The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-12
Paris TO Welcome
Italian King


Paris, Oct. 12.-Eiaborate arrange
ments are being rapidly carried out
for the welcome of King Victor Eman.
uel and Queen Helena. They are on
scale Of truly royal splendor. The
fetes will follow the style Of those
held at the time Of the recent visit to
Paris Of King Edward, and will In
clude a number Of events affording
opportunities for brilliant spectacular
effects. Government architects have
provided a plan for the streets by
day, and for illuminations by night
Private residents and shop keepers
have contributed large sums Of money
towards Transforming the avenues and
bouleyards OF the city into masses Of
color, with floral arches, Venetian
masts and looping Of flowers A large
force Of troops is being assembled to
add to the military pageantry OF the
event. AS a measure OF precaution the
government has instituted a strict
surveillance over the anarchists of
Paris, and during his stay in the citv
the Italian monarch win be guarded
by secret service men OF both France
and Italy.
King Victor Emanuel and his con
sort viii arrive at noon Wednesday.
President Loubet, the members of the
ministry and the staff of the Italian
embassy will proceed to the Boise de
Boulogne station to meet him. The
station will be hung with rich velvet
and Gobelin tapestries The meeting
between the president and the king
will take place under a silken canopy.
After the greeting of the royal visitors
and President Loubet will enter elab-
crate state carriages. with postinions
and outriders, and. escorted by a reg
iment Of cuirassers, they will drive
through the Boise and Champs FL
ysees to the Italian embassy. Through
the entire route soldiers will be
massed on either side OF the thor
oughfares
Wednesday evening banquet will
be given at Elysee. The next day
King Victor Emanuel and President
loubet win visit Versailles, where,
after luncheon has been served, they
will inspect the palace and the park.
The king and president will return to
Paris by road in carriage A gala
performance at the opera will take
place In the evening. The next day,
Friday. a visit will be paid to the
city. The offcial reception will take
place at the Hotel dc Vile, Thence
the royal party will proceed to the
mint. where the king will be present
cd a medal specially struck In honor
Of his visit In the evening the king
win entertain the president at dinner
At the ministry for foreign affairs. On
Saturday King Victor Emanuel will
take part in shooting party over the
preserves, at the invita-
tion Of President Loubet. The fol-
lowing morning. Sunday, a grand mil
Itary review viii be held, followed by
q military luncheon at the Elysee
Their majesties will leave the Ipva.
lides railway station at 3 o'clock the
same afternoon.
Aside from It's spectacular features,
the visit of King Victor Emanuel is
leading TO wide range of speculation
in the matter OF It's political slgnid.
cance. French officers states freely
that this visit marks the culmination
OF the efforts that have been making
for several years past 10 restore a
complete entente cordiale between the
two nations, which were strained for
a long time by the tariff war between
France and Italy. They say. also. that
It Is an evidence that the foreign poll
cy OF France, Italy and Great Britain
is 20 be conducted along sympathetic
lines.