Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-08
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Al 1t We VIII occupy n Prominent
Place Among the Nations.


There is now every prospect that the
participation Of the United States in the
/ universal exposition to be held in Paris in
1900 will be on a scale commensurate with
/ the advanced position held by our products
I and industries in the worlds chief marts.
/ The preliminary report of Moses p. Handy,
! who under the act approved July ls. 1887.
vas appointed special commissioner, with
view 10 securing all attainable informa-
/ ton necessary to fun and complete under
standing by congress In regard TO the par
ticipation OF this government in the Paris
/ exposition was laid before you by my mes
/ sage OF December 6, 1887, and showed the
/ large opportunities opened to make known
our national progress In arts, science and
manufactures. as well as the urgent need
Of immediate and adequate provision to
| Mr.. Handys death soon afterwards rem
/ dered Il necessary for another to take ZIP
| and complete his unfinished work. and on
January II last Mr. Thomas w. Cridler.
! third assistant secretary of state, was des-
! iGnated to fulfill that task. His report was
I leld before you by my message of June IA,
! 1898, with The gratifying result OF awaken
/ ing renewed interest in the projected dis
Play. by provision II the sundry civil
appropriation act of July /, 1898, sum not
TO exceed $659,o09 was allotted for the or
ganization Of a commission to care for the
/ proper preparation and installation Of
American exhibits, and for the display of
suitable exhibits by the several executive
departments, particularly by the depart
.
and the Smithsonian institution. in tie rep
TesentatIon the government OF the
Pursuant to that enactment appoinse
Mr.. Ferdinand w. Peck, of Chicago, com.
mlssIoner-Gene with an assistant COM
missioner-geperal snd secretary. Mr. Peck
al once proceeded to Paris, where his sue
cess 10 charging the scope and variety Of
the United States exhibit has been most
gratifying. Notwithstanding the compaF-
atively limited area OF the exposition site
less than one-haf of the worlds fair
Chlcago-the space assigned to the United
/ states mas peeh increased from the abso-
tute allotment of Isl. 403 square feet re-
ported by Mr.. Handy to some 02,000 square
| Ieet, win corresponding augmentation OF
tho field for a truly Characteristic repreSen-
| tauon OF the various important branches
OF our country's development. Mr.. Pecks
| report Ntll be laid before you. II my iudg-
ment its recommendations Will call for
your early consideration, especially as re-
at least $i,000.000 in all, so that not onIy
may the assigned space be fully taken up
by the best possible exhibitor In every
classi out the preparation and instalIa-
ton be on SO perfect a scale as to rank
among the first in that unparalleled COM
petition or artistic and inventive produe-
ton and thus counterbalauce the disadvan-
tage with which we start, as compared with
other countries whose appropriations are
on a more generous scale and whose prep
arations are in a state oil much greater for
wardness than our own.
Where our artisans have the admitted
capacity to excel, where our inventive
genius has initiated many of the grandest
discoveries Of these later days of the cen
fury and where the native resources Of
our land are as limitless ~ they are vail
liable TO supply he worlds needs. It is our
province, as Il should be our earnest care,
to lead in the march of human progress
and not rest content with any secondary
place. Moreover, II this be due to our
selves, it IS 2 0 less due to the great French
nation whose guests we become and which
has in many ways testified lis wishes ard
hope that our participation shall befit the
place tho two peoples have won in the field
OF universal development.
France and Germany.
The commercial arrangement made with
France on May Is, 1855, under The provi-
stems Of section three Of the tariff act of
1897. went into effect on June /, following.
1t has relieved a portion of our export
trade from serious embarrassment Fur
Their negotiations are now pending under
section four of the same act. with a Jew
TO the Increase of trade between the two
countries to their mutual advantage. Ne
gotiatio1s with other governments In part
Interrupted by the war with Spain are in
progress under both sections of the tariff
act. hope to be able to announce some of
the results of these negotiations during
the present session OF congress.
Negotiations to the same end with Ger
many have been set on foot Meanwhile no
effort has been relaxed to convince the i'm
perial government of the thoroughness of
our inspection of pork products for expor-
tation, and IL is trusted that the efficient ad-
ministratton of this measure by the depart
guarantee of the healthfu.ness of the food
staples we send abroad TO countries where
tuelf use is ldfSS ana necessary. / trans
United TO the senate on February 10 last
information touching the prohibition of
fresh fruits from this country, which had
then recently been decreed by Germany on
the ground of danger Of disseminating the
San Jose scale insect This preca utionary
measure was justified by Germany on the
score of the drastic steps taken in several
states of the union against the spread Of
the pest, the ella borate reports OF The de-
purtmeut of agriculture being put in evil
Geuce to show the danger To German fruit
growing interests should ne scale obtain
a Judgement IN that country Temporary
signments OF fruit then on THE way BY in
spection and admission when found nom
infected. Later the prohibition was eN-
tended e dried fruits OF every Kind but
was relaxed so as to apply only 70 I'M
! peeled fruit and fruit waste AS was to be
! expected, he alarm reached Ia either ooun-
tries, aud Switzerland has adopted a sim
/ liar inhibition, Efforts are - progress 10
! inauce the German and Swiss governments
/ 10 relax the prohibition iii favor Of dried
/ fruits shown to have been cured under cir
1 CUnStances rendering the existence of ami
/ ma, life impossible.
ON Friendly Footing.
! Our relations with Great britain have
/ continued on the most friendly footing. AS
/ Americans ard their interests in spanish
/ Jurisdiction was assumed lpy the diplomatic
/ and consular represent atlves Of treat
! Britain, who fulhlied their delicate and
arduouS trust with tact ard zeal. ehciting
/ high commenGation | may he allowed to
/ make fitting aIusipn 10 the instance of Mr.
/ Ramsden. her ma esty's consul at Santiago
/ de Cuba, whose untimely death after dis
4 t!nsuiShed service and untring effort dur
| Ing the siege Of that city was sincerely
| lamented
In the early part Of April last pursuant
1 e request made at the instance of the
| secretary OF state hy the British arnbassa-
/ dor at this capital the Canadian govern
| me1t granted facilities for the passage ~
/ f0ur United States revenue cutters from
| the great lakes to the Atlantic coast by way
| Of the Canadian canal and the St. Lawrence
| river. The vessels had reached Lake ON
! tsrio and were there awaiting the opening
| OF navigation when war was declared be-
/ tween the United States ard Spain Her
| majesty's government thereupor, by a
/ communication OF the latter part OF April.
I stated that the permission granted before
| The outbreak Of hostilites would rot he
/ withdrawn, provided the United States
| Eovernmcnt gave assurance that the YES
/ sells In question would proceed direct TO a
/ United s. 2tes port without engaging IN
any hostile operation. This govern rnent
promptly agreed 70 the stipulated con6i-
/ tion. Il being understood that tne vessels
would not be prohibited from resisting any
hostile attack.
The Canadian Negotiations
Il VIII give me especial satisfaction = j