The New York herald., 1921-11-08
HARMONY WITH THE u. s. is
BASIS OF BRANDS POLICY

fired questions like pistol shots. For
tunately, / could answer most of his
queries"
The guns of Fort Jay on Governors
Island gave M. BRAND nineteen guns as
the Lafayette whisked him by. and he
stood hat in hand until the last report
was swallowed by the echoes. Then,
near the Statue Of Liberty. the police
boat John F. Hylan, carrying Rodman
Wanamaker and the Mayors committee.
drew near the Police Band playing THE
Star Spangled Banner and again M.
BRAND stood at attention In civilian
fashion. Thereafter he gave his un-
divided attention to the skyline, a spec
tacle which has never failed to interest
visitors from other lands. however emil
nent
Crowd Waiting on Pier.
AS the steamship settled into place
the Premier was aware of big and
eager crowd at the end of the pier and
again a few minutes later of other
large welcoming groups that showed
in the two gangway openings In the
pier shed. He glanced about seeking
for familiar faces and promptly rec
ognized not few. to whom he bowed
and waved salutes Then he descended
to the promenade deck railing and by
the time the steamship was laid along
the dock was ready to go ashore. In
this there was no delay, and before
many persons of the thousand or more
that had won entrance to the pier shed
could crowd aboard NJ. BRAND was
sterping briskly down the gangplank.
escorted by Ambassador Jusserand and
members OF his staff and followed by
Uiyto NJ Ca Int 10
BON of the French Navy. and Gen. Baut,
Chief of STAFF of the French Army.
Col. Spencer Cosby. u. S. A., assigned
by the War Department as special es-
cort for NJ. BRAND and party. guided
the Frenchmen through the pier Shed to
the waiting room near the street, and
there a brief ceremony of reception was
held. in which Capt. G. d. Vogelgesang,
commandant of the Third Naval dis
trict, and Capt. Richard d. White of
the navy yard offered a welcome on
behalf of the navy to the Premier and
to Vice-Admiral Ferdinand de Bon.
The original plan suggested by the
State Department had been to drive
the French party directly to the Penn
sylvania station, where a special train
was in waiting to take them to Wash
ington, other formalities such as char
acterized the reception of Marshal Foch
having been omitted, ALSO at the sug
gestion of the Washington Government
but the day was so fine and also so
young that Rodman Wanamaker, chair
man of the Mayors committee. and
Grover A. Whalen. also acting for the
Mayor, suggested that the Premier and
his party tarTy long enough in Man.
haitian to see something of 1t.
Sightseeing I'm City.
NJ. BRAND. nothing loath after so
much confinement abroad shin, consented
at once and string Of motor cars get
off eastward through Fifteenth street.
In the first car were Commissioner
Whalen and several police officials.
while in the second car rode the four
French delegates with Mr.. Wanamaker.
on the running boards of the car were
Police Inspector Dwyer and Bill Nye.
formerly OF the Secret Service. ready to
repel cranks. Leaving Pier 81 the parade
Of dozen cars passed through a crowd
Of perhars a thousand persons, the ma
jority of whom were obviously and
vociferously French. and then began to
shoot through thin lanes through other
streets.
In Fifth avenue, which was followed
to the Plaza at Fifty-ninth street. there
was q row or two upon each sidewalk,
but since the sightseeing trip had not
been advertised and the appearance of
M. BRAND was entirely unexpected in
that quarter Of the city. the crowds
were small. In Fifth avenue M. Brands
head kent twisting from side to side
as Nj. Jusserand. who knows his New
York after eighteen years of experience
almost as well as he knows that dear
Paris. indicated the principal points
Of interest. The parade went through
Central Park and then turned westward
into Seventy-second street and so to
Riverside Drive. Only one stop was
made In the drive. This was opposite
the statue of Joan Of Arc. M. BRAND
did not leave the automobile. He gazed
at the graceful statue for a moment or
two and then said to Ambassador
BRAND:
"A very effective and artistic bit Of
scuipture--in the true French spirit"