The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
BARRETT BOOMS
FRISCO'S SHOW
Pan-American Director Cen
eral Gables British Mer-
chants to Exhibit.
BIG FIELD REACHED
Wisdom Of Participation viii Be Un-
derstoed When Countries
Entering Are Known.
BIG FIELD REACHED

Director General John Barrett, of the
Pan-American Union, being In receipt
of written and cabled inquiries from
European business interests. especially
those OF England, Germany. and
France, regarding the advisa bility and
advantage of participation in the Pana-
ma-Pacifc International Exposition at
San Francisco in 1915. yesterday sent
to the London Chamber of Commerce
the following cable message:
Profoundly respecting the attitude of
the British government and In no way
rejecting upon its announced decision.
/ earnestly urge your Chamber, with
which l have always enjoyed agree
able relations. to encourage British
manufacturers to exhibit at San Fran
cisco. even IL the government is not
officially participating. IL such move
ment Is favorably received. then II is
possible the government might recon-
slider its action.
Mistake VIII he Made.
"As an impartial international officer
and the one, who, in his capacity as the
executive officer of the Pan-American
Union, the international organization de-
voted to the advancement of Pan-Ameri-
can commerce and intercourse, is COM
PEELED to study more closely than other
officials the possibilities for a large
group OF nations In the Panama Canal
and Pan-American and Pan-Pacific trade,
l am convinced that European govern
ments and business organizations af-
fected by the canal will make an ir-
reparable mistake IL they fail to partici-
pate.
Practically all Latin America, includ-
ing the great countries of Brazil, Ar
gentina. Chile. Bolivia, and Perue are
planning participation upon an extraor-
dinary scale. excelling anything they
have done heretofore. Combined they
will expend at San Francisco over
81. 100000. Indications are unmistakable
that there will be greater attendance of
visitors, travelers and actual ouyers
from Central and South America, Au-
stralia. Asia, and Canada than ever at
tended any other exhibition.
The all-important fact to remember
is that the field reached by exhibiting at
San Francisco Is not alone the United
States. but especially all Latin-America.
New Zealand. Eastern Asia,
and Canada The exhibition il Pan
American and Pan-Pacific, not only in
the field and opportunity covered. but in
being a great, vivid, re-
alistic portrayal, concentrated at San
Francisco, Of what the canal means and
opens commercially to the whole world.
Wisdom Is Apparent.
IF the government and peoples Of
Great Britain and Europe will fully re-
alize this great fact, they can hardly
fail to see the wisdom of participation
On Ln Unprecedented scale.
Il stand ready, with the knowledge
which the Psn-American Union pos
sesses as an international information
bureau and a clearing house Of COM
mercial data, to confirm these claims
with indisputable facts and figures"
1t is known that Director General Bar
rett also has sent, informally and per-
sonally. similar messages TO Ambassador
Bernstorfr in Berlin and Ambassador
in Paris. now on leave, in the
hope that they may use their influence
for participation.