New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-30
PARIS EXPOSITION AWARDS
WERE AMERICANS FAIRLY TREATED
GERMANY. ENGLAND AND OTHER EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES FARE WELL.

Some curious revelations regarding the awards
n the highest honors at the Paris Exposition
81 1900 are afforded by the Official tables re-
Gently published. These show the number of
entries in each Of the eighteen grand groups
made by the different countries, and also the
rurnber OF prizes bestowed. From the official
agures e compilation has been made by Err
sneering.' a well known English technical
~ssly and the latter carefully estimates the
n-oportion Of the awards to the entries for each
group and country For convenience the analy-
els is confined TO grand prizes and gold medals.
The silver medals and still lower honors are
neglected
u should be noted that there were nearly
soN0O entries in all-Te,712, 10 be exact-and
france and her colonies contributed 81 ,604 of
,bsse or almost half of the total In point of
rurberg the United States came next with
s674 Hungary third, with 1904; Russia fourth
with 3013; Germany fifth, with 1855; Britain
sixth with 1.702 scarcely more than quarter
as many as this country; Belgium seventh, with
is4T: Austria eighth, with 1885 and Switzer-
and ninth, with $50 Exhibits were sent from
.hirty-hve other countries, each of them on a
smaller scale than Switzerland. Although the
United States was delayed in preparation for
participation by Congressional slowness in au-
fhorzng an acceptance Of the invitation, and
soner-General, it surpassed every other coun-
try except France in the number of its entries.
and IN that sense contributed more largely to
tie success Of the Exposition although II will
probGbly be conceded that in arrangement of
exhibits in certain groups Germany and Russia
induced a more Striking impression on the
casual observer.
out Of the BIB grand prizes given France
took 1923. Germany 260. Russia 236 the United
states 200. Great Britain I53, Belgium l0s
Austria 9S Hungary IS and Switzerland 81. The
gold medals numbered 12169. and Of these
France received 1855 Germany 716, the United
States 642, Russia 500. Great Britain 400 Bel
GUM 800, Hungary 500, Austria 81 and Swift
Grand l55.
A little figuring will show that Germany aver
seee one grand prize for every SO entries. Aus
iris for 105 entries, Great Britain IL.
Sutherland l24. Belgium 125. Russia 12S.
Canada 25S, France and her colonies 21.S. the
United States 1913 ami Hungary 80. France
cannot be accused Of having selAahIy gobbled
I'D an undue share for her own people but there
vas remarkable difference in the proportion
secured by England and two or three Cont
mental countries on the one hand and the United
states on the other The same thing vii! be OBJ
served in the bestowal OF the gold medals Austria
received one for every 33 entries. Belgium and
Germany SO. England 4. Russia ), Switzerland
S. France 81, Hungary 81 and the United
States 104.
Il viii be interesting, now, TO consider some
Of the groups separately. In the following table
ths number Of entries by the leading countries
IS given. the awards of grand prizes and gold
medals and the average number Of entries to
secure one Of these two highest honors. In
every case France" includes the French colo
lies. The figures in the last column are OBJ
islned by dividing those in the first by the sum
Of those in the second and third.
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