New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-05
GERMANS SHOW INTEREST
IN PANAMA EXPOSITION
Refusal of Government to Ex-
hibit Does Not Affect
Industrial Leaders.

Walter W. Schultz. we'll known Ger
man-American newspaper man. who was
recently appointed commissioner OF the
Panama-Pacifc Exposition to represent
the division of exploitation in Germany.
Austria and Switzerland. arrived in this
city from San Francisco yesterday and
will sail for Europe on the North German
Lloyd liner George Washington Satur-
day. He came from the Coast by way OF
Washington. where he received the con-
firmation Of the United States govern
ment
Mr. Schultz will meet DR.. Skiff, director
general OF the exposition. in Berlin. and
Will lay out with him campaign TO bring
the advantages of the great fair clearly
before the European manufacturers
Headquarters will be established in the
capitals Of the three countries and branch
offices opened in all the large industrial
centres. where potential exhibitors may
obtain information regarding the exposi-
ton and make arrangements for the
transportation of their exhibits.
Mr. Schultz is staying al the Hotel
Astor while in this city. Speaking yester-
day Of his mission, he said that his field
was among the industries OF Europe and
not In the government houses. When the
German government refused TO take Off
cial part I'm the exposition, that was the
end Of IT so far as the directors OF the
fair were concerned, he explained.
1T is understood that Germany takes
kindly interest in the exposition as a ma
ton" Mr. Schultz said. but ! shall have
nothing 10 do with the government. ! 20
to the industrials direct which have eN-
pressed a desire TO exhibit their goods
We have received literally hundreds Of
Inquiries from German concerns asking
for information. and my duty is 20 sup
ply that information and stir up interest
in the fair throughout the German speak
ing world.
There are two great divisions OF the
exposlton-the division Of exhibits and
the division Of exploitation. George
Hough Perry formerly Of New York. Is
director Of the latter ana it was he from
whom received my appointment. When
Perry took charge he explained 10 his as
sistants that this was an exhibition the
ceived. with respect not only to wealth.
but especially TO the advantages derived
by the exhibitor and By the visitor II
was A step In the advance OF civilization.
he said.
The exposition does not pose as sales
agent for exhibitors. bu' as great show
window where their goods may be dis
played TO the world. Twenty-seyen ma
lions have accepted invitations 10 take
part and there are others to follow. They
include all the republics OF South America
and the orient. As the Atlantic is the
ocean OF to-day, so will the Pacific be the
ocean OF the future. and San Francisco
will be, as a consequence, world city.
Through the Panama Canal this coun-
try is giving to the merchants Of the
world whole new mdrket-the entire
Pacific Coast from Cape Horn TO Alaska.
and also the orient. There seems to DO
an impression abroad that the cost Of
shipping exhibits across the continent TO
San Francisco will be prohibitive. but. Of
course this is not so. Exhibitors can
ship them in their own vessels By way
Of the Panama Canal direct to the fair
grounds.
Mr.. Schultz explained that German ex-
h,bitors particularly would derive great
benefit from the exposition. The exports
TO Germany from the United States last
year amounted to 500, 600, he said Sl5i.-
900 900 Of which was cotton and "A large
part Of the remainder other raw products.
The imports from Germany, on the other
hand, were mostly manufactured goods.
an ounting in all to about Ilj1,Oc0oO. With
the tariff reduced almost two thirds for
the first time in twenty years, he de-
| clared, there was an opportunity for Ger
man industrials TO win a market In this
| country greater than ever before.
AS a final word" said Mr.. Schultz, Il
wish TO repeat the slogan Of the presi-
dent, Charles c. Moore: This exposition
is to be ready OH time-February 20. 1915.
The buildings are further advanced now
than those Of any previous exhibition as
| far ahead as this, and they will be com
pleted by next July. The reason why [
| have not been sent over before Is that We
did not deem II proper To do anything
along this line so long as the govern
ments were i'm negotiation