The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-20
At Lyons Show, New York City is
Only Place Which 10
Given Repre-
sentation.
NO INTEREST IS SHOWN
Boston, Cleveland and Others Were
Invited to Participate But Let
the Matter
Slide.

Slide.
by William Philip Sfmms, Paris
correspondent of the United Press.l
LOYNS, France, July 20.-"What's
the matter with America Every Wis
itor from the United States to the In
ternational Urban Exposition now in
progress here has asked this question.
There is but one word which properly
and shortly though completely, de-
scribes the American representation
here, and it is spelled punk!
Long before the exposition was
scheduled to open its gates, an Ameri-
can, William Morton Fullerton, was
commissioned by the authorities to
visit the principal cities of the United
States and invite them to participate
| in the Lyons International Show.
Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, New
York and several other cities agreed
to take part and for time, 1t appear
ed that American visitors would have
cause to feel proud of their country's
showing. Then, apparently, all the
cities forgot their promises, for New
York is the only American municipalt-
ty represented.
Where are your other American
city exhibits?" the correspondent ask
ed the United States commissioner,
Oscar Moser who is in charge Of the
American section of the exposition.
ul~- 1,lc oI,~ ,vI
II can't tell you. I'm sure" he said
with some show of feeling. They
promised to come and then backed
out for some reason or other. wrote
and wrote and wrote. trying to get
some word, but in most instances my
letters remained unanswered. Loon
about you and you will see what
was put to in order to hide the empti-
ness of the building"
| At that the commissioner had not
succeeded. The emptiness Of the vast
space set apart to house American
cities exhibits was as conspicuous as
a sore thumb; 1t stood out boldly and
brazenly The only thing which show
ed that the space was reserved for
America was a fresco composed of
garlands with the names Of American
cities in the loops; Chicago, Denver,
San Francisco, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Portland, Atlanta, Dallas, Boston.
Philadelphia Los Angeles, Pittsburgh,
ST. Louis, New Extraordinarily all
the larger cities are in the loops but
none,-save New York-is otherwise
present.
"Oh + don't blame the American
cities for not exhibiting" one Ameri-
can visitor was overheard to remark,
l"but after several promised to come
they let the matter slide. 1t tends to
make us look ridiculous"
In one corner Of the hall is porce-
lain ware stand; the articles are for
sale and none has been nearer the
United States than Belgium where
they were manufactured. There is a
candy stand where nougat from Monte
limar (F'rance) is sold. A sign reads:
American Soda Fountain" but there
is no fountain; only a Jet protruding
from an oil cloth covered counter. One
or two private business houses have
seen fit to exhibit ION their own"
New York City has a splendid ex-
hibit. but this, as they take some
pains to explain is entirely separate
from the american section" in tn.
same building. The New York exhibit
Is in charge Of James s. Frank and
was installed under the personal sup
crvision Of City Engineer M. L. Fou-
quet who will arrange New York's ex-
hibit at the San Francisco Panama
exposition. There is even a separa.e
entrance for this exhibit, with New
York City's coat-of-arms over it. Com
preh ensively arranged the exhibit
includes pictures, plans, photographs,
etc, showing the working of the water
system, subway, railway lines enter
ing the city, railway terminals, fire
department, police department, educa-
tons, model tenements, sanitary de-
partment, health Offices and so on, to-
gether with striking views of the city,
, it's monuments, tall buildings, art mus
Gums and other features. The exhibit
is arranged in halls" about a large
rotunda in the center Of which Is a
large model of the dome of the old
city hall with clock showing both
New York and Paris time.
every day" said Frank, people OF
many nattonalities engaged in various
, lines Of municipal work-educators
, engineers, health officers and SO on
come here and spend hours studying
, our exhibit I do not think it toe
, much to say that we have the finest
: foreign exhibit at the exposition and
, the most comprehensive"
r Senator Edouard Herriot, mayor oi
!, Lyons, Is described by Americana
I who have met him, as IAN American.
1t is he who is largely responsible 70,
: the exposition and, in the face of al