The Washington times., 1930-10-10
HUGE CROWD.
At STADIUM
HEARS Him
Day Of Pageantry CIimaxed by
Two Prosperity Banquets;
Parade 26 Miles Long

With Chieago's huge patriotic
and prosperity celebration con.
cluded, William Randolph Hearst,
publisher and guest Of honor at
the occasion, was on his way to
San Francisco today.
A day Of paradeS, pageantry
and speeches was climaxed last
night with two prosperity BAN
quets attended by city. State and
national notables. United States
Senator James A. Reed of Mis-
souri, was the principal speaker.
Hearst Guest of Honor
Although the fete was in cele-
bration Of Chicago day, anniver-
sary of the Chicago fire SO years
ago, the observance assumed a
national significance in that the
guest Of honor was Mr.. Hearst,
publisher, who was recently ex-
PEELED from France because he
had exposed the secret Anglo
France naval treaty.
Beginning with a parade 26
miles long, the celebration reached
its climax in Soldier Field in an
outpouring of patriotic organiza-
tions. AS Mayor William Hale
Thompson and the guest of honor
entered the stadium thousands
roared a greeting, bands played
and a thousand aerial bombs
went skyward to burst out into
small American flags.
Not Foe 'Of France
Asked to speak of his expose
Of the Anglo-French treaty, Mr.
Hearst pointed out to the throng
in his address that the courts of
France have held neither he nor
the official from whom the copy
of the treaty was obtained used
diScreditable methods in obtain
ing it. He said:
"The treaty was obtained by
practicing q little of that Amer.
ican energy and ingenuity en-
bodied in ChicagO's motto, I
will
my friends, I am not an
enemy Of France, but my first
allegiance is to my own cOun.
try and my own people.
"The soldiers of America in
the World War found France
t0ttering on the very verge of
the abyss. They raised France
from the very grave of defeat
and placed it on pinnacle Of
safety and success.
81 don't see how the duIlest
mind or the shortest memory
of all France could fail to re-
member and to realize that
loyalty to America does not
mean hostility to France"
Lieutenant Governor Fred E..
Sterling, in welcoming Mr.. Hearst
for Governor Louis Enlmerson,
praised the California publishers
courage shown by the treaty in
cident.
Sterling said:
Illinois, in the very heart of
the greatest nation on earth,
whose haIIowed soil holds the
remains Of the immortal Lin
coin, today joins its sister
States, east and west, in ex-
tending q most sincere and
whOIe-hearted welcome to the
able and widely known native
son of California.
"In doing so it expresses in
no uncertain manner its resent
ment of an unwarranted af-
front to q leading American
citizen by foreign power from
whom, because of international
ties and relations dating back
to the period of Lafayette, and
carried on through to the close
Of the world war; only favor
and friendship might reasOna-
bly, be expected"
Thompson Speaks
Mayor Thompson, chairman Of
the official reception committee,
added:
''Mr. Hearst is the greatest
living American today. This Is
30 not only because of his great
patriotism, but also because
through his powerful news
papers he instiIlS patriotism in
the minds Of 100000 every
day. It is . real pleasure to in
trOduce him to you."
A. deafening roar of applause
rose from the Stands as Mr..
Hearst approached the micro
phone Of the voice amplifying de-
vice.
National, State and city digni-
taries called early at his hotel yes
terday to extend personal and Off
cial greetings to Mr.. Hearst on
his arrival.
A short time before the pub.
Usher had been met at the Union
Station by Mayor Thompson and :.
delegation of city and county Off
cials.
Mayor Greets Him
AS Mr.. Hearst stepped from the
Liberty Limited from New York,
followed by his son, William Ran.
dolph Hearst, jr., the mayor Strode
forward with extended hand and
said:
"Go0d morning, Mr.. Hearst"
The publisher replied to the
greetings of the delegation and
then turned to the mayor to in
quire:
"Mr. Thompson, when are
you going to come out to my
ranch again?"
The mayor said he hoped to
make 1t soon. Mr.. Hearst was
escorted to the Congress Hotel,
where r. presidential suite had
been engaged.