The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-09-12
ENORMOUS ROARS OF
WELCOME GREET HERO
New York Does Homage To
Pershing-Refuses To
Be "Hobsonized"

New York, September s. General
Pershing is home
The American soldier who contrib
'uted as much as any one man to the
success of the allied arms arrived to-
day on the transport Leviathan and
was greeted by as many of his fellow
countrymen as could make holiday to
crowd this city as it has seldom If
Nyer been crowded before. lie was
greeted by deafening shouts. issuing
from countless thousands of threats
and swelling to a mighty and continu-
Gus roar of welcome. The general was
kissed by one girl before he could
sidestep that very personal form of
hero worship. lie blocked an at
tempt by another pretty girl to plant
q kiss upon his face, blushing beneath
its tan. as he evidently had no wish
, to be Richard =. Hobsonized. But
that the sincerity of the welcome
vouchsafcd by his countrymen warm
ed the very cookies OF his heart there
was no room Tor doubt.
The Statue of Liberty certainly
looked good to me-" declared the COM
mander OF the a. +. F., after he
reached New York. Contrasting his
departure with his arrival. he said:
Il went away quietly and in thick
fog. l come back amidst scenes of
enthusiasm that thrill one. and in
pleasant weather"
Regular Fellow" for Day.
From the very moment when those
who went down the bay by boat and
airplane to extend the first greetings
described General Pershing standing
d n the Leviathan's deck. the remark
able demonstration continued. Flip
ping his military cap from his head,
the commanding officer OF Americas
armies waved it aloft in acknowledge
knent of the first greetings. 1t was
very far from a military salute, but
today General Pershing was less
soldier than Il regular fellow an
American among Americans. the man
of honor.
As the general stepped from the
gangplank of the Leviathan at Ho-
boken, at 500 a. m, he stamped his
feet as If the pier itself felt like a
little bit of the America he left more
than two years ago when he went to
France to help win the war.
Brief addresses of welcome were
delivered in Hoboken by Secretary of
War Baker. Senator Wadsworth and
Representative Mondell. Then, after
shaking hands with members of the
delegates from Congress and other
bodies who had gone to the Hoboken
army pier to meet him, the general
stepped aboard the police boat Patrol
aud was whisked over to the Battery.
Smiles Thru IL All.
1t was when General Pershing
krtepped from the Patrol at 1915
o'clock that the most tumultuous part
of the demonstration in his honor was
started. Pershmg smiled thru it all,
appearing to enjoy every minute and
every phase of his welcome.
. But at the City Hall, when Cover
nor Smith and Mayor Hylan congratu-
lated him in their addresses of greet
ing as the commander of Americas
fighting forces, the generals face So !
bered the smile left his lips and his
eyes grew serious as he replied brief /
ly, modestly ignoring for the most
part his own performances, extolling
the splendid material his country had
sent abroad to fight the battles of
civilization. and giving due mode of
credit to the American peoples loyal /
support which rendered possible the
armys success on the battlefields. /
The shouts of the crowd continued
with only some abatement during the
welcoming ceremony at the City Hall,
and swelled to an even greater volume
as Pershing stepped into the automo- Z
bile to go to the Waldorf Astoria,
where he is making his headquarters.
To visitors, who asked how he liked
his reception, General Pershing said !
= what can | say? or course, there J
Is nothing for me to say in the cir
cumstances> 1t is simply overwhelm-
g-overpowering To say that | am
mighty glad to be home would be en-
.tirely superfluous. | accept this well
NOme in the name of the brave fellows
who came over and served to the best
of their ability and helped make our
success possible. thank YOU