The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-13
Bey of Tunis Plans TO Receive
the President of the
French Republic.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACT.
Is a Complete Acknowledgment Of
French Sovereignty-First Ex-
ecutive of Republic to Visit
African Possessions.

Paris. April I2-President L.oubet, accom-
panied by NJ. FallIeries. President OF the
Senate; Foreign Minister Delcasse and NJ.
Pelletan. the Minister OF Marine. left Paris
this evening for MarselIles, on his way 10
Algeria
The President was warmly cheered as. ac-
companied BY an escort Of ClIiTassIers. he
drove across Paris from the Elysee Palace
70 the Lyons Railway station; Premier
Combes and those Ministers who do not
accompany the President were present at
the station TO bid him farewell.
After a short stay IN Marseilles, where
great fetes viii BE- given in his honor. Presi-
dent Loubet will embark next Tuesday on
the new warShip Jeanne d'Arc. and. accom-
panied by NM. Fallieries Delcasse and
Pelletan, and escorted By the battleship
Saint Louis. will proceed 10 Algiers. where a
large French feet Is assembled to receive
him Squadrons OF British. Italian and Rus
sian warships are also now assembling at
Alg!ers in his honor.
TRIP TO ALGERIA
The President will remain in Algeria un-
Ill April y. visiting important points IN the
rior.
1t Is expected that during his stay a
meeting Will be arranced with the Sultan
or Morocco. the latter coming 10 some
point IN Algeria near the Moroccan from
uer Tor that purpose. Everywhere through
out the colony splendid fetes are being or
Eanized IN honor OF President Loubet. IL be-
ing the first time since Napoleon HIS visit
a.
The French President Will embark again
on the warship Jeanne dare for Tunis He
viii land April q. at La Golletts the port
OF Tunis. where the Bey OF Tunis and all
the high officials Of the regency will be
assembled to receive him.
After spending three days in visiting the
various points Of Tunis. President Loubet
Will embark at the naval port OF Bizerta
on the evening OF April - for Marseilles
He will arrive in Paris in time to receive
Edward VII on the arrival of the King OF
England here
Besides Ministers Delcssse and Pelletan.
NJ. MaureJouls. Minister of Public Works
also viii be Of the presidential party. He
has gone in advance TO meet the President
at AlSiers. A number Of Senators and
Deputies will accompany the presidential
party throughout the trip. being accom-
modated during the trip across the Nediter-
ranean on board the battleship Saint Louis.
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Much political significance Is attached 20
the journey. as II IS the first time that any
President OF the French Republic has visit
cd her African possessions. and II will be
the first meeting on African soil between a
French ruler and a North African Sultan
and the Bey Of Tunis.
The international attention shown to
President Loubet by the assemblage OF a
powerful foreign squadron in Algerian wa
tiers TO salute him on his arrival Is not with
out significance. The fact that the Bey OF
7 Tunis will 60 TO receive the President on
his landing. an honor which that potentate
has never before paid any royal visitor. al
ready has made a powerful impression on
the people. who consider this a complete
OF FreDSh sovereignty.