Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01

cial Russian exhihit, but there is good
collection of Russian pictures in the art
gallery. When the commissioners aban-
doned their space and returned to their
homes they explained that 1t had been de-
cided to devote the funds appropriated for
the exposition to hospital and relief work
by the Red Cross Society at the seat Of
war. The St Petersburg chamber of COM
merce Immediately applied for the space,
out 1t has never been occupied. Large
blocks OF It were assigned by some Russian
omcfai to Syrian merchants and other ped
oiers. but as soon as the exposition off,
Gals discovered the fraud they fired them
out-not even allowing them to unpack
their goods. Several piles of packing cases
belonging to these people still lie in the
Russian section, and several uncompleted
booths deface the building. The victims of
RUSSIAN misrepresentation are still hanging
around administration building clamoring
for what they call justice, but the officials
re1use to recognize them. Somebody con-
nected with the Russian commission or the
ST. Petersburg chamber of commerce has
neen making money out of them but as
Russia Is not an exhibitor the exposition
omcials have no disposition to Investigate
the case.
Japanese Making Largest Sales.
The japanese deserve the third place in
merit following closely after France and
Germany, and the exposition officials will
tell you that they are the only foreigners
rule and regulation and have never made a
complaint. The Japanese exhibit in the
varied industries building is next to that
OF Germany in scientific and artistic in
staiiatfon, and one could spend a week there
without losing his interest
Inc japanese are making the largest sales
and, taking everything into consideration,
are getting more out of the exposition than
any other exhibitors There seems to he
a craze for Japanese things, and they are
being sold by the shipload at four five and
ten times the prices that you would have
10 pay Tor the same articles in Tokyo or
hioto. While we were in the latter CITY
last May Mr.. Nishimura, one of the bigges,
SIX merchants and manufacturers, told me
that he had received telegram from his
representative at st. Louis saying that DUR
ing the first four days of the exposition he
had SOLD the entire stock of silks and other
merchandise that he had expected tn la 81
MIN through the six months, and Mr.. Nishi-
mura was hustling around collecting larger
STOCKS to ship by the first steamer. Seven.
ty-nve per cent of the articles sold by the
Japanese are machine-made rubbish, cheap
limitations OF their fine porcelain, cloisonne
and other handmade work, but the great
American public seems determined to be
humbugged, and people crowd around the
japanese booths. snatching articles from
each other for fear they will lose the Cd.
portunity to buy a bogus article for ter
times it's value
Chinese Dealers Honest.
The Chinese made their debut at this
exposition, and have not only presented q
most attractive and valuable exhibit but
their merchants are being well rewarded
for the trouble they have taken to come
mere. Their exhibits are too crowded tn
enable them to be properly inspected. They
ousht TO nave had twice or three times
as much space as they now occupy, but at
nrst IT was doubtful how many exhibitors
would come and what goods they would
bring with them.
fou cannot buy limitations or bogus ar
tlcles in the Chinese sections. For WAYS
.nat are dark and tricks that are vain. the
neathen Chlnee may be peculiar" but he
is honest in his commercial transactions
and has never debased the arts and indus.
tries or his ancestors, notwithstanding the
temptations to which he is constantly ex-
posed You cannot find yard of adulter-
ated Chinese silk or cotton, or a piece of
imitation porcelain bronze, or a bit of
embroidery that is not genuine and every
thing that it pretends to be. The statesmen
may ask you to pay more than an article is
WORTH but there are no factories in CHINA
for supplying limitations of genuine goods
Tor the American market. 1t is almost the
only country in the world without them.
Every article you find in the Chinese sec
ton of this exposition, as well as every ar
ticle that you find in their shops at home,
is made by hand.
Only Wines From Spain.
Spain has a fine exhibit of wines made by
the winegrowers' association, without any
assistance from the government. That is
all. 1t is greatly to be regretted that our
friends on the peninsula could not have
come here in proper form and at least show
that they do not cherish any resentment on
account of the war. But politics in Spain
is to blame for their absence. There were
five changes Of government in Madrid dur
ing the two years previous to the opening
of the exposition. Each one Of the five ad-
ministrations decided and promised to send
a good exhibit, and three Of them actually
went SO far to select commissioners, but
they were overthrown before they could
carry out their purpose, and the cortes, for
similar reasons, failed to make an appro-
priation.
From Southern Republics.
Another debutante is Cuba. The little
new republic has done exceedingly well and
has brought enough exhibits to illustrate
its resources and industries in a striking
manner. And several of the Latin-Ameri-
can countries, particularly Mexico, Peru
and the Argentine Republic. have excellent
exhibits, which illustrate their progress in
industry and science, and the development
of their great natural resources.
Among our state commissions there has
been commendable rivalry in installation,