Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-19 | Page 2 | Parisians Learn to Cheer in Honor of President Wilson

Parisians Learn to Cheer in Honor of President Wilson By WALTER DUBAKTY. (New York Times-Chicago Tribune Cablo, Copyright,) PARIS, Dec. 18. Not the least striking strik-ing feature of the president's popularity pop-ularity is that Parisians have learned to cheer in order to greet him properly. "Ambassador Jusserand kept warning us that Parisians did not cheer," said one of the party on the George Washington, "but so far I have seen no signs of anything any-thing wanting in that respect." As I drove down the Rue Royal e, twenty motor trucks clattered past with an enthusiastic cargo of doughboys. The crowd gave them back shout for shout, waved flag for flag. The American alliance al-liance has taught so much thoroughly. There has been another change in the city during the last few weeks. Paris is recovering its old gaj-ety. During the armistice celebration there was profound gladness and rejoicing, but it was too soon after the nightmare to be really light hearted. Now. with illuminations in Wilson's honor, confetti have reappeared reap-peared on the boulevards, until the pavements pave-ments are covered with the bright-hued jetsam. President Wilson's visit Is more than an occasion for demonstrating sympathy sym-pathy and gratitude toward America. It lias boom-? the first real peace time holiday holi-day that Paris has known since August, 19 H.