The times., 1898-06-15
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
A Message TO Congress Recon- mend
ing an 8nDronrie.Ion

ing an Appropriation.
The President transmitted to Congress
yesterday brief messing wherein was
renewed his recommendation that a lib
eral appropriation be made for the Paris
exposition in 1909, which was accompanied
by the report Of Thomas W. Cridler.
The message was as follows:
To the Congress iof the United States.
transmit herewith (flaring reference to Sen.
ate document No i, Fifty-ifth Congress. Second
Session. a report made by Thomas W Cridler.
Third Assistant Secretary Of State whom upop
the death of Major Moses p Handy. | desig-
mated to continue the work as special commits
s1oIter, under act OF Congress approved July Ig
erEment Of the United States OF the invitation
OF France 70 participate in tho international Ex-
position 10 be held at Paris from April l5 10
November ). 1900
cordially renew my Recommendation that a
liberal appropriation be Immediately granted
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Following is summary of SECRETARY
Cridler's report:
To the President:
Upon the death of Major Moses P Handy, spe-
cial commissioner Of the United States to the
Paris Exposition OF 1900 wso lesr unfinished cor
tain details of his work, was designated by Won
On January II, 1898, to complete as far as nos.
slbie. the work begun by him. With this end in
view, 1 continued the offices he established in
New York and Chicago, which corresponded with
intending exhibitors and furnished them with
such information as was at command
reached Paris on March 4 and al once called
on Gen. Horace Porter, the ambassador extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary OF the United
States, who received me with marked courtesy
and placed the good Offices OF the embassy at nv
disposal.
AS stated In Major Handy's report. the space
at the disposal of the exposition authoritie,
was necessarily limited. European nations were
ciamoring for more, and the commissioners of
other nations were meeting with great difhcnlty
IN showing properly the manufactures and in
dustries OF their respective countries in the CON
tracted space allotted them
All the principal industrial and commercial na.
tions Of the earth have their appropriations
available, their permanent commissions are or.
ganized, and at work preparing ther ex.
hlbltss Architects and engineers have been ON.
plosed and committees OF admission have been
formed and are at work allotting the space
among their exhibitors. Detailed plans of in.
stallation have been furnished the exposition
authorities by them and important questions
such as the concession OF electrical companies Ia
furnish power and the location and instalat;os,
OF their engines, dynames and boilers ha, al
ready been settled. Permanent Offices for several
OF these commissions have been established in
Parls In view OF the progress made by other for
eign governments in behalf of their exhibits and
OF the absence OF permanent commission from
me United states competent to make similar ar
every disposition to aid me and meet nv wishes
as far as they were able.
1t would, in my judgment, based upon expert
ence and study OF the situation at Paris be
most unfortunate for commercial reasons were the
Government OF the United States to decline to
make an adequate appropriation to enable it to
be properly represented at Paris in 1900 II
should be borne in mind however that Congress
has. by act approved July 49, 1897, accepted
the invitation of the Republic of France to par
ticipate in that exposition. This action implies
an obligation on part to provide the requisite
means. Aside from such obligation. there arc
controlling reasons why our Government should
be properly represented at Paris The vast bust
ness interests OF this great country which should
be displayed advantageousy in competition with
those OF all foreign lands, would materially suffer
from failure to be thus represented Our mer-
chants and manufacturers, representing the in
dustrial wealth and the bone and sinew OF the
land, are equally concerned. In proportion as
they are enabled to show the peoples of the
earth who will congregate at Paris how great
are our raw products, our manufactures and
our inventions, will credit be reflected upon ne
as nation. 1t VIII be the means of making ali
these things better known, and consequently
helpful to our people in promoting trade rela.
t:onS.
Respectfully submitted.
THOMAS W. CRIDLER.
Department of State.
Washington, June IA. 1893.