Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-10
NEW YORK OPENS
Apv s,oloos lrolIolslEIOI
nNIWO ~ fRtNCH
Million People Turn Out to
Pay Homage to Joffre,
Viviani and Others.
IT'S LIBERTY DAY IN U. S.
Visiting Marshal Given Baton
Made From Rafter in
Independence Hall.

NEW YORK, May 9.-New York
surrendered Internationally TO Jo-
seph jacques Joffre. marshal of
France, and the French war com
nilsson at i;35 o'clock this afternoon.
Not only did the worlds largest city
capitulate to the hero of the Marine
and TO Rene NiViani. former premier
Of France. who headed the war mis-
sion to the United States, but it ac-
corded them a triumphal entry.
Never have visitors To New York
received so tremendous welcome.
At least million Of its citizens
turned out to pay homage to the
sroul soldier and the great statesman
OF sister republic
An Historic Event.
Accustomed as they have become
TO demonstrations of esteem since
they set foot on American soil the
trenchmen were overwhelmed at the
demonstration rendered them by
New York. Their coming was AN
historic event and II was celebrated
in an historic way.
The men whom the city honored
did not try to hide the emotion they
felt. From the moment they aliEhted
IA Jersey city from the closely guard
ed SPECIAL train which brought them
| from Philadelphia until they retired
tonight in the Fifth avenue mansion
of Henry c. t'rick they were not per-
mittcd to forget that New York WIS
proud to have within its gates the
representatives of the best loved ally
OF the United States.
See Liberty Statue.
The members Of the mission caught
their first glimpse of Bartholdi's ia
h.,u~ S,dtuc OF Liberty as they
crossed the Hudson river on n pol &c
boat ON their way 60 Manhattan. vi
| Vluni and Joffro stood at the rail, the
| former in silence with his hat at his
| side, the soldier at salute. Then the
| city's skyline drew their attention as
the boat approached the shore.
The Frenchmen were greeted by a
| reception committee including Jo-
/ seph II. Choatc, former ambassador tu
| EnElai.d; Jules Jusscrand. the French
ambassador, Frank l.. Polk, counsel
| lor of the state department; George
| w. Wickersham, former attorney
general; Or. Nicholas Murray Butler
president of Columbia university,
Maj. Gen. John f. O'Ryan, command
ing the state national guard; Otto H..
Kahn, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Thomas
W. Lamont, Dudley Field Malone,
collector OF the port, and other city
officials, together with officers of the
army and navy.
broadway ChOkcd With Throng
They were escorted from the Bat
terry to the city hall by "a squadron of
cavalry and two troops OF mounted
police, thru the canyon OF Broadway
which was chOked with IA wildly
cheering multitude. At the city hall
they were formally welcomed to New
York by Mayor John Purroy Mitchell
and Mr. Choatc.
NJ. NiViani responded with the long
est speech he has made since his ar
rival in America.
America, said NJ. Nivlani, waited a
long time before deciding 10 enter the
world war, because she wanted to be
certain to enter on the right side.
France fought for liberty, conscntinG
TO pour forth her blood and to make
the terrible sacrifice to win liberty
for the world, he explained, and that
was why America finally stepped In.
France was glad, he said. to have her
moral and material support, althO she
had never doubted that it would come.
Need to stay Armed.
The greatest lesson Of the war, NJ.
NiViani declared, was cOnscription, be-
cause as long as there was warlike
Germany, democracies would be in
danger with their duty being to re
main armed.
on the way from the city hall TO the
Frick home, where thcy Will be en-
tertaincd the three days they remain
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