The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-04
TART TALK 70 TURKEY
COMMISSIONER PECK REFERS TO
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AS
QUITE UNIMPoRTANT
PAVILION IS IN THE WAY
VIII Obstruct the View of the Amer
lean BuildinE-DRte Fixed for
Opening of Exposition
La to stand.

PARIS, April S.-Now that the exposi-
ton has been practically completed. II
Is round that the tower of the Turkish
pavilion Will so ebstruct the view Of the
ADJOINING American national pavilion that
commissioner Peck has deemed 1t i'm
>perative to make another strong effort to
secure It's removal He has therefore
written a vigorously worded protest to
the director general ofs the exposition In
winch he says the Turkish pavilion will
seriously impair mot only our own build
ing' In which we take great pride but
the effect Of the whole embankment of
the Seine, on which are erected the pa
Vilions Of other nations" Mr.. Peck add
ed:
Il am satisfied you have been led by
pressure of matters upon you to hastily
Sign an agreement which permits so com
paratlvely unimpOrtant nation to Sc
riously injure the building of such a
great nation as the United States"
The United States ambassador, Gen.
Horace Porter. IS secOnding\ the commits
sloners endeavors, and it Is hoped that
SUCH a modification of the Ottoman pa
Vilion will be secured as to allow the
American building to be properly viewed
from the Pont de Invalides and from the
river boats
Regarding the Sunday opening question
tlon signed by a. mass Of American ex-
moltors In the engineering and machin-
cry section, which Is situated in the Park
OF Nncennes, requesting the commission
10 remain open on Sundays. the only day
or the week on which they expect a
large attendance, owing to the park be-
ing out Of the way OF Parisians. They
therefore wish to show the machinery in
motion on that day. Commissioner peck
mas decided To OlnSo ba
on Sunday
Although 1t is less than fortnight to
the date OF the opening, the grounds are
covered with fragments of woodwork
ana the other rubbish, and the authorities
nave determined upon a novel scayenger
scheme. The minister of war Is to send
ro'Voo soldiers, who are now being drilled
TOT the purpose, to sweep like an army
through the grounds and buildings April
IL FOR the purpose of clearing up all the
debris go
OPENING DATE STANDS.
The state Of appropriateness of the ex-
posltlon was brought up in the chamber
Oh deputies this afternoon, when NJ Gus
CaV Chapuls, Radical Republican, intro
duced a resolution inviting the govern
ment to postpone the opening. He said
that, In view Of the present state of the
works, the Inauguration on April Il was
simply bait to draw provincials and
foreigners to see palaces which would not
be ready until week later"
he minister of commerce, NJ. Mile
rand, replied that the organizers had
met with all sorts of difficulties, which
mad deferred the progress of the work.
nevertheless, he added no exposition had
ever been so ready as this one at a simi-
lar period. Continuing, M. MiIIerand
said: ''-'''
affirm that on the evening Of the 18th
all the palaces will be ready, and that
the majority Of the exhibitors will also
be ready. The Inauguration has been de-
creed for April II, and France cannot at
this hour withdraw its signed engage
ments. The invitations have been sent
out and 1t would not be understood why
the exposition, which Is ready should NOT
be opened on April A."
M M1llerand's statement ELECTED Ioud
applause from the Socialists and the
radicals, and the resolution of M. Cha
puts was rejected by vote Of S57 TO 81