The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-02
AMERICA
DISGRACED
lis Exhibit at Paris a
Failure.
PLASTER AND CARDBOARD
The President Of the French Republic
Looks Over the Sorry Display
and Smiles.

NEW YORK. june "a dispatch To-
the Tribune from Paris says President
Loubtt accompanied by NJ AIiIIerand
Minister Of Commerce, and NJ Picard.
Commissary General OF the Exposition.
made his official visit this morning 70 the
U1itvd States nationaI pavilion The
time appointed Tor the visit was 9.sa
o'clock. II was exactly a:39 O'Clock by the
raris railway station time. according TO
which Partisan witches are usually sci.
bat which Is five minutes in advance OF
the time indicated by the clocks I'm the
interior II the statiOEs. according to
which trains start. that the Presidential
party appeared az the threshold OF the
American national building. The Presi-
dent was received by ambassador Por-
ter. Commissioner General Peck was not
Or, ut. General Porter walked beside
President Loubet. who eeemed pleased
with the plaster statue by Borghum rep
res-ntlng stampede Of three American
brOnchos. which has recently been placed
iu the center Of the large OctagonaI hail
of the pavilion. The President also noted
the plaster busts OF Lincoln. Grant.
Cleveland and Mckinley. He looked at
the portrait Of Mckinley by Praccto and
he glanced At a pOrtrait of a Sioux chief
tain. a portrait Of Prince Chang. "uncle
% tfc r.niperor u China" and one O.
"a Llsma Ohish priesD.
There are also some stray cauyasscs
by Harrison, Vail. Howland. Newman
and other American painters. but all
badly hung. The United states postofice
box was duly inspected and also the reg
isters where the Americans write their
names and addresses. The President
looked up at the pastehosrd shields hung
on the three tiers or balconies represent
ing the Union.
Ambassador Porter then took the Pres
idcnt TO see the elevator. which, howev-
or. did not happen to be in working or
der. General Porter looked at President
Loubet. who looked at Minister Miller
and. who In turn glanced at SphinxliSe
Picard. All smiled and the Presidential
party. after cordially shaking hands with
the United States mbassadOr, walked
or 20 visit other national paviliOns. The
Presidential visit at the American build-
ing did not last more than FIVE minutes
the reason being. unfortunately. that
there was nothing Of particular interest
20 see then. Just "a President Loubet
left the building Commissioner General
I feDk arrived 20 NtAeottlf lit AlfSiifites
Ambassador Porter remarked. The
President has gone
Mr.. Peck replied. Il am sorry the
President came ahead Of time. and look
ed at his watch. which marked 9.D
o'clock which was correct according 20
/ railway schedule time, but FIVE minutes
later than the time Indicated ON the pneu-
matte street clocks and the clocks on TIE
exterior of the railway stations.
I This is the sixty-seyenth day since the
/ Exposition opened and patriotic Ameri-
cans have so far refrainedI from caustic
criticism OF their national pavilion in
houes that something would be plac "a
I in Il To put It on an even footing with
other countries. but after today's Fresi-
Dental visit IL is impossible TO conce'il
/ the fact that In the opinion of ninety nine
out Of "A hundred Americans who have
seen Il the United States national pavil-
I ion. As far as its contents are concerned,
il unworthy Of our country and causes
Iuupleasant Impressions when compared
with the German pavilion. with its at
/ collection Of Frederick the Great witn
the British pavilion, containing canvassr'
lhv Van Dyke Reynolds. Ga!nshorouEh
ard Burue-Jones. with the paviiiors -
u Italy. Spain. Russia. Hungary Austria
\ and BOSNIA. admirably displaying thcii
respective native industries.
/ The American pavilion L. u0t only far
inferior to the national paViliors % first
class countries. but discreditable even
when compared to the pavilion Of micro
scopic States like Monaco OF the Republic
Of san Narino. Under the American pa
vUlon H. a thlrd-class American restaur-
ant with French walters and SODA wa
te~ fountain. but whore one cannot oh