Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-14
POincare Receives Wilson
on His Arrival in
French Capital.
NOISY WELCOME
FOR AMERICAN
Streets Lined With French Tsoops a.
Presidential Party is Driven From
Station to Palace Which Will BE
Temporary Home - Wilson Makes
First Address in France, laudins
French and Scoring Huns.
fBy the Associated Press.l

fBy the Associated Press.l
Paris, Dec 14.-President Wilson
MADE his entrance into Paris at l0:l
tbs morning. The presidents arrival at
the capitol was greeted with a salvo
Of artillery in salute. The dense
throngs gathered to meet the American
executive hailed his coming with vol
levs OF cheers.
President Wilson was greeted by
President and Mrs. Poincare. Premier
Clemenceau. Andre Tardieu, French
high commissioner to the United States
and other high officials.
President Poincare greeted President
Wilson warmly as the latter stepped
from the train, the French executive
firmly grasping him by the hand. Will
liam Martin, Who is attached to the
foreign office as introducer of am
Iassadors, presented Premier Clemen-
reau, who welcomed President Wilson
In English. saying ne was extremely
glad to meet him.
The formalities Of the greeting over.
the president entered a carriage with
President Poincare, Ms. Wilson and
Margaret Wilson daughter Of the
president, followed in another carriage
accompanied BY Madam Poincase.
~ The party drove Immediately to the
residence Of Prince Mmat In the Rue
ic Monceau. where the president will
.cside white IN the French capital
Rsuts Lined With Ttosps.
The route to the, presidential resi-
fence was lined with French troops in
solid array along its entire lcngth.
The welcome given BY the crowds -
the president drove by vas vociferous
and hearty. The city was .naAking .
vast fete OF the president's coming.
The passage of the presidential train
from Brest TO Paris gave evidence Of
The interest the population attached to
the presidents visit. At every station
along the railway crowds Of men.
women. and children waited thru the
night for the passing Of the train. hop
Ing to catch a glimpse Of the American
executive. Thru the night a@ong the
route their cheers could be heard as
the train slid by In the darkness.
Huge crowds were massed around
the Bois de Boulcgne station awaiting
the presidents coming. AS he alighted
from his train a roar Of welcome went
up that left no doubt Of the cordiality
Of the welcome given by Paris to it's
latest guest.
Crowd Brsaks Records.
The crowds that assembled In Paris
10 greet the president were at IN early
hour large beyond the precedent set
On the occasion Of previous visits Of
heads Of foreign states. The weather
was favorable for. altho the morning
was rather gray. it gave promise Of
decided Improvement.
The scene at the station was beauti-
fully set~ The platform was carpeted
in red and palms adorned the broad
stairway.
The band Of the Republican Guards
was playing THE Star Spangled
Banner" as tho presidential train, de-
corated with the Stars and Stripes.
arrived. Immediately the artillery gave
voice and the salute Of 100 guns an
nounced the presidents arrival.
Speaks At Poineare's Dinner Party.
President and Madam Poincare gave
dinner at the Palace De rElysee in
honor of President and Mrs. Wilson.
President Wilson on this occasion
spoke as follows. in replying to an ad-
dress Of President Poincare:
"Mr. President: I am deeply in
debted to you for your gracious meet
ing 1t is very delightful to find my
self in France and to feel the quick
contact Of sympathy and unaffected
friendship between the representatives
Of the United States and the repre-
sentatives of France.
"You have been very generous In
what you were pleased to say about
myself. but feel that what I have
sa!d and what have tried to do has
been said and done only in an attempt
to speak the thought Of the people Of
the United States truly and to carry
that thought out in action.
From the hrst the thought Of the
people Of the United States turned
toward something more than the mere
winning Of the war. It turned to the
establishment Of eternal principles Of
right and Justice. 1t reelized that
merely to win the war was not enough;
that it must be won in such a way
and the questions raised by 1t settled
in such a way as to insure the future
peace Of the world and lay the founda-
tions for the freedom and happiness
OF Its many peoples and nations.
Rspulsivs Work Of Huns.
Never before has war worn SO ter
rible q visage or exhibited more gross
iy the debasing influences Of illict
conditions.
Il am sure that ! shall look upon the
ruins wrought by the armies Of the CEN
trail empire with the same repulsion
and deep indignation that they stir IN
the hearts Of the men Of France and
4 Belgium. appreciate as YOU do. sir,
\ the necessity Of such action in the final
settlement of the issues Of the war as
vim not only xFcbuke such acts Of ter
yof ana spoliation but make men every
I asa Aware that theyacan not Be ven