New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
'DUTCH QUEEN IN PARIS
WiIheImina of Holland Received
BY French President.
POLITICALLY SIGNIFICANT
Visit Proves That the Neither
lands Is Emancipated from
Hobenzollern Vaccinations.
10y Cable 20 The Tribune.1


Paris. June queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland and the Prince Consort arrived
to-day on their first official visit 10
Paris. The gay city has an Enthusiastic
rondncss Cor queens, and to-day's recep-
tion of the Dutch sovereign was sincere
and impressive.
President Fallieres. Premier Poincare
and the omnpresent Louis Lepihe' pre-
feet Of Police. were at the Care du Nora
to welcome the visitors. and the drive
I'm state carriages across the city to the
PaIais d'Orsay, where the Queen ana
prince will remain during their fisi''
through avenues garlanded with flowers
and lined with d crowd in holiday garp
and spirits. is certain to remain one OIL
the most cherished recollections OF her
naies,v's life. Mere bunting and flags
are good enough for king, but queen
deserves q more delicate tribute ana
thus the usual display OF natlohai hass
was discreet and half hidden by wreaths
and masses of flowers.
The Franco Dutch fates will. OF
course. be on the customary lines, de-
signed by the adamantine protocol. and
will include a gala performance at the
Opera. a visit TO Versailles Palace anu
Of course banquets. The Queen mas
esnecially insisted on q military review
and battle mannuvres into the bargain
ard these will take place at the Satory
camp. near Versailles. where sort OF
coming tower has been specially buiit'
whence her majesty will be able to FOL
lou all the operations of the troops.
Precedent Forty-five Years Old.
This being a republic and therefore
one of the most conservative countries
I'm the world. the municipality has gone
back to rs archives for precedents as 10
the correct way to do things. No Queen
in her own right has been received here
since Queen Victoria's last official Visit
under the empire. The municipality
has therefore, consulted the programme
OF fates given some forty-hve years ago
for the Queen OF England to ma IDEAS
for the reception Of the Queen or HoI-
land
The fetes which begin to-day give
fresh vigor and thrill to French patriot"
ism because the French people regard
Queen Wilheminas visit as manitesta-
tIon by the Dutch nation Of its absolute
freedom from the German influences
which, until the recent action OF the
Dutch government concerning the con-
structlon OF the Notifications or FLUSH
ing. were believed In France to threaten
the independence of the reigning family
and Of the nation itself.
Until to-day the average Frenchman
looked upon Holland as a sort OF strate-
gical dependency OF Germany. Now all
is changed, and France for the first time
recognizes the military, political and
economic independence Of the Neither
lande.
Speaks French Perfectly.
Queen Wilhelmina charms Parisians
by her graceful manner. She speaks
French perfectly and with exquisite tact
made a delicate allusion in conversation
10 the fact that she Is great-sreat-
granddaughter of Louise de Coligny,
who was a daughter Of the famous Ad-
miraI de Coligny, and that consequently
she has a good strain OF French blood IN
her veins.
Her visit causes the greatest JOY and
sa abstraction here as a sign OF emancipa-
ton OF Holland from Hohenzollern
Vaccinations.
A banquet given in honor OF the royal
visitors this evening by President Fail
Heres at the Elysee Palace was followed
by gala performance at the Opera.
There will be a reception at the City
Hall tomorrow and i dinner at the For
eign Office. On Monday the grand re-
view of the troops In honor Of the Queen
and Prince Consort will be held. After
lunching at the palace at Versailles on
Monday the Queen and Prince will re-
turn to Holland.