The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-18
ST. LOUIS FAIR BOOMER BACK.
EX-GOv. FRANCIS HERE-NOT a
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.

Called On -Four Or Five European Ruiers
and Found Them All Interested In
the Missed the king Of
Spain-His Talk with the Kaiser.
Ex-Gov. David r. Francis OF Missouri.
president of the st. Louis Exposition. who
went abroad early last month 70 attend
the washingtons Birthday dinner OF the
American colony in London, and who ex-
tended his trip over the Continent in the
interests Of the exposition, got back yes
terday on the Kronprinz Wilhelm, full OF
enthusiasm over the interest which he
said both the rulers and people Of Europe
had evinced in the coming worlds fair
at st. Louis.
During his trip MIR. Francis travelled
u 800 miles and broke the record. he says,
for seeing Kings and Emperors. Between
Feb. rs and March 10 he was received at
five palaces. He hsd personal talks with
King Edward. Emperor William. King
Leopold and President Loubet OF France
and only missed the King Of Spain because
he couldn't afford to spnd another day In
Madrid.
Il am glad 10 say" said Mr.. Francis,
that all the III feeling for this country
that followed the war seems to have died
out in Spain. Progressive Spanish people
are beginning TO think that the war was .
blessing TO the country. l succeeded In
interesting the Spanish Ministry In our
exposition and | was assured that at the
next meeting Of the Cortes a liberal APP
preparation for SPANS exhibit would he
made. The young King did not see but
his Ministers told me that he was greatly
Interested In the fair and would like to
visit IT,
in Berlin, as you know. had an
alone for an hour. was shown into a
room and scarcely had a chance TO turn
around when q door opened and the En-
peror came In. We had a very pie asant
talk. OF course l cannot repeat all that
on all subjects, expressing some very
positive views, No, didn't ask him for
his views on the Monroe Doctrine, but did
tell him that we In this country regarded
him an a very hard-working monarch
He laughed at that and raid:
oh, you have many harder working
men in your country than l am.
Il asked him whom he could mean and
he mentioned several names OF wealthy
Americans, among them j. Pierpont
Morgan. who he said was q far harder
working man than he was. The Emperor
promised that Germanys exhibit at 81.
Louis will be q generous one and that II
will be especially fine in it's educational
features. He VIII also send some OF MS
personal tre assures for exhibition.
In Brussels I saw King Leopold, who has
promised that Belgium will appropriate
100, 900 francs for It's exhibit. Leopold 10
enthusiastic about this country and wants
To visit II very much. He said that but for
his age he would surely visit the fair
Il was very sratifed to find the position
in which this country stands oil over Europe
to-day. In every country we are looked
upon as holding the balance OF power and
az a people who must be- reckoned with
think that the interest in the Exposition
is due largely TO the fact that we are the
most observed country in the world. and
in most OF Europe. the most admired
Mr.. Francis was asked about the stories
that have come out of the West that he is
Presidential possibility.
I'm not a candidate he said. just
count me out. I'm busy enough with the
ST Louis Fair without bothering with other
things"
Mr.. Francis will stay at the Waldorf
Astoria for several days. Tonight he will
be dined by the Missouri Society.
The Kronprinz was delayed al Quaran-
tine from o'clock to because a little two
year-old girl In the storage, who had been
III was found to have smallpox. II was
7 o'clock before the passengers left the
kronprinz in this city.