New-York tribune., 1903-05-05
DIPLOMATS INDIGNANT.
FLINDERS At ST. LOUIS.
Foreign Representatives. Complain Of
tbe Treatment They Recei0ed.

,,,e-eisns nations and foreign Offices presented
20 the court Of Missouri; such diplomats as vent
,,-ad INTO the wild West charged with having
..-.,5ed" the wholly inadequate luncheon pro-
x,5ed for them, and all the foreign ministers
giving place 10 digntaries of much local i'm
nortance have been among the amusing and
,rnsual incidents of the dedicatory ceremonies
NJ The exposition. There was also presented the
somewhat surprising picture of the next Speaker
,e ,he House Of Representatives unrecogniZed
u,5 seated at a banquet al small table in a
remote corner
After sitting for several hours in the colo
wind which made St. Louis anything but COM
Portable on Thursday last, watching a process
sfou which, thanks to the labors OF General
corbin and the hearty cooperation Of New
York and other States. was success. the diplo-
matte guests Of the St Louis Exposition were
invited by members Of the reception committee
N retire to a tent in the rear Of the reviewing
stand for luncheon. But they mad been preceded
BY residents Of the city. members Of various
clubs and Others. and only the most strenuous
effort resulted in the acquisition Of a meagre
sandwich and. in rare instances, cup Of chilly
coffee. The inconvenience, however, was re-
oeived in good part and charged TO the mex
perienCe Of the hosts. but when, on the next day.
ne local press charged that the tnadeQuacy OF
the Presidents luncheon was due TO the fact
-hst the diplomats raided the tent" the indig-
nation Of the latter knew no bounds That there
was rai5iag Of the luncheon tent none could
dem. but that the diplomats were responsible
for Il was untrue. : lul ,heon far more elaoo-
rate tnau the occasion demanded was supplied,
but The extent Of the menu more than Of
set by woful lack CT quantity and the wholly IN
adequate number Of walters. The latter, finding
their services so greatly in demand, positively
refused 10 heed any request unaccompanied by
: generous I'D. and before the President and the
guests who surrounded him were at liberty TO
leave the reviewing stand the supply Of eatables
was almost exhausted
UNCLE JOE CANNON IGNORED
On the day following the dedication proper
& formal luncheon in honor Of the diplomatic
guests was given At the table of honor were
seated President Francis. the ambassadors. in
cludirg those Of Italy France and Mexico, 81
gnora Des Planches and a considerable number
OF officials and local celebrities Further down
the banquet hail were seated the ministers. and
SIN further TIE charges d'afaires, first secre-
"A les and attaches In a remote corner, IN
-ecognized by a majority OF those present, IN
cluding many exposition officials, sat Uncie
Ioe. Cannon. next Speaker Of the House OF
Representatives With his usual good nature
Representative Cannon made no denur, ouI
the Indignation of the ministers and lesser DIP
1o-,a+s who were compelled 10 yield the pas to
~-the butcher, lDS DohcE dllC LAiC N@----~N~-0--
maker" as one Of them expressed it, while con-
ealAa <-orn the hosts Of the occasion, found vent
:, 7vraftf,l assurances made TO one another
.s+e- that they would not again trust them
selves 10 the St Louis conception Of etiquette
-ba climax Of the blunders which the diplo-
matte corus construed as humiiating came on
.FA evening OF the same day when a reception
Was given in thsr honor at the St Louis CIuo-
The cards TO this affair invited guests TO meet
"a s-f0 liz
reality President Francis and his pseudo court
b.Jd q levee which the diplomats were per
rrjrted to attend On their arrival at the ciuo
they were ushered into cloalrooms on the nrsI
foar. and there detained until all had arrived
and the receiving party" including PRESIDENT
FN-arcis the officials Of the exposition ana d
number Of persons whose names could not DC
ascertained were ready Then, and then oIlly'
.be foreign guests were permitted TO ascend the
long staircase 70 the reception pariors On their
arrival there .hay were. to their great cnagrln'
cou7re5Ied u cross the vide chamber 10 a point
x4barz stood xyr Is@rce, the Third Assistant
secrstary Of State who announced the name
c4 earn. and then the guests were sent down tne
4-rq -eoejz-nw line ss.e9Ing the hands EXTENDED
n them as trey passed
HOvEL. METHOD OF RECEIVING
The representatives of royalty should not De
r,-ese5ted 10 persons OF lesser rank "hlspeloo
IN artache. shocked by the procedure 10 1H
-,ss,-aor,o Of the occasion, Diaz Albert1ni, sec
go ,4 .ha -ecaption committee That is all
-s,,- renaied Mr. Aibertini- 1T is as nave
arranged IL" And TO Mr.. Alberttni creoir was
,4van ny the people Of St Louis for the per
e.--to- ~ fhe ARRANGEMENTS" The whole aIla-r
Ms -,oasue5 after a White House recepIloh'
1T President Francis filling the place OF lne
r7-esi5an+ ana his assistants taking the PIh"e
Of The Cabinet -, Ice
.--ba bur,i1iarion Of being treated Win io9S
co,,--esv than would be accorded 70 CIV
gyae-s who had been invited TO parncl4'a'e -
~eoeDrion was beyond endurance. saia q -
M, --ho protested that he wouio not "s
fr+-ust his official dignity TO the pecUi'o4
mis- conception Of etiquette On peA1s 60. go
-esa-dinez the novel method OF
o--,,a-+ guests q member Of the recepttoiii Ii
t1-..--e eS--1afr,ed that Il was the custom lol
ioa-e5 - .a5inIorrlatic receptions IN ChlCdS0,
further Questions ELECTED the IGcl ,I-|or TIar-
+io-s given on several OCCASIONS cs y,5are "a
~4soD n The consus and vlce-cohSU4s ~
co-oa of the diplomats present Tesaiu @ s 80
t7-r5ere made as purely an evidence "a - 80
v.ncialisrn and We're WHINE s,, 1919 visit St
f,--r +hez saw that few VIII again Sa one
-o,fe Cf=7ciaIlv unless assured that soIIte -
competent TO supervise the aIIa-iS an ,"re THAT
are aIoac4ed 70 attend is placed ID cheI a s. or6s
-bc,, an eo so far as TO say the rev "oIo0 80
-Ic, ,ros1I6 seriously initiate against tne
cess of The exposition so Tar as LoIe SN-o- a.
oTs are concerned is not prooaole nov +I ,;1I
s5are * reason 70 believe that lnols shatIO-L a.
give place 10 2rn0seIAcl1i aS N--0'
tive view Of the affair
THEY WILL WORK FOR THE EhFooIi iO->'
.,aro,s hospitality was evident throughout
g. - - the hest Of intentions were only
narred by inezperieace and surprising pro