Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
GREAT LONDON
CROWDS shout
FOR President

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dent Wilson traversed the street
of London to Buckingham palac
today was short one. There wer
intervals of 100 feet between tn
units.
As the procession passed through
Pail Mall, Dowager Queen Alexan
dra, Queen Maude of Norway, Prin
cess Victoria and Prince Olaf un
tremendously came out of Mari
borough house and stood on TT,
pavement. The crowd fell back A.
the presidents carriagc passed hi
leaned forward to salute the roya
group, who waved welcome tc
him. The same act of welcome wa:
repeated when the carriage witt
Queen Mary and Mrs. Wilson
passed.
Appears on Balcony.
As soon as President Wilson anC
his party entered Buckingham pal
ace the crowds outside, including
several hundred wounded soldier:
in the palace yard, began cheering
Then came shouts of I'VE want Viii
son! We want Wilson,
In response the president anc
Mrs. Wilson, together with King
George and Queen Mary, appeared
on the second floor balcony.
Mr.. Wilson laughed and waved his
hand, indicating that he would ra-
Their not speak. Mrs. Wilson waved
small union jack. The crowd
however, insisted on a speech, SO
the president waved the chorus OF
voices to silence and then addressed
himself especially TO the wounded
soldiers.
Il do not want to make speech, u
he said, but | do want to tell you
how much | honor you men who
have been wounded in this fight for
freedom and to thank you all for
the welcome you have SO generously
given me. | hope each and every
one of you will come safely through
to enjoy the fruits of the victory
for which you so courageously
fought"
AS soon as the presidents speech
was concluded the party re-entered
the palace, where King George re-
ceived large group of American
newspaper correspondents. includ-
ing those who preceded President
Wilson to France on the steamer
Orizaba.
Leave Cards for Queen Mother.
Later President and Mrs. Wilson
and Rear Admiral Grayson drove
out in a motor car and called at
Marlborough house, where they left
cards for Queen Mother Alexandra.
They drove thence to the residence
of the Duke of Connaught, where
cards also were left.
English country folk gathered all
along the railway from Dover to
the suburbs of London 10 see Pres
ident Wilson's train go by today,
They sat on fences and clustered on
tree tops and roofs despite the bit
ter cold for glimpse of the train.
They waved and cheered as the train
went by at 90 miles an hour.
Welcome at Dover.
Dover, England, Dec. 26.-The
weather was bright and crisp this
and Dover wore festal ap-
pearance with it's decorations and its
animated throngs ready to welcome
President and Mrs. Wilson. Their
arrival was signaled by the firing of
a royal salute. Large crowds lined
the admiralty pier and its approach
es long before the president came
ashore.
The duke of Connaught, with his
suite, accompanied by John w.
Davis, the American ambassador;
The earl Of Reading, British ambas-
;ador to the United States; Lord
and the mayor of Dover,
we're on the pier to meet the visitors.
The mayor presented an address of
welcome to the president. President
Wilson then reviewed the guard of
honor from the naval garrison of
Dover.
The scene in the harbor as the
presidential vessel entered was an
animated one. Airplanes and sea-
planes in large numbers circled over
mead, while the warships in the har- |
Dor, which joined the shore batteries
n firing the salute, were gayly
dressed with bunting. The crews
manned ship and cheered as the
boat passed into the har-
DOR.
In reply to the address of well
come, President Wilson said:
1--WE have come through many Sc
,ious times together and therefore
IAN regard each other in new light
IS comrades and associates, because
nothing brings men together like a
common understanding and a COM
non purpose.
st is, therefore, with deep emo
ion and peculiar qualification that
[ find myself here afforded the op-
oortunity of matching my mind with |
he minds of those who, with a like |
Intention, are proposing to do the
BEST they can AMI that can be done in
he great settlement Of the strug-
lie