The San Francisco call., 1909-10-20
DIPLOMATS COME
TO SEE FESTIVAL
Ministers From Spain and The
Netherlands Reach the City
From Washington
Overwhelmed by Appearance Of
Rebuilt San Francisco and
Her Hospitality

The MARQUIS OF villalobar. minister
from Spain. and DIR. ]. j. Loudon. rep
resenting The Netherlands at Washing
ton. arrived here yesterday to view tho
PortoIa. They come oh1eially at the
order of their governments. and both
express pleasure over the duty. II Is
Is years since the marquis has seen San
Francisco. and six years since Doctor
Loudon passed through here to his
post at Tokyo. San Francisco is a new
city to each, and a marvel to each
MY government regrets exceedingly
that it was unable to dispatch a war
ship in time for the celebration" said
the Spanish minister, at the 81. Francis
yesterday. You are honoring Span
lard and our country is highly appre-
ciative of the compliment But the
troubles with the Morocco tribesmen
made II ineonvenient to send war
ship
Doctor Loudon comes with Madame
Loudon who is one Of the social leaders
OF washington. They have a suite at
the ST Francis overlooking the life
and color OF Union square IL was their
privilege to see the Hudson-Fulton eel
ebration at It's BEST. where Holland was
represented not only in warships but
with the quaint replica OF the Half
Moon" yet Doctor and Madame Loudon
are not counting upon a less enjoy
able time in San Francisco.
ALL GOOD NATURED
1T is an advantage to have q smaller
crowd" Doctor Loudon said, referring
to the magnitude Of the Hudson river
undertaking. "as IL gives every one an
opportunity TO see all that's going on
For this reason. and what I have al
ready seen of the decorations / think
the affair here will be the prettier.
1t is dificult to conceive OF the crowds
in New York during that time. but I
noticed there, as here, the great good
nature OF the American crowd Each
unit of the crowd tries to help the
police keep order. il seems. Your San
Francisco hospitality is overwhelming"
Regarding the rebuilt city. he said;
with keen memories Of San Fran
cisco from my former visit. I thought
I knew what to expect But this has
so far surpassed my expectations that
I can not express myself. The work
Is marvellous"
FAMED FOR HER BEAUTY
Madame Loudon. famed for her beau
ty at the capital, will lend grace to
the official functions Of the fiesta She
and her distinguished husband were
both greatly pleased AT tne me showing
in parade made by Hollands sailors
and the hearty greeting given them ~
the spectators
At the Portola banquet. the marquis
OF Vtllalobar will throw some interest
ing sidelights on the achievements Of
Don Gaspar de Portola, whose name he
accents on the last syllable He has
taken his information from the archives
OF Madrid. for the marquis finds his
main recreation in historical and liter
ary studies.
ePortola.'' he said. brought q Span
ish warship here on his second expedi-
ton, when he established a colony OF
over 100 white men. That II why
Spain feels a peculiar interest IN the
The news sent out regarding SpaIn's
Internal troubles, according to the
minister. has been both wildly exaE-
gerated and distorted. The wild Moor
Ish tribes which Spain undertook to
discipline. have been subdued without
trouble. he said. while the Barcelona
outbreak was due 10 anarchists.
His admiration OF the rebuilt city
could not be more warmly expressed