New-York tribune., 1890-06-06

the blood mantlng his cheeks with modification, he
iet that our credit and ON reputation could ony % Dc
established among trading aud commercial peOnics D,
| an exhibition i'll America lhe most ma!csuc t ait
comprehensive. and invitation 10 the nations ana
!riDes oil ulc earth 50 hosptaDle and mporluud'c 30
TO orng them AL within thc boundaries OF our fhr M
% % ,ne hcpuDn@ mus ~ed her az Iests
with unstinted Nbcralty.
such Fair only be created by the cordial CO. o,
operation with you, not only OF all the states M, & o.
me thc FEDERAL Government. When European SabreoS lf
tonnial really emanated from corporation they De
ci1cd not 70 give any Official ecognltion ana theI
sovereignty. II only when General Grant by
second proclamation assured them ths; the invitation
they decided to recognize the exhibition, bat that in
vltatlon necessarily carried with il the information that
the Government was absoved from all responsibility
! fof the administration results Of the Fair Win
ne knowledge now so universal about industrial ex
mbihons we cannot hope to have the world properN
represented here, unless the invitation be from ths
Government of the United states. in such form and
Win such assurances that foreign ministers VIII unoer
d that their people here at the bidding OF ana
as the guests Of the Republic.
| There can be no hesitation. no backwardness. no
nggadiness in this matter: Either let u, have an
Ter Ter fos'ered and fsthered by the United state or
none at all Let the generosity of citizens the effort
commonwealth be given without stint, but behind. 10
supplement- al deficiencies and 10 meet all obligations,
let there stand The majesty Of the United states
| OBJECTS CT THE ENTERPRISE.
1t is not only 10 open trade with the world, not
only to show 10 other countries the perfection of our
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and mines noe only TO brng together the citizens u
| all portions of the country under conditions wdch
promote patriotism, that such exhibition Is valuable
but 1t is invaluable as an educator. met at the
| Paris Exposition delegation Of workinencn and work
inswomen sent there 10y the lberality Of newspaper
man of the West but this single delegation, carried
by this phenomenal generosity the ocean will
swell here into the representatives Of every trade
| Docking from every city. town and village coming
from every mine, min aud factory. to stndy the cX
mbiiS which are the products Of the accumulated li
OF centuries inns securing for our ar7i'ans IVothoir
opportunities for education. and for country an
Instant enrichment IN the character and value of Us
The fair has been in all ages of the world the pro.
| mOtcr OF progress and the impulse OF civilization.
II mas been tie conservator Of conmcrc" and pc'cr
Among the romans and the Crock, difficulties Of
TRANSPORTATION ana the savage conditions of nter-
nalIna itiauohs made ihelr faiis NANNY ieSuEHI'
for the exhibitions Of physical skill and athletic ports
| the day plotted for the posscssen Of pow, or tl,
| overthrow of government. In the Middle Agcs when
might Was right and law had ceased 10 exist the ONLY
traveller VINO wa protected 10y common consent ~ h'
person aud goods was the merchant eoi'g - ana Ic.
turning from the fair. NJ the fair icutal lord and
vasSal, trader and college professor. priest peasant
and student. IN ermiurhnc upon . common iooIinc.
These exhibitions, ,prlngins from -Ioail b~cinunrs.
and in time creating powerful commuuitc,. led to tic
resisted the robbcr barons. and i0scgcf commr-e and
Civilization. kui ii wa- oait after the irchfu re-
! the eXcesscS Of the French hcvoluuon. and IA the
tacie> of their enthusiasm ior universal liberty and
I
their victory With the world. that International
| air for The first time held
AN ERA OF AHNGVERSARIEs.
We have been passing through period Of CEN
tennialS With passion for crowcins event, into
century packages and lab HING and slowing them
for reference the end Of the most hundsc1i wears
II il singular coincidence that tn, exhibition. with
only four year interval. win be the centennial ~
the first international fair. Nothing hos clearl,
marked the development Of thi, extraordinary century
uan the growth of these international hib.tious
steam aud electricity have made thom possible aud
Of all the ages since the dawn of history
Prince Albert opened the great worlds Fair in the
Crystal Palace iI 1e3I. with the declaration that
the time had come 10 prepare FOR gr' exhibition
noI merely national in IT. concept on and benefits but
comprehensive Of the whoi. world" To came
6.OpO.OO0 vistors. In 1851 aS,in. London the
scene Of another exhibition with 6@o0.o0O visitor,
The French in 1s67 held their exhibition. with stlI
Increasing numbers and Interest aud the worlds a>i
effort at paI1s, in 1889, housed IN buildings cot
ing Sli 100000 with 3O.OOO,O0O people crowd
ing their booths and avenues. The most successful
Of the exhibitions since 1e2s showed handsome
1878. on account OF the depression caused hy the
panic of that year resulted In deficiency OF
but the Austrians and Hungarans have since
regarded II a. the best Investment ever made 10y
notice and opened FOR them the markets ~ ihe world
AMERICAS WORK FOR THE WORLD
The Columbus Guad1centennial celebration viii be
the only within recorded time in which All the
world can cordially and fraternally unite II IS not
sacrlege to that the TWO events 10 which civi1l
ton to day owes IL advanced position are he intro
duc1on Of Christianity and the discovery 81 America
The dynamic forces OF our Christian faith I'm te
strucion OF the buttTeS'~s Of bigolrv and oppr
and the lcvclluc up Of The ma,.,- &, common light.
could never have worked such marvellous result. eN
cept for the cppoYtmtc, Of A new country aud an
untrammeIlcd population. When columbus sailed from
Paos type, mad been discovered, but church
held intelligence BY the throat The comp4r, had
opened the pathway across the sea- lut feuda>m hal
IL, foot upon the neck of commerce Iiopcie,, X
norance and helpless poverty were 80 buI,eued by
caStc and customs law and traditions that liberty
lay bound aud gagged within Imprsna,lc prison wall-
But PuritanS and Catholic Imgueno, and Lutbcrars
English, Dutch, German and French >wcdcs mot 0i
IHch hecinS 0r liberty 10 worship God according 10 the
dlCjac- of their tpuscieuce, willing ~ sacrifice
every material advantage and every cuthly pro.pcct
commercial fIeedOn, followed the rack Of olnmbu.
10 The new world HcIc neither hIng nor noble.
great for paerna supervision and .elf gov ernmsni
Dc'dhIc lIe dp."ue necessity of The colonies with
no guide but GOd. and constitution hut the Bible
they worked out upon This continent after many hard
ships and trials and tribuuloIs the profrlH of ri,
equality OF all before the law ri., founded in,
,titullon, which have withs,ood the ,csf u foreign
INVASION, Of political passions, Of party strlfc> of udi
Ydual ambition. and the shock Oi tn. ntgDfo,f fVll
war the world h;s ever ,ccn. ' "''e"'
TIE he, nGnencc, 9i their successful experiments follow
rom ~lhch they came. have rcvoiuonzed and liberal
1J" I Ii % 81 WE f'bc The triumph 81 the
tnent the beneficial effects Of he c1mnon school
, ,Ic hiFft,d dhu'"h 0i eHucauOn. have done IDorr
piahe, 0 IpGrpenie,e and happiucss The children.
,n9 h'Hu' ilich ana thc great Grandchildren Of Great
Britain and France Of GcriAuy and Itaiv II spain
ana Russia OF Scandinavia and u all the nations II
Europe VIII ,ay to thri Mndfod in the iathcr.and
Welcome. thrice welcome h. our - s,tns and homes
come ana see and learn and then will the era Of pcac"
and liberty dawn npOn the world.
New continent, beyond the ocean which should be |
come the seat Of great empires. aud whose wealth |
would redeem the Holy Scpulchrc at Jerusalem from
the inidel and cVaneelizc the world were the Of
Columbus. sustained enthusiasm ha. bccn the motor
Oi every movement IN the progress II nanlind |
Genius, puck endurance and faith can be rcsted hy
neither hng, nor cabinets. The triumph Of Columbus |
Us superb practical illustration Of the Apo. tie Paul's
tribute - the power Of faith. III, Innv spirit and !
great purpose were undismaycd by olStncls defeat
incentive 10 new cndeaVOr and Ia. 30 carried his |
poverty that In the most brilliant court In Europe il