Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
FRANCIS GOES 10 BERLIN.
The President of the Louisiana Put
chase Exposition Co. to
Visit the Kaiser.
MAY ALSO VISIT PARIS AND MADRID.
Up Among the British as the he-
suit of Mr.. Francis Nisit-Thc Sc
lection of Royal Conimisston Is
Under Way.

| why.
London. March 2.--President Fran
els of the ST. Louis exposition has LETT
| for Paris. in consequence Of tSle-
gram from NJ. lie Grave. the French
commissioner to the exposition, nrg'
inl. Linn to. visit .salis, and saving
Pres cent Loubat would liks - re-
ceivc him at the Elysee, After secing
President Loubet. Mr.. Frah'iS intends
to proceed to Mad,id, and thence to
Berlin. where, if possible, he will have
an audience with the German en-
peror, March o. lie hopes tc sail from
Bremen March 10. on the kron Prin1
Wilhelm for New York.
1t is possible that as a result of his
interview. Prince Henry OF Prussia
may revisit America at the time OF
the opening of the Worlds fair in st
Louis.
| While President Francis would not
admit it. there is reason to beileVe
| that he received strong intimatlon
that it would be good policy to visit
the emperor In Berlin before return
| ing home.
| 1t is well-known fact that some OF
the industries in Germany are OPP
posed to exhibiting at the st. Louls'
exposition, and the visit of Gov Fran
els will do much toward dissipating
this opposition.
| Gov. Francis suggested to King Ed
ward at Tuesdays private audience
that British royalty would be warmly
welcomed in st. Louis, but 1t is not
likely that any member Of the royal
| family will go.
The work of appointing royal
commission is now almost finished. IL
| is expected that the Prince of Wales
will be made honorary president In
view of the keen interest his majesty
is taking in the matter Lord Peel
will be chairman and Col. Watson sec
retarv. Lord lnverclyde will repre-
sent the shipping interests. G. Law-N
renee, deputy chairman of the Lon
don and Northwestern railway Will
represent railways; Col. II. JekyH,
the board of trade; sir Edward Poyn-
ter. art, and a high official of the
educational department, education.
the question or money grant; wnteh
if is believed, in well-infcrmed cir
cles. will be about 970,000. In the
opinion of experts about f2o0ooo VIII
be necessary to make as good show
ing as France and Germany.
Mr.. Francis was the guest of honor,
Friday. at a luncheon given by Amer
lean Ambassador Choate. Among the
guests who were especially invited 10
meet Mr.. Francis were Sir Edward
Poynter and Sir Gilbert Parker, the
| autbor. There were also others inter
ested in the English exhibit.
Later in the day Mr.. Francis called
upon Lord Peel, a member of the
English cabinet, whom he found en-
thusiastic concerning Great Britains
representation at the exposition.
Lord Peel assured him of the hearty
co-operation of the ministry.
So well has Mr.. Francis put his
case during his stay mere tnau the
Daily Mail says that the S35o,ooo
which the government contemplates
appropriating is utterly inadequate
to make any fitting representation
adding: 1--WE regret to learn that
there is no real appreciation on the
part of the government as to the COM
mercial value of the st. Louis exhlbi-
ton. The ministers appear to be OF
the opinion that because of thetAmer-
lean tariff the matter has relatively
small Importance to our exporters.
/ We vote millions for impossible, hope
less schemes of army reform, and we
vote only tiny sum to an undertak-
ing which may well prove to be the
turning point in the commercial war
! fare of the world. The nation should
insist on prompt and adequate atten-
ton being given to the matter, which
is certain to prove, unless vigorous
action is taken, melancholy object
i lesson in British methods and British
Il lack of enterprise"