Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-09
FRENCH ARE. P|QUEO!
Squadron Sails Away Without
Firing a Salute.
CRITIC TELLS OF SIGHTS
But Admiral lie Pord Expressed OBJ
legation Before Departure.
BLAME LAID ON COMMITTEE
Failure to Provide Escorts and
Neglect of Officials Are Com
planned Of.
BLAME LAID ON COMMITTEE

planned OF.
NEW YORK, October 9.-With the de-
parture yesterday afternoon of the French
battleships La Justice. La Verite and La
Liberte, and the British armored cruisers
Drake. Duke of Edinburgh and Argyll,
the happy family of polyglot seaf1ghters
swinging in review in the North river for
the Hudson-Fulton celebration was brok-
| en- up.
Left in the Hudson are the German
cruisers Victoria Luise, Dresden, Bre-
| men and Hertha, besides the blue-gray
1nflexible, which may weigh anchor to-
| morrow; the Italian cruisers Etna and
| Etruria. which will stay over for the Co.
| lumbar celebration next week: the Next
can gunboat Morelos, and the Dutch
cruiser Utrecht.
| Grand Admiral Won Rooster OF the Ger
man navy was at Niagara Falls yester-
day. while his ships took on coal and
stores.
Frenchmen Leave Quietly.
The Frenchmen took informal leave,
gliding down the river and past the fort
on Governors Island without giving or
destination are Punta del Gardo, Azores
and Toulon.
The French consulate denied yesterday
that single one of the $50 men was I'M
accounted for.
When the Britishers, with the flag of
Rear Admiral F. d. Hamilton on the
Drake, went out they fired a twenty-four-
gun salute Off Pier A, which was an
swered by Castle Williams. 1t was said
the Frenchmen didn't salute for the rea-
son that Admiral lie Pord felt hurt by al
legged lack of official courtesy and thought
fulness on the part of the Hudson-F Fulton
commission, although credit is given to
the American army and navy officers for
observing every tenet of etiquette.
The French minister of war, 1t was said.
was cabled to at one time for permission
to withdraw the ships during the celebra-
ton because of continual Sights and
humiliations ileaped upon the French ad-
miral and his officers by the Hudson
Fulton committee.
Another Alleged Complaint.
The information comes from the French
consulate The burden of the complaint,
it was said is that in addition to the CON-
slant reminder Of his inferiority In rank,
the French admiral and his staff. In full
uniform. were kept standing in the street
after the military review, while officers of
other flags were taken to their boat land
ings.
Another thing said to have hurt was the
passing in review Of an organization OF
German veterans of the Franco-Prusslan
war, bearing a captured French flag.
1T is almost more than l can bear.
Admiral lie Pord is reported to have said.
averting his face from the flag. II feel
ashamed; let me turn for a moment"
The same diplomatic authority said that
while the float In the other procession
showing the statue of George III being
RULED down was passing Admiral Sey-
nour smiled smile that said How
crude"'
Another alleged oversight was the fail
ure to invite officially by name any but
the Japanese and German representatives
to the fete. Gen. Woodford is quoted as
explaining that the apparent neglect was
due to clerical errors.
French pride is also said to have been
hurt by the overlooking in the turmoil Of
naval welcomes of the rank and i'm
portance of CASTOR Darboux, official en-
voy of the French president and perpet-
ual secretary Of the French Academy of
Sciences. France looked upon the cele-
bration as a scientific affair. says the
French critic. but it got sidetracked into
a partial function. This critic thinks
America a mere child in the art of en-
tertaining great bodies.
George III and Seymour.
"And. then. do you recall when the
stdtuC VI 'OoIS LII III TIC
floats?" continued the diplomatic COM
plainant. What very brusque idea!
Admiral Seymour sat there and had to
look at it. Would you think such an ex-
hibition necessary?
1T seemed to all us Europeans almost
an insult to bring to the notice of a
guest of the country the statue of one
time king Of his country being pulled
down before his eyes to make bullets to
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seemed to US foreigners that the history
of the country could have been typiied
more delicately.
admiral Seymour, when the statue of
George III passed. simply smiled. but his
smile was of a quality that a friend
would not have liked. 1t was neither
diplomatic, contemptuous nor sarcastic,
yet 1t conveyed the thought How crude!'
But lie Pord Said Differently.
In contradiction of the views enter
tanned by the diplomat quoted New
Workers can point to that card sent by
Admiral lie Pord. commander of the
French squadrCr. to the newspapers Of
lie city.
admiral lie Ford wishes to give ex-
preston to his warm thanks and hearty
appreciation 70, the most hospitable and
cordial welcome accorded to himself, to
his officers and sailors by the people of
this great Umpire city.
He as wei as those under his COM
mand has been so overwhelmed with
kindnesses from every conceivable quar-
ter that 1t has become matter OF I'M
possibility to thank each one individually,
and he desires. therefore, to avail himself
Of the courtesy of the newspapers to seize
this opportunity of bidding to the people
of New York 'merci: adieu, au revofr.
The vice consul at the French consulate
treated the charges against the Hudson
Fulton committee as joke.
Certainly Admiral lie Pord expressed
his appreciation of the courteous atten-
ton he received. Nothing was done to
offend him: certainly not" said he.
Another incidental feature of the cele-
bration-the staying of a vessel so long
on the Tompkinsville anchorage-has
caused comment and given source for ru-
mors that Capt. of Frigate Luis E. AL
mazda Of the Argentine training ship
Presidente Sarmiento was much offended
at the berth assigned to his ship.
The story reached Washington and yes
terday the Argentine minister, Senior Don
Epifanio Fortela, wired the consul gen.
oraJ of the Argentine Republic in the