Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-21

M. JUSSERAND'S VIEWS
NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR
TALKS OF AMERICA.
Has Many Friends Here and Has
Written Several Books in
English.

| A dispatch from Paris yesterday says
M Jusserand arrived here yesterday from
Copenhagen on his first visit to Paris since
| his appointment to the Washington post
| He comes now to confer with Foreign Min
| lister Delcasse in order to receive instruc.
lions and to arrange for the departure OF
| himself and family for Washington, where
| he expects to arrive early in the new year
To a representative Of the Associated
Press he said:
Although I have never lived in the
United States, feel fairly we'll acquainted
with that country, as my diplomatic life
has brought me into contact with many
Americans and have formed many lasting
American friendships.
He recalled that while secretary to the
French embassy in London he formed the
acquaintance of the former American min
listers to London-Lowell, Phelps and Rob-
ert T. Lincoln.
The ambassador. referring to the growing
importance of America In the worlds af-
fairs said it was noticeable that through
out Europe the position of the United States
as a new world power was everywhere
recognized.
The correspondent asked M. Jusserand,
who was at Copenhagen during the discus
sion on the proposed sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States, the cause
of the failure to effect the sale. he said
that the sentiment against any further re-
duction of the Danish dominion operated
strongly against the project although 1t
was at first supposed that a universal de-
sire for the sale existed The failure
brought its compensations, as the discus
sion disclosed clearly that the Danish West
Indies would not go to any other power
than the United States, which, with the
Island of Porto Rico, now possessed har-
bors superior to those in the British Island
of St. Vincent ana in the islands of Danish
West Indies.
Questioned regarding the pending Franco
American questions, M. Jusserand said
there We're, happily, no serious issues be-
tween the two countries at the present
time, owing to the cordialHy between them.
He intended to devote his careful attention
to the reciprocity treaty, which was still
pending, and said he saw no reason why
the two countries should not develop their
mutual trade by a more liberal exchange
of the products which each produced ex-
clusively.
Concerning the Panama canal the ambas-
sador said the question had no official
status, but that he would continue the
friendly efforts of M. Cambon on behalf
of the company. He added that the most
powerful advocates for the Panama route
were the volcanoes of Guatemala and Mica
ragua, which kept speaking in tones of
thunder in favor of Panama.
M Jusserand has written several books
In English. The ambassador spoke of the
pleasure with WI he had read Pres-
dent Roosevelt's strenuous philosophy and
MS ranch ldleS. Hese WofhS were HfsI
brought to his attention during sojourn
at the royal palace near Copenhagen, where
Princess Marie found perusing the
Roosevelt books, and declared them to be
most delightful.
NJ Jusserand desires to see the new
French embassy erected In Washington by
the time Of the st. Louis exposition and he
has already conferred with the officials in
charge of the construction of the buildings.
It was at first believed that no appropria-
tion would be made. owing to the complica-
tons regarding the new French embassy
in Vienna, but the chamber Is now SO cor
dial in It's feelings toward America that
there is little doubt that the appropriation
will be granted. 1t Is expected that the
sum to be appropriated will be $780, 900,
which, the ambassador considers will be
sufficient to erect a magnificenk structure
typical of French art and taste.