New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
r;Il Streets With Triumphal
Parade. and Police Aban-
don Traffic Control
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Denial of Report
Goes Unheeded
qf the Huns Want a Worse
Licking, We Should
Worry" Is Attitude

g. o'clock in the afternoon the
.s,rsnce of crowds in New York
.,s ,eace rumor had reached such
w. s;.,b that the police gave up all eff
- to maintain order or to keep traf-
.,usr Disconcerting reports which
.,rtradicted the early story of German
esu,;ssion seemed to have no effect
ss,sver on the minds of the cele-
Dnnts.
arf tho Huns want 6 worse licking,
should worry" yelled the crowds,
~ .hs demonstration gathered new
enthusiasm.
The Sub-Treasury and Stock Ex-
..srss district, City Hall Square, the
ION settlements. Times Square. the
public Library steps and the Ghetto
l..sme rsllylng points of victory-drunk
sordes Vehicles were unable to pass
sroueh the upper stretches of Fifth
avenue. Forty-second Street was com
,sysble with the optimists' ward of 3
,nnatc asylum; the East Side with the
bvsteria annex of Bedlam.
Everybody Knocks Of
J. Pierpont Morgan sat in his office
window throwing streamers of ticker
tsne at the crowds. and MIR. Morgan's
osce bov delivered 8 patriotic speech
irou, the Sub b-Treasury steps. Those
,wo and everybody else quit work for
the day.
With few exceptions. every factory
end house Of business closed its doors
shortly after the peace reports were
circulated in noon extras OF news
uapers Factory whistles and the air
aid sirens blared and bells in churches
and public buildings tolled out their
paans.
Strangers pounded each others
backs, shook hands and embraced op
the sidewalks. Men in the Ghetto were
seen kneeling on the pavements pray
ing. Women smiled with tears stream
ing down their cheeks. Girls from
Office buildings kissed passing soldiers
md Sailors and We're soundly kissed in
return. Elderly brokers danced in Wall
Street. What any one chose to do
Under the first impulse of JOY was not
rebuked
From the windows Of every sky
scraper in the city clouds of torn paper
we're foated down on the heads OF the
.hrongs below Wastebaskets we're
dumped and ribbons of adding machine
and ticker tape wriggled their way
earthward through the aurries of
white. When the paper gave out, hats,
overcosts and opened umbrellas were
sailed into the streets by the upper
story enthusiasts. At point over City
Hall Square gyrating airplane cruis-
ing at the 1,000-foot level was nearly
botted from view by the intervening
storm Of makeshift confetti.
Parades Are Plenty
New York saw more parades in the
afternoon than the city has had in
sll its years. The professions were all
mpromptu, formed on the spur of
the moment by flag bearing lead
ers,. and gathering fresh hun
dreds Of marchers as hey forced
heir way through the streets.
Every lucent store in town was cleaned
vu' OF horns and tin pans. Hundreds
0l automobile drivers took reckless
snahces with their engines by back
nfng their way about the streets with
me deafenng explosions of one-pound-
sr batteries in the hands of lunatic
.unners
Inc appearance OF soldiers and sail
'rs was the signal for small demon
-'fatlons wherever the uniform was
ssen Men and officers of the Allied
.olces were special objects of atten-
ION. French general, q short, stout,
S!.1 SS!a.l,e-nalred veteran who ventured into
Ililh Avenue. was swung to the shoul-
uefs OF an escort Of civilians and car
tied up the avenue. The Frenchman
orohe down as he tried to respond to
.ae calls of his wellwishers and tears
ian down his face. Benin the officer fol-
'Owed British tar and an American
sailor carrying between them French
'''of who waved the American flag.
Ghetto Goes Wild
scenes in the Ghetto have never
:s ueeh approximated. The word came
n.' WIN the ringing of fire bells, and the
@ %ews passed from mouth to mouth. a
,s" minutes later the Yiddish news
rspers We're sent into the streets car
Ing lug the black headline, "Sholem. >
ya gaach means peace" The message
mas. mas relayed to the innermost tene-
pp;vnss, and by o'clock Delaney
Sss"ing'on. Ludlow and the neighboring
.;ar .nrsts contained the entire popula-
"va N OF the East Side.
,,a" %en and women by hundreds OF
ssoil:nds ssoiIssnds echoed the tidings in great
sagSAihg saS cries of happiness. They met
Taa. pau embraced on the sidewalks ant
pl on one another's shoulders. They
S,sa s,Urmed the Jewish newspapers ir
5..os,ggiing, milling battalions, ane
osa osSse every window in the "Warheit'
nanse ra,Ue IN their eagerness for furthe,
.ne fire escapes were clotted with