New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Paris Echoes "Vive Ia France"
AS Regiments Receive the Colors
Crowds of Working People Reverenty Bare Heads as Pom
care Conducts Simple Ceremony and as Wounded
Soldiers Are Decorated with Medals of Honor

It's essence il was merely the Inning
" Of the two regiments and the hand
ing over by the President OF the re
public Of the colors to the guards.
The thing was the deep love and rev.
erence Of the people for the flag IN
the march past a foreigner forgot to
take off his hat as the colors passed
him, and there was a very ugly looH
on the face of the Frenchman who
touched the foreigner on the shoulder
and said. "Chapeau. monster"
Poincare Decorates Wounded
When President Poincare had fin
ished his brief speech and the color
guards had taken their places at the
heads OF the regiments the soldiers
played the "Hymn of the Girondns'
and the President and his suite passed
to the decoration Of the wounded.
There were men there in all stages
Of convalescence and disability. Two
were definitely reforme and were IN
civilian dress. Some had crutches and
some canes and some a cane and
crutch; some had arms IN sings and
some bandaged heads. A Chasseur Al
pin was carried on stretcher by two
zouave, with a bandaged head and one
arm in a sling, stood beside one
legged Algerian tirailleur, all IN hospl-
tai white, who had once been dancer
and now pIrOuetted on his one good
leg and one crutch, while he brandished
the other crutch over his head. A
the Medaille Militaire was pinned on
his breast he asked 10 be sent TO the
IN n
aeroplane and make observations as
well with one leg as two, he said.
Two aeroplanes came and dived and
swooped over their heads while the
decoration was proceeding. The crowd
was delighted by this attention.
"How he is beautiful. that one" they
cried. What emotion he gives us"
Millerand Idol Of Crowds.
And how the crowd followed Poin-
caire and Milierand in all their move
ments, After the President had
pinned the medal on a soldier NJ. Mil
lerand and General Galieni shook
hands with him and all the time one
heard in the crowd: where is Mile
randi" 81 see him now" "Millerand is
the one 20 the right" "He is shaking
came to the conclusion that the
politicians Of the Left Wing 20 the
Chambre des Deputies had not studied
the people well or they would not be
quite so venomous in their determine
ton to force Milerand out Of the cov
eernment. History has recorded moro
than one occasion when the peopl' OF
Paris have turned against their wo' Id
/ So ton 40 m
bers of the Left. ale doing all in their
power 20 turn the Chambre into a new
Committee of Public Safety, but they
would do well to try TO find efficient
means 10 bring the people 10 their
point of view before they carry their
designs much farther. As things
stand to-day, the people are with the
government and the politicians are
alone.
Poincare. Millerand and Gallieni
were the idols of the crowd yesterday.
After the decoration the two regiment
marched over the Pont d'AleXandre III
to .he Rond Point and formed for the
march past. while the President and
his suite took position on the right of
the Esplanade for the review and the
blesses stood opposite and a little
more toward the lnvalides.
Colors Pass in Review.
General Gallieni. with two members
OF his staff, led the review. After
saluting the President they fell out of
the line and stood their horses to the
left of the blesses, facing the Presi-
dent. Then came an advance guard OF
two platoons and after them the band.
playing lie Regiment du Sambre ct
Meuse," one of the most inspiring
marches IN the military music Of
France. The color guard, with the new
colors. marched between the band and
the regimental staff, and after the staff
came the long ranks of horizon bleu
Every hat came off as the color
guard crossed the Rue de lUniyersite
and stepped on the Esplanade, and il
WAS a. the President OF the republic
saluted-the colors passing him tina; my
woman Of the Faubourg Saint Antoine,
whose husband was in the ranks, cried ::
give la France!"
When the last man had passed the
President and made the turn into the
Rue de Grenelle at the double the re-
viewing party returned TO the Elysee
Palace in their automobiles. and then il