Evening star., 1922-04-23
ARRANGING u. s. EXHIBITS
FOR BRAZH'S EXPOSITION
Seven Government Departments and the
Shipping Board to Be Represented
at Rio de Janerio Fair.

anxious to have represented at the
centennial exposition are automobiles.
textiles. machinery of all kinds, but
especially for handling coffee; road
building materials, railroad supplies,
certain hardware. textile machinery
and steel. 49,
1t must be made plain that while a
very large number of manufacturers
ard exporters in the United States
exposition, the industrial exhibits are
not under the auspices or direction
Of the United tSates governmen,S
They will be strictly private affairs.
The United States Exhibits, Incor-.
porated. of New York is planning to
put up a steel building containing
10000 square feet of space for whicx
rental charge per square foot wilr
be made. Representatives of Amerix
can houses in Rio de Janeiro have
been in touch with the president of
the United States Exhibits, and plans
are under way for rental of space to
them. This industrial exhibit build
ing will undoubtedly be at the north
end Of the Avenida Rio Branco.
The deputy commissioner general,
F. A. Harrison. accompanied by Sc
bastiao Sampaio, commercial attache
Of the Brazilian embassy in Wash
ington, Is making a tour of the principal
Industrial communities throughout
the United States and the chief com
mercial areas in behalf of American
participation in the exposition. This
tour is to include 122 cities. The re-
suit Of their visits thus far shows
that there will be a very large dele
cation of business men from this
country in attendance at Rio de ia
metro during the exposition. Recently
the Governor Of Louisiana, for ex-
ample, stated his intention of ap-
pointing special committee, which
will attend the exposition as repre-
sentatives of that state.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ISSUES A CHALLENGE.
New Orleans business men have
taken the leadership in the formation
OF a Mississippi valley delegation.
which will challenge all other
regions to make a better showing at
the Brazilian exposition. New Or
leans claims to be the Latin Ameri-
can gateway" and has a particular
interest in the Brazilian coffee trade.
Secretary of State Hughes has re-
quested Congress to authorize the ap-
pointment by the President of a spe-
cial delegation to visit the centennial
exposition on a mission of courtesy.
This request, coupled with the visit
Of Deputy Commissioner Harrison and
Commercial At:ache Sampaio. is
reminder that a Brazilian delegation
headed by Dom Pedro ii, then en-
peror, attended the centennial cele-
bration of this government in 1876
at Philadelphia.
The briefest possible summary of.
Brazilian history must be given here.
Brazil became an Independent state
on September Z, 1922. and Dom Pedro
l became emperor. In 1889, Dom Pedro
Ii relinquished his throne after having
led Brazil to the point where. in his
opinion. the country was able to govern
itself. and he urged a republic, which
was Immediately formed. and Brazil has
been republic ever since.
The Department of Commerce feels
that the official participation of the
United States in the Brazilian centeu-
Rial exposition will be of incalcula ble
Importance in promoting good will,
which is the lifeblood of commerce
throughout all the Latin American
countries.