The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
FRANCIS, ENVOY
 TO RUSSIA, SEES
 WILSON VICTORY
Qnterview with Ambassador F'rancis printed in Novoe Vremya, June 10' 1916.)

Ambassador Francis, when asked concerning the national convention or the Democratic party held In ms hoihe city of St. Louis last week, and when nominated President Wilson for re- election for another four-year term' said:
 "The national convention Of the Democratic party assembled Tn my home city of St. Louis June IA, anu remained in session three days. US ! proceedings were characterized by great enthusiasm and wonderful una nimity of sentiment. There was no difference of opinion whatever as 10 the nomination of President wilson and Vice President Marshall for re- election to the offices which they now hold, for another term of four years The election will be held Nov. 2, 1916, and the beginning, of the new term will be March 4, 1917, when the men elected in November will be installed in office. The present administrator will continue until that date"
 will President Wilson be re-elect- ed?"
 | Yes. I think there is no doubt about the reelection of Presldent
 Wilson His administration has been successful one in domestic affairs as well as in foreign relations" | Have you seen the platform or dec-
 laration of principles?"
 I NO, not all of it's provisions. The
 section, however. which has been printed in Petrograd insignificant ana very important. It unqualifiedly con- demns the formation of associations
 in America for the purpose Of pro-
 noting or aiding any foreign country
 when engaged in war concerning
 which the government has taken a
 neutral position. The American citi-
 zens of German ancestry have been
 outspoken and active in America In
 expressing sympathy with the Fa- therland.' The campaign will be very strenuous, and has already begun. MT. Hughes, the candidate of the Re- publican party, has resigned from the N Supreme Bench, of which he has been
 a member for eight years. He is an
 able man, but has made no express sions concerning the European war; therefore his views on that question are unknown"
 Can you tell us\ something about
 St. Louis?'
 'St Louis is on the great Missis-
 sippi river and is the metropolis Of
 the Mississippi Valley, the most pro-
 ductive section of our country, if not
 of the --orld. The city has a popula-
 tion of about 100000. It was founded by a Frenchman named Pierre La
 clede in 1763, after journeying up the
 river from the Gulf of Mexico, "a dis
 tance of about 1000 miles. It is al-
 most the geographical centre of the . United States and also the centre of , population of our country. It is a very large manufacturing and dis : tributing point, with ample banking facilities, and is approached by g railroads running through every sec , tion of the very fertile country sur |. rounding the city. It has cheap fuel in abundance, as there are immense deposits of coal within 20 miles, or 30 1 verStS. It has an inexhaustible SUD-
 ply of pure water, which is sold to
 manufacturers at very low rates. St.
 Louis is also famed for its excellent
 public schools of all grades. Its
 school buildings have been used as models by other cities in America and elsewhere. It is also a beautiful res idential city. Almost every residence has yard surrounding it and most lof the residences are owned by those who occupy them.
 fI %'1n 1904 St. Louis had the greatest . international exposition, or exhibition
 ever held. It was participated in by
 all European countries except Russia which first accepted the invitation and l had begun to erect it's buildings or : the grounds and had shipped it's ex
 hibits, when the Japanese war began
 and Russia withdrew from participa. tion and cabled. the management, -o : which I was the president, that i q could not make an exhibit of its pro
 ducts because the money appropriated
 Sherefo had been divert to the us, g of the Russian Red Cross in the Jap : anese war. There were many exhib r its, however, at the exhibition, of Rus
 sia's beautiful manofactured> product
 and of CT superb works of art"