The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
BOYCOTT is ASKED.
Congress May Take
Action to Hurt
Paris Fair.
TO STOP NATIONAL EXHIBIT.
Such Action, However, Will
Imperil Two Nations
Friendship.
TO STOP NATIONAL EXHIBIT.

Washington, Sept. lit is believed
when congress assemblies there will be
considerable agitation of proposition
for the government to abandon its
participation in the Paris exposition. 1t
is known that expressions hostile to the
participation will be made, and if the
conviction of Dreyfus is permitted to
stand there will be little friendly feel
ing for France among members of
either the House OF Senate.
Such a move, however, would be a
grave one.
1t is pointed out that to withdraw
from participation in the exposition
would be regarded as an official insult
to France. About $1,2Oo,0OO has been
appropriated for the expenses of the
commissioners, and the commission
has been appointed, and the space de-
sired for the exhibits from this country
has been secured.
There are now only two ways in
which congress could Interfere. One
would be to revoke such part of the
appropriation as has not already been
paid out in the expenses of the COM
resolution that on account of the I'M
settled conditions in France the gov
eminent exhibits should not be sent to
Paris. To do either of these things
would be sufficient, it is believed, to
break off all friendly relations between
the two countries.
Congress and the state department
may look at the matter from different
points. of view. The president and the
OF NJ,
tiles for maintaining our relations with
foreign governments, cannot be ex-
pected to find in this affair a reason for
involving the country in an internal
tional complication,
Unless congress expressly forbids it,
this government will proceed with tho
preparations for the exhibit, and will
send to Paris such government exhibits
as are decided upon, but this will be
done with a realization of the proba-
bility that much of the space secured
by private exhibitors will be left va
cant. No doubt is felt that the latitude
allowed private exhibitors will be
awaited of to withdraw from participa-
ton in the exposition.
Another difficulty in the way of pre-
venting participation, however, will be
felt from the fact that before congress
has assembled much of the government
its way to Paris, if not actually there.
The exposition opens in April, and the
work of transporting and preparing the
exhibit will have to begin some months
before that time.
Up to this time, it is expected the pre-
paration for the government exhibit has
not begun, but the work will proceed
| as soon as the government officials are
ready. Representative Hepburn of Iowa
said today that he had ceased to mar
vel at the methods of French army JUS
tice after observing how the trial of
Dreyfus was conducted. No such trial
or verdict was possible in the United
States. He did not think it would in
any way affect diplomatic relations be-
tween this country and France, nor did
he think it would interfere with United
States exhibitors at the coming EXPOSE
ton.
Congressman Jefferson M. Levy of
New York announced today that as
soon as congress should meet he would
introduce resolutions in the house with
drawing the support of this government
from the Paris exposition on account of
the Dreyfus case.