The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-04
AMERICAN ADVANCE
AGENTS OF EXPOSITION
While Not Met With Flattering Social
Recognition, Nevertheless Received
Much Attention in Bus
mess Way.

Berlin, June 4.The American COM
mission now touring Europe in the in
terests of the Panama canal exposition
to be held at San Francisco did not
duplicate in Berlin the social success
OF its visit in London, due largely to
the absence from the capitol OF the en-
peror and Foreign Secretary Herr Won
Kiderlen- Waechter The German social
functions in their honor were compare
lively modest affairs.
From the point of view of their ac-
tual mission, however, they received
most serious and fattering attention,
the exposition project and the invitation
for German participation being given the
thorough and businesshke consideration
characteristic of the Germans.
Luncheons given by under secretaries
in the ministries of foreign and interior
affairs and by the president Of Ger
many's permanent exposition commits
sion served only as interludes in confer
ences in which members of the commits
sion We're called upon to explain every
detail of the San Francisco project and
demonstrate exactly in what ways Ger
to German trade and industry Business,
not sentiment, marked the deliberations,
particularly those before the perma-
nent commission on eXpositions, an or
ganization uniquely German, whose duty
it is to examine thoroughly the many
exposition projects constantly sprnging
up and to recommend or refuse German
participation in them. 1t annually eX-
amines about 600 projects, of which
scarcely a dozen are recommended to
the German government and business
men. Among those disapproved by the
commission recently were the eXposi
ton at Brussels and contemplated
Australian worlds fair.
The permanent commission and the
government will be influenced in their
decision largely by the American tariff
situation, the prevailing custom rates,
and the troubles recently experienced by
German importers being one OF the main
arguments against German represen-
tation at San Francisco. 1t is further
pointed out authoritatiyely that Ger
many has thrice taken part in inter
expositions in the United States
without direct adequate returns, an ex
hibit worth more than S2,500000 at st.
Louis resulting in sales of only $780,
900.
On the other hand, the commission
considers that the Payne tariff, which
at present bars entirely the export of
many German products to the United |
States and renders their display at San |
Francisco useless, will from now on prob |
lbly undergo a process of revision down |
ward. giving German exhibitors some |
nance of returns from their exhibits.
the commission holds that |
he fields of business activity to be |
opened up by the Inauguration of the |
Panama canal, not only on the Pacific i,
oast of the United States but also in |
CENTRAL and South America Canada and |
wen east Asia, are so great that Ger
nan business men may well seize the |
opportunity OF coming in contact with
he visitors expected in San Francisco
rom these countries
The permanent commission has as yet
cached no decision but there is good
rround to expect that the last considera-
ions will result in a favorable reply
o the American invitation. How great
representation and whether a gen
raj one, embracing all aspects OF Ger
nan business and manufacturing life,
will be taken by the department OF the
reasury and particularly by the en-
,eror on his return, his majesty's in
Iuenee is confidently expected to be
brown into the scale for thoroughly
dequate and representative display.
The government, despite a series of
at failures in its reprcssive measures
gainst the Poles, has by no means lost
iurage and it is now asking that Reici-
TAG for an appropriation of S25 100000