New-York tribune., 1918-11-12
"Sons and Daughters of the
People Have Won," He
Tells Throngs
King George Makes
Speech From Palace
Delirious Thousands Swarm
Streets, Singing and
Cheering Victory

LONDON, Nov. 11.-Waving flags
and cheering, an enormous crowd
pressed into Downing Street before
noon to-day, shouting "Lloyd George!
Lloyd George!" Finally the cheers and
chouts brought the Premier and An
drew Bonar Law, Chancellor OF the
Exchequer, to a second floor window
of the Premier's residence. When they
appeared pandemonum ensued.
For five minutes the crowd cheered
and waved flags frantically and then
they sang, "For He's a Jolly Good
Fellow" The Premier stood passive
and unsmiling, but his face was Sc
rene. When order and silence had
been obtained he said:
"You are entitled to rejoice. The
people of this country and Of their
allies and the people of our overseas
dominions and of India have won a
glorious victory. 1t was the sons and
daughters of the people who have won
it. 1t is the most wonderful victory
for liberty in the history of the world.
Let us thank God for it,"
Bonar Law Declines
Premier Lloyd George bowed and
disappeared. Chancellor Bonar Law,
after kissing his hand to the crowd
IS he pulled down the window, moved
! away.
Hardly had the Premier finished
talking when long file Of shouting
soldiers-British, Canadian, Austral-
ian, American and few from other
Allied countries-speared their way
through the throng and managed to
reach the front Of the Premier's house,
whore they gave him a great ovation.
Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill,
Minister of Munitions, was given an
enthusiastic ovation when he ap-
preached the ministry in an auto
mobile. The crowd stopped the car
and climbed over it and Colonel
Churchill was compelled to make a
brief speech.
Firecrackers Alarm City
The firing Of the maroons (fire-
crackers which initiate the crack of
a cannon) by the firemen and police
startled many residents Of London,
whose first thought was that an enemy
air raid was in progress. They soon
discovered however, that the maroons
were signalling the signing OF the
armistice.
Some factories and munitions works
gave their employees a holiday imme-
diately the good news became known.
Bands and the pipers of the Scots
Guards paraded through Whitehall,
playing martial and patriotic airs.
They were accompanied by singing
crowds, who time and again sang the
national anthem.
The official centre of the British
Empire was the scene of many demon
strations Seldom before have the
streets of London been paraded by
such hilarious swarm of people as
to-day.
King Makes a Speech
a great multitude waving flags ap-
peared before Buckingham Palace
shortly before noon and cheered until
the King and Queen, Princess Mary
and the Duke Of Connaught appeared
on the balcony. King George said:
"With you rejoice. Thank God for
thc victories which the Allied armies
have won and have brought hostili-
ties to an end. Peace is within sight"
Thousands of persons in the shops
and Offices near the Bank Of England
poured into the streets and gathered
before the Mansion House. The Lord
Mayor tried to tell the wildly cheer
ing crowd what had happened. At the
end of brief speech the crowd volun-
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