The age-herald., 1900-04-04
PECK WANTS THE !.
 BUILDING CHANGED
American Pavilion 0bscured by
 Turkish Tower 7
AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION
He Has Written Vigorously Worded Protest to the Director General
 Against ,Cuttin gof Viewea
 of the Building

Paris. April 2-Now that the exposition buildings are practically completed it Is found that the tower of the Turkish pa- wilton will So obstruct the view of the ad- joining American national pavilion that Commissioner Peck has deemed 1t impera- tive to make another strong effort to se- cure its removal. He has therefore written 9 xisoros.ly worded protest to the direct or-gencnal of the exposition in which he says the Turkish pavilion will seriously impair mot only our own building, in which we take great pride but the effect of the whole embankment of the Seine, on which are erected the pavilions of other nations
 MT. Peck added:
 'I am satsfisd you have been led by press.e cf matters upon you to hastily sign an agreement which permits so com l paratively an uni1nportant nation to se- Tiously dnjure the building of such a great nation as the United States.
 The United States Ambassador General Horace Porter is seconding the commis- sioner's efforts and it is hoped that such modification of the Ottoman pavilion will be secured as to allow the American bulld- ing to be properly viewed from the Pent
 
 | Regarding the Sunday opening question, Commissioner Peck has received "a petition signed by a mass of American exhibitors in the engineering and machinery section, which is situated in the park of Vincennes requesting permission to remain open on Sundays Sunday being the only day in the week on which they expect a large attend ance, owing to the park being out of the
 m.
 therefore wish to show the machinery in motion that day. 2. .-5.s Pavilion Closed on sunday ls4
 Commissioner Peck has decided Ito close the national pavilion on Sunday.
 Although it is less than a fortnight from the date of the opening of the exposition, the grounds are covered with fragments of woodwork stones and other rubbish, and the authorities have lighted upon a novel scavengering scheme. The minister of war is to send 10000 soldiers who are now being drilled for the purpose, to sweep like an army through the grounds and9 buildings April 12 for the purpose of cleaning up all the debris. The state of unpreparedness for the ex- | position was brought up in the chamber | of deputies this afternoon, when M Gustav | Chapuis, radical republican, introduced resolution inviting the government to post 1 pone the opening. He said that in view of 1 the present state of the works the inaugu- ration on April 14 was simply as bait to draw provincials and foreigners to see places which would not be ready until a month later" The minister of commerce, M. Millerand, replied that the organizers had met with all sorts of difficulties, which had deterred the progress of the work. Nevertheless, he added, no exposition had ever been ready this at a similar period. Continuing, M. Milierand said: q 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 decreed for April 14, and France cannot at this hour withdraw from its signed engage 1 ments. The invitations have been sent out, ! and it would not be marked why the I position, which is ready, should not be | opened on April IA
 | M. Mierand's statement elicited loup ap- | plause from the socialists and radicals, and l the resolution of M. Chapuis was rejected | by vote of S57 to 5S.