Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
WANT FOCH TO LIE
BY UNKNOWN PO|LU
Deputies. Propose Plan to
Poincare-Throngs Gather
Outside Home.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS. March 22-Mourning thou
sands again paid their humble tribute
to the memory of Marshal Ferdinand
Foch today as the nation prepared to
pay him its greatest honors, one sug-
gestion being that he be inferred beside
the body of Frances unknown soldier
under the Arc de Triomphe.
While hundreds of mourners lined the
sidewalks near his home in the Rue de
Grenelle, hundreds more at the rate of
20 and 30 to the minute passed into
the courtyard and signed their names
to the black-bordered registers placed
on tables there.
This afternoon only nen wounded In
the war and the widows OF men who
died with the colors were admitted to
view the body on its somber catafaloue
within the home. The body was living
amidst burning candles in a plain oaken
comm such as soldier Of simple tastes
would choose.
Indian Chief Is Visitor.
Among the visitors today was White
horse Eagle, an aged American Indian
chief, who stood Al few minutes silently
beside the body as members of the old
French artStocracy and plain republi-
cans who knew and loved the great
marshal
The attitude of the great thronss out
side the house was indicative of the
great love OF all France for its soldier
hero. With heads uncovered, they stood
mostly silent or discussing in low tones
the loss which the country has suffered
Bus drivers doffed their caps as they
passed the street intersection and taxi
drivers either saluted in military man.
ner or uncovered as they passed.
Body Not To Be EmbaImed.
The funeral preparations began today
as soon as the Foch household was up.
Great black draperies with the mar
shals initial were hung over the en-
trance to the court and the over the
entrance to the home. The body will
not be embalmed. as Nine. Foch said
the marshals religious convictions were
opposed to such procedure.
AS the crowd grew more and more
dense this afternoon additional police
had to be stationed to keep traffic mov-
ing. Scores of members of the old aris-
tocracy were among those admitted to
"A
special register. Among them were the
Duchess de Doudeauville, president of
the American committee for the war
blinded; Viscountess de Ia Rochefou-
cauld, the Duke de Mortemart and
Princess de Ia Tremquille.
Old Soldier on Duty.
On duty at the gate was policeman
No. 6756, M. Pintadou, one of Marshal
Fochs old soldiers, his chest resplendent
with II medals won in battles under the
marshal
The plan for burial under the Arc
de Triomphe originated with a num-
ber of deputies wounded in the war after
the general plan of the obsequies, pro-
viding for burial in a crypt beside the
tomb of Napoleon under the Dome des
Invaliess, had been announced
Deputy Maurice Dormann, as spokes-
man for the group, submitted the idea
| to Premier Poincare. He urged that 1t
! would be magnificent symbol of the
great World War army If its chief and
its nameleSs Poilu were Joined on the
same day in decree which proclaimed
| that they had earned the gratitude of
their country.
Idea Touches Premier.
n
| ing one and said he would submit 1t to
Nine. Foch He did not know If 1t
| would meet her approval, but said that
in any case she could not fail to appre-
ciate the spirit in which 1t was put for
ward.
There were various objections to the
project, these including necessity of
| changing preparations for burial else
| where which were well under way, and
the fact that the Arc de Triomphe is
not in a strictly religious sense conse-
! Grated ground. and therefore not in
keeping with the views of the marshars
family as place of interment.
| Whatever finally is decided, there
seemed little doubt that Tuesday would
see the greatest funeral tribute ever
witnessed in Europe. Primes and Pres.
idents, rich man and peasant, generals
and humble troopers alike will particle
pate in the final ceremonies.
The very bulk of the funeral pro.
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