Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-14
PAN.AMERiGAN FREAKS.
The PhiIadelphia Style Of Piping or tho
DeIegaIes-What PifrsburEers Say About


The Philadelphia style Of Piping on tho
DeIegates-what PitIsburEers Say About
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A great deal of amusement was created in
this city yesterday by the report that the
Pan-American delegates, at their reception
in Philadelphia, had been stood up in row
like parcel of freaks in dime museum in
order that hundreds Of Philadelphians
could be afforded an Opportunity to view
the raree.show, stare at them, and even make
personal remarks about them. Mayor
Fitler and the Union League Club came in
for a good share of criticism for having dis
PLAYED such lack Of courtesy, to say moth
ing of the spirit of hospitality which should
have marked the Philadelphia reception.
Mr.. Curtis is praised for having protested
against the treatment shown his South
American curiosities and for having broken
up the show by threatening to remove the
freaks.
"Wasn't that terrible?" said Captain G.
W. Bachelor, Chairman of the Committee
on Entertainment, that received the dis
tinguished gentlemen IN this city. 'I'm
sorry for the Philadelphia committee, for /
know the utter impossibility of Producing 30
people to 700 or 800, and yet those South
Americans are not the class of people to be
STUCK up against the side Of the wall to be
gazed at and insulted. They are re-
fined and exceedingly well educated,
and would grace any occasion. There
was lively interest demonstrated
in the delegates while they were
here, but we expected that, and endeavored
from the beginning to avoid the very cir
cumstance with which they were met in the
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them an Informal hospitable entertainment,
and with what entire satisfaction our
efforts were universally received can be
seen by referring to the New York Herald,
which advised the people of that city to
copy after Pittsburg' when the delegates
arrive in the metropolis next month"
Colonel T. P. Roberts regarded the matter
very seriously. 1.-The delegates were the
guests of the Union League Club, the crack
organization of Philadelphia, " said he, land
it is hard matter to entertain them where
SO many people were expected to be present
simply through curiosity"
Chairman W. E. Schmertz, of the Reeep-
ton Committee, said he took no stock in the
reported discourtesy on the part of the
Union League Club, and was half inclined
to blame Mr.. Curtis for having hand in
the affair. "If it is true" said he, ''that
the delegates were regarded as circus
curiosities, and treated as such, I don't
wonder at the attractions becoming morti-
fed. It was mistake, and it was not the
kind of an entertainments the representative
men of any foreign country would have
been given in Pittsburg. Being President
of the Chamber of Commerce, which ar
ranged for the reception and entertainment
of the delegates, and being acquainted with
quite a number of people in Philadelphia,
1 don't feel like criticising them too Sc
verely. We succeeded in entertaining them
nicely in Pittsburg. They were satisfied,
and am sorry for Philadelphia, ii they
did not succeed in doing as well as we did. !"
Mr.. James B. Scott, Chairman Of the
Programme Committee, laughed and in
jesting manner said: ''It would simply be
ridiculous for anyone to suppose that the
Union League Club could initiate the Pitts
burg committee in their manner of enter.
tanning visitors" He refused to say any
thing further, asserting his opinion that the
unfortunate occurrence had been caused by
someone having had his toes tramped upon.