!" which found neither
response nor sympathy with the crowd The
result is one of which the city of Marseilles may
well be proud for It gives the true keynote TO the
popular ovations that await Mr. KRUGER at
every stage Of his triumphant journey TO Paris.
The result to-day is a bitter disappointment to
the agitators who had hoped and striven TO con-
vert Kruger's welcome into a manifestation Of
hostility to England.
The rooms occupied by your correspondent at
the Hotel de Noailes are Immediately above
those Of President KRUGER. The street is com
pletely packed with thousands Of young men,
shouting and accairning KRUGER at the top OF
their lungs. There are scores Of organized asso-
TransvaaI flags singing the Boer hymn and the
''Marseillaise" and now and then shouting TO q
well known air. "vive KRUGER, Nive Kriger!
Vive Kruger," The President steps out his
balcony. raises his silk hat encircled with
heavy mourning band. and bows with a dgni-
fed smile
THE BOER LEADERS, APPEARANCE.
Kruger has a finer and more sympathetic face
graylsh brown and. in spite Of his seventy-flve
years his step is elastic and full Of energy and
his voice is deep and strong. He was visiby
Impressed by the intensity of the popular
thusiasrn, but his hands and muscles seemed as
steady and rigid cast iron The sea voyage
has greatly improved his health The large
spectacles with network sides are still necessary
bur his strength. vitality and rugged. honest
counrenance have most favorably impressed all
q Marseilles who have been brought into con-
tact with him
7 was a superb sight, when. at $50 O'Clock
this morning the Dutch cruiser Gelderland. with
her white hull glistening in the sunshine. round
ed the Chateau diff. and, passing Fort Nicolas
broke our from her foremast the French flag
she fred the 6rst round OF twenty-one gun
salute. The docks. breakwaters, wharves.
streets and quays were lined with compact
masses Of people, all wearing good natured ex-
PRESTON Of sympathy and enthusiasm AT ieast
one hundred thousand persons were on foot to
welcome President KRUGER, and by singular CO.
incidence, just the Gelderland swung to her
mooTing 10 the sound of an answering salute
from The French fort, the funeral procession Of
Monseigneur Robert, late Archbishop of Mar
settles. with all the superb medieval pageantry
of the Roman Catholic Church. proceeded near
the quay TO the Cathedral. anording a striking
contrast TO the rugged simplicity and Protestant
Ia
E bold and daring bid TO stir French sentiment
into an active alliance with the Boer cause.
APPEAL TO FRENCH SYMPATHY
At an early hour this morning DR.. Leyds and
Mesz~s. Vessels and Fischer and other Transvaal
and Orange State functonaries had boarded
the Gelderland They conferred with President
KRUGER who, at 1o:45 O'Clock. walked down the
GeIderland's starboard gangway and stepped
into the captains gig. He was speedily rowed
round the jetty Of Sulphar Wharf to the official
landing place. decorated with French Trans
vaaI and Orange Free State flags, the blue
crosses of the city Of Marseilles and the scaf-
folding draped in crimson and gold. KRUGER
wo-e in his buttonhole a large rosette of the
Legion IF Honor. His first act was ceremo-
niously TO uncover his head. and after listening
70 the French speeches of welcome with grave
silence ne stood Up and in deep and powerful
voice pronounced IN Dutch a stirring appeal 10
French sympathy, with accusations Of English
barbarcy He spoke as follows:
! thank the president of the Marseies COM
T1ittee and the president of the Central Com
r,ttee OF the Independence of the Beers tor
their welcome I thank all this population as
sernbled IL great concourse to greet me, for al
though l wear mourning for the mlsfortunes OF
my country, and although l have not come TO
seek festivities. still ! nevertheless accept with
al nv heart these acclamations, for know they
are dictated 70 you by the emotions which are
inspired IN you by trials and by your sym
pathy for cause. which is that of liberty,
which awakened you I truly proud and
happy al having chosen as my point Of landing
z port in France u set foot on free soil ana
% received by you a free man; but my nrst
clty ls 70 thank your Government for all the
TOKENS of interest that again only recently II
vas pleased to give believe England, had
she been better informed. would never have
consented 10 this war and since the expedition
II Jameson who wished 10 seize the two repub-
! nave never ceased 70 demand a tribunal or ar
duration which ap has always been
refused
The war waged On US in the two republics
reached The last limits OF barbarsm. During
NJ life have had fight many times the saw
ages of the tribes Of Africa, but the barbarians
W nave 70 nght now are worse than the others.
IhFy even urge the Katflrs against US. They
burn the farms worked so hard TO construct.
dLo they drive out our women and children,
whose husbands or brothers they have killed or
taFen prisoners. leaving them unprotected and
rcohess. and often without bread TO eat But
Whatever they may co We will never surren-
Ger We VIII fight 70 the end Our great i'm
perlshaDie confidence reposes in the Eternal, in
our Coo We know cause is just and If the
justice Of men is wanting TO Us, He. the EteT-
hal who is Master Of all peoples and to whom
Belongs the future viii never abandon
assure you that If the Transvaal and the
orange Free State must lose their independence |
u VIII be because al the Boer people have been