The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-31

INDIA SEEK REPRESENTATION
AT TIE JAMESTOWN EPosiTIoN
AND PI4lLIPPlNE oGREss IN.
STEAD or pEPRAytTY WILL BE.
SHOWN.
az Nv. H. Bright.l

| Nt3y W. H. bflSnt.l
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. -Notwith.
standing the wide. publicity already CIV.
en- the jamestown Exposition, there
are few except those in direct touch
| with publicity department of the ex.
position who know how far reaching
the interest Is or how equally far
reaching the benefits will be.
From far on India comes demand
for ten acres Of space on which to
build typical Indian village and to
properly display what India has ac
compllshed in the years that have gone
by. The exhibit will embrace educa.
tlonaI, industrial and commercial feat.
ures never before attempted at any
exposition by India or any part Of In,
dia. The King of Baroda in whose
province this commendable spirit has
manifested Itself, is heartily in accord
with the move which includes the
bringing of four or five natives Of In.
dta to the exposition to demonstrate
the work of producing the various ex.
hibits as well as the manner of living
III that part of India. The extent Of
the exhibit will be better understood
when it is known that about 100000
has been appropriated for it.
The Philippine exhibit which is un.
der the supervision Of the United
States government, will be far super.
Tor to that at the louisiana Purchase
exposition at St Louis, Instead Of
making a feature Of the lowest and
most depraved specimens of natives
of the Philippine Islands, the exhib.
its will show the work and advance.
rnent of the better class of natives,
their habits, consumes, their skill in
various work, etc. OF course. the dog,
eating natives will be there, but they
will not be featured, but rather be
shown as in contrast with the more
advanced class. This will make the
exhibit center for study and will fur
nish food for reflection and lesson
in progress by which both the visitor
and the Philippines may profit and no
doubt will. In addition to the educa.
Honal and commercial exhibits. there
will be several hundred Philippines
present, gathered from every tribe in
the Philippines SO far as 1t is possible
to get them.
Thus It is daily demonstrated that
from near and far interest in the
jamestown Exposition is growing
apace, and while this is encouraging
It brings to light fact that perhaps
has been overlooked and that accounts
largely for the general interest that
is taken In this exposition, That fact
is this: the location Of the jamestown
Exposition is in the midst of such his
toric ground and the events that have
transplred in its immediate vicinity
during the last three hundred years
are so far reaching that there are few
nations or countries that have not
more or less interest in some event
that has transpired here; but there Is
more than that to account for the in.
terest taken. There is spirit Of
emulation or perhaps more properly
speaking, competition springing up
in fact is already Widespread and grow.
ing. other countries, other nations
and many centers of industry outside
Of the United States are anxious toI
enter the lists and show what progress
they, too, have made during the long
stretch Of years that has passed since
the English first set foot upon the
North American continent as colonists.
They TOO, have advanced in education,
science art, industry and commerce
and they are anxious to show the
progress they have made. It is true
many Of certainly most of them
have taken their cue from the United
states is virtually America or at least
the general master.wheel of the con-
tlnent, but they are not ashamed Of
it, Rather they are proud of IT, and