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Show illESiriflf Ti SEEflERIGS Royalties and Statesmen From Europe and Elsewhere Else-where Coming. World War Has Caused Desire to Know More of Great Republic. 1 Ey Universal Service, WASHINGTON, June 22. More world L celebrities will visit the Unitcjf States , during the coming twelve months than ; . all its previous history, in all probability. Dr. Kpitaclo Pessoa, president of Brazil, who arrived in .Washington yesterday for a visit of a few days, la the .first of the long line of distinguished statesmen and royal personages whom the United States Is soon to entertain. Tho Prince of Wales is to visit this country in August, lie will be entertained first at Newport at tho home of Mrs. Oelrlchs and later will come to Washing-j Washing-j ton to be officially entertained by the president. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of .Belgium and Queen Marie of Rumania, possibly President Polncare of France and probably many other members of royalty will come later. General Petain has already expressed his intention of visiting the United States and an invitation to do so will be extended to Marshal Foch. , Peace Makers Coming. The first session of the league of nations na-tions is to be held in Washington in October Oc-tober and will bring to the capital Premiers Pre-miers Uoyd George, clemenceau and practically all of the distinguished statesmen states-men who have taken part in the peaco negotiations In Paris. The famous visitors entertained by the United - States in tho past have included the Prince of Wales, later Edward VUI; Dom Pedro, emperor of Bra ail : Prince Henry of Prussia: the crown prince of Belgium, now King Albert; the Princess Eulalia, Infanta of Spain; the Duke of Veragua, lineal descendant of Columbus; the crown prince of Slam, Prince Fushima of Japan, King Kalakaua of Hawaii. Queen UHluokalani of Hawaii. Prince El Hung Chang of Cflina, the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, the Grand Duke Constantino Con-stantino of Russia, the Duke of Con-naugh Con-naugh t. President Diaz of Mexico and President Barrios of Guatemala. Visits of royal personages and distinguished European Eu-ropean statesmen have been few and far between. In the future they promise to be frequent. fre-quent. The great men of the world have conceived a new idea of the importance of the United States since the world war j was fought. j Desire to See More. ! Undoubtedly what the United States 1 did in the grea war has instilled into the minds of ail of the rulers and statesmen states-men of European and Asiatic countries a desire to see and know more abput the country whfch was capable of exerting such power In the great struggle and such influence in the councils of peace. Moreover, since It is diplomatic courtesy cour-tesy to repay the visit of a chief of state, the rulers of the countries visited by President Wilson will feel obligated to visit the United States, even if they should not be prompted to do so by personal per-sonal interest. In the past, according to the state department. de-partment. It was the custom of the American government to frown on official visits of distinguished foreigners because of our lack of suitable places to entertain visiting royalty. But the practical democratization democ-ratization of Europe will leave us free of embarrassment in that respect in the future. Rulors on a visit to the United States most probably will not be inclined to criticize the arrangements made for their reception and the character of hospitality extended them. Undoubtedly they will be qulto content here and be entertained on the basis of equality. Dry Business Worries. The state department has an emergency fund for tlie- entertainment of dis-tingulshed dis-tingulshed foreign visitors. But the department de-partment is in a quandary regarding one feature of the entertainment to be afforded af-forded these visitors. It is wondering whether or not it will be possible to serve them alone if the United Stntps irnvprn. ment shall be officiate and legally dry. Our usual method of entertainment for a distinguished guest is to have an official of-ficial of the state department meet him at the port of entrv. Then a special train brings him to Washington, where he is met by a delegation and escorted by a troop of cavalry to the residence reserved for him. Our special guests In the past have all hen taken to Mount Vernon, where thev placed a wreath on the tomb of Washington. Wash-ington. In view of the fact that consider! consid-er! ner the session of lea cue of nations in "Washington we will have a great number num-ber of distinguished visitors, it is possible pos-sible that some social functions of unusual un-usual character will be arranged. |
