Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-06
PRINCE OF WALES IS
INVITED To AMERICA
His Royal Highness May Tour
United States.
ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE
High Diplomatic Circles In London
Are Discussing Plans, Believed to be
Far Advanced, for a Visit of the
Prince to This Country.

Far Advanced, for a Visit of the
Prince to This Country.
New York, April 5.-High diplomat.
ic circles here are discussing plans,
believed to be far advanced, for a
visit by the Prince of Wales to the
United States, says the London CORE.
spondent of The Times.
The administration at Washington
is officially forwarding the proposal
fer the visit, which, it is understood,
receives the personal sanction of King
Edward, some of whose counsellors
urge the acceptance of the invitation
as matter Of astute state policy The
splendid welcome accorded to the
brother of the German emperor is be
lieved to be a forceful influence in
this connection.
The princes visit will be in accept.
ance of an invitation to the dedication
of the magnificent new home of the
New York chamber of commerce. A
committee of that body has been in
hold and cabinet members directly,
and also through Ambassador Choate.
While actual decisive acceptance has
not yet been promised, it is the un.
derstanding in the diplomatic world
that such an acceptance soon will be
announced officially.
The arrival here of j. Pierpont Nor.
gan may facilitate the negotiations.
Mr.. Morgan, it is intimated, brings an
added invitation from the New York
stock exchange for the dedication of
it's new building.
American women who have married
eminent Englishmen are notable cham.
piOns of the proposed visit
When members of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce were informed
of the cablegram telling of the pro.
posed visit of the Prince of Wales,
their only astonishment was that the
story could have leaked out, says The
Times. No one would deny the report,
and no one would be directly quoted
as saying that it was true
Several of those who are working
on the committee which is arranging
the details of the ceremonies to take
place in connection with the formal
opening of the chamber of commerce
building, when they were assured that
their names would not be used said
that the heir to the British crown had
been invited. 1t was their under
standing that he had accepted the invi-
tatiOn and that he would come to New
York early in October if the building
shall have been completed at that
time. He will come as the guest of
the New York chamber of commerce,
and in all probability will make a
tour of the United States under the
auspices of the chamber.
One of the members stated that the
matter had been arranged with the
greatest secrecy, and that the details
having all been worked out, it had
been the intention of the executive
committee to make formal announce.
ment in few days. He added that
1t was the purpose of those having the
matter in hand to make the opening
of the chambers new home coincident
If possible with a commercial con.
gress of representatives of the great
commercial countries. He intimated
that word had been received that EN-
peror William had in consideration
the idea of sending the German
crown prince to this country to repre-.
sent him at the ceremonies. The
chamber of commerce is in communi.
cation with the French government,
and France will undoubtedly be rep.
resented.