New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
IOVBET LEAVES PARIS.
Presidential Journey to North 4 fr1ca
Begun.

Paris April 12.-President Loubet accom-
panied by NJ. Faeres, President of the Senate;
Foreign Minister Delcasse and NJ Pelletan, the
Minister of Marine, left Paris this evening for
Marseilles on his way TO Algeria. The Presi-
dent warmly cheered, as accompanied by
the usual escort of cuirassiers, he drove across
Paris from the Elysee Palace to the Lyons rail-
way station. Premier Cornbes and those min
listers who do not accompany the President were
present at the station to bid him farewell After
a short stay in Marseilles, where great fetes
will be given in his honor President Louoet VIII
embark next Tuesday on the new warship
Jeanne dare, which has been specially arranged
for his accommodation. and, accompanied by
NM Fallieres Delcasse and Pelletan, and es-
corted by the battleship st. Louis, will pro-
ceed to Algiers where large French feet is
assembled to receive him. Squadrons of Brit
ish, Italian and Russian warships are also now
assembling at Algiers in his honor.
The President will remain in Algeria until
April 26, visiting important points in the colony
both on the coast and in the interior 1t IS
expected that during his stay meeting will be
arranged with the Sultan Of Morocco, the lat
ter coming to some point in Algeria near the
Moroccan frontier for that purpose. Every
where throughout the colony splendid fetes are
being organized in honor of President Louhet
a ruler of France has visited Algeria.
The French President will embark again on
the warshp Jeanne dare for Tunis. He VIII
land April q at La Goletta, the port of Tunis
where the Bey of Tunis and all the high officials
Of the regepcy will be assembled to receive
him After spending three days in visiting the
various parts Of Tuns, President Loubet Will
embark al, the naval port of Bizerta on the
evening of April % for Marseilles He will
arrive in Paris in time to receive King Edward
VII on the latteT's arrival there.
Besides Ministers Delcasse and Peetan. NJ
Maurejouls. Minister of Public Works, will also
be of the Presidential party. He has gone i'll
advance to meet the President at Algiers. A
number of Senators and Deputies will accom-
pany the Presidential party throughout the trip.
being accommodated during the trip across the
Mediterranean on board the battleship st. Louis
Much political significance is attached to the
journey, it is the first time that any President
of the French Republic has visited her African
possessions, and it will be the first meeting on
African soil between French ruler and
North African Sultan and the Bey of Tunis
These meetings are expected to make deep i'm
preston on the natives. While the international
attention shown to President Loubet by the
semblaGe of a powerful foreign squadron in AL
serian waters. to salute him his arrival, is
not without significance a fact which has al
ready made a powerful impression the Tu-
nisians is that the Bey of Tunis will go to re-
ceive the President on his landing-a step that
that potentate has never made before for any
royal visitor. The natives consider this u
evidence of the complete acknowledgment Of
French sovereignty