The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-14
First American President
to Visit Europe Is Ac-
claimed.
OUTBURST BY PEOPLE
Leaves Bfest at 4 O'clock
for Capital After Brief
Ceremony.
NET BY GEN. PERSHING
Daughter and French Officials
First to Greet Visitor
From America.
NET BY GEN. PERSHING
Special cable Despatch 70 THE suN from ,As
London Times Service.

Special cable Despatch 70 THE SUI from, ,As
London Times Servtce.
Copyright. 1918; all riOhts reserved.
BRgsr, France, Dec. 13.-This after
noon, for the first time in history, a
President of the United States landed
on European soil. Never was a guest
more welcome than Mr.. Wilson was
in France.
1t would be easy 10 expatiate at
length on the different reasons which
assure him whole hearted greeting
from every section of French opln-
ion, but there is one cause of cor
diality common to all classes, it IL
the gratitude for the achievements OF
America in the war and the hopes
which France derives from Mr.. VII
sons activities for the future OF
peace.
There are people in this country
who seem to imagine he brings in his
pocket some sort of a cure, kind OF
patent medicine, which will rid the
world forever from its old malady Of
war.
They are not many, but the whole
country has derived benefit already
from the lOftiness OF Mr.. Wilson's
thought and wishes him we'll in his
efforts with the statesmen and the
Allies to translate for the common
good an ideal of peace into lasting
practice.
Has Good VIII of All.
President Wilson lands with the
complete good will Of all Frenchmep.
They do not look to him as an ar
bitter, but as one who, having been
glorious by associating with the AL
lies in the war, has the right to CO.
operate with them in peace. There
are nevertheless certain difficulties
and currents in his course down the
river of peace.
One of them consists in the inmi-
nenCe of the French general elections
and an i'll concealed desire OF certain
political sections to collar the Presi-
dent and turn his presence to a party
advantage. This is a small undercur-
rent.
To-day the unanimity OF France was
well shown by the manifestos Of wei
1r.al I,V~ No
guedz patriots, the radical Socialist
party, also the preserve on the landing
stage of Socialists such as LOngquet,
Roftns and Dugons, and Syndicalists
such as JouhauX.
The fine seaport OF Brest Is an ad-
mirable stage for such an historic
landing. Its hills and ramparts give
fine view, and the crowded docks a
wide roadstead. Long before noon the
people gathered at commanding points
gazing seaward, each trying to catch
out of the lifting mist the first sight
Of President Wilson's vessel and it's
escorts Of American battleships.
French Ships Line Up.
In the forenoon the French way.
ships Montcalm, Admiral and Aubo,
and half "A dozen destroyers left the
port for the rOadstead where they lineG
up in readiness to salute with 81 guns
and the regulation seven fold cheer
of French naval courtesy.
1t was under a gray Breton sky bus
without Breton rain, that the crowds
assembled on the shore from the road
port to the railway station. Color
which the sulky sun refused to givo
was provided by the masses OF peas
ant folks in gay country costumes.
marvellous embrOidcries upon blue ana
red silk dresses, and amazing lace caps
covering COiffurcs which hair dressers.
are unable even 10 initiate. Through
out the day peasants were flocking
20 the town from the whole depart-
ment Of Ftuisrerro.
President Wilson left the George
Washington a. this afternoon aboard
the packet Pas dc Calais. Lons before
1t reached the landing stage crowds
massed on the ramparts which formed
a magnificent natural grand stand
burst into cheering.
The land batteries roared a reply to
the warships' salute. The French
marine band played "Tuo Star
NpdHbttu l'dlli'E as the PACKET IN KS
war paint was warped into the inner
dock. The crews on the warships had
given ringing applause as the packet
passed through the lane Of warships.
President Wilson landed at S:15.
Mist Lifts suddenly.
The scene was rendered visible 70
the waiting thousands by the sudden
lifting of the mist, a''ic1 showed tho
! George Washingt il came 10 itS
mooriugs at about II o'clnck. Slowly
out If t.e haze the great bsttleships,
moved 10 their stations followed by
| the swift torpedo craft.
stephen Pichon. the French Foreign
Minister; Georges Leygues. Minister OF
! Marine; Andrew Tsrdieu, head Of tha