Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-26
PHILADELPHIA's SHOW.
AN the Principal Governments of Eu-
rope Giving it the CODY.
Washington Correspondence Of the Chicago

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Washington Correspondence Of the Cbieag
Times.
The preparations orthe internationa
part of the Centennial Exhibition arr
going forward at Philadelphia. Th'
Director General will next week SEND
copies of the ground plan of the man
exhibition building, showing the pre-
iminary allotment of space, to foreign
countries, together with copies of the
Treasury regulations for the reception
of goods from foreign countries In
tended for exhibition. As no foreign
government has yet signi6ed how much
space it viii desire to occupy, of course
the allotment of space on these plans is
only provisional. The backwardness
of the preparations Of such countries as
have expressed a desire to be repre-
scented is largely due to the chaoticcon-
dition in (which thewhole scheme of Phil
adelphia hasremained up to thepresent
time. The number of governments
which have accepted the invitation
sent out by the State department is
quite large, but does not include any
Of the powerful governments, which
seem generally to have ignored the
scheme, or to have taken the most
formal notice OF, it. The most that has
been done by any one of the principal
nations of Europe is to name one or
more Of its official representatives in
this country as agents to look after the
interests of such of its citizens as may
send goods to Philadelphia for exhibit
ton. France has appointed its con-
suls at New York and Philadelphia
such agents, and Austria Hungry viii
be represented by its minister here,
Baron Schwarz- This is a very
different thing from sending regular.
ly organized commission of scientific
men and official dignitaries, as
is the custom at European
international exhibitions. Russia and
Denmark have distinctly declined to
take part In the exhibition as a govern
ment. The latest advices from St.
Petersburg are that probably there Will
be no attempt made even by individ-
uals to be represented. The govern
ment of Denmark says that it might
have broken over its rule never to take
the initiative in such exhibitions, but
1t does not find much interest existing
in exhibitions among its manufacturers.
Minister Cramer writes that he thinks
their Discrimination may arise from the
fact that the government of the United
States has no decorative orders to bestow
upon them as a reward for the trouble
and expense incurred in participating
in the exhibition. The Swiss federal |
council has accepted the invita-
ton of our government, and |
promised to be represented, but |
Minister Rublee now writes to |
Mr.. Fish that the Swiss government |
speaks discouragingly, and says the
Swiss people are fatigued with the fire.
quent recurrence of international ex-
hIhitiJns. Mr.. Rublee seems to think
that nothing will be done, because it is
not a government undertaking here.
There has been some correspondence
with Belgium and Germany, bat there
is no indication that either government
will be officially represented at Phila-
delphia. England, of course, will not
participate. Spain accepted the invi-
tation last February, but nothing has
been heard from that government about
the matter since. The European govern
ment which seems TO have entered
most heartily into the scheme Is
that of Sweden, where a royal
has been announced
and an appropriation of $1,000 made,
but Minister Andrews writes that the
failure to get an appropriation last
winter from Congress, and the criti-
,isms OF the newspapers here, have
ended to check preparations. The
government has, however, sent an
lgent to Philadelphia, and the Society
or the Promotion of the Production
# Iron has resolved to spend $1,000 to
make a good exhibition of that indus
ny. The only other government which
appears to have made any financial
provision for participation is
hat of the United States of
Columbia, which has appropriated
'25, 200. The Argentine repub-
ic has accepted, and appointed COM
mission. Also the governments Of
Guatemala, San Salvador, Liberia, and
Mexico. The President of the latter
country has appointed national CON-
nittee; Venezuela, Peru, and Chill have
but not appointed commits
toners. No representation is likely to
'e made by the latter country, because
IS own national exhibition will absorb
II its energies until Jan. l, 1876. The
government of Japan has promised to
end a special commission, but China !
s not likely to be represented. 1t Will
We seen that the governments which
promise to take part are nearly all in
ignifcant powers, and there is every
eason to believe that the international
,art of the exhibition Will be a CON-
,lete failure.
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