Evening star., 1908-01-13
Bill Introduced in the House.

| that Germany will have the best location,
| the best building and the most complete
exhibit at Toxic In 1912.
Bill Introduced in the House.
| A bill has already been introduced in
| the House Of Representatives to authorize
| the President to accept the invitation and
| to appropriate $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses. 1t was referred to the committee
on expositions, and 1t is hoped that prompt
action will be taken in order that the
United States may have fair show in
Japan and that million dollars may be
appropriated. The sooner we select our
location and organize a commission the
more satisfactory and appropriate repre-
sentation we will have. Although the
| opening of the exposition is more than
four years distant in the future, that
is none too long a time for proper prep
aration. 1t Is to be hoped also that COM
petent men may be selected as commits
| sioners from this government. and that
they will be chosen for their ability and
political reasons.
His imperial highness Prince Sadanaru
Fushimi, who came to the ST. Louis ex-
position as messenger of peace and good
will during the war with Russia, is the
honorary member president of the organi-
zation. He is cousin Of the emperor.
an excellent soldie. and distinguished
himself during the recent hostilities. The
| dCtlte pToSlucHl Is DdEOH hcHldio ndIc-
ko, graduate of Harvard University and
formerly minister of agriculture minister
of commerce and minister of finance in
the imperial cabinet 1t was he who ne
gotiated the Japanese loan in this coun-
try during the late war and conducted the
negotiations with President Roosevelt
which led to the peace conference at
Portsmouth. Baron kaneko was here
during all that period and is one of the
closest friends President Roosevelt has in
The fUn mo
acquainted during their student days at
Harvard and have kept up correspond
ence ever since. During the war with
Russia the baron had no official status
In the United States, which gave him
greater liberties and allowed the Presi
dent to receive him in a familiar way at
all times and to talk with him with
greater freedom than he otherwise could
other friends in the United States and
is well known in Europe. although he has
never had such relations there, as he
has maintained in the United States His
selection as president and director gen.
erl of the exposition was a very happy
and appropriate idea, for he will COM
mand the confidence of all concerned.
Plans Of the Exposition.
The location of the exposition will be
on a tract of 292 acres known as the
Aoyama parade ground in the city of
1OhiO, "HlIH DcIOilSS 10 Tie Imperial eS-
tate of Yoyogi and lies along the tracks
of the Kobu railroad. SO that 1t may be
easily and conveniently reached There
will be five grand divisions of exhibits
education, science. machinery, electricity
and manufactures-and those from for
eign governments will be installed accord
ingly. Fo- other exhibits outside of these
classifictions each nation may erect its
own buildings. There will be no charge
for ground rent for such buildings The
installation in the regular building will
be according to the plan devised at ST.
Louis by M. Skif, the director of ex-
hibits.
1t is to be~a $4,000, 900 exposition.
The imperial government of Japan has
already appropriated $5OOOUoO. of
which $1,O0O,O00 is immediately avail
| able, and the remainder will be avail
| able In installments during the next
four years The municipality of Toxic
has already appropriated $130O.OOO
which is also Immediately available.
The managing committee will be ap-
pointed jointly by the finance depart
ment of the imperial government and
the municipal council of Toxic
According to the present plan, the
following buildings will be erected by
| the government:
Two buildings for science and the
arts.
Two buildings for manufactures.
One building for machinery.
| One building for electricity.
| One building for marine products.
| Transportation building.
| Geological building.
| Fine arts building.
Mining building.
| Oriental building. :
/ Agricultural building.
Building for foodstuffs.
Forestry building.
| Horticultural building.
| Cold storage building.
| Administration building.
| Three auditoriums and concert halls.
| Post and telegraph building.
To Show japanese Progress.
The architectural plan contemplates five
splendid fountains and display of land.
scape gardening after the ancient Japan.
lese style, with numerous groups of smaller
buildings after the native fashion in
which ancient industries and customs
will be illustrated. The spirit of the
past. however, will be subordinated te
the spirit of the future. 1t Is not tC
be historical exposition. but an indus.
trial exposition 1t Is to show not what
Japan has been. but what she Is today
AS President Mckinley SO aptly expressed
IL this expositiou will he a milestone tC