The sun., 1903-05-03
KING WINS FRENCH CHEERS.
FIRST GOODNESS GIVES WAY TO
REAL ENTHUSIASM.

outburst During Ills Visit to the Race.
and al the Track--Frcnch Show Their
Love Tor the Army at the Review.
f,eciai Gable Despaich 10 THE sun.
PARIS. May 2.-Paris was en- fdte to-day
IN honor Of King Edward. 1t was a gen.
eral holiday. and the bright sunshine and
glorious weather brought great crowds
into the city.
The great popular event Of the day was
the review by King Edward and President
Loubet of the troops on the Bois de Vim
cennes From an early hour, people began
to take positions on the stands along the
Rue de Rivoli, the Rue st. Antoine and the
Avenue Daumesnil and through the woods
to vinconnes. and by 9:3O o'clock, when the
coriege left the British. Embassy. the entire
route of the procession was lined with people
Men and women were crowded together
in every window and on every balcony.
and hundreds Of young people we're perched
on the limbs of trees, on the Avenue Du-
mesnil
The streets were strongly policed, but
the troops were only used here and there, in
large, open spaces. The crowd was
GOOD d-humored one, and this precaution
Vus hardly necessary.
KING CLOSELY GUARDED.
Presently carriages filled with Ministers
and diplomatists began to pass by. This
was an hour before the royal cortege ap-
peared, and the crowd cheered every one.
The official carriage was simply landau
drawn by seven horses. with four outriders
President Loubet in frock coat. sat at the
right, reversing the usual order, and King
Edward in Field Marshal's uniform, was
on the left. Immediately preceding the
royal carriages was NJ. I&pne, the Prefect
Of Police, with an escort of cuirassiers about
the royal cortege. This order was oh =
served going to and coming from the parade
grounds, and the escort was 80 close to the
President and King that 1t fairly surrounded
their carriage, except for short distance
from the Embassy and coming back when
there was an unimpeded view Of the dis
tinguished personages.
Admission to the review ground was by
ticket only. The enormous grandstands
we're packed with thousands of spectators
In the centre Of the main stand was the
Presidents tribune. As the royal landau
passed along before the stands there were
a few hearty cheers for King Edward. These
were followed by enthusiastic cries Of Long
live Loubet!' This cheering lasted only
for a few moments and subsidized before the
members Of the party took their seats in
the tribune.
King Edward sat on President Loubet's
right, and M Combes, the Premier and
Gen. Andre. the Minister OF War, on the
left.
vnrNru, xNrgrsIAau PoB rHE Army.
There was no delay In carrying out the
programme. The troops, which had been
massed far back on the right, commenced
TO march past at 1915 O'Clock and for three
quarters Of an hour 10000 picked French
troops passed before the eyes Of the British
sovereign. As the colors Of each regiment
appeared after the mounted buglers who
sounded their call, every one stood. King
Edward gave a military salute while Presi-
dent Loubet and the others doffed their
hnts
Tn. for the first time in the last two
days C me an outburst Of that enthusiasm
for which Frenchmen are famous. Neither
the President Of the Republic, the King Of
England, the Prime Minister of the country,
nor the Minister OF War had been able to
arouse it, but it was kindled to full blaze
the moment the first body OF soldiers,
squadron OF lancers, trotted past. Then
as regiment after regiment of foot and of all
branches of the artillery, and finally of the
cavalry, followed each other men and
women alike on all sides shouted out deliri-
ously .Vive rarmee," ~Vive l'armee."
Once in a while one could hear the shout
'vive Ia France but 1t was very evident
that .Vve rarmee" is the cry nearest to
the French heart,
There was no particular hero, no COM
manding officer who had an individual
reception. There was no @Bobs'-Lord
Roberts-whose name has so often aroused
cheers from the throats Of thousa nds of
Englishmen. There was no particular
welcome given to any special branch of the
service, like the Highla nders, or the Dublin
Fusiliers or the naval brigade received in
England on their return from South Africa,
where they had specially distinguished
themselves. 1t was simply the French
Army as a whole that was cheered to the
echo and as the colors of the various regi-
ments went by the people became more
delrious in their acclama tions.
At twenty minutes after II o'clock the
royal procession started on It's return trip.
There was the same cordial greeting that
had been accorded during the morning
drive to vincennes, but it was. all in all,
very quiet one. just about noon the Pres-
dent and the King alighted at the Hotel de
Vile for short State call on the municipal
authorities. Thence they proceeded to
the British Embassy through streets which
had by this time become absolutely choked
with spectators, except where they had
been kept clear for those who had passes
70 view the parade.
This whole episode gave one striking
impression, and that was the passionate
Affection OF Frenchmen for their army.
There was also the conjecture as to what
an enormous power the man who became
the hero of this army and OF this people
could WELD
GREAT oUTPoURIEG TO THE RACES.
Nothing could have been greater than
The contrast between this mornings func-
don Of the revi ew Of the troops at Vim
cennes and the visit this afternoon Of King
EDWARD to the racecourse at Longchamps
IN the Bois de Boulogne. The review was
undoubtedly an important state func- |
uon, while this afternoon the trip to the !