Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
FRANCIS GOES 70 berlin.
The President of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition Co. to
Visit the Kaiser.
NAY ALSO VISIT PARIS AND MADRID.
Considerable Interest Being Worked
Up Among the British as the Re
suit of Mr.. Francis Nisit-The Sc
lection of a Royal Commission fs
Under Way.

London, March 2.-President Fran.
els of the St. Louis exposition has left
Tor Paris, in consequence of a tele-
yram from NJ. lie Grave, the French
commissioner to the exposition, urg'
NC Lin to visit PAris, and saving
Pres cent Loubet would like 10 re-
eeive lin at the Elysee. After seeing
President Loubet, Mr.. Franris intends
to proceed to Madrid, and thence to
Berlin, where, if possible, he will have
an audience with the German en-
peror, March Q. lie hopes to sail from
Bremen March 10. on the kron Prinz
Wilhelm for New York.
1t is possible that MS a result of his
Interview, Prince Henry of Prussia
may revisit America at the time OF
the opening of the Worlds fair IN st,
Louis.
While President Francis would not
admit it. there is reason to believe
that he received a strong intimation
that it would be good policy to visit
the emperor in Berlin before return
ing home.
1t is a well-known fact that some OF
The industries in Germany are OPP
posed to exhibiting at the st. Louis
exposition, and the visit of Gov. Fran
els will do much toward dissipatinS
this opposition.
Gov. Francis suggested to King Ed
ward at Tuesdays private audience
that British royalty would be warmly
welcomed in St. Louis, but it is not
likely that any member Of the royal
family will go.
The work of appointing a royaI
commission is now almost finished. II
is expected that the Prince of Wales
will be made honorary president IL
view of the keen interest his majesty
is taking in the matter. Lord Pee
will be chairman and Col. Watson sec
rotary. Lord Inverclyde will repre-
sent the shipping interests, c. Law
renee, deputy chairman of the Lon
don and Northwestern railway, vii
represent railways; Col. I'll. Jekyll
the board of trade; sir Edward Poyn
ter, art, and a high official OF the
educational department, education.
The government is also considering
the question of a money grant, which
it is believed, in well-informed cir
cles, will be about e70,o00. In TIT
opinion of experts about $4,000 00 will
be necessary to make as good a show
ing as France and Germany.
Mr.. Francis was the guest Of honor
Friday, at a luncheon given by Amer
lean Ambassador Choate. Among tn
quests who were especially invited t.
meet Mr.. Francis were Sir Edwart
Pointer and Sir Gilbert Parker, TIL
author. There we're also others inter
ested in the English exhibit.
Later in the day Mr.. Francis callet
upon Lord Peel, a member of tn
English cabinet, whom he found en-
thusiastic concerning Great Britain
representation at the exposition
Lord Peel assured him of the heart,
cooperation of the ministry.
So well has Mr.. Francis put hi
case during his stay here that TIL
Daily Mail says that the $350,00
which the government contemplate
appropriating is utterly inadequate
to make any fitting representation,
adding: eve regret to learn tina
there is no real appreciation on tn
part of the government as to the com
mercial value of the st. Louis eXhibi
ton. The ministers appear to be o
the opinion that because of the Amer
lean tariff the matter has relativel.
small Importance to our exporters
We vote millions for impossible, hope
less schemes of army reform, and W
vote only a tiny sun to al undertake
ing which may well prove to be tn
turning point in the commercial war
fare of the world. The nation SHOULD
insist on prompt and adequate atten
ton being given to the matter, whicl
is certain to prove, unless vigorou
action is taken, a melancholy objec
lesson in British methods and British
lack Of enterprise"
ARRANGING AN AUDIENCE.