New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
GERMAN BOYCOTT ALSO
. FOR PANAMA FAIR, 1915
FatherIand Officially Refuses to
Participate in San Fran
cisco Exposition.
BUT BRYAN is OPTIMISTIC
Hopes Answers Received IN
Washington from London,
as Well as from Berlin,
Are Not Final.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, July 3l.-Germany, II
was learned to-day. has taken action
similar TO that of Great Britain in de-
clining 10 accept the invitation or the
United States to participate in the
Panama Pacific Exposition. The reason
each Of these countries officially gives
for it's disinclination to take part IS
that there are too many such eXposi-
tons and the expense of participation
is too great.
The Secretary of State, however. is,
as usual optimistic and said to-day that
he hoped the answers which have al
ready been given are not final 1t seems
that the rcfusals Of both countries were
received at the Department Of state
two weeks ago, although the President
was not advised Of them until to-day.
The official reason for Great Britain
and Germany holding aloof is not &C
copied here as the true explanation OF
this unusual action. In the case OF
England the cause IS the failure of
America 10 take sters for the adjust
ment of the Panama Canal tolls mat
ter, as was pointed out in The Tribune
Yesterday morning while Germany is
dissatisfied with American policy con-
corning a reimbursement of the CONNER
cial arrangements between the two
countries.
What is now feared by those inter-
ested in the exposition is that many
ether countries will follow the lead Of
the two great powers. There Is already
grave danger that Japan. because OF
the California land question, will finally
prove unwilling to participate in San
Trancisco's show. There has already
been great deal Of anticipation
agitation in Japan.
The action CT Great Britain and Ger
many is considered most unusual. While
international cxpositions have become
a bare, even necessitating year or so
ago an international conference for the
purpose OF limiting them, the refusal,
after a delay OF a year, OF friendly
invitation from the United States is al
most without precedent and probably
will not be taken kindly by the admin
istration here, particularly il the belief
grows that the exposition matter is
being used as a retaliatory measure be
cause of dissatisfaction concerning
American policy in other points.
Great Britains general attitude
toward the United States has attracted
one notable instance of lack Of coop
Grafton in the Mexican matter. When
the report came up from IeXico City
that the European diplomats there had
banded together in sending reports on
conditions to their respective govern
monts. with Individual requests that
the report be sent on TO Washington,
it was not believed possible that such
an unusual and totally unprecedented
action had been taken.
While the government had report
on the subject from Ambassador VIII
son. the truth was not made public
and the administration here was natu-
rally anxious that the facts should not
he revealed. II remained for the Brit
ish Foreign Office officially to confirm
the Mexico City report. That let the
cat out Of the bag, and the government
here was considerably embarrassed.
Then the British Foreign Office took
the action which its diplomatic agent
i'm Mexico City had recommended and
laid his views before the government
here. and even suggested. II is stated
on trustworthy authority. the course
which the United States should follow.
OF the five countries whose agents
took part I'm the joint action Great
Britain was the first 10 take the step
and the first foreign nation To inter
fcre with the United States in Mexico.
Since then two others of the five ma
tions have followed England's lead.
London. July 3l.-Both the British For
eign Office and Walter Hines Page. the
American Ambassador here. decline 70
discuss the matter or TO reveal the cause
Of the reversal OF the announcement
made some time back that Great Britain
had decided in principle TO participate in
the exposition.
II has been mooted for some time, how
ever. that the dispute I'm regard TO the
Panama Canal tolls might possibly lead
To this result. and the present notifica-
ton of non-participatlon is attributed to
that cause.
IS BURNED BY GASOLINE