New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-07
THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION.
THE IRREGULARITIES IN THE AMERICAN
DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPMENTS OF CORRUPT TRANSACTIONS.
70 me EDITOR Of The Tribune.
SIR: The affairs of the Commission are
taking a more direct and speedy movement toward
ord than hitherto have been able to observe, MT
schultz has taken hold Of the responsibilities ana am
sultes Of the position with energy and without regau"
individual interests or sensibtes. He has recon-
uepded Messrs Garretson and SeasongOod as his CO
adiutors they having IL Is understood, resigned ther
poops on the Old CummssiO. and does not propose "
eEenmber his movements with larger STAN Ihls Sc
hestion OF the two most emineat or the 0iu OV'N
mission now here from the number OF persons az
Ma disposal is not TO be taken an expression OF
onluon IS TO the irregularities" for OF tnem
10 ike Col. Cannon, declines to have any opinion
He fakes tho two who, from previous acquaintance
with tie ars Of the Exhibition, from their wealth. anu
social consideration and general business capacity
were those whom he found likely 70 be tho most eclent
and responsible aids Ia the emergency in which nc
4 is our Exhibition matters. better representative
ofte e. eat West than Nj GsretsOn one could hardly
s,reet 10 see while Mr. seasongood az a sample OF the
Amerieanzed German, is equally in his place as the
srgan Of the Commission with all the officials who do
NOT sneak Eucsh As he is not An Austrian born, nor
recent ewigraut, having been In America from child
hood the imperial Government can have no cause TO
make distinctions in the honors paid the new Commits
soner as was the case with the old members nor shall
those who have had the fortune 70 be TO the manner
born have cause to blush for having in our highest
pl4ces OF honor who IN their native place. were In
admissible 70 any honor whatever
Itis impossible to pass by this question without re-
curing 70 the central OF all responsibility and Of
al present disgracc-Jhe utter negligence OF our
administration IN those matters which highly
oerued reputation the present focus Of the regards
OF civilization. G. d. Van Buren, Is known 10 have had
the appointment Of all the commissions and the selec
bon Of most OF them. Is any American, conyersant
with the names OF public men-those who represent
Us to Ourseves-not already that not above four
or five Of the Commissioners were men who, in any
sense whatever Vould be put forward types Of any
esss Americans that five Of the 70 commissioners
were Germans, and Of these three known
in America that a naturalized doctor Of Gentemanly
naadcs and a Vienna reprOnate could not in any case
confer honor the country which had no choice in
adopting them and that Assistant who put for
ward most prominently in the Commission would not be
received In reputable circles in his native city Is any
American, naturazed OF not. thcksknned as not to
that the return Of vennese OF unrecOGnzed posi-
ton 10 their native city members OF Representative
Commission OF America who should stand here peers
OF Princes and Archdukes and the Of highest posi-
lions IN all lands neither compliment TO America,
than insult 20 the nations who meet here
tt matter OF serious concern II in the State
Department took the pains TO know whom we were TO
have here and u is still serious matter H. as be-
heve be the case, the Department fairly warned
before the scandal had come 70 head that these men
were what We know them, and President Grant "a
well his advisers In this matter the on whom
70 pour the first wrath OF mortified and Inundated
people. Those OF who prefer open TO bur
rowing ulcer will be thankful that It has come 20 the
hight even in Vienna but we cannot thank President
Grant or his Secretary Of State.
have alluded to painful feature which reappears
from time 70 time another OF the suspended Commits
Eoners arrives aud meets his dshonor face face-the
Injustice which classes the innocent victims Of an un-
whiting completely IN the transactions Of the Commission
with the conspratOrs themselves But decision which
premature is than none, even to the Innocent
and those who involved must be content TO wait
complete clearing up The disgrace Of even involuntary
association with such facts as are proved Is punishment
enough for the imprudence OF having ventured within
the unholy circle Of civil service. Mr. Schultz is
rght in his decision 70 waste time in an inyesga
ton which has no practical results for him and his
work-bs present force is sufficient. We have not yet
all the Light can hope for the subject As the in
coherent and irregular papers Of the exCOmmissiOn
come under examination find more and more 70 Won
der at II that Gen. Van Buren, and his two aids,
Messr Meyer aud suassny to have 5000 each for
their seryces-the other Commissioners $500 and that
Mr. Boltor who removed by Gen. Van Buren, to
make place for Mr. stassny, required before APP
pOinmeut 70 sign paper promising not TO claim any
salary. Who else has had to sign similar papers
have not seen heard anything to impicate Mr..
eassny IN the corruptOns proven, and believe him in-
Of any profit light Of full in
yestigatou does not the failure comprehend some
thing Of what going in the Office in which he
Oh aid imply degree OF obtuseness almost ncrediblet
In the view Of the circumstances we have at least
night 70 shake our heads and wait investigation
There seems 10 have been also something very sngu
lar about the schOOlhOuse affair When the project Of
the undertaking was formed, Mr. Phnbrck, the school
expert from Boston, made offer TO have the building
made in America and put up here for $4,000. Gen. Van
Buren, replied that it too much he could have II
done the spot for ess-then ordered Col Bridges to
build it for 5000 imposing no conditions save that limit
Of price, and takngnO security for the nonfulfment of
contract 1t Is almost finished, and believe nearly
the whole has been expended ii, with the inte
gence Of an architect and craftsman, brought from
America % aid Col Bridges (whO is practical builder
Of houses) The result is thing which much like
tecond-class New England barn It is like a school
house and our school authorities advise it's abandon
nent 70 some proper and appropriate use one can be
found. An American schoohOuse certainly not and
beside the exquisite swiss schooLhouse and the wonder
fu Prussan educational building near it, the fob is as
fitting appendage TO the greater as could pos
Siby be Imagined. IL seems distilled in Amer
ics kind OF pouco-mora pitch which not only no one
can touch, but not even without being de.
fled A. fact after fact comes out we begin TO dread
that We must reverse the legal MAXIM and ask every
man 10 prove bis innocence before 10 sus
pect him. fear lest should have preudiced justice by
endeayorng 10 cxcupate one too soon and only
say that innocence afford to wait and guilt must
excuse impatieDce and suspicion as best IL The
whole nation is wronged and dishOnored well as
The innocent Commissioners, and cannot be hastily
or eaectualy cleaused IN the eyes Of the world.
Mr. S.hultz, in his work, is not disposed 70 do
things by halves and has already condemned several
ARTICLES which far below the standard OF Amer
lean technical ability 10 be unfit for exhibition, and
Vii bag them up and send them back TO the United
Btdtes aeaieupd their srane