Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-28

WASHINGTON, March 28-Plans
| for the United States governments
part in the Brazilian international
centennial exposition are going
steadily forward. Eighteen countries
have agreed to help Brazil celebrate
her hundred years of freedom from
Portugal next September, and Rio
| de Janeiro, where the festivities and
the exposition are to be held, is al
ready the scene Of busy preparations.
The President and the secretary
of state some time 6 accepted
| Brazil's invitation for the United
States to take part in the exposition.
Congress appropriated $1,000, 900 for
the expenses of a United States ex-
hibit, and the day President Hard
ing left Washington for his Florida
| trip, legislation was enacted to per-
| NIT a commission of five to represent
the United States government at the
centennial celebration beginning
September z next. The President is
expected to appoint this commission
at an early date.
The Brazilian affair is the first
serious attempt at a big international
exposition in South America. At
first, the Brazilian government ex-
pected to have only a short celebra-
ton of the hundredth anniversary
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cided to have exhibits showing the
progress OF Brazil in her hundred
years of freedom, and plans for this
modest exhibit rapidly assumed I'M
bilious proportions as the enthusi-
asm of the Brazilians grew. until
now the exposition is expected to be
a tremendous spectacle.
1t was arranged originally to hold
the exhibition from September to
December Is. Then as the plans
began to take in foreign countries
the date was extended several times.
and now the Brazilian government
expects to keep the exposition open
until March 81.
One Commission Named
President Harding has appointed
q commission of four men and a
woman to work under the Depart
ment of State in making arrange
ments for the exhibits from this
country. The head of this commits
sion. Mr.. d. C. Collier, is in Rio de
Janeiro now. The other four mem
bers, headed by Frank A. Harrison,
deputy commissioner general in MI.
Golfers absence, are working in this
country with headquarters at Wash
ington.
Construction on the building
which is to house the United States
exhibits is already started.
Brazil has taken part in eight ex-
positions held in the United States,
and she has been represented by
some fine buildings. At the st. Louis
exposition the Brazilian building at
tracted so much attention that in
stead 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 the House
of Deputies. AS a compliment 10
the United States it was called h
Monroe Palace, after the author of
the Monroe Doctrine.
The United States now has the
4 opportunity to return the compli-
ment. The building which we erect
to represent the United States is not
to be one of the fimsy, ornate struc-
lures typical of expositions. 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 favor by Rio
de Janeiro. 1t is to he two stories
high, built of stone and stucco, with
the usual patio in the center.
After the exposition the exhibit
building will become the American
embassy. This makes our part in
the Brazilian exposition a very prac-
tical investment. In the past, struc-
lures 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 return.
At Rio, the United States is to create
a beautiful background for its pano-
rama of progress and at the same
| time it will acquire a much needed
government building. We own only
a few embassies and legations; 1t Is
claimed hat the Brazilian embassy
is to be the finest of these.
To Prevent Duplication
Representatives of the ten gov
eminent 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 wonderful
experimental work. Perhaps a few
of 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