The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-22
MEMORABLE MEETING OF PAPA
JOFFRE AND GEN. PERSHING IN PARIS;
MARSHAL'S EYES REFLECT WELCOME

shouting IL: "You nave come, God
bless you, a splendid soldier from a
people unconauerable in their great.
ness. 80 help save France-my Franeei
I know your country and / know
you. and the salvation OF France Is
sure" After that the handshaklng
with pninleve with the representa-
tives from the Elysee. and even with
Fcch, seemed perfunctory.
As the party moved toward the
gate there was a shout-a real rebel
yell. II had not only h volume. but
the tang 1 n tilt e,Dote ones ym-
panum. II TOOK me back TO New
York and the shouting for Jonre that
rocked the Woolworth tower. This
rebel yell was repeated over and
over again. II was even more ire
IDendous when the party reached the
street and II was taken up and
spread as by an electric current from
~esquare 10 square until II became faint
Din the distance.
y l Vas able to get a tax and rode
down the Rue Lafayette behind the
military party. l have often seen
Paris in a gala mood before, but to-
day Il was an entirely different Paris.
The Tccpie on the street were either
old or very youns. The females
greatly outnumbered the males. Lit
orally every face wore n smilc-not
she happy, oare-free smile Of h old
fete days. but a smile that clearly
came out Of a suffering heart. The
world had turned 80 bad that hope
had almost died. The only good thing
seft was 80 meet whatever befeil pa
thence ard courage. Then suddenly
ahere was good IN the world. after all;
fhcre were Chivairous hearts, gener-
qua Impulses. kinship among men.
Now suocor had come from far on.
beautiful America. Here were the
actual soldiers. who wcre TO DO fol-
lowed hy hundreds OF thousands 81
Others. Bringing warm flesh and blood
90 help France.
some such feeling was written on
every upturncd, grateful face. vi0rat-
ed IN every joyous shout.
General Pershing has a soldiers
I aversion for public statements and
couldn't be draw out on his visit %
England. though possibly he may is-
sue "a statement later % express
himself IN The course ~ some future
speech. From what 1 learned col him,
on this voyage. and from what } have
seen ~ the London reception, feel
no hesitation Loo saying that he ana
tho whole star arc deeply pleased
with their English experience. AZ
one officer put a 10 me III was SO
fine and s.uaere that Tor ans 81 us 10
speak would spoil IT,
The English welcome is character
i~sticaliy much less noisy than the
American but ID was evident that the
British had thrown ~ ali reserve iu
the acceptance ~ the American part
neTship, There are 40 secrets an the
tsgas arc down on tho table. They
appreciate that America has brought
40 tine allies assurance of victory at
"a moment Of uncertainty la Russia.
ThK situation was frankly faced by
tho British before the arrival Of the
eNpeditionafy force. To ciinch a..
,Pcfshing has wou them I heard On
an sides the statement that no man
rom any quarter had come 10 Eng
land since the war ana had met with
such an Immediate and cordial ac-
'eptancr.
Ard ~ a matter ~ fact 40 Amer
ean could have passed those four
do4s 10 London without satisfaction
ana pride in the kind ~ representa-
ton Pcrshsns and HE stan have
given white their entertainment
formed ihe chief subject of newspa-
per aotice In London. ! can Say that
most 81 hen time was spent Ia good
hard work The results ~ English
experience were placed az he disposli
~ the heads OF departments or the
American army General Pershing
and General SIR william Robertson