New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-25

J 10 consider the end or OCTOBER az the oHi-
clal date Of closing and TO demand that
the insured goods be in transit after that
time.
Trouble Over the Insurance.
The Italian committee opposed any such
contention, and to enforce It's view Of the
insurance contract with Loyds held out
10000 francs OF the 50o00o-franc premium
until the question was settled In it's favor.
But I'm the mean time Mr.. Norris had
also been in communication with MT
Shields. and got the impression that after
October 81 Lloyds would refuse to insure
the American exhibit except In transit.
Therefore. when the Italian committee re-
quested him 10 keep tho American pavilion
open during November he refused, imply
ing that the committee was acting in bad
faith In the matter OF insurance; resigned
from the jury. and advised Messrs FOX
and Pencil to do the same.
Messrs Fox and Pennell declined the ad-
vice Mr.. Morris then dismissed Mt.
Fox from the service of the United States
and returned to Philadelphia, his home,
leaving his two compatriots in Rome. where
they continued TO serve on the interna-
tlonal jury. Mr.. Fox having been elected
secretary of the preliminary jury" which
picked 200 out OF the 5000 works OF art on
exhibition. and Mr.. Pennell being elected a
member Of the final Jury" which picked
out OF the 800 the few prize winners.
At his home IN Oak Lane, Penn. last
night Mr.. Morris took occasion 10 criticiso
even more severely than he is already
quoted as having done the conduct Of Mr..
Fox, who. he said, had been employed by
him and taken over 10 Italy under a clause
OF the limited appropriation at his COM
mand empowering him 10 hire stenogfa-
piers He had allowed Mr.. Fox, somewhat
reluctantly, he said. to call himself Gee
rotary, but early had been disappointed in
his ability, and when they arrived in Rome
had discovered that "Fox's one ambition
seemed 10 be 10 win decoration"
Il didn't advise Mr.. Fox 10 withdraw
from the Jury" said Mr.. Morris. II ordered
him TO do so as my employe. But he had
an idea trat II no withdrew he would lose
the decoration which IL was probably the
intention OF the Roman authorities TO be-
stow on all Of us after we had ceased Off
ciaily TO represent the United States since
the law would not allow us to accept such
a. decoration while still officials Of the gov
eminent When Fox refused 10 obey me
dismissed him from my employ, and he
ceased to represent the United States.
which made Il possible for him TO accept
the insignia OF tho Order OF the Crown of
Italy
las for Mr.. Pennell. he was not In my
employ. lie had been invited to join the
Jury independently. so could not dismiss
him from my service. ! did tell him that
| thought II undignifed OF him to remain
Jury member following my decision to
withdraw the American exhibit from the
competition, but ho differed with me, and
We havo remained the best OF friends.
did inform the president OF the jury that
Mr. Pencil could he considered no longer
as representing America, but he was in
vlted to remain member irrespective or
nationality"
Mr Norris denied absolutely the state
ment Of Mr.. Fox that the jury had agreed
TO visit the American pavilion, In spite Of
its having been closed,
"The president of the jury told me per-
sonally,' said Mr.. Morris, that he would
not visit the exhibit because it was closed.
To keep the exhibition open beyond octo-
Der 81. the Official closing time, tho
authorities decided TO delay the awarding
OF prizes beyond that date. The first
thing did as business man with prop
erty worth $4,000 under my charge was
10 find out whether the insurance on this
property was continued beyond October
81. 7 held no policy; ] had only a GER
tificate from the italian committee say
ing that our works of art had been in
sured So I communicated with Lloyds
TO be sure OF my protection, and found
that the committee had not paid the pre-
MUM In full Mr.. Shields told me, fur
thermore, that Lloyds had agreed to in
sure the exhibits as open exhibits only
until October 81. and after that for two
months in transit | had much corre-
spondence with Mr.. Shields on the sub
ject, and can produce II, OF course, 10
support my position.
THE only thing left for me TO do as a
responsible guardian of tho treasures in
trusted to me was TO close the pavilion, and
this did with the consent Of tho American
Embassy. BY shipping tho American ex-
hibit from Rome on November I was able
to catch a steamer leaving Naples Deem
Der 8. IL had waited any longer should
have been unable to catch another steamer
for a month. The Italian committee had
no means at the time to pay the balance
~ ba Nrapniun1 and N fact did not nav N