The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-06-06
For American Commission
But Flattering Promises
Are Made 1t.

4sAPVclllOH W De HeIQ at san fran
cisco did not duplicate in Berlin
the social success OF It's visit in Lon
don, due largely to the absence from
the capitol OF the emperor and for
From the point OF view Of their
actual mission, however. they re-
celyed most serious and aattering
attention, the exposition project and
the invitation for German participa-
tlon being given the thorough and
business-lilse consideration charact-
eristic of the Germans.
eign Secretary Herr Won, Kiderlen-
Waechter. The German social fune-
lions in their honor were compar-
atiyely modest affairs.
Luncheons given by under secre-
taries in the Ministers of Foreign
end Interior Affairs and by the Pres
ident OF Germ'any's permanent ex-
position commission served only as
interluGes in conferences in which
members of the commission were
called upon to explain every detail
OF the San Francisco project and
demonstrate exactly in what ways
German participation would be Of
benefit TO German trade and Industry.
Business, not sentiment, marked the
deliberations, particularly those be-
fore the permanent commission on
exposit.ons. an organization uniquely
German, whose duty 1t is to examine
thoroughly the many exposition pro-
jects constantly springing up and.
TO recommend or refuse German par
ticipatlon in them. II annually ex-
amines about 800 projects. OF which
scarcely a dozen are recommended
70 the German government and bust
ness men. Amapg those disapproved
by the commission recently were the
exposition at Brussels and COM
templated Australian Worlds Fair"
the government will be Influenced in
their decision largely by the Amer
lean tariff situation. the prevailing
custom rates. an dthe troubles re-
Gently experienced by German i'm
porters being one OF the main orgu-
ments against German represen-
tation at San Francisco. 1t is
farther pointed out authorHatIvely
that Germany has thrice taken part
in international expositions in the
United States without direct ade-
quate returns, an exhibit worth more
than s2.5oO,OOO at, st. Louis resulting
in sales OF only 100000.
On the other hand, the comm s.
sion considers that the Payne tariff,
which at present bars entirely the
port of many German products to
the United States and renders their
display at San Francisco useless;
will from now on probably undergo
a process OF revision downward. CIV
ing German exsibitors some chance
of returns from their exhibits. Fur
thermore, the commission holds that
the fields OF business activity to be
opened up by the Inauguration OF
the Panama canal, not only on the
Pacific coast OF the United States.
but also in Central and South Aemr-
lea, Canada and even East Asa, are
so great that German business men
may well seize the opportunity OF
coming in contact with the visitors
expected in San Francisco from these'
countries.
The permanent commission has az
yet reached no decision. but there.
is good ground to expect that the.
last Considerations will result in a
favorable reply to the American in
Vitation. How great a represents
ton and whether a general one, en-
bracing all aspects OF German bust.
ness and manufacturing life, will be
made. depends largely on the atti-
tude taken by the department of the
treasury and particularly by the en-.
peror on his return. His Majesty's
influence is confidently expected to
be thrown into the scale for a
Thoroughly adequate and representa-
tive display.
The government. despite a series
of flat failures in It's repressiye
measures against the Poles, has by
no means lost courage and it is now
asking the Relchstag for an appro-
priation of 100000 to be used
in keeping lands now owned by Ger
mans out of the hands OF the, Poles.
Several million dollars has hereto.
fore been used in the EFFORT, but
without appreciate effect, for in the
five years from 1906 to 1911 more
than 100000 acres of land in East
Prussia, Pomerania and siles!a
passed from German into Polish
ownership. A similar danger, hut
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