New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-12
j. s. EXHIBITORS BARRED +!
American Pavilion at Art EXPOSE
ton in Rome Closed.
PENNELL MEMBER OF JURY
Italian Bad Faith Intimated
When $4,000 Fire Insurance
Remained Unpaid.

Rome. Nov. i1.-Trouble which had been
! brewing AT the International Art EShlbi-
! ton for some time came to head to-day
| and Harrison s. Morris, the American
commissioner. Withdrew. at the same time
recalling his associates on the American
| jury-Willam Henry Fox, the art director
and Joseph Pcnnoll the artist Mr.. FoN.
according to Mr. Morris. refused to resign
ard was dropped. The American pavilion
has been closed
! In statement issued tonight Mr. MOT
rls intimates that the Italian mana gemen'
I acted in had faith with the result that the
American exhibits. valued at half million
dollars. must have been exposed To n pos
! sibe logs by fire II the artists we're 10
| share IN the prizes. He explains thar inc
insurance on the exhibits had been per
mitted 10 lapse. forcing the closing OF 'he
| American pavilion on the last day OF Octo-
! Dor in order that its contents might nave
| the protection which still covered the re-
| noval OF the works to the United states
| Promises to renew the insurance were not
! fulfilled. he saws. while the management
deliberately delayed the award OF prizes
I IN order TO keep the exposition open.
!
{ hibitors we're 10 he dcbarred from the
prizes unless their pavilion remained OPEN
! UNPROTECTED In the matter Of fire insurance.
/ Other Countries Withdraw Also.
/ Tho rupture has caused sensation.
which has been increased by Mr.. Morris s
statement. in which he says that England.
France. Germany and Spain have also
[ = 81. hi n
committee is Count di San MartIno. The
! american pavilion was opened on April 2
| by King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
! Helena end has attracted much favorable
! attention. On October q his majesty pur-
chased the whole series OF thirty etchings
! by Joseph Pencil.
! In his statement Mr.. Morris said:
THE American pavilion has withdrawn
| from tho competition and the American
| Jurors have been recalled from the general
, jury Of the International Art Exposition.
/ England. France Germany and Spain also
have withdrawn.
THE American Commissioner General
was willing 10 remain I'm the competition.
but discovered through the London nsrr-
ance agent of the Italian committee that
n
fire insurance was still due and that all
the insurance on the American works
would Lapse on October n II balance Of
| $4,000 due was not paid Immediately. The
! American Commissioner could hold the in
suranc0 on his $4,000 worth of pictures
and sculptures only by closing tho Amer
Jean pavilion on October 81, thus taking
| advantage OF the transit insurance, which
was still good for two months
THE italian committee was tremendous
| ~ active in trying TO keep the exposition
open during November and purposely de-
! layed tho award OF prizes in order to cause
the various nations In the competition 10
hold open beyond the announced date 10
| obtain prizes which should have been
| awarded last June
Insurance Problem, All important.
The American Commissioner pressed the
Italian committee TO pay the insurance and
promised to remain open under certain
conditions until November Is II the very
grave problem Of insurance was solved.
The Italian committee had not paid any
thing up TO October 81 and thus the Amer
lean pavilion was closed.
The three American representatives on
the jury were I'm ignorance that the Amer
lean works were not to be considered in
the competitions unless the American pa
vilon was open, and were allowed 10 be-
gin their duties. when ii developed that the
American pavilion would be omitted by
the Italian committee. The cause for clos
ing the pavilion was again stated, and as
no offer was made to remove the very dan
gerous conditions affecting other nations
besides the United States It was decided
TO withdraw, recalling the American jurors,
/ Harrison s. Morris. william II. Fox and
Joseph Pencil. from the jury. Mr.. Fox.
who was placed on the jury by Mr.. Morris
as one of his representatives. when direct
cd TO resign refused and was therefore
dismissed from the service"
| Notwithstanding the withdrawal OF the
Americans Mr.. Pennell has been elected n
member of the final jury Of ten intrusted
with the making OF the awards.
WAR FULFILs PROPHECY