The Saint Paul globe., 1901-04-10
RUSSIANS VISIT UCUfI
URE OF THEIR FLEET FROM
TOULON
WELCOME WAS MOST CORDIAL
French President and His Suite
showed Unfeigned Pleasure at
the Visit of the Sailors
of the CZar.

cOmpanled by the French minister and
other officials placed a crCwn Of flowers
upon Gambetta's tomb to-day. He ex-
pressed hope that the French parliament
would soon vote to transfer the remains
to the Pantheon. 1t is hoped that this
transer may be accomplished by July II
next the French national holiday.
President Loubet subsequently repaired
to the Port of Nice, three-Quarters of a
mile away, where he was welcomed by
the chamber of commerce and visited the
hospitals. He was everywhere warmly
greeted. At a banquet later and reply
ing to a toast to his health President
Loubet asserted that the principles of
justice, solidarity and good will were the
foundation of the republic and INSOFAR
able to France. He said the country
needed unity and concord and that the
conflicts of interests and the country s
increasing wants would end in compro-
missing the future of the nation unless
steps were taken to ameliorate social
conditions Solidarity and civil peace
could not be secured except by recipro-
cal sacrifices Continuing President Lou
bet said that private interests must be
subordinated to the great interests of the
nation.4aDhe republic had already shown
ir its legislation, an appreciation of the
necessities of the laboring democracy, but
legislation alone would not suffice The
give and take principle must become part
of the conscience Of the nation. Thus
could the country weld its unity and
assure its moral grandeur and material
prosperity. President Loubets speech
was loudly applauded.
The news that the Russian squadron
was to arrive at Villefranche aroused
great enthusiasm. Great crowds have
gone there to welcome the Russians 1t
appears that Admiral Birleff Yesterday
disembarked at Barcelona and was sum
moned to the Russian legation at Madrid
where dispatch form the car was COM
municated to him, instructing him to re-
turn to the Riviera and salute President
Loubet. Admiral Birleff Immediately
telegraphed to Barcelona, ordering the
Russian squadron to get up steam and on
his return there last evening the SQUAD
ron sailed for Villefranche, where the
russian ships will be able to participate
in the ceremony of the embarkation and
departure of President Loubet for Tou-
lon without the Russian war; hips pres
ence constituting a political share of the
Franco-Italian demonstration.
The members of President Loutet. 8
surrounding and the military and other
officials, as well as the population. dis
played keen satisfaction at the Russians,
visit
President Loubet and NJ Delcasse re-
ceived Admiral Birleff and four other
+ Russian naval officers, who had disem
barked at Villefranche
At the banquet this evening in honor
OF the Russian officers NJ. Loubet pro-
posed the health of the czar s'who in
sending you here to salute the president
OF the French republic has proved once
more the constancy of the sentiment fer
friendly allied nation"
JOY AT PARIS.
PARIS. April 9.-The unexpected return
Of the Russian squadron eclipses all of
| the other events of the programme AT
| Nice. The news is on the lips of every
one In Paris and joy is expressed by both
the public and the press. The intens tv
| CT this qualification shows that gre al
! numbers of Frenchmen had treated with
| skept1ciSm the explanation that the with
oraWal of the squadron was simply due
to desire not to be politically identified
| with tie Franco-Italian demonstration
A section of the Nationalist press has
| carefully fostered this impression pur-
! suing policy of seizing upon every pos
slple opportunity TO embarrass the gov
! ernment. These organs had asserte d
that the departure of the Russians i'm
pled dissatisfaction on the part of EN-
! perof Nicholas with the Franco-Italian n
| approachment and heralded the break II,
OF the Franco-Italfan alliance. A brood
| l11g FEELING of uncertainty was thus Gre
! ated, which broke like a spell before the
happy tidings Of the return of the Rus
sian squadron at Villefranche and was
transformed into expressions of exultant
! JOY. The prevailing feeling this evening
was emphasized in the following declara-
| tion of LIE Presse:
1T is with patriotic joy that all
Frenchmen learned today's great and
glad news. The departure of our allies
are now happily reassured The joyful
! emotion of the people of Nice is shared
by all the patriots No more convincing
! proof could be given of the vitality and
| strength of the Franco Russian alliance.
| which had been declared moribund some
what too early