The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-26
JOFFRE FELICITATED
BY HYLAN AT DINNER
Wanamaker Committee and
800 Citizens Greet French
Visitor.
CRITICISM SMOOTHED
Jusserand Defends His Ma
ton at Night; Beck in
Afternoon.
FRIENDSHIP VOW TAKEN
FRIENDSHIP VOW TAKEN
Pennsylvania Society Guests
at Luncheon Applaud
Tribute to Marshal.


Marshal Joffre of France was the
chief guest at dinner of Mayor
Hylan's Committee on the Reception
of Distinguished Guests. and 500 per-
sons at the Hotel Pennsylvania APP
plauded Rodman Wanamaker, the
POSTMASTER; the Mayor, who had has
tened back from Washington; Jules J.
.Iusscrand, the French Ambassador,
and Job f. Hedges for the earnestly
graceful compliments they paid to
Marshal Joffre and his country.
The dinner was notable for two ex-
pressions. Mayor Hylan, fearful that
some words of his employed in greet
ing the Marshal at the City Hall OF
Monday might have been misunder-
stood was at great pains to say that
he had intended mo criticism of the
policy of the French Government and
Ambassador Jusserand, with Frances
present perplexties and much world
gossip in his mind obviously, spirit
eddy defended the French determine
ton to stay armed until the people
who had brought ruin and misery to
large district Of France had shown
that they were really sorry for their
crimes.
American Flag for Guest.
The Marshal. always chary of words,
never a speechmaker in his own tongue
and knowing almost no English con-
tented himself with one Of those char
actcristically graceful French responses
which broadcast amiability and appre-
citation. He seemed to be touched par
ticularly when Mr.. Wanamaker pre-
sented to him on behalf of the city
large and beautiful American flag. and
handed him, to be given to Nine. Joffre.
a brooch pin in the design oil fieur de
Tvs set with diamonds.
The dining hall bIoomed with flags in
honor OF the French commander. and
many were strange to the eyes of the
guests. for they we're reproductions OF
the flags OF the French regiments that
came with the Marquis de Lafayette TO
convince the British. as Jeb Hedges
said. that Americans cannot be licked.
Otherwise there was q brave display OF
the Tricolor and the Stars and Stripes
and on every suitable occasion the
playing OF La Marseiliaise" and The
Star SpanGIed Banner
On the dais. besides those already
mentioned, were.
Frederick Cunliffe Owen, Maurice r.
Connolly, Ioab II. Banton, Capt. r. Il.
Condor, Rear Admiral James II. Glen
non, Surrogate George w. Wingate. the
Right Rev. Mgr George J. Warning. Major
Etienne MaIiiere, Col. Lucien Isslay.
Commissioner Richard K. Enright. Major
L. S. Grant Sd. Col. r. e. Ingram.
Comptroller Charles l.. Craig, Charles
NJ. Schwab, Samuel Hill, Jeremiah
Wood, Rear-Admiral II. NJ. r Huse,
Gen. Pedro Mel ospina, Otto II. Kahn
CASTOR Liebert. Murray Hubert. Capt.
G. T. yogelgesang, Major William +.
Dccgan. Commandant Andre C. M. Davy.
Major Denver. Bishop William T. Man
ming. Robert E. Tod. Edward Riegel-
mann, George S. Graham, Gen. S. II.
Wolfe. Col. Harrison X. Bird, DR.. George
+. Kunz. DIR. Ernest Laplacc, Matthew
J. Cahill, NJ. Amiot, John ]. Lyons and
Percy Maggie.
HyInn Misunderstood.
After the usual toasts Mr.. Wana-
maker called on the Mayor, who said
1T affords me great pleasure as
Mayor Of this city to renew the hearty
greeting OF our metropolis to the dis
tinguished guest OF this evening. We
hn Ia, q
we did not also give expression TO the
warm and deep affection which we all
feel for that heroic nation whose asso-
citation with our early struggles for in
dependence has created an enduring
kinship between the peoples of France
and America. Hence I am constrained
TO say that IN comforting on our hon
ored guest the freedom OF the city. and
in expressing our admiration of the
services Marshal Joffrc has rendered TO
the world. no criticism Of the policy OF
the French Government was purposed
in my address OF welcome at the City
Hail.
I'VE are sure that, in common with
our own citizens. the people of France
recognize that the best safeguard OF a
genuine International peace lis for the
nations of the world TO stand together on
the solid ground of friendship, rcspec,
ana confluence. There Is yearning Tor
a common brotherhood that will demand
the submission OF international diff.
cGlties to arbitration instead OF the arbl-
trament OF arms"
French suffering cited.
Ambassador Jusserand asked thas
Frances sufferings be considered
in estimating Frances point Of view. aad
called attention to the fact that a dis
trct of France as wide as the distance
between South Carolina and Maine had
been ravagcd by the Germans. France
he said. had lost I.300. 600 sons killed in
battle and had suffered terrible blows IN
her championship OF liberty.
IL was not that France was mlitar-
istic. he said, but that France was
prudent and experienced that she has
kept I0o0c0 mon under arms AS a
matter of fact France kept peace for
fifty years and only went to war when
she was forced brutally to accept the
\ situation. Criticisms that had fallen
on France because OF her attitude at
the Washington conference were un-
Just. the Ambassador submitted. and he
asked his hearers TO believe that as
soon as the people who had caused so
much woe to France showed real con :
triton. then France would be willing
TO disarm. The Ambassadors speech