Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-11
vOLUM : 54
1ss PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN NEW YORK.

ronthS ut the ParlS peace confer
.ncr. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson and
hy Vice President Marshall and
most of the members Of. his cabi-
NET, who greeted him on his arrival
Tuesday afternoon at New York:
The Presidential party was greet
ed at the station by crowd OF sew
cral thousand persons who had
waited for several hours. After
brief welcoming ceremonies, the
President and Mrs. Wilson drove
directly to the White House.
In his first speech delivered on
American soil since the peace treaty.
was signed, he declared that the
peace concluded at Paris was ga
lust peace which, if it can be pre-
served, will safeguard the world
from unnecessary blOodShed."
The only reference the President
made to his political opponents was
when in referring to tn negotia-
lions at Paris, he said:
Il am afraid some people, some
persons, do not understand that Wis
ion. They do not see it. They
have looked too much upon the
ground. They have thought too
much of the interests that were near
them, and they have not listened to
the voices of their neighbors. l
have never had a moments doubt
as to where the heart and purpose
OF this people lay"
The President arrived at the Ho-
bokcn army pier shortly after 3
o'clock. The transport George
Washington was escorted up the
bay by the battleship Pennsylvania
and more than score of destroycrs
and smaller naval craft. On the
New Jersey shore were massed 1O,-
coo school children who welcomed
the chief executive of the nation
with The strains Of the national an
!hCm
Through the lines of the children,
all dressed in white, the President
passed to the ferry which carried
him to the Manhattan side of the riv-
cr He arrived in New York at Ais
p. m. where he was greeted by the
official reception committee, headed
By Governor Smith and Mayor Hy-
Ian. From the ferry terminal to
Carnegie Hall, a distance of about
three miles, the Presidential party
passed through streets lined with
cheering thousands of men, women
and children.
From the upper windows of busi-
ness skyscraperS great showers of
confetti rained upon the President
and Mrs. Wilson, literally millions
Of scraps Of papers floating through
the air carrying this motto:
"Everybody's business" "To
stand by our Government" "To
help the soldiers get job" To help
crush Bolshevism."
The head of the procession was
formed by several companies of
khaki-clad soldiers and Marines, fol-
lowed by some hundreds of sailors
clad in white uniforms. Immedi-
a!2ly preceding the Presidential car
was an automobile filled with secret
service agents, and the car itself
was guarded by the Presidents per-
\oIal body guard of four picked
'rn. one of whom rode on each
running board throughout the trip.
In The car with President Wilson
were Mrs. Wilson, Governor Smith
ana Mayor IIyian. The President
renamed Standing, raising his hat
constantly in response to the wave
ol cheering which followed along
INC route Of march.
n couple hundred automobiles
virrylng cabinet members, con-
SrcSsional delegation and reprcsen-
"'''cs of the state and civic govern
,"en'S, besides diplomatic represen-
'',lvcs of the allied nations complet-
eo the procession.
-, several hours before the PreSi-
Ucnt arrival at Carnegie Hall every
seat IN the building was occupied
u Ihu the police had considerable
,u,n'culty in keeping back the
thousands who tried to force way
INTO The hall.
rs me President stepped from his
,."'onloDlle a mass naval and mill
TnS Dand played the "Star Spangled
n"l'ler r" while the military escort
meSented arms. Mr.. Wilson was
Exceeded to the stage by Vice Pres
Sn, avn, and Mrs. Marshal, former
opSaEer ,n', OF the House Champ Clark
M'" iho samuel Gompers, president of
"m %I american Federation Of Labor,
"h %' oi whom were recognized and
'"ccred by the crowd.
mo ne Presidents appearance on
WV platform was fhe cipnoI for ou
nIlon CnI.on which lasted some minutes,
hung lbo when the band broke into
vo , SralnS of "Over There" There
rn, % Il sudden pause when an Off
an,,' III British uniform unexpectedly
W1H''rcd on the platform. Mr..
'"Nbn Jumped to his fcet and crnSs-