New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-17
RECALL or THE GERMAN couVISGoyER.

RECALL or THE GERMAN COMMISSIONER
The German Commissioners Ia the ENhibl-
tiou l.aye n dinner on the Centennial grounds
on Tuesday evening which had an Importance
other than rs a social event. which brought
together most of the officials, American and
foreign. connected will! the Fair. Instead OF
the usual genial flow of talk that' comes after
the dessert and quicl,ens the digestion, the
Commissioners entered upon what Congress
men call personal explanations, and told their
guests of the troubles within their organization,
Of the recently Published letters ol their chief,
Prof Rculcaux, CTiticiSing the German cX-
hibit and of his near approaching departure
from the field of his laborS, and all this with
an carnc,tncss and at length that would
have been quite out of place had ii not been
for the evident desire of the speakers 10 cor
rect misappIchensI0uS and give assurance that
harmony ryigned among them. Having thus,
nj q public dinner, talked about their relations
20 each other. To the Exhibition. and To their
Government, the Commissioners Will probably
not consider il inappropriate II the subject Is
further discussed III print.
Originally the German Commission was COM
rosed of three citizens Of Philadelphia, Ger
man-bom, but long resident there-McsSrs.
John ID. Iankenan, tGuStayuS Rcmak, ana
Charles H. Mcyer--thc latter being Consul OF
the Empire mt that place. In cooperation with
the home Commission in Germany. and with
the very limited assistance afforded by the I'M
pcrial Government, these gentlemen went on
and organized the exhibit as best they could.
It., defects were many and serious in the eyes
of intelligent Germans, and were apparent 70
people of other natIonalites, but they could
rot Justly bc charged to the Commissioners.
who could do no more than take the articles
sent over and put them in place. Ii many of
the best German industries were moi repre-
scented, and if great deal of room was occu-
pied 10y cheap goods, exhibited through the
agency of New-Golk importing houses, II was
not their fault.
After the Fair opened, the Berlin Govern
ment began To realize its Importance, and dis
Matched as members of the International jury
a number of gentlemen of emincnce in v"ri-
ous branches of science and manufactures.
Among them, and bearing commission as
President of the German jurors, came Prof. F.
Rculeaux, Director of the Industrial School in
Berlin. and well-known writer on mechanics
and industrial education. He was mortified at
the appearance OF the btInltll SttlloU, anu ~
doubt communicated his dissatisfaction to his
Government. The reply seems 10 have been
in the shape of an appointment rs Chief Com
missioner Ii was already June, the Exhibit
ton had been opened a month and it was of
course impossible to do anything to i'm
prove the character of the German display.
The Resident Commissioners had expected and
had even recommended, that chief should be
sent out from Berlin. and their relations with
Prof Rculeaux were of the most cordial
description. Matters might have run on
smoothly until the close of the Fair, but the
Professor man of vigorous intellect and of
very independent turn of mind. took il upon
himself as patriotic duty to enlighten his
countrymen as to the defects of their repre-
sentation here, and to tell them in plain words
that Germany had reason to be ashamed of
the cheap and inferior goods she had sent TO
compete with the finest fabrics of other
nations. He wrote letter to the Berlin Ma
tiondl ZeitHng paper of small size but of
large circulation aud influence which