El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
BRITISH LOYAL
To THEIR KING
Topping of Other Thrones
Roundabout Leaves Them
Cheering King George.
by JOHN BALDERsTON.


BY JOHN BALDERsTON.
London, Eng, Dec. 1s.-Delirious re-
/ joicing unparalleled in London since
the relief Of Mafeking II years ago
marked the signing of the armistice.
and the keynotes Of the celebrations
of the past two days have been the
absence Of hatred and vindicativeness
and the loyalty shown by all classes
IN the population towards the king
Late on Monday night in Picadilly.
illuminated for the first time since
August, 1914. by powerful arc lights
that almost blinded the race of Lon
doners who blinked like owls in the
unaccustomed glare. I saw an officer
OF the guards. in his fun dress uni
form Of red and gold and blue, with
his arms thrown around the neck OF
an Australian private, weeping like
baby
During the maddest hours. on
the first peace night. two Ameri-
can soldiers were showing their
way along through the huge
crowd In Leicester Square. when
group of English officers stopped
them and insisted on shaking
hands. You are the fellows who
saved u.s. one of the Britishers
cried, to which n Nank made an
swer. Guess we'd all be I'm the
soup II IL weren't for you
But it has not all been mirth and
jollity. Through the dense crowd
rollickins and shouting among the
hundreds Of captured guns in the
Nall I saw a gun carriage slowly !
making its way, bearing the coffin |
with the Union Jack. of an I
officer who died for England in the (
last days Of the war As the little I
cavalcade advanced the noise OF the /
people ceased, all hats came off. and /
the great throng. led by a chorus of 1
girls who a moment before /
had been waving banners and scream
ing with happiness. sang reverent-
", ''Oh, God Our Help In Ages Past
People Loyal To King.
Thrones crashing and monarchs
lustling into exile in all parts Of cen
trail Europe have not shaken the 10y
atty of the people Of Great Britain
towards king George. The first
thought of the tens OF thousands Of
sisnalled by the firing Of air raid
warming bombs was the king. and
hey FASTENED to the great square be-
ore the palace, and there. morning,
loon and night. huge throngs have
'emained ever since, cheering them
nee OF royalty
Yanks Join In Festivities.
The celebrations in London have
'een only less American than they
re British. Doughboys and Jack Tars
we're among the first to organize
through the streets waving the flags
4 the allies and carrying huge Amer
can banners they were pelted with
lowers and cheered again and again.
Inc procession was unique in that the
larshsls of the parade, who marched
n front with the Stars and Strips
rere corporal and a ships carpen-
er. while behind them in the ranks,
I'm in arm, walked privates, colonies.
eutenants, ensigns and ordinary sea
len
A Little America
The region in the neignborhood OF
ictoria station has gradually become,
urinE these last few months, a little
merica- Here are concentrated the
mbassy, the naval and military head
uarters, the Red Cross and Y. N. c.
2 central organizations. the officers
{ the war trade board and a dozen
Their American bureaus employing
Of hands For a distance Of
7Neral blocks almost every private
ouse has been commandment and
les the stars and Stripes.
Happy But Want To Go Home
Here the peace week carnival has
ken an American turn A few min
-es after the flash on the armistice
lme through Gen. Biddle had cleared
lie Communicated hotels under his
lntrol Of all their hundreds OF off
rs and clerks. and caused notices
be posted that work was over for
e day Admiral Sims let everybody
from naval headquarters who
'uld possibly he spared and the
reefs around the embassy ever since
I'VE resOunded with American yells
hoops and songs, the most popular
the latter being a parody Of over
lere,' in which the significance OF
e refrain is altered to intimate the
sire Of the vocalist TO return at the
rliest possible moment TO the L. 5
Nor have the wounded been neg
cted in the American naval and
litary hospitals. All the patients
40 can be moved spend their time
the balconies or at the windows
aving bandaged arms or crutches to
e demonstrators who pass below
The first thought Of nearly every
dy in these islands when the glad
VS. came was, Thank God he's
te' the second was When will he
{ out Of the army and come back to
?. The plans for rehabilitation, L
derstand, are already worked ous
d ready to run smoothly, and there
Il be no delay in allowing them to
home. The army Of occupation.
d the army that will help in sal
&c work in France and Belgium.
Il be composed of volunteers. men
10 will prefer to continue serving
ring the inevitably difficult period
industrial rganzaton.-(Copy-
hit. 1918, by The Mcclure Newspa-