Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-22
Participation 4 Of the Government in
the Paris Exposition.
PROVISIONS Of SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Appropriation Of $525,ooo for In.
stating Exhibits.
THE NECESSARY OFFICIALS


day for consideration.
The clause in the bill relating to the ex-
position is as follows.
The President. by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate shall appoint a
commissioner general. an assistant COM
missioner general and secretary general
to represent the United States a. the expo
sitfon to be held in Paris. France, COM
mencing April Is and closing November
D, 1870; also nine commissioners to rep
resent the United States at the proposed
exposition and to constitute an advisory
board to the commissioner general in max
ing and executing all needful rules and
regulations as to exhibits from the United
States, and to serve without. compensation
OF allowance for expenses.
Inc assistant commissioner general shall
assist and act under the direction of the
commissioner general and shall perform
the duties Of the commissioner general in
case OF the death. disability or temporary
secretary general shall act as discussing
agent, and shall perform such duties as
may be assigned to him by the commits
sloner general. shall render his accounts
quarterly to the proper accounting officers
OF thu treasury. and shall give bond in such
require.
The commissioner general shall be paid
commissioner general a salary of 5000
per annum and the secretary general a sal
airy or $500 per annum, which said sums
snail De in lieu of all personal expenses
other tnan actual travelling expenses while
engaged in exposition work: and the ..rnos
Oh service OF the commissioner general, IS
sistant commissioner genera; and secretary
general shall no. exceed three years
Inc necessary expenses herein author
lied and expenses for the proper instalja-
tion ana care of exhibits. together with all
other expenses that may be authorized by
the commissioner general incident to the
participation of the United States in the
exposition, are limited to the sum of NOT
exceeding $525.OO. including not exceeding
SauO Tor clerk hire In the United States
ana at Paris. The Secretary of the In
terror. the Secretary of Agriculture and the
commissioner of fish and fisheries are au-
tnorized to prepare. respectively, such suit
able exhibits as the President shall an
prove relating t9 education, agriculture and
nsh and Fisheries, and shall exhibit the
same under the direction and control os the
commissioner general; the total expenses of
each of the thfee said exhibits to be de-
termined by the President. and not to ex-
ceed In the aggregate sS5, 900. to be paid out
OF appropriations made within the sum of
$52o.oO; and reports respecting such ex-
nibits. printed IN the English, French and
German languages. shall accompany such
eXhlbitS as the commissioner general may
direct Il IN
"All officers Mld employees Of the Depart
ments of the Interior and Agriculture and
OF the hshL commission in charge of or re-
spe nsible for the safe-keeping of exhibits
belonging to the United States may permit
such exhibits to pass Our. of their possess
ion for the purpose of being transported to
and from and exhibited at said exposition,
under the supervision and care OF the COM
missioner general. whenever authorized to
DO so. respectively, by the Secretary of the
Interior the Secretary of Agriculture and
the commissioner Of fish and fisheries; such
a nd al
said respective departments to which they
belong at the close Of the exposition
The commissioner general Is authorized
to erect temporary office for the COM
mission within the limits of the exposition:
the cost of the building not to exceed the
sum of $4,000, and the same to be sold or
disposed of by the commissioner general
when no longer required for use. The ex-
penses herein authorized incident to the
proper installation and exhibit of contri-
buttons from this country, other than the
exhibits of the Department of the Interior
the Department of Agriculture and of the
fish commission, and any loan exhibits that
may be approved by the commissioner gen.
eral, shall not be construed to authorize
the payment by the United States of
freight express, or other transporta ton
charges on such contributions or exhibits
either to or from Paris. France.
1T shall be the duty of the commissioner
general to transmit to Congress a detailed
statement of the expenditures incurred
hereunder, and this statement shall be pre-
pared and arranged with q view to con-
ciseness of statement and convenience of
reference. Toward the expenses herein au-
thOrized incident to the participation Of the
United States In said exposition. there is
hereby appropriated the sum of 100000 to
be immediately available and to remain
available until expended
The Opportunity of 1900.
The report Of the late commissioner, Mai.
Moses P. Handy, upon the proposed ex-
position contained the following state
ments:
Few Americans realize the pre-eminence
of America. Foreigners know it less
Never has there been better opportunity
to show 1t to the world than Is presented
by the Universal Exposition of 1900 The
proof of our superiority means not only the
markets of France for our products but
those of all Europe and that of Central and
South America; for all Europe and all the
Americas will attend this exposition In
fact Paris will be the Mecca of all the
peoples of all the nations In 1900. A cred
table exhibit will mean not only the offer
ing of proof to the world of American
greatness, an object which should suffice
to stir the patriotism of every American
heart. but wiz also be followed by an ex-
tension of American export trade, which
will mean increased employment for all en-
gagged in manufacture, agriculture and
other industries.
"1n 1900 We may expect that not only
France, but every other country. will meet
the United States at Paris with such a
demonstration as was never thought of be-
fore. Germany has been at work for more
than two years already and the word has
gone forth thatino trouble or expense is to
be spared inea1a king her exhibit the best
"A word a4 testhe interest in the exposi-
ton on thisB side of the water The in
quiries which IISent out from my offices in
Chicago and New York revealed that this
is enormous.sb Applications informally made
by intending Individual exhibitors show
bona f1de DEMANDS for 1872 800 square feet
besides estimated requirements of associ-
ated education arts and mines to the ex-
tent of 125 go sd6are feet. In other words,
two years Before the date fixed for the
opening Of the exposition there Is a demand
for more space than was ever occupied by
the United srlteN In any International ex-
position on ftr4kn soil. These demands
emphasize Nf, Necessity of cooperating
with the authorities of the exposition in
their earnest determination to make 1t one
of selection France sets a good example
in requiring that all applications for space
shall be passed upon by two juries of selec-
ton. or boardss Of examiners Germany.
heartily secondins Frances Intentions,
proposes also to thoroughly sift all appli-
cations and send to Paris only those ar
ticles which survive the most careful ex-
pert scrutiny Only products Of th. frst