Evening star., 1922-08-20

ton. Nearly all of the countries
which are interested politically and
commercially in the future Of Latin
America are making even more elab-
crate exhibits at Rio than Is the
United States. despite the fact that
our government appropriated $1.000.-
900 for it's participation. Although
our government is very thrifty and Is
using a large part of this appropria-
ton in constructing permanent
building for it's own governmental ex-
hibit. which will be used after the
exposition as an embassy, all Of the
exhibits Of American manufacturers
will be housed in an unimposing
structure built by private capital.
Not Adequately Housed.
1t was a serious mistake that the
United States government did not in
clude in it's appropriation generous
porary, pavilion, in which could be
seen a big and comprehensive display
of all kinds of American manufac-
tured and export products. 1t is true
that a considerable number of the
leading Industries of the United States
will be represented in this private
exhibition building, but these exhibits
will not be by any means as general
and comprehensive as they ought to
be in competition with the exhibits
Of other foreign countries.
Then, again, it is source of regret
that this appropriation made no pro-
vision for a comprehensive official
publicity campaign throughout the
United States and Latin America,
which would have benefited both the
United States and Brazil by awaken
ing widespread interest in the expo
sition, its meaning to the United States
and Brazil and the development OF Pan
American friendship and commerce.
A wonderful opportunity for unself-
ish service has in this way been lost
to earn the gratitude Of the Brazilian
government and people and the ad-
miration of other attn American
countries and peoples. The United
States commission in charge OF the
United States participation has done
everything possible under the limits
of tho appropriation, but today. de-
spite their best efforts, there Is very
little widespread interest in this coun-
try or throughout Latin America in the
participation of the United States.
A Means OF Educatiop.
The exposition should have been the
Inspiration to educate the American
people to the Importance Of Brazil
and all Latin America to the future
Pan American relations and COM
merce of the United States. and to
make our people realize the great
ness, potentiality, wealth and re-
sources of Brazil, not only as a coun-
try Of pan-America, but as friend
of the United States. The fault and
blame in this matter do not rest
with the Secretary Of State, but with
the original framing of the appro-
priation bu1.
All this means that Secretary
Hughes himself must be, SO to speak.
the one big exhibit of the United
States, at the exposition, as well as
the one chief influence at Rio to pro-
mote pan-Americanism and pan
American commerce. BY his pres
ence there, by his speeches, by his
conferences with the Brazilian states
men and by the effect on himself of
what he sees and hears he will be
the big central figure Of the United
states participation, and will achieve
results that will do more than the
United States building and the United
states private exhibits to make that
participation . success.