The Washington herald., 1918-12-16

Paris, Dec. 15.-'President Wilson
will have great success, because tho
hearts of the people are with him.
said a member of the House Of Dep
uties representing the old nobility
and the modern democracy today.
Paris has greeted the two Napo-
Icons, and Gen. Boulanger, but these
national figures evoked applause from
groups of interested adherenos
while today all Paris and the rep
resentstives OF all France applauded
Mr.. Wilson in unison. Workingmen
from the industrial suburbs Joined
capitalist residents OF the most aris-
tocratic avenues.
Look what he has done for US!
How could We help but acclaim him.
said the aged station master OF the
depot where the Wilson train ar
rived. Suppose he hadn't taken the
course he did-where would We be-"
he added.
Only those acquainted with French
| affairs appreciate seeing, on the same
walls. posters issued by the League
of Patriots. signed by Maurice Bar
res. and others issued by the General
Federation Of Labor. signed by NJ.
Joupaux.
Such a union has not been realized
| since the Germans were thirty miles
from, Paris.
Judging from the enthusiasm Of the
Partisan crowds as a matter Of com
parison. some recently arrived Amer
icanS remark they have beard more
noise at the New York Polo Grounds.
But French crowds express their emo
tons with less ferocity and more de-
corum.
| No Axes to Grind.
Other formal receptions have drawn
| large crowds, but they were mostly
| curiosity seekers desirous of witness
. ing a show Yesterday every single
I spectator had a personal interest In
! the success of the reception and
/ showed it.
No king, no czsr, ever received such
| human greetings.
Ordinarily one is not particularly
| interested in remarks OF taxi drivers,
| but the chauffeur who drove the writer
to the Bois de Boulogne station, a re-
| Gently discharged soldier. epitomizet
| the general feeling when he said:
Wilson was received better than
kings. What do the common people
care for kings? wilson-he is our
| man"
At the Madeleine Church. in the
half light a 80 yesterday morning.
the front steps already were black
with people. Some had held their
! seats all night
4 A curious sight was offered by boys
roosting along the barrels Of captured
German cannon lined up on the Place
/ de la Concorde and the Avenue des
\ ffTsHa
! mems seats were occupied by mothers
with little girls. Stepladders, trees
folding chairs. market carts. wheel
barrows and other conveyances were
used as perches. Every roof was black
with spectators. From windows and
balconies other hundreds Of thousands
watched the procession. all cheerins
with vim when the President passed
There was many an individual shout
and even small speeches: but they
were drowned in the general roar.
Another TriumphaI Ride.
The ride today from the Partisan
white House" to the Hotel de VILE
was again a like triumphal procession
/ through streets lined with cheering
crowds and French crack division:
acting as honor guard.
| Entering the historic structure, the
President and Mrs. Wilson were es-
corted into the famous gold room
where they took up their positions
for the reception. alongside Presi-
dent and Nine, Poincare. The French
generals now in Paris, including some
who won immortal fame in the great
war, as well as all the government
dignitaries, were presented TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson. In many respects the
affair resembied a White House re-
ception.
The President then received the OFF,
cisl copy of the decree making him
citizen of Paris. The President and
his wife thereupon Joined their auto
graphs with many of the worlds most
illustrious leaders in the Livre d'Or
God Book) which is a permanent
memento of visits OF celebrities &c
Paris