New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
NO FAIR In BERLIN
AMERICAN SHOW OFF
Nesc York Committee Blames
German Hostility.

Because of the embarrassment caused ny
German opposition. the executive committee
Of the American exposition which was TO
have been held IN Berlin this summer de-
cided yesterday TO call off the exposition
and postpone any action toward holding
one until 1911. IF it is then decided TO hold
an exposition Il viii be g joint one SUB
eoriptions already made would be returned
St vas said. and the force at the headquar-
tiers OF the committee, a. No so Church
street, wouid be reduced.
TIE executive committee includes Her
man A Metz. chairman. DR.. George r
Kunz, Emil Boes, Herman Rider, Am
arSse Swasey, Dr. w. P. Wilson, Wilson Il
Brown and Hugh Gordon Miller The COM
uittee issued the following statement;
In view Of the apparent opposition WHEN
has developed in Germany agalnsI Ia {
american exposition TO be held in Berlin
during the coming summer. the anleIiCo.i
executive committee has decloed upon
reinforcement until 1911
The menu ers OF the executive committee
and the gentlemen who agreed 10 serve on
the advisory and other cofI.n!t.ees go, gu vii
for the purpose OF showing thelr goOa VA
toward Germany and German lilyeteSes so ~
10 promote the commercial fe!atlo1.? 80
-.hn Of Similar cooperation on the part o.
the commercial interests OF Germany anu
FOR 10 other reason ~, ,.,,7ar-
stood, the members OF the executive COIL
rnittee are of the opinion that II nllsaC pe
ar,erirsn affair in which both countries
should participate, and thus prove i u H.
INTENDED 70 be an AT?1erlc2h t1 ma "a
va aston with this object N view. lie nc.
dor;ty OF the members OF the eAec0L II! :
Son1nnittee will visit Berlin n the collll.S
summer for the purpose O. 2T ,l@rs,, eTno
sition, and the United states COVE liz -
has been requested TO continue IIS L. -
-enresent II at the exposition TINS suIIilIet ne.
4 vote Of thanks and commence N:.s-te -,
dered 70 Baron Won r53ae'is eSecut i've
,1or1,r1ittee for the good faith he has snoM u
during the entire preliminary
for the EXPOSITION
The statement Of Herr DelbrUok, the NIL
sister OF the Interior, IN the RelchsIdS oit
February q that the German SoNeTIll4eii'
had not given and would not give mater la
or mora, support to the American eAi-i ol-
4fon of machinery to be held in Berlin, was
the first official notice the American com
rsissioners received as to any opposluoh.
There had been, however. some unofhclal
hints. but they were thought TO represent
only q few manufacturers.
The promoters are German capitalists
such as Isador Loeve. OF the Nauser rife
rrauutacrory and Ludwig LoeWe, OF the
machine tool works. who obtained, be-ore
spproaching Americans on the subject
what they thought was the moral support
OF the imperial government
When Baron Won Brandensteln went 10
ste United States as the representative o.
.he exposition management one. OF me al
-aches OF the German Embassy at Wash
3neton, Baron Hartmann Won fichtho1eI
was assigned to accompany him TO New
York and assist him in his mission, as ne
was not familiar with the English IAN
guase. Together the barons visited prom
srent New Workers, and II was understood
that the idea Of the Foreign Once was to
help the enterprise along as far as pos
sible morally, without committing the gov
ernr1aent 10 official or financial obligations.