New-York tribune., 1900-06-22
MR.. PECK TOO LATE
PRESIDENT LOUBETS OFFICIAL. v-1c,.
TO THE AMERICAN PAVILION
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Paris. June 21-President Loubet acoo,,
panied by NJ. Millerand, Minister of Commarca
and NJ. Picard. Commissary-Cener of the r.
position, made his official visit this nornfr.- -
the United States National Pavilion The IT,
appointed for the visit was 9;3O O'Clock II ~
exactly 9:3O o'clock by the Paris Railway g.
tion time, according to which Partisan va+cba.
are usually set, but which is five minutes =
advance of the time indicated by the cIocLs =
the interior of the stations. according to Whit
trains start, that the Presidential party az
peared at the threshold of the American NJ
tional Building The President was receives
by Ambassador Porter. Commissioner-Genara
Peck was not present General Porter waIlad
beside President LCUbet who seemed pIaasaI
with the plaster statue by Borghum represant-
ing a stampede of three American bronco.
which has recently been placed in the centrs 40
the large octagonal hall of the Pavilion Tba
President also noted the plaster busts Of Lin
coin. Grant, Cleveland and Mckinley. He Ioolxa5
at the portrait of Mckinley by Peixotto. and ba
glanced at a portrait of a Sioux chieftafn a
portrait of Prince Ching. Uncle Of the Emperor
OF China" and one of Llama (high priest).
There are also some stray ca1vases by Hart
son, Vail. HowIand, Newman and other Amer
States postoffice box was duly inspected. and
also the registers where the Americans writ.
their names and addresses. The Presidan+
looked up at the pastebOard shields hung On
the three tiers Of balconies representing Stataa
of the Union.
Ambassador Porter then took the President IN
see The elevator, which, however, did not bapnar
10 be in working order General Porter Ioolad
at President Loubet, who looked at Minister
Millerand. who III turn glanced at sphfnxIfka
Picard. All smiled, and the Presidential partv
after cordially shaking hands with the United
States Ambassador. walked off to visit other
National pavilions. The Presidential visit AZ
the American Building did not last more than
five minutes. the reason being unfortunately.
that there was nothing Of particular interest to
see there Just as President Loubet left the
building Commissioner-GeneraIP Peck arrived 10
welcome the President. Ambassador Porter re-
marked: The President has gone
Mr.. Peck replied: I am sorry the President
came ahead Of time" and looked at his watch.
which marked $50 o'clock. which was correct
according to railway schedule time but five
minutes later than the time indicated on the
pneumatic street clocks and the clocks on the
exterior of the railway stations.
This is the sixty-seventh day since the Expo-
sition opened. and patriotic Americans have so
far refrained from caUstic criticism of their
National Pavilion in hopes that something
would be placed in II TO put il on an even foot
ing with other countries but after to-dav's
Presidential visit il is impossible to conceal the
fact that in the opinion OF ninety-nine out Of
a hundred Americans who have seen 1t the
United States National Pavilion as far as its
contents are concerned. is unworthy Of our coun-
try and causes unpleasant impressions when
compared with the German Pavilion with its art
collection Of Frederick the Great: with the
British Pavilion, containing canvases by Van
Dyke. Reynolds, GainsboroUgh and BUrne-
Jones; with the pavilions Of Italy. Spain, Russia
Hungary, Austria and Bosnia. admirably dis
playing their respective native industries. The
American Pavilion is not only far inferior to the
national pavilions OF first class countries. but
discreditable even when compared 10 the pa
viliou of microscopic States like Monaco or the
Republic Of san Marino. Under the American
Pavilion is a third class american restau-
rant. with French walters and a soda water
fountain. but where one cannot obtain American
wines nor porterhouse steaks nor terrapin nor
bUCkwheat cakes. @ l. b