New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-14
" THE LONDON TINES ON THE FAIR.
A FRIENDLY AND HOPEFUL ARTICLE-THE COUN-
GIL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS TO REP
RESENT GREAT BRITAIN.

RESENT GREAT BRITAIN
London July 13-"The Times" today in a long
article on the Worlds Fair reviews the growth Of the
Importance Of Chicago and says that it is not doubted
that the Exhibition will in many respects surpaSs all
exhibitions previously held Concerning the advan-
tacps 70 English exhibitors Z" The Times says While
II is not doubted that advantage accrue to some
traders, it must be remembered that the Exhibition IS
likely TO attract visitors from many countries includ
ing China Japan, South America and Australia. and
from many markets in which American and English
manufacturers are soon may be in competition
while even in America itself the perhaps only tempo
rary existence of high import duties may not induce
the Weather portions of the community TO deny them
selves the luxury of English manufactures In those
departments in which England stands without rival The
more they SEQ the wares England can produce. the
more certain they to become inpatient at the
system which loads these wares with almost probib
tory duties"
The Times7 enunerates the disadvantages arising
from the distance Of Chicago from England the high
cost Of labor in the United States and from the Alien
Labor act but, it says, it may at Rast be hopefully
remembered that the Government has supreme control
of the Exhibition. and that there will be. therefore,
ample power and willingness to set aside for time
all mpediments which might threaten to diminish the
success OF the Fair The enormous resources of the
United states viii he freely used to support what has
now become a National enterprise. The result can
hardly fail to be commensurate with the magnitude
of the means which will be employed.
II has been decided that the Royal Commission to
represent Great Britain at the Worlds Fair will be
composed of the Council Of the Society of Arts, which
has the Prince of Wales its president and sir Richard
Webster the Attorney General, its chairman. Tho
Council is a huctuatng body, of its members
trlng annually, when others elected to fill the
vacancies caused by their retirement. The Royal
Commission has received grant Of 1925 900, which is
less in amount than any previous grant made for
similar purpose. The willingness Of the Council to
accept this small sum is due TO the experience gained
at the Paris Exposition, for which the Government
made no grant. The Council is confident Of having
sufficient funds 10 insure the success OF the British
exhibit.
In an interview on the subject of the Governments
grant Sir Henry Wood secretary of the Society Of Arts.
and consequently secretary Of the Royal Commission
for the Worlds Fair said that the grant estimated
10 cover only the expenses Of the Commission. The
British merchants he added, who represented at
the recent Paris Exposition spent $4,000 in exhibit
ing and there was every to suppose that,
sdering the trade between Great Britain and the
United States the British exhibitors represented At
Chicago in 1893, will contribute at least $1,0o0.OO0
toward the expenses Of the exhibit.
Robert S. Mccormick, the United States Commissioner
for the Worlds Fair, and all the other friends OF the
Fair in this city pleased with the decision which
places the management of the British exhibit In the
hands of Sir Heny Wood, James Dredge and Sir Philip
Cunlife Owen who have been foremost in in working
in the interest of the Of the Chicago Worlds
Fair In addition, the Council OF the Society Of Arts
includes, among host OF notable persons the Duke OF
Edinburgh, the Dule OF Clarence and Avondale, and
the Duke OF Aberc0rr. Sir Philip Cunlife Owen was
secretary of the Royal Commission in charge Of the
British exhibit at the Paris Exhibition of 1873, and ut
the exposition at Vienna IN 1874; and British Com
missioner TO the Phadelpha Exhibition in 1876, and
to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in 1888 He
is considered 70 be the greatest authority exhibitions
Also On The Royal Commission are sir Frederick l'Tdn-
WELL Chairman of the Inventions Exhibition held III
London in 1888, Sir Edward Eirhebecs, Chairman OF
the Fisheries Exhibition held in this city; Sir Francs
Dillon Bell the Agent General in England for New,
Il alaId and speaker Of the New-2ealand Honie @ 0l
Rcpre -OutativcS ard Captain Sir Douglas Cation Is =
b. another member OF the Paris commission Sir Henry
Wood and NJ. DTcdge 10 Chicago IN september, Ih
order to survey and report upon the led open u
EIitis,l exhibitors