The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26
IN CASE AMERICA
SHOULD "INTERFERE" IN
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
PEACE POLICY IN VIEW
sTt,0NG REPRESENTATION MADE
TO EUROPE BY THE EMPER-
OR OF AUSTRIA.
AMERICA AT PARIS EXPOSITION.
N;ai. Handy Satisfied That This
Country VIII Make Splendid
Showing in 1900.

PARIS. Sept 25.-The Gaulois today
says it learns that, during the recent
visit of Emperor William to Budapest.
Emperor Francis Joseph and The Ger
man emperor discussed the !atef1er-
ence" of the United States in the al
fairs of Spain, the Austrian emperor
pointing out the serious anlbaTf;tSS-
ments which the interference" lad
caused the queen regent and tho GOV
ernment of Spain. The Gauiois adds:
Probably Germany and Austria viii
do all in their power to prevent the
situation becoming embittered, al
though unwilling 10 interpose too dl-
rectly. Similar views are said to have
been exchanged between France and
Russia; so, if the occasion arises, the
European powers, while respecting the
feelings of independence of both coun-
tries, will find themselves in agreement
in insisting that a policy of concilla-
ton and peace must prevail.
The POlitique Coloniale publishes a
dispatch from St. Petersburg today.
saying that as a result of an exchange
of views between the chancellorles of
st. Petersburg and Paris, Berlin, Vi
emma, Rome and Constantinople, the
sultan of Turkey will address the pow
ers shortly on the subject of Great
Britain's evacuation of Egypt, and
Russia, supporting the sultan, will in
vite a conference at Constantinople or
st. Petersburg, with the object of set
ting the question on the basis of the
autonomy of Tgypt, under the suczr-
ainty of the sultan.
Maj Moses P. Handy, the special
commissioner from the United States
to the exposition of 1900, has lost no
time in beginning work, although he
has been in Paris only a few days. Maj.
Handy is assisted by Lieut.. Baker, who
was connected with the Chicago expo
sitiOn as assistant chief of the foreign
transportation of exhibits, and by Col
Chaillet-Lory, who is secretary of the
special commission. In a conversation
with representative of tha As5ociat-
ed Press, Maj. Handy made the follow
ing statements.
EXPOSITION OF 1900
There is a rapidly Increasing in
terest in the United States with re-
gard to the exhibition of 1900 There
has never been any doubt about the
people taking hold of it with enthus-
iaSm, but public attention was so ell
crossed with the presidential election,
with an extra session of congress ard
with the tariff question, that there was
10 time to devote to the exhibition
President Mckinley is very much in
terested in it, and sent two messages
to congress concerning it.
Since my appointment, on July 27,
l have been steadily at work. l spent
a month in feeling the public pulse; L
did that largely through correspond
ence and through newspaper publica-
ticns. From the answers received l
feel safe in saying that we shall need
more space in 1900 than at previous
exhibitions, and that our exhibit viii
be of a higher order of merit. l am
more anxious to select exhibits which
will be truly representative and char
acteristic rather than exhibits merely
remarkable for their size. l shall be
guided to a large extent by the cor
respondence mentioned with regard to
the amount of space required, etc. [
have had personal communication with
the managers of the larger interests,
such as the bicycle trade. electrical
concerns, the furniture trade and such
like. Men like President Depew, of
the New York Central; President
Thomson, of the Pennsylvania railway,
and Mr.. Pullman, of the Pullman
Palace Car company, have given
me personal assurance of their
cooperation. 1 have had over
lures also from the managers
OF representative trades. 1t is better
to deal with them in a classified way"
How do you like the classification
made by the French authorities?' MAJ.
Handy was asked.
'It is excellent" he answered. 1T
is an improvement on all preceding eS-
hibits. | notice that, with great pro-
priety, education is placed first on the
leo 1,n11 dc ifr1, 1N1o
Our ambassador, Gen. Porter, who
was unavoidably absent from Paris
when I reached here, left most cordial
welcome for me- Meanwhile I was re-
ceived with marked courtesy by M.
Cignand, the charge daffaires. Since
[ have come here, short as the time
is T have received many applications
for space from resident Americans.
One application received was for the
representation Of the process of gold
mining from day to day. I cannot
mention names, but it is from one of
the largest gold miners in the world"
SUCCESS ASSURED.
"I am in great hope that the work
7 set on foot in Chicago and New York
will bring a full response, so as to ena-
ble US to judge as to space. The i'm
preston at present is that we can fill
creditabIy 5000 square feet. There is
than any other country, except France.
AS she is the home country, she should
have the right of way. The retrospect
tive part of the programme, that Is,
the part which shows what progress
has been made during the century, we
could easily lead in. We have often
taken the lead in the field of inYen-
tiOns and we can do so again.
think the United States will make a
generous appropriation. Appropria-
tions from other countries are larger
than ever before. When we show con-
gress the desirability of having the
American exhibit hold a high place
on the banks of the Seine, I am sure
a generous response will be given
"The exhibition of 1900 will be the
greatest the world has ever seen. Ir
spite of many difficulties France did
we'll in 1889. Then, though European
countries made respectable showings,
still monarchical governments did not
enter into the exhibition with enthu-
sias.n. Now the republic is no longer
colds -shouldered. Germany joins III
enthusiastically, so do the other coun-
tries. We could not expect that Eu-
ropean countries would have put forth
as much effort for US in 1893 as they
will for the exhibition of 1900. In fact,
1T required the revelation we made
in Chicago to convince the world that
we could do it. The next time they
will all come to us with their best foot
foremost No lessen taught by pre-
yious expositions has been lost upon
France. The most abused word, flu
de steele, will apply to this exposition
of 1900 better to anything else, for 1t
will be the crowning event Of the cen
tury."