Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-06-07
QUE VIENNA LETTER-No. 0

Special Correspondence Of the Dallas Herald.
VIENNA, April %, 1873.
The first of May approaches, the day
when royalty will display itself at the FIX
position, and it would be supposed that
each m tion would desire that her depart
mont should be in fine order, bur the truth
is, much of the Exposition is as yet ''con-
fusion worse. confounded.' In the various
departments boxes lie in promiscuous
piles, and half desperate exhibitors nre
running wildly about, anxious to get their
wares in order and yet not being able to
get at them One man folds his arms de-
spairingly, exclaiming, 81 have forty
boxes. One is here and another thei sand
n hundred other boxes are piled upon
them. cannot get zine until hundred
other men remove theirs. might as well
;, home for n month
The American department looks like a
deserted warehouse, only few boxes
there and nothing in order; and now to
add to the confusion comes telegram
from the President, susrending for the
time being, aud perhaps permanently, the
sreseut Board of Commissioners, and APP
pointing a tenn porary Board until further
orders shall be received from Washington.
Certain charges Of NAL feasdnce have been
made against individual members of the
Comm ission, and for some time past secret
Investigations have been making, Minis
ter Jay having been empowered to assist
in conducting such Investigations. The
result is the receipt of this telegram, and
on Friday la st each member of the Com
mission received tho following notice:
AMERICAN LEGATION, VIENNA, |
April rs, 1878.
SIR--I am instructed by the Hon. Ham
iltou Fish, Secretary of State, in tele-
gram, dated Washington, April "a, received
at 2 clock to-day, that the President has
ordered: First, that in consequences of ir-
regularites which have occurred in the
Comm ission, the commissioners and as
sistants appointed under the act OF 1872
| there follow the names) are hereby reliev-
| ed from duty. Second, that lie Grand B.
Cannon land others named) or such per-
sons as the President may appoint, will
set as temporary commissioners without
pay, to represent the United States at the
! Exposition, with the powers heretofore in
vested in Gen. Van BurcD. Third, this is
not expressive of opin ion Lgainst any per-
son or persons, and they can be reap.
pointed. Fourth, the Department will
| ,t,l,
Mr.. Jay is hereby empowered 10 serve this
notice.
Gen. Van Buren, has been some ten days
in the city. A member of the commission,
Mr.. Myer, on his arrival, found himself
suspended. The temporary Board, who of
course are only honorary, receiving no pay
for their labors, are setting vigorously
to work to get things in running order.
They have not yet received from Gen. Van
Buren, the books and papers they desire,
the General alleging that the trunk con-
tanrng them has not yet arrived. Some
think that this is merely a subterfuge, and
accuse him of Withholding the books, lilo
others maintain that as the suspension is
called merely temporary, unless he has re-
ceived orders from the President to deliver
the papers to the honorary commission, he
would have really no right to give them
up. ... .- ..
So matters stand, General Van Buren
living at the Grand Hotel, doing nothing,
and the men who came to Vienna expect
ing to do nothing, ut least in the Com
mission, are attempting to do his work,
under the disadvantage Of ignorance OF
the position of affairs, what arrange
ments have been made with shippers, etc
A meeting was held Monday evening, 18th
inst, temporary Superintendenis of de-
partments appointed, and vigorous efforts
will be made to put the American DIVISION
into as good shape as possible Tor th'
lst of May. There are, of course, q mui'
titude of opinions concerning the affair
Some lay great stress upon the fact tha
the notice explicitly states that no retlee
ton is cast upon individual members, ant
say that it must be that only one or TIVE
are guilty of misdoing, but that the au
thorities probably thought it would not d'
, to make individual charges unless ther
was absolute certainty in regard to whit
were guilty, neither would it do to ALLOW
them TO n main in the Commission, so tha
there really was no way left but to includ
the innocent with the guilty for the tim
being. but as soon ms guilt is fully proven
the innocent members will he at once ex
oncrated and reins.ated in their forne
positions, and that instead Of being in
iured by the present action, they wi
really stand in more favorable light.
But be this as it may, it is still quit
evident that things need more carefr
looking after at home. We are so prou
e of our country, and We feel so asbame
;, when such corruptions are developed, fc
: we have here an opportunity of seeing ho
Europe is looking toward America.
certain class, anxious TO pick flaws in OF
institutions, eager to catch every whispt
- magnify it a thousand fold, and who, whe
= such disclosures are made, laugh jeeriDgl.
"This then is the result of your bonste
Is Republic These are the kind Of men
fee country develops, and this the hol
esty and morality that spring up throul
your yaunted liberty Of speech, thong
! and sctionl How much better are "
- than we who lay no such great claim
virtue p To another class America is Il
eaf,lly paradise, the home of freedom, &
asylam Of The weak from wrong and o
(. & preston. They look sad as they as
- nWhat shall gain If leave my home Al
1t frien ds? all that is dear to me, TO go to
strange land, where,instead of being rul
by one man, who may chance 10 be 60
man, shall be at the mercy Of a multitu
Is. of unprincipled men. Better endure [
I'd evils that have, than fly TO others l sEC
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