The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24
WORLD CONGRESSES AT PARIS.

n URING the Dreyfus trial enterprisng news
| ] paper in Paris made an effort to change the
subject and relieve the tension OF public ex-
cement by getting up a symposium OF opinions from
eminent Frenchmen concerning the best means Of
making exceptionally brilliant success OF the COM
ing exposition. OF the many men who responded
NJ. Jules Claretie is quoted as saying: Insult one
another less" NJ. Georges Ohnet: Don't continue
calling everybody who may differ from you a bandit
and an assassin N. Antoine: "Rehabtate Drey-
fus." NJ Benjamin Constant: con the opening day
don't shout in the faces OF foreigners France for the
Frenchr" NJ. Hepp Find OF reconciling
Frenchmen with one another" NJ. Jules Lematrc:
Sincerely, don't know"
Each and all OF those answers good, but they
were unofficial The men who have charge OF the
great exposition have decided to give eclat to the
exposition by making it the most comprehensive
gathering OF congresses that ever assembled. The
discussions that went at the Columbian Exposition
when Chicago invited takers from everywhere were
few and infrequent the many conferences that are
TO make Paris vocal with eloquent debate. SO many
controversial questions be discussed that if the
practice OF calling all OF differing opinions bandits
and assassns" should prevail there would be time
in Paris that would make Hades seem like quiet
suburb OF Chicago.
For the uses OF these congresses there has been
erected a special auditorium $50 feet wide and 300
feet long with accommodations for 100 assemblies
The list OF the proposed congresses has been pub
ished but it is long give in full AS an illus
taton of the variety offered may be said that in the
departments OF science and OF art there will be con-
crosses on botany, chemistry mathematics geology.
meteorology, electricity, psychology, ornithology.
photography, ethnography, anthropology, bibliog-
raphy library methods, philosophy and pharmacy.
The professions will meet in conventions TO discuss
dentistry, dermatology. medicine, hypnotism and
maritime law. Educational congresses will be devote
TO the study OF the methods OF teaching agriculture
languages, geography. design, and to investigations
OF school systems, social science in the schools and
TO technical, industrial and commercial education.
Political economists and socologists will have con-
ierences cooperative unions public and private
charity the condition of the blind cheap dwellings
hygiene peace, antisavery provident organizations
profit sharing, popular credit life saving woman's
condition and rights. women's institutions and work.
and Sunday rest Other congresses will consider ar
chaeology, history, history OF religions colonial study
folk lore Basque study American study and Alpine
study There will be conferences on horticulture
vcuture, bee culture, cattle feeding pomology and
forestry and in the mechanical and constructive arts
congresses will discuss architecture naval construc
tion automobiles theatrical devices and mechanics.
The business world will have an interest in the CON
ferences on insurance, commerce and industry mining
and metallurgy navigation newspapers corporations.
street railways and commercial travellers
Finally there to be whole lot OF congresses
OF special sort such as gatherings of fremen. BIZ
metallsts, anti-tobacconists, deaf mutes, numis-