Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-21
Cars Army Marches Before
French President.
GREETINGS EXCHANGED
ST. PETERSBURG DISPATCH SAYS
VISIT IS INoPPoRTUNE.
Student Outbreaks and Hostile Feeling
Over Action Of q French
man.

TSARSKOE-SEIO. Russia, May 2L-The
Gar. President Loubet, the czarina and
the dowager czarina attended a great re-
view of troops today. His majesty. on
horseback. and NJ. Loubet, the czarina, the
dowager czarfna and the Grand Duchess
Sergius in a carriage passed down the front
of the troops, attended by brilliant suites
The imperial and presidential cortege re-
ceived an ovation from the large crowds OF
people which assembled to witness the
military display.
At the luncheon after the review the car
offered the following toast:
'Mr. President: The troops whose march
past You have just witnessed are happy to
have been privileged to render honors to SO
highly esteemed chief of a state friendly
and allied. The lively sympathies felt by
the Russian army for the splendid army Of
France are well known to you. They con-
stitute real brotherhood of arms, which
We can regard with all the greater salts
faction because these imposing forces are
not destined to support one another ag-
gressfvely. but. on the contrary, to
strengthen the maintenance of general
peace and safeguard respect for those high
principles which assure the well-being and
conduce to the progress Of nations.
Il raise my glass to the prosperity and
glory of the grand army of France"
President Loubet replied:
President Loubet's Reply.
Sire: I thank your majesty for giving
me the extreme pleasure of admiring the
fine troops. whose proud bearing martial
step and precision In maneuyering are evil
dence that the Russian army proudly main
tains its high renown. Just common
sympathies and wide interests have united
the two peoples, so the noble brotherhood
of arms and reciprocal esteem strongly bind
the two armies. This imposing force men,
aces no one. but it has furnished Russia
and France both a guarantee for the ex-
erc1se of their rights and an aegis under
which they can in all tranquility follow
the fruitful labors which are rendering the
two nations more prosperous and augment
ing their power and legitimate influence.
In the name of the French army. which
has not forgotten the honor which your
majesty paid it in attending its maneuvers,
l drink to the prosperity and glory Of the
brave army Of Russia"
Loubet's Visit Inopportune.
LONDON, May 21.--In a dispatch from
st. Petersburg the correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says that President Loubet
could hardly have chosen a more unfavor-
able time for his visit.
Apart from the labor and student re-
volt" says the correspondent, there is the
trouble which arose during the recent riots
In Moscow between a Frenchman and the
police, which led to energetic interference
by the French ambassador. with the result
that the positions of Grand Duke George.
the governor of Moscow and NJ Trepoff, the
chief of police, are said to be menaced.
shortly after this trouble the Grand Duke
Vladimir declined to attend the parade ar
ranged in honor of President Loubet say
ing he was not to be ordered about by a
''hole and corner lawyer" Grand Duke
Vladimir accordingly transferred the chief
command to Gen. Rehbinder. The car
then interfered and appointed Grand Duke
Nicholas to the chief command"