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Show j World Celebrities Coming to Visit Uncle Sam WASHINGTON. More world celebrities will visit the United States during the coming twelve months tlmti in all its previous history. Dr. Epitaeio Pessou, president of Brazil, who arrived in Washington recently, is the first ft of the long line of statesmen and royal personages whom the United Slutes is soon to entertain. The prince of Wales is to visit this country In August. He will be entertained en-tertained at Newport, and later will come to Washington to be officially entertained by the president. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and Queen Marie of Rou-mania, Rou-mania, possibly President Polncaire of France and probably many other mem- bers of royalty will come later. General Gen-eral Petain has already expressed his intention of visiting the United States aud an invitation to do so will be extended to Marshal Focb. The first session of the League of Nations is to be held in Washington in October and will bring to the capital Premiers Lloyd George, Clemenciu and practically all of the distinguished statesmen who have taken part in the peace negotiations in Paris. Visits of loyal personages and distinguished European statesmen to the United States in the past were few and far between. In the future they promise to be frequent. The great of the world have conceived n hew idea of the Importance of the United States since the world war. Moreover, since it is diplomatic courtesy to repay the visit of a chief of state, the rulers of the countries visited by President Wilson will feel obligated to visit tlte United States, even if they should not be prompted to do so by personal interest. |