Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-28
AMERICA TO
HELP BRAZIL
CELEBRATE
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKlN.

washington, March 27.--Plans
for the United states governments
part in the Brazilian international
centennial exposition are going
| steadily forward. Eighteen coun-
tries have agreed to help Brazil
celebrate her hundred years of
freedom from portugal next Sep
TENDER, and Rio de Janeiro, where
| the festivities and the exposition
are to be held, is already the scene
| of busy preparations.
The president and the secretary
of state some time ago accepted
BraziTs invitation for the United
States to take part in the EXPOSE
ton. Congress appropriated
S1,O00,000 for the expenses of a
United States exhibit, and the day
President Harding left Washington
for his Florida trip, legislation was
enacted TO permit a commission of
five to represent the United States
government at the centennial cele-
bration beginning September Z
next. The president is expected to
appoint this commission at an ear
ly date.
The Brazilian affair is the first
serious attempt yat a big interna-
tional exposition in South America.
At first, the Brazilian government
expected to have only a short cele.
bration of the hundredth anniver-
sary Of independence. Later it was
decided to nave exhibits showing
the progress of Brazil in her hun
dred years of freedom, and plans
for this modest exhibit rapidly as
sumed ambitious proportions as
the enthusiasm of the Brazilians
grew, until now the exposition is
expe cted to be q tremendous spec
tacle.
1t vas arranged originally to
hold the exhibition from Septem-
Der to December 10. Then as
the plans began to take in foreign
countries the date was extended
several times, and now the Brazil
ian government expects to keep the
exposition open until March 81.
One Commission Named.
President Harding has appointed
a commission of four men and
woman to work under the depart
ment of state in making arrange
ments for the exhibits from this
country, The head of this COM
mission, Mr.. y. o. Collier is in Rio
de Janeiro now. The other four
members, headed by Frank A.
Harrison, deputy commissioner
general in Mr.. Golfers absence,
are working in this country with
! headquarters at Washington.
Construction on the building
which is to house the United
States exhibits is already started.
Brazil has taken part in eight
eXpositlons held in the United
states, and she has been represent
ed by some fine buildings. At the
st Louis exposition the Brazilian
building attracted so much atten-
ton that instead, of scrapping it
when the fair was over, Brazil had
It taken down and shipped to Rio.
Then it was put together again for
use as a house of deputies. AS a
compliment to the United States it
was called the Monroe Palace. after
the author of the Monroe doctrine.
The United States now has the
opportunity 10 return the compli
ment. The building which we
erect to represent the United States
is not to be one of the flimsy. ornate
structures typical of exp sitions
Out of the million dollar fund, this
country has bought the land on
which its exhibition building is to
stand and is erecting a 100000 |
building Of permanent construction |
and in the style of architecture
favored by Rio de Janeiro. 1t is to
re two stories high, built of, stone
1n6 gtnnnn with IA al - t..
the center.
Alter the exposition the exhibit
building will become the American
embassy. This makes our part in |
the Brazilian exposition very |
practical investment. In the past.
structures at fairs have often been
OF such temporary character and |
so cheaply built that the materials |
were not worth salvaging. The |
money spent for such buildings was
an outlay without any direct re-
turn. AT Rio, the United States is
TO create a beautiful background |
for its panorama of progress and at |
the same time 1t will acquire a |
much needed government building. |
We own or'y few embassiey and |
legations; 1t is claimed that the |
Brazilian embassy Is to be the finest
of these.
To Prevent Duplication.
Representatives of the ten gov |
departments are holding
meetings to plan for the exhibits to
be sent by this government, so that
there will be no duplication. There
Will be many exhibits from the de-
partment of agriculture. for Brazil
IS greatly interested in this industry
and our department does wonderfut
experimental work. Perhaps q few
or the demonstrators from the ex-
tension service may be sent to show
the Brazilian women some of the
applied science that is available to
American housewives.
The Brazilian people will be in
terested also in our forest work,
our system of public parks and res
ervations, our mining methods, and
the hfe-saving work of our coast
guard. There will be small dis
plays from the army and navy, and
probably one or more naval vessels
will be stationed in the harbor for
public inspection.
A moving picture theater Is to be
erected temporarily next to the ex-
hibit building so that the American
exhibits can be made clearer by
pictures.
Both the United States and Bra
I'll hope to come into closer touch
this exposition. There is
a friendship of old standing be-
tween the two nations. Brazil is
Of a Portuguese speaking repub-
lie in a continent of Spanish coun-
tries. In the Spanish -American
war. Brazil out of all South Amer
lea sided with the United States
and many years before that Bra
I'll sent a diplomatic representa-
live to the United States to show
her feeling of friendship.
New Expression of Friendship.
Closer friendship will be ex-
pressed now largely in closer in
iustrial and commercial relations.
Yet as far as our official exhibits
ire concerned we can show our
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