The Washington herald., 1919-09-13
PERSHING GREETED
BY GREATEST OVATION
EVER WITNESSED HERE
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it and held it for a few moments
without word being said, Their
the general shook hands with tho
other members of the Vice Presl-
dents party.
Standing aside. they made way for
Champ Clark and the Congressional
deI~gation.
After a general handshaking, Gen
pershing stood erect and heard the
address Of welcome by Mr.. Marshall
He said:
Vice Prcsident's Welcome.
-sYou are not only welcome to the
D Capital City Of your own Republic, but
} you are welcome back to the land OF
Your nativity. Your commander-in-
Z chief bids me, in his behalf and in be-
half of tie American people. to greet
you.
Perhaps you can gain some slight
I conception Of the real io,' with which
We hail your homecoming wilen I tell
} YOU that YOU occupy the most unique
T position ever guaranteed tn A man IN
sPsns IN all tho worlds history
"CnugmbCrCd and unrenJ mOcrcd
J. conauerors have returned from foreign
/ lands bearing, chained to their CHARIOT
wheels, the writhing human evidences
. Of Conquest and supremacy over alien
; peoples.
You come rather in meekness and
humility Of spirit, saying to the great
D American people that as the Nara
reno died to make men holy, so their
sons died to make men free
In the name OF my countrymen
and my President. I salute you. Hail
to the patriot. farewell to the con-
dtscror and, yet again, hail
- Unable to Speak.
= Vt the end OF tre Vice Presidents
.speech a curious thing occurred. Gen.
.Pershing. the man Of rapid thought
Asn nd cool, quick. calm dslioCratiol and
NacLion. could not utter "a word. tloI
NeveraI moments-a period which be
: same aCuteiy nOti-eable-he stod>un-
decided. bercft OF the power Of speech
FINALLY he spoke. Slowly, deliberate
Fg- grpT ing foT words. in n voice
which betrayed the intensity Of his
,IesJu=. he TGDiiad-
- @Mr. Vice Prssidcnt-This is in
deed welcome which fills me with
,rmotiOn impossible to express.
e thank YOU for what you said, rep
NrcsentinC the President. whose con
slant confidence in me has been 9
strength that has given me the
.,-.urago 20 do N q better way al
that ny country wished me to do.
IL il had not ben reserved for
the splendid spirit OF America
which enabled America. without
thought OF gain, UascldShly tC
fight for principles which we have
inherited from our forcfathers.
am sure that We could not have re-
turned to you with victory
Il would especially thank the
American peoPle-but the American
women who have watched and
prayed that We might return tc
them victorious, We owe more, per
haps, to them-than any other.
Il thank the body over which you
preside-both Houses of Congress
and the Secretary OF War for the
splendid support that has been ours
from the day upon which We sailed
to this thank you again"
Warren Not with Him.
Mixed with cheers for the general
as he climbed into his waiting ma
chine, were inquiries o. where IS
Warren At the mention or his SON
name the iron-cu=t features Of the
general softened. NcThors Of his en-
tourage replied. He - not here
The crowds seemed disappointed. Some
minutes were spent trying to gel
through the teeming mass Of human
fty. PausinE a moment for pictures.
the generals machine sped rapidly
down the pre-arTanged route and W
PennsyIva MIA avenue, where still other
thousands waited to greet the victor
Tho dcst nation or the general wa 5
the Shoreham Hotel. There he received
another ovation. The squadron of cav
airy from the Third Cavalry. stationed
At Fort Nyer. commanded by Maj. "a
=. Dewitt. accompanied their chief
Up the Averue with drawn saoers.
Gen. Per=hin= rode with Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. Follow nE. him in the
next machine were Secretary Baker
and Gen March. In this order they
arrived at the Shoreham at ( pm.
Inspects Cavalry.
AS Gen. Pershing left his automobile
be turned and m0tiOued to Mai. De
Nvitt. wro wheeled his horse and ap-
preached at a rapid trOt. Returning
the ma tcr's salute. Gen. Pcrshing in
-ected the mounted squadron and said
q few words of compliment to its com
mander.
Final handshakinCs were then in or
Ger Gen. March shook hands, and
fgaving the Vice President and Secre-
tary Baker. who had not yet shaken
'Jends With the general, executed 4
smart right about. the smile instantly
disappeared from his face, and he rap
FlIy walked to his car and was i'm
mediately driven on.
Gen. Pershtng then sscended the
steps Of the .lotel and was shown to
bis suite. He IS now occupying the
Presidential suite at the ShOreham.
%. Meets Reporters.
Newspaper correspondents, who had
followed his every move, were within
? short time called. with a SINCERE
smile and a hearty handshake, the
general greeted every one individually.
First he was asked: General. do
YOU remember the last day you spent
in WaSnin=ton?'
He quickly turned to face his inter
Iocutor. May q. 1911" he replied.
Did YOU see the President before
you Ieft?' he was asked.
u believe I did, the day before. No
II may not have been the day before
but was within a few days of my
leaving"
When do you contemplate leaving
Washington"