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 BuiIding-Date Fixed for
Opening of Exposition
Is to stand.

PARIS, April Snow that the exposi-
ton has been practically completed IT
Is found that the tower Of the Turkish
pavilion will so obstruct the view Of the
ADJOINING American national pavilion that
Commissioner Peck has deemed 1t i'm
perative to make another strong effort to
secure Its removal. He has therefore
written vigorously worded protest to
the director general of the exposition in
which he says the Turkish pavilion Will
seriously impair mot only our own build
lng In which We take great pride. but
the effect of the whole embankment of
the Seine. on which are erected the ma
ed:
/ am satisfied you have been led by
pressure Of matters upon you to hastily
Sign an agreement which permits SO com
paratlVely undmportant q nation to Sc
rously lnjure the building Of such a
great nation as the United States"
Inc United States ambassador, Gen.
horace Porter, is seconding the commits
sloner's endeavors, and it is hoped that
such modification of the Ottoman pa
vllion 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
commissioner Peck has received a petit
elon SlSHeu Dy a. mass or American eX-
hlpllors IN the engineering and machin-
cry section, which Is situated in the Park
Oh Nncennes, requesting the commission
10 remain open on Sundays, the only day
Oh the week on which they expect a.
large attendance, owing to the park he
ing out Of the way of Parisians. They
therefore wish to show the machinery in
motion on that day. Commissioner Peck
mas oecioed to close the national pavilion
on Sunday
Although 1t is less than a 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 novel scayeneer
scheme. The minister of war IS to send
10OOo soldiers, who are now being drilled
lot the purpose, to sweep like an army
through the grounds and buildings April
debris
OPENING DATE STANDS.
The state of unpreparedness Of the ex-
position was brought up in the chamber
Oh deputies this afternoon, when M. Gus
IaV Chapuis, Radical Republican. intro
ouced 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 a week later
Inc minister of commerce. M. Mile
rand replied that the organizers had
met with all sorts of difficulties. which
nad deferred the progress of the work.
nevertheless, he added, no exposition had
ever been so ready as this one at a SINH
lar period. Continuing, M. MilIerand
said:
Il affirm that on the evening of the 18th
an the palaces will be ready, and that
the majority of the exhibitors will also
be ready, The inauguration has been de-
creed for April IA, and France cannot at
this hour withdraw It's 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 H."
M; Mlllerand's statement ELECTED loud
applause from the Socialists and the
radicals. and the resolution of M Cha
puts was rejected by vote of S57 to So