The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-03

ment and Territorial Representa-
 tion at the Rig Show.
 St. Louis, May 3.-The action of the Worlds fair executive committee, fa- voring postponement of the eXposi- tion until 1904, approved by the board of directors, and President Francis forwarded to Washington, Thursday night, statement over the signature of all the directors that could be reached, expressing their wish that the fair should be held in 1904. Twen- ty of the directors gave their sigma ture to this statement in the office of the executive committee. Thirty one others were communicated with over the telephone, and permission was obtained to affiX thir names. Of the remaining members of the board, go were known to be out of town, and others could not be reached at their residences or offices.
 The statement which was sent to Washington contains many of the reasons that have been assigned, un- officially, by members of the direc- tory why the postponement should be effected. The substance of the state ment is that, while the exposition might be finished in some sort in the time allotted, there was needed an other year, by the United States as we'll as other governments, to effect their respective parts of the work on the scale of magnitude and thor oughness that has been contem- plated.
 President D. R. Francis made full expression of his attitude and that of his associates in the fair work af- ter the final action had heen taken by the board of directors. He said:
 President Francis Statement.
 ''rhe sundry civil bill, which passed the house several weeks ago, and is now go- ing through the senate contains an ap- propriation of $l,04S,000 to provide for government exhibit, a special Indian eX- hibit and tho additional cost of the gov ernment building at the Louisiana Pur- chase exposition. 1t was deemed advisa- ble to have the date of the fair definitely fixed in that bill, in the event any change from 1903 should be decided upon. For many months past the fair has Vir- tually been postponed for one year. decided majority of the directors prefer
 
 The repeated requests of both domestic and foreign exhibitors for postponement adV1ceS rom foreign governments to the effect that they had not sufficient time tn which to make preparation for a rep resentatiVe exhibit in 1903; the statement of Gov. Taft that the Philippines would not be able to install their exhibits in creditable manner if the exposition should not be postponed to 1904; the expressed fear of the government architect that he could not procure material for govern ment building by l9j3; and the fact that the general public have for months con sidered postponement a foregone exclu- zion, were some of the reasons that moved the executive committee to inform the national commission that any action Of congress changing the time of the expo sition from 1903 to 1904 would be ac- ceptable.
 < telegram from President Carter of the national commission was received. Sen atOr COckren wired us that the sundTY civil bill would pass the senate on Sat urday, and if change Of date was to be incorporated therein congress should be immediately advised of the wishes of the local corporation. There was not suf- fcient time in which to call a meeting of the board of directors to taAe action on the subject, consequently the execu- tive committee authorized me to express their wishes to the effect that post ponement should be ordained by con
 After receipt of Mir Carter's telegram I framed a reply. setting forth the con clusiOn of the executive committee, put before sending the message, made etOrt to get the views of every director in the city. Fifty of them were consulted, ana without an exception every one IaVored 8 postponement have 5hqFel tn ore ore; f;ore1 reI to that effect, and asked thar our conclusions be submitted to ccn- gross and to the president. l think therf is no doubt as to the action congress Will take, and that it will be in favor of post