Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-05

was nrHt submitted 10 you anu no uiHe
should be lost In studying for ourselves
the resources OF this great Held Tor
American trade and enterprise.
FRANCE AND THE EXPOSITION.
The death Of Prest Faure In Fcbru-
AIRY last called forth those sincere cx-
rrcssiona Of sympathy which bent the
relations OF two republics as closely al
lied by unbrokcn historic ties as are
the United States and France.
Preparations for the representation OF
the industries. arts and products OF the
United States at tho Worlds Exposition
TO be held In Paris noxt year continue
ON an elaborate and comprehensive
scale. thanks to the generous appropri-
alton provided by Congress and TO tho
friendly Interest the French govern
ment has shown In furthering a typical
exhibit Of American progrcas.
There has been allotted 10 the United
States a considerable addition Of space.
which. while placing our country In
the first rank among exhibitors. does
not suffice TO meet the increasingly
urgent demands OF our manufacturers.
The efforts OF the commissioner general
are ably directed toward a strictly
representative display Of all that most
charactertsticaiiy marks American
achievements In the Inventive arts. and
most adequately shows the excellence
of our natural productions.
In this age OF keen rivalry among
nations for mastery In commerce the
doctrine OF evolution and the rule OF
the survival of the Attest must be as
memorable In their operations us they
are positive In the results they bring
about Tho place won In the struggle
by an Industrial people can only be held
by unrei ixed cndcavor and constant
s'yaae ment In achievement. The
present extraordinary impetus In every
line OF American expectation and In
crease In the volume and value OF our
share In the worlds markets may not
be attributed to accidental conditions.
The reasons are not far TO seek.
They lie deep In our national character
and md expression year by year. In
every branch OF handicrnft. In every
new device whereby the materials We
so abundantiy produce are rubdued to
the artisans will and made 20 yield
the largest and most practical.
most beneficial return. The American
exhibit at Paris should. and ] am con-
hdent Will be an open volume. Whole
lessons OF skillfully directed endcnvor.
unfaltcring snerry and conHumatc per-
formanco may be read by all on every
paxv. thus spreading abroad u clearer
knowledge Of the worth Of our produc-
tions and the question OF our claim TO
an Important place In the marts OF the
world. To accomplish this by judiclous
selection, by rec ,gnitlon Of paramount
merit H. whatever walk OF trade and
manufacture II may appear. and by
orderly classification and attractive In
stallation. In the task Of our commits
sion.
AMERICAN EXHIBITION At PARIS.
The United States government build
Ing IL approaching completion and no
efiort viii be spared to make II worthy
In beauty Of architectural plan and In
completeness Of display to represent
our nation. II has been suggested
that a permanent building OF similar
or appropriate design be erected on a
convenient site already given by the
municipality near the exposition
grounds to serve In commcmorntion OF
this great enterprise. as an American
| national Institute for our countrymen
resorting to Paris for study.
am Informed by our commissioner
| general TINT We shall have In the
| American sections 1T Paris over 1900
exhibitors from every state IN our
country. a number ten times as great
as those which were represented at
Vienna In 1919, six times as many ~
those In Paris In 1875. and four times as
many US thos. who exhibited In Paris
In 1889. This statement does not IN
cludc the exhibits from either Cuha.
Porto Rico or Hawaii. for which ar
engagements have been made.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES.
A number Of important Internal lonal
congresses on special topics Affecting
| public interests are proposed to be held
! In Paris next summer Ia connection
with the exposition. Effort win be
made to have the several technical
branches Of our administration efiioi-
emily represented at those conferences.
each In its special line, and to procure
the largest possible concourse OF state
representatives, particularly at the
Congress OF Public Charity and OF
Medicine.
FRIENDLY WITH GERMANY. 4.
our relations with Germany continue
| to be most cordial. The Increasing in
Iitnacy OF direct association has been
marked during the year by tho grant
Ing OF permission In April for the land
| lng ON our shores OF "a cable from
Boskum Emden. on the North sea. by
way OF the Azores. ana also by the
conclusion on September 2nd, Of "a par
| cells post convention with the German
empire. In all that promises closer
relations OF Intercourse and commerce.
| ard a better understanding between
o.. two races having NJ many traits
In common Germany can be assured OF
80" most cordial cooperation OF this
government and people. We may be
rivals In many material paths. but our
rivalry should be generous ana open.
tNtI AIMING AbNAtih VI
large results and the most beneficial
advancement OF each In the line OF its
| special adaptabillty. The several gov
ernmcnts Of the empire seem reluctant
to admit the natural excellence OF our
food products and TO accept the evi-
dence We constantly tender Of tho
care with which their purity II regard
| ed by rigid inspection from the farm,
through the slaughter house and the
packing establishments to the port Of
shipment our system OF control over
exported food staples invites examlna-
| tion from any quarter. and challenges
respect BY It's efficient thorough
ness.
PURIFYING FOOD PRODUCTS.
II Is TO be hoped that In time the two
| governments VIII act In common accord
toward the realization " their common
| purpose TO safeguard the public health
and to the insuring Of the purity and
wholesomcncss OF all food products i'm
ported by either country from the 9TH
err. Were the Congress TO authorize
with the pending reciprocity negotla-
lions for the constitution " u Joint
| commission OF scientific experts and
practical men OF affairs TO conduct u
searching investigation OF food produce
ton and expectation In both countries
and report to their respective legisla-
lures for the adoption Of such remedial
measures as they might recommend for
either. the way might be opened for
the desirable result Indicated.