Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1914 — MANY TO EXHIBIT [ARTICLE]

MANY TO EXHIBIT

Frisco Fair to Have 28 Countries at Exhibition.

England and Germany Still Refuse to Take Part, in Panama Exposition— Tremendously Big Naval Parade Is Planned.

Washington, D. C.—To date 28 foreign governments have signified their intention of participating in the Pan-ama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco next year. Notable absences are two countries which heretofore have been most liberal exhibitors at all American expositions—namely, Great Britain and Germany. ■ However, there is every assurance that even if the governments of those two countries do not relent at the last moment and recall their declinations there will be thousands of British and German exhibits contributed bj» individuals. , jt

Countries which have notified the state department of their intention to recognize the fair officially, together

with amounts of money where the appropriation for exhibits ie known, are as follows: The Argentine Republic, $85,000; Bolivia, $40,000; Brazil, $800,000; Canada; Chile, $180,000; China; Cuba (proposed), $250,000; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; France; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Italy, $400,000; Japan; Liberia; Mexico (accepted invitation in 1913); Netherlands, $150,000; Panama, $50,000; Persia; Peru; Portugal; Siam; Sweden, $160,000; Turkey; Uruguay; Venezuela, SIO,OOO. The Norwegian government had accepted the invitation, but the legislative body of that country refused to appropriate the $50,000 estimated by the government as necessary for an exhibit.

Nine governments, including the majority of the great powers, have signified their intention to send naval contingents to participate in the naval parade from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate via the Panama canal, 'which is expected to signalize the opening of the exposition February. Navy department officials, who are arranging the program, think this number will be Increased at least threefold before midsummer. The nine countries are: Argentine Republic, Cuba, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Russia. Austria has the invitation under consideration.

K According to the present program the international fleet is x to gather in Hampton Roads early in January and sail in one long column for Colon. In view of the fact that the season is usually ’ Inclement, there is some talk of postponing* the assembly of the fleet until early spring, but no definite proposal has been made to change the date.