Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-08
Premier Briand in
 The National Capital
Greeted by Secretary of State Hughes as He Stepped From Special Train.

Washington. Nov. 7.-(By the A. J. The French delegation to the conference on limitation of armament and Pacific affairs was completed tonight with the arrival of M. Aristide Briand, premier of France, at the head of several delegates from that country. He was the other members of the party were greeted py of- fcials representing the American govern mnt and chred by thousands of specta- tors gathered about the railway station.
 Secretary of State Hughes was the first to grasp the hand of the French premier and to extend the governments welcome to tn visitors as they stepped from the special train. General Pershing, as the ranking representative of the army, also was present and was the first to salute General Buat, chief of staff of the French army, and acting military advisor to the French delegates.
 Other officials from the state depart ment and the army met the visitors in New York and acco.apanied them on the special train here. Admiral Coontz chief of naval operations, and members of the state department staff were among others of the official reception committee at tho station
 After introductions had been exchang- ed in the presidents room at the station, Premier Briard mad Secretary Hughes. with their resl ective staff officials, were escorted through the palaza entrance and into automobiles waiting to take them to their downtown residence.
 The military band played the Marseil- laise and the Star Spangled Banner and 1 the officials uncovered or saluted in mili- tary. fashion. The visitors. preceded by | cavalry squadron, then were taken to 1 their hotel
 Other members of the delegation to ar rive tonight included Rene Viv;ani, dep- utp and former premier of France AL | bert Sarraut, senator and minister of col onies, both of whom are delegates to the l conference.
 | Admiral De Bon and Philippe Berthe- l lot, inaddition to General Buat, com prises the principal advisory members of | the group.
 M Briand expressed pleasure tonight with his reception both in New York and Washington.
 Did you see the capitol?" one of his callers inuired.
 i'I saw a dome,'' he responded, "and made the deduction that 1t was the capi | tol.. If the problems of the conferenc, | should be as easily solved 1t would no
 offer any difficulty"
 | IHC picHiltI Stlu 1e WOulu TdIneE no
 touch on the questions involved in tn,
 conference until he has had tn opportiin
 ty of being received by President Hard ing.
 During his drive In New York to tn
 upper end of Manhattan Island today
 M Briand expressed amazement at tn
 extent of the high buildings
 Coming lfck through Riverside Driv
 and thence to the Pennsylvania station h
 was driven at a rate of about 45 mile an hour through crowded thoroughfare
 with all traffic standing still becaus motor cyclists were racing ahead sou1d
 ing warnings and the French prime n,N
 ister remarked upon the excellent dis cipline.
 7 All the members of the French part commented upon the swift hundred mil panorama Of Industrial power as see
 from the special train windows in th
 stretch of cities and factory towns fror New York to Wilmington and beyon, : M. Briand rather neglected his lunc { of striped bass and chicken looking 0, = of the window of the dining car.