Evening star., 1923-05-14
,Y THE MARaUIsE DE FONTENOY.

By THE MARa lSE DE- run iE->o
France is making active prepara-
tions for the great worlds fair OF
decorative art and modern industry
which is to be held in Paris in 1928,
and which is destined to surpass in
Importance, size and interest all the
other great international exhibitions
that have taken place on the banks
OF the Seine since the first affair OF
the kind in 1855. This one was fol-
lowed by the second in 1867. by the
third in 1873, by the fourth in 1900.
The fifth one was to have occurred
ten years ago, but was postponed on
a account of the threatening aspect of
the political horizon, and will be
opened to the public just two years
hence.
1t will occupy an area of about 100
acres on both sides of the River Seine
between the Invalides bridge and that
Of Alexander III. and the funds for
the undertaking are being raised by
means of the issue this week of gov
ernment lottery bonds to the value
of s20.00n.N00. The bonds are TO be
of fifty francs each, the purchasers
mission tickets to the exhibition and
other advantages in the way of re-
duced prices on railroads and at
metropolitan theaterS.
The subscription lists for the sale
Of the bonds will remain open for
a month unless the issue is disposed
of by an earlier date than expected,
and there will be fifty-SiX monthly
drawings for monetary prizes. All
bonds which do not draw prizes can
eventually be redeemed at so francs
each.
Invitations are to he dispatched in
the near future by the French gov
ernment to friendly foreign powers.
asking them to take part in the i'm
pending International exhibition.
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Alexandra Millerand, president of
the French Republic, has found time
amidst all his multifarious duties in
connection with the office of chief
MAGISTRATE, to write and publish a
volume entitled, "The return of AL
SAGE and of Lorraine to France" 1t
Is a subject on which he is better
qualified than anyone else to speak
or write. On the 22d of November.
t1s1s, Prime Minister Clemenceau de-
CTe6u Ile VI Ni'ehSO
and Lorraine. which Germany had
been COMPELLED to vacate into three
new Departments of France, entitled,
"The Bas-Rhin. the Haut-Rhin and
the Moselle''. But, the task of or
ganiZing the transition from German
to French rule in those regions was
found to be far more complicated and
difficult than anticipated. and as the
result thereof, new post was
created. and Premier Clemenceau ap-
pointed Alexandra Millerand as high
commissioner of Alsace-Lorraine with
full powers.
That was in April. 1919, and from
that time forth until January. 1920.
when Millerand was summoned to
Paris to assume, first of all the
premiership, and then the presidency
of the republic, he grappled with the
mission which he had accepted and
which demanded the use of all his
patience, tact firmness and liberality.
His place at Strasburg, after his de-
parture, was filled as high commits
sioner by M. Gabriel Alapetite. former
plenipotentiary in Tunis. and now
ambassador at Madrid. The work of
the organization of the new admin
been almost completed. and the high
commission at Strasburg is slated to
go out of existence on the last day of
June.
It is said that the book of the
president is most instructive, laying
bare the varied character of the prob
lens by which he was confronted
and the manner in which he was
hampered and obstructed at every