New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Hos 1t appears to French Eyes
Some Things Criticised.
Paris. JULY %

Paris. July %
American and French visitors returned from,
the United States bring back the impression
that the ST. Louis Exhibition is not altoseth.-
a success. NJ Paul Adam. selected BY tba
French government to draw UP an official re-
port on the fine art sections. is nevertheless e.
pecially enthusiasts IN regard to what he saw
there. and expresses the opinion that our coun-
trymen. with their unprecedented energy and
their culture of health strength and beauty
are destined to become the Greeks OF twentietb
century art NJ. Paul Adam says that IL Is
popular calumny to accuse Americans OF living
primarily for money making. Wealth IN the
United States is merely a means to an enc
Americans, with their marvellous fertility OF
imagination. are poets Of business rather than
cast iron practical men Of affairs. like the Eng
fish. Competition. although keen and heaIth,ul
has a sportsnanlike fair play about It. and Is
not so bitter or enviOus in Latin countries
In the United States there is an absence OF that
narrow minded. ferocious antagonism that ia
to be found in France when a rival industriaI
or commercial enterprise makes its appearance
NJ Paul Adam adInires the conscientious thor
oughness of American painters and scuIptors
especially of those who work on their own soil
and who strive 10 develop a distinct American
school Of art. 1T is a mistake" says M. Paul
Adam, ito suppose that the United States no
longer offers lucrative field for Frenchmen
who seek to make large fortunes There are
splendid openings in New-YOrk. Chicago. BOs-
ton and Philadelphia for intelligent hardwOrAz-
ing Frenchmen who possess $4,000 capital and
who devote themselves 20 the development OF
the commerce and industry Of articles OF luxury
and refinement"
N. GuiIlaume DUbUfe. the Partisan painter
who decorated the French pavilion at ST. Louis
states that the exhibition is ''granGiOse," but
that II lacks perfection in details.
NJ Paul lie Roy BeauIieu. the French ecoao-
mist, considers that the section OF mineraIogy al
St. Louis is the finest and most instructive ever
exhibited. The great fair he thinks would have
been more effective had it been organized on a
less gigantic scale. The side shows" and amuse-
ment features are. in his opinion. superficial not
cIeverIy conceived and somewhat childish.
well known Partisan Just returned from ST.
Louis. but who does not wish to disclose his
identity thus relates his personal experiences:
Upon arriving in New-YOrk wrote to one Of
the leading hotels at St. Louis to engage room
for certain date. The reply came back that
this could not be done without a preliminary
deposit of IS. paid the sum and duly arrived
at St. Louis. My trunks were taken in charge
by the tramway. no cabs being attainabIs
One of my trunks disappeared. and only turned
up again four weeks later. Just as l was about
10 return nome IOuAu III room a notice
TO vacate on a certain date. as new
conner would then occupy it, After my railroad
Journey really needed bath. No water could
be procured. except the black, muddy fluid from
the Mississippi Instead Of bell in the room
found sort Of semaphore or railroad signal IL
the corridor. the various projecting arms Of
which indicated things that were usually not te
be had. OF elsewhere misunderstood by the at.
tendants. Upon entering the dining room at
about o'clock. the only food ready consisted OF
ported beef The distances from one portion Of
the exposition to another are enormous. and II
seems mistake for the central portion Of the
show 10 be devoted to the 'Boer War which
obliges large circuits to be made
The Russian journalists az St. Louis give m
teresting descriptions Of the great prairie farm,
of the aquarium. Of the forest with wild ami
mails. and of the machinery exhibits They
speak well Of the Administration Building and
Of the Jefferson Guards. and alIude to the pri-
vate signals OF Mr.. Francis-ons OF the French
reporters calls him Sir Francis-and relate the
antics Of the Office boys. who pass their time
smoking cigars or cigarettes and turning sOmer-
saults."
French observers are unanimous In commend
ing the departments organized by the federal
government. which they consider superior to the
other sections. and as presenting historic soUve-
Mrs. mementOs of the highest interest. The
Postofice exhibit is especially successful from
the Partisan point of view. and the buildings OF
the various States Of the Union are regarded
as affording excellent object lessons OF national
life. c. LB.