El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-14
GALA DAY
in PARIS
Opening Of The Twentieth
Century Exposition
Today
PRESIDENTS SPEECH
What The Great Fair Stands
For In The March Of
Humanity Toa High
er Plane

PARIS, April 14-Today the World 4
Fair OF 1900 was officiBlly opened. Be
TO, e the formalities q mum ber ofgnests,
among them few Americans, were es-
oorted over the grounds. Americ ans
compared what they saw to the 1899
exhibition as Chicago. 1n the hrs'
place, the exhibition here, instead be
ing on the outskirts, is almost In the
center of Paris. Then, inste ad Of be
ing all together, it is in two distinct and
separate parts. The first part stretche:
from the presidents palace in the
Champs Elysee on the north side OF the
Seine,to tbe Hotel des Invalides, ,wher e
is the tomb of Napoleon on the south
eide of the Seine. The Seine is eros
sed by wide bridge.
a large crowd was present, but to-
morrow all Paris will be on the grounds
Today's ceremonies began at 2 p. m.
when President Loub and the official
patty, followed by foreign am bassadors
/ u full dress, the ministry and exposi-
ii on committee On foot, proceeded up
the Champs de Mars to Halle de Restes.
with flags and tapestries. Within was
q big orchestra ard chorus of mixed
voices was banked around the platform
on which. was grouped the officials. The
an ditorium was crowded with invited
guests. The ceremonies opened with
t he singing OF the Marseillais by the
chorus and the audience, after which
the orchestra played Massanets's 3
"Marche Solonelle.'' Then Milleraud :,
m ade a speech handing the exposition
over to President Loubet.
LOUBET'S SPEECH.
The president then replied to the
minister of commerce and declared the
exposition open. He said:
''In asking the governm e q is and pee
pies of the earth ID make with US this
syn thesis of human labor, the French
republic wishes not only to institute
competition in the visible marvel of
the world and to renew on the banks of
the Seine her ancient renOwn for eie-
gance. and hospitality. Her ambition
is higher France wishes to cOntri-
b ute strikingly to the advancement of
armony among the nations. She has
a Consciousness of working for the
good of the world at the end of q noble
century whose victory over error is,
alas, incomplete, but which bequeaths
q lovely faith in those institutions of
social economy which here occupy
the greatest space and gives an essen
tial character to the exposition. They
make it vast school of mutual in
stru ction, 10 al ifestin ghumGn solidarity,
all working, alike for the alleviation of
sufferfDg,9 the spreading of education,
the elevation of labor and the im-
provement of the conditions OF man
kind.
Il address cordial welcome to
PARTICIPATING gEgovernments and their
representativ No praise Is too high
for their indomitable efforts in this
work of harmony, peace and progress.
"If the exposition be ephemeral its
lessons are Of incalculable value and 1
trust IT is an augury of greater frater-
nity and less misery in the twentieth
centurv. [ hereby declare the exposi-
tfOn open.
The presidents speech was received
with great applause. During the cere-
monies numerous kilograms of con-
from foreign governments
were received.
THE SCENE TODAY.
The wisdom of the committee on
In ID aking the opening ex-
ercises as brief as possible was evident. |
OF the thousands who passed through |
the monumentsI entrance to the ex- |
position, but few were in humor to
listen to long speeches or fiowery die |
sertations Everyone appeared anx-
ous to begin the inspection of the |
great show, and the crowds that ebbed |
and flowed through the buildings and
avenues mas an earnest OF the multi