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Show GREAT WELCOME a. MJf II HillLil 1 "LJHfllTftlLil Joffre Greeted by a Million New Yorkers Enthralled at the Sight. NEW YORK, (May 9. New York surrendered sur-rendered unconditionally late today to I Joseph Jacques Joffre, marshal of France, and the French war commission. commis-sion. Not only did the world's large city capitulate to the hero of the Marne, and to Rene Vivianl, former premier of France, who headed tho war mission to the United States, but it accorded them a triumphal entry. Never have visitors to Now York been given so tremendous a welcome. At least a million of its citizens turned out to pay homage to the great soldier and tho great statesman of a sister republic. Accustomed as they have become to demonstrations of esteem since they sot foot on American soil, the Frenchmen French-men weie overwhelmed at tho demonstration demon-stration accorded them by New York. They did not try to hide the emotion they felt. From the moment they alighted in Jersey City from the closely close-ly guarded special train which brought them from Philadelphia, until they retired re-tired tonight in the Fifth avenue mun-slon mun-slon of Henry C. Frlck, they were not permitted to forget that New York was proud to have within its gates the representatives rep-resentatives of the best loved ally of the United States. Joffre Entranced. caught their first glimpse of the sky-lino sky-lino of New York from a ferry In the harbor, Marshal Joffre seemed entranced en-tranced as ho gazed at the mountains of steel and masonry which rose before be-fore him. He answered questions in monosyllables and did not look at thoso who spoke to him, but kept his gaze riveted on the shore of Manhattan. Manhat-tan. When he had landed and entered enter-ed an automobile the marshal raised his head and seemed to be counting the number of Btorles in the towering Whitehall building. The members of the mission caught their first glimpse of Bartholdl's famous fa-mous Statue of Liberty as thoy crossed cross-ed the Hudson river. Vivianl and Joffre Joff-re stood at the mil, the former In silence si-lence with his hat at his side; the soldier at saluto. Greeted by Noted Men. The Frenchmen were greeted by a reception committee which included Robert Bacon, former ambassador to France; Joseph H. Choato, former ambassador am-bassador to Great Britain; Jules Jus-serand, Jus-serand, tho French ambassador; Georgo W. Wickorsham, former attorney attor-ney general; Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, But-ler, president of Columbia university; Otto H. Kahn, Cornelius Vandorbilt, Thomas W. Lamont and city officials. Thoy wero escorted from the Battery Bat-tery to the city hall by a squadron of cavalry and two troops of mounted police, po-lice, through the canyon of Broadway, which was ch6ked with a wildly cheering cheer-ing multitude. At the city hall they wero formally welcomed to New York by Mayor Mltchel and Mr. Choate. Mayor's Speech. In his speech tho mayor welcomed the visitors on behalf of tho city, say lnr MTni-vnn o oalanmaH it n altmal Virm. or and high privilege to receive and entertain the visitors. "We welcome you again," ho said, "and above all else, because of what you represent France, whom we love, Franco, our consistent, never failing, our warm-hearted, our staunch friend; France, to whom wo of America owo ao deep a debt; Franco, who for three years has poured out her blood that the Ideals of personal and political liberty lib-erty and human justice which the United Unit-ed Statos proclaims and cherishes may livo upon earth. "We hall you as allies, allies to whom wo owo an obligation, an obligation obli-gation that will not be discharged by loans, by munitions, by food supplies, by ships or by aught else save tho devoted de-voted servico and sacrifice of American Ameri-can manhood, side by sido upon tho battlefields of France with tho men who for thlrty-threo months have carried car-ried for us well as France the burden of the war. Vivianl Responds. M. Vivianl responded with the longest long-est speech ho has made since his arrival ar-rival In America. Henry C. Frlck, at whoso home tho Frenchmen nro staying, entertained at dinner toolght in honor of th commission. com-mission. Among his guests were Col-onol Col-onol Theodore Roosevelt, Charles B. Hughes and Ambassador Jussorand. Tho toasts proposed were "To France and Our Guests," by Mr. Frlck "To the United States nnd Our Host," by M. Vivianl, and "To the Presidents of tho United States and France," by Colonel Roosevelt. Colonel Roosevelt sat at the right of Marshal Joffre and they conversed animatedly in Freuch. |