Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30
TO Be WON INCH BY inch.
Shrewd Newspaper Attacks Upon the
Worlds Fair at Chicago.
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Fight of the English Steamship Lines on
Uncle Sans Boats.
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CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsrArcH.1

evident from certain publications which
have for some time past been appearing in
the local papers here, that European capital
does not intend to let American trade in
crease its hold on South America, without
contesting every inch of territory. The
most prominent and most ably conducted
newspaper of the five dailies which are pub
ished in this city is A ProUinciG do Para.
This paper seems to be in the employ of Old
World capital, or perhaps coquetting with
it, and looking with sly amatory glances
toward North America.
This paper has recently published frequent
and comparatively full notices of the initia-
tory movements of the Columbian Exposi-
ton OF 1892. Most of these articles have
been translations from New York and Phil
adelphia papers, and breathe the jealousy,
but poorly concealed, which was caused by
Chieago's success in obtaining the location
for the Exposition. Democratic opposition
to the new tariff bill also forms a part of the
animus Of these articles that seem waited to
these shores by transatlantic winds, to an
tagonize American interests in general.
JUST SUITS ENGLAND.
o
that is being warmed over and served mp to
Brazilians on this topic, to the detrimeut Of
American trade as well as of the Exposition,
is tranlation from the Times, of Philadel-
phia, published by the above named Para
paper on the 28th ult. That article treats of
the new Mckinley tariff bill as prohibitivs
to European trade and as indicative of the
settled national purpose to make the Expo
sition of 1892 exclusively American and
urges the idea that it may be simply impos-
sible for it to be anything more than
Chicago" exposition.
Nothing could suit European interests in
South America better than the publication
of just such ''stuf'' from United States
sources, in impartial, or rather, friendly
papers here. Open hostility on the part of
papers here would awaken reactionary sus-
picion, as there is no reason for hostility;
but, on the contrary, every reason for
friendly attitude toward the United States
on the part of the Brazilian press. Conse-
quently the articles translated and pub
lished here are generally of an interesting
and interested sort, but conceal under a
handsome cloak of sad regret devilish
sting ef doubt as to whether the Exposition
will ever amount to anything alter all.
OUR ONLY DEFENDER.
The only out-and-out newspaper defense
OF our Columbian Exposition which has
been published here has appeared from time
to time in a weekly newspaper entitled D
ApologistG Christao Brazileiro, edited and
published by the Rev. Justus H. Nelson,
A. M, S. 7. B., a native of Wisconsin and
ten years in Brazil as a self-supporting mis-
sionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church
From this weeks issue of this paper 1 give
the translation OF the 'leader,' which is as
follows:
tempis to cover up the fact that the city Of
New York felt very jealous for not having Sc
cured for herself the international Exposition
of 1892 Some newspapers of that city, as well
as of Philadelphia and other Eastern cities,
have not yet been able to forget that the much
younger city, Chicago, has won from them
the much coveted prize, and are making
petty war against the Exposition. The Amer.
lean newspapers that reach Brazil are unfor-
tunafely almost all from those cities where
this jealousy exists, and consequently the news
of the Exposition, which is to be larger and
more important than any this world has yet
seen, comes to US belittled and green with jeal-
ousy, from petty vengeful politics. Not to
mention many articles which in the same tenor
have been published here, the article which the
Provinct1 do Para of the 2Sth ult. translated
from the Times. of Philadelphia, will serve as
a sample. The following is the last paragraph
Of that article:
LET US have. therefore, AN American Ex.
position. if we can, or Chicago Exposition, il
we lan't do better. .. The fiction of universal
Exposition should be Immediately abandoned"
The premises from which the Times seeks to
draw this conclusion are two-the out-of-the-
way location of Chicago and the protective
legislation of the National Congress. As to the
location, we affirm that, even for an Inter-
national Exposition, Chicago is much superior
to New York. Last year we visited both cities
several times; and observed that Chicago is a
much better enterpTising city than New York,
and has room much better suited for the Expo
sitinn. And, besides. to show to foreigners
what America is, and to America what foreign
ers are, it would be impossible to choose .
better location.
The distance from the sea is not great. The
trip of 800 miles Is now made in Is hours; and it
is promised that, during the time of the Expo
sition, express trains will traverse the disranco
10 Is hours or less. and for reduced price. Thus
foreign visitors will have an opportunity to see,
not only the City of New York, but also a beau.
tiful stretch OF country, which is an 1ndispen-
sible part of the Exposition.
'.As to the new protective tariff legislation, it
is true that the custom house duties exclude
from the United States market certain pros
ducts Of European manufacturers-articles
which are manufactured in the United State-
and against which the United States manu-
facturers do not wish free competition with
under-paid labor. But European manufactur.
ers will not let this prevent them from taking
part IN the EXPOSITION, ana LOT the 1onoWlnR
reasons:
FOR TEE INTERESTS oF ALL.
1.-THE Exposition of 1892 is especially for the
celebration of the fourth centennial Of the
discovery of America, and In the interest Of
the three Americas-North, Central and South.
All these will De represents in the Exposition
in their production and in all their Industries.
North America is seeking to attract the atten-
ton of the Republics of South America, to
obtain part of the trade which now exists be-
tween these republics and the countries OF
Europe.
Therefore, the European countries will not
fail to be well represented at the International
Exposition for the very reason not to let the
North Americans take away their South Amer
ican trade. The fact is, that aside from purely
sentimental motives, the principal purpose OF
the Exposition is to increase the friendly and
commercial relations between the three Amer
icas. Consequently, it is not TO be wondered
at that European interests take advantage OF
the petty, vengetul politics OF some North
American papers devoted to merely local IN
terests for the purpose Of belittling the great
Columbian Exposition of the New Worldi
simply because IL threatens to divide the South
American trade, which Europe has hitherto
been ablo to almost monopolIZe. The compe-
tiiion which the Universal Exposition Is going
to establish is for the interest OF South Amer
lea Besides rubber coffee and sugar, the
immense natural wealth Of Brazil is unknown
In North America; just as the advantages
offered by the North American trade are al
most unknown here.
NOT YET ACQUAINTED.