The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-12
UNUSUAL GUARD
FOR CITY GUESTS
BafOur AstOunded at We'll
come From Millions
Along Route.
BRITONS GLOW IN PRIDE
Polite Smiles at Battery
Change to Amazcmcnt and
Delight at City Hall.
BRITONS GLOW IN PRIDE

Down in the Bowling Green section Of
ago Manhattanites massed themselves to
pull the leaden statue OF His Britannia
Majesty George III. of its pedestal to
mould II into bullets to shoot at the Eng
lish, Manhattan again massed itself yes
terday afternoon to yell its collective
head of as a personal greeting to Arthur
J. Balfour and his colleagues of the
British mission and also as a concrete
expression Of great city's admiration
Of the new old glories OF the British
arms.
France had had her adulation during
exhausting days Just passed and the
city might have been excused IL It had
spent yesterday resting from the shout
ings and the tumult that haG scarcely
died down when the Britishers set foot
upon Manhattan yesterday. But evi-
IDENTIFY New York had few cheers--a
few million Of them. in fact-still left
in its system; and 70 the nations
metropolis again banked the streets for
mile after mile Of pavement. as II the
passing Of world famous celebrities had
not become of late almost common
place.
Further to the north the British states
men and soldiers were whirled beneath
a graceful stone arch which citizens had
erected to a soldier solely because he
had given all his soul and mind and
body for years to driving from the coun-
try the last vestige Of Brttain's power.
But yesterday one could not look toward
the monument from any point without
seeing the Union Jack whipping the
breeEes with tho Stars and Stripes. the
Tricolor and the other allied Aags. And
high on the entablature OF tho arch. COW
ering the permanent inscriptions cut into
the stone, was stretched for the benefit
Of the visitors u painted legend that ran ::
.................-... ....'...............
THE WORLD MUST BE MADE
SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY.
There in a line was told tho reason for
the shouts, the blaring bands, the songs
from mighty choruses OF school children.
the eloQuence OF orators, the million and
more men. women and little children who
for hours had stood patiently along curb
stones solely to see q ruddy faced elderly
gentleman doff high hat from an auto
mobile.
Mayor Tells of Gratitude.
Our people realize to-day" Mayor
Mitchell put all this concretely in his ad-
dress to Mr.. Balfour and his party In the
City Hail. that during these two years
and n half our protection has been the
British navy and the allied armies To
the British navy we offer our admiration
Al knN I,n hnn hA
power which has enabled US to remain At
peace these two years ana has kept open
the seas for our cargoes and our COM
merce To the armies Of England. Of
Canada and of the other colonies we pay
the homage OF our admiration
And because yesterday was altogether
Engiand's day. Mr.. Balfour and those
who came with him were happy. They
said 80. but even II they hadn't the ex-
preston on their faces-well bred smiles
OF greeting after coming out into the
sunlit Battery from the dark pier shed,
then a growing amazement as they were
swung into the canyon of Broadway. and
finally glowing kindliness radiating from
their ruddy British faces us tho cheering
xipped along the mile upon mile-the
rapid facial expanse from the formally
pleasant expression at tho Battery to the
undisguised glow Of the visitors faces
once they saw how heartily New York
was bent upon doing them honor. was
proof positive OF their appreciation.
And, It must be confessed. away down
in the hearts of some of those in charge
of the welcoming there had been slight
misgivings as to the fervor of the
crowds once the visitors should appear
Also there had been real fear on the
| part Of the police and the secret service
men that something might happen" a
| fear that WAS not altogether lost until
| the members Of the British mission had
been safely housed In the Astor home
in Fifth avenue.
Guarded by $500 Police.
As an instance OF the special precau-
| tions taken, there were $500 policemen
guarding both sides Of the streets
through which the British visitors passed
Yesterday. When the French mission
went along the same general route last
Wednesday tho Police Department had
| decided 1900 uniformed men were more
than enough
The Battery swarmed with detectives
! as never before in the memory Of news
paper men, and this was true also around
| the City Hall and the Astor home. A
handbill attacking Mr.. Balfour ss ian
! obstacle to free Ireland" which mall
contents who seemed to he more inter-
ested In European affairs than Amer
| ica's distributed with more or less free
| dom before tho mission arrived. did not
lend peace OF mind TO the anxious de-
| tectives and policemen.
| Mr.. Balfour stepped from the special
train that brought him and his party
from Washington to Jersey City at 3:lS
o'clock. Close behind him was Lieut..
| Gen BRIDGES of the British army
| Committee Greets Party.
George T. Wilson. J. p. Morgan
Theodore Rousseau and others Of the
Mayors committee hastened forward Il
greet the visitors After their frst wei.
coming and handshakes with Mr.. Bal.
four Cen Bridges. Sir Cecil Spring Rice
and the rest of the front line of the
| nnttx Mr. Wilaon a nd his comnii feepna r.