The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13
FRANCIS AND THE KAISER
The President Of the Louisiana FUR
chase Exposition Co. Meets
the German War Lord.
r.~x.r wIusasH Displayed an
ssssshiss - now ledge 81
81 che -. Leafs f'Np"ss""..
Pr~.i.~a that Germany
n..a Great Exhibit

p.~t;c uarel iO.-Emperor William
-..s.--.a President Francis of the 81
Louis exposition in audience ~ "ooA
Monday. ~
Th~ interview lasted nearly u"
hour and President Francis mane ="
EXCELLENT impression on the ~aiSsr.
Th~ German ruler manifested :
go, interest in the fair and astouhu
"a Mr. Francis by his knowledge "a
its plans ;,,er-
Recently he has had many in'er
x;.xS with Commissioner Lewaid an"
has acquired a good idea OF the ss"Pe
Of the exposition
During the interview. the emPeroi
xnok- very enthusiastically OF fresi-
an, Roosevelt, and referred with esr
IDENTIFY pleasurable memories ~
80. - Ri brother. Prince Henry Oh
Prussia. TO the United states anu ~
his entertainment at 81. Louis
u .xprrssed a desire TO go 70 ths
rnit~d states during the eSposi'ioh'
.pa regretted that circumstance
would make this impossible.
: kaiser wilhelm told Mr. Francs
; 80, !. was his desire that oermahs
: ~. Well represented at the iair' ahu
|, that he would personally see 'ha' -
: was
NJ Francis took n train for brus
80 intending TO embark on the Moi
: Prinx Wilhelm for New hork a.
boure. instead of at Bremen lie va,
, accompanied by his secretary = Z
ThompSou. and Lieut.. Carden- !.
The emperor treated Mr.. frahei
~;rb great distinction. He receives
h;r,, nrivateIv. not even Ambassado
Toxxer who arranged for the inter
I" Wv nor any member of the imperla
y hou-ehold being present The en-
nsror asked many questions an"ue ~
exposirion and was specially lh'''
.S-ed in the international con Sress
z" 80 and sciences His majesty y
e rr.rkef that expositions did a niue
r a. re- interests of a better unde
standing between one country anu ~
other than years Of diplomacy
ts The conversation Travelled TO ma
~ srbiscts and had lasted 80 minu'
IN ~hsu The emperor rose 10 GO ION
=, ,rrrsion having been made TO ms M
y. ..-x.s letter 10 Admiral Won Hoima'
~. ~, the Babvionian origin Of the ile
- ~ Houston Stewart Chamo'
l~f,.s work on The Foundations
~ Nineteenth Century CIVILIZATION,
- .nperor sent for n copy OF MT ma
h.rIain-s two-volume work. wrote
nams on fIyIeaf and presented
hooks TO Mr. Francis
The interview lasted nearly an no
and this fact and the request miue
the Missourian that he be received
.ees ,b~ earliest possible hour virtua
cid suountinr to Instructions to the ~
Rev - ,hs German empire. has astonisl
Eicr- - kaiSsr.< ministers Ii II not
ole. ,,,embered that any other person {
Z - asked for an audience and Manner
vie time for H.
Hin President Francis was presented
and The kaiser by Ambassador Tower.
sV4d IT. Rad lunch with Commissio
hen r~waId. who had large compan,
German statesmen and business
20 meet the So. Louisan-
The effect of President frai
visit here has been 10 stimulate
man interest in the ST Louis Ell
- zion especially among those VIII
h He WAYS locS ~
riple- tnla'a',.s 80. % The 81. /
~ II heplsi"s .., ~ mr. lev
j. an fs., - The ~,
thetic interest which the emp
took in the exposition; said he
tured to hope that member OF
Sen rovai house would attend. and
. Ind TONED the admirable manner IN
n dis DIR. Lewald was working up the
Perry man exhibit
upper After the breakfast. MI fr
). died called with Minister Tower uPo'
er a members of the cabinet and
riding entitled to official calls.
ago Chancellor Won Buelow and 70
Secretary Richthofen met Mr.