Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-20
SOCIALISTS DEFY
FRENCH CABINET
TO MEET WILSON
President Desires to Salute
Parade of Workers and
Learns That 1t Has Been
Ordered Called Off,
By Lincoln Eyre.
Copyright. 1918, by The Press Pub
fishing Co.

(The New York WORLDLY
Especial Cable Despatch TO the World
and Albuquerque Journal.l
Paris, Dec. 19.--Having abandoned
the project to welcome President
Wilson by organized demonstrations
of the Socialist and Labor Parties ow-
ing to the opposition of the Govern
mcnt, the Partisan working class
turned out az individuals to show the
President how fervently they admire
him and appreciate his visit TO
France
President Wilson had expected to
review the parade of the Partisan
workers from the balcony of the Mu-
rat palace and was not made aware
that the project had been abandoned.
Discovery of his attitude has been re-
ceived with delight in Socialist cir
clcs.
Asks About Parade.
As the Socialist Deputies started to
leave, after their visit to the Presi-
dent last evening Admiral Grayson
remarked to them:
president Wilson wishes to know
if The manifestations will take place
for he wants to be at the window to
see the parade and to salute it,"
To this Jean Longuet replied:
IL am much surprised that the
President was not informed that the
manifestation would not take place.
fully realize that you do not want to
mix in Frances internal politics.
Nevertheless, | want the president TO
know that it wasn't out fault that the
manifestation is not being held"
Admiral Grayson then said it was
useless for the president to wait, and
Longuet replied
1--WE regret that ii wasn't possible
for the working class to show today
in the way it had chosen that it was
completely in accord with the presi-
dents principles"
Palace We'll Guarded
The Socialist Deputies experienced
a deal of difficulty in gaining en-
trance to the Murat residence, al
though they wore deputies sashes.
The force of police guarding the APP
proaches to the Murat residence held
them up while a police officer was
summoned. After establishing their
identity by showing their medals the
Socialists were ushered into the re-
ception hall. where a few minutes lat
er they were received by the presi-
dent.
Pierre Renaudel was the spokes-
man of the party, which Included
such well known members or the
French Parliament as Albert Thorn
as, former Minister of Munitions;
Alexander Blanc, Jean Longuet and
Paul Poncet. The latter read an adj
dress the purport of which was TO
show Mr.. Wilson that the French
working classes and the Socialist
Party represented in the French
Chamber by 100 deputies, supported
by nearly 100000 citizens, was
strong for his principles. They want
ed to see "the world made safe for
democracy"
Mr.. Wilson replied to the address, !
His speech was received with great
by the Socialist dele
gates.
president Wilson'S reply to the
Socialist party's address was printed
in full in the sunday morning jour
nal.
Police Watch Bands.
All along the route followed by the
presidential procession were little
bands of workmen who strove might
iIy to make their cries of greeting |
louder than those OF the bourgeois |
throngs surrounding them. The po- |
lice kept a sharp eye on these IN
formal delegations, but nowhere was /
here any evidence of disorder.
Toward the middle of the after +
noon huge impromptu parades or
ganized by the French labor classes
formed themselves in the boulevards !
md closely observed by the police,
,horse and on foot, marched toward
he Place de In Republique.
once while crossing the Place de
Opera the ranks of the parade were
broken by mounted guards, but they
soon formed IN again and resumed
he march. This, however. did not
,ause any disturbance, for the pa
aders. carrying huge banners with
Inscriptions of welcome to Mr.. Will