Show WriEN ONE IS S IN PARIS Question for Commissioner Peck to Answer I I FINDS IT A DIFFICULT ONE Shall the American Section > ot the Pads Exhibition Remain Open on Sundays Mtmy Americans Protest Pro-test Chiefly Upon Religious Scruples American Commissioner rinds Himself on tho Horn of a Dilemma Closure on that Day will not ileot Approval of Frenchmen I Paris March 3L Copyrighted 1300 by the Associated Pre uJrhe important impor-tant question whether the American and Brltlnh sections of the exposition shall be open Sundays loomed up this week engaging the serious attention of both the American and British commissioners commis-sioners upon whom pressure Is being brought to bear by sections of their respective countrymen to closo their exhibits United Sates Commissioner General Pecks mal has brought a lS this based batch of protests on subject IHl chiefly on religious scruples and the I commissioner finds himself upon the I horns of a dilemma as the closure of the American section on what will be I the most popular visiting liLy of the I week certainly will not meet with favor fa-vor from Frechmen IN POSITION OF GUESTS I I Tho situation was different In the I cuss of the Chicago Worlds Fair when i j the United States In their own house I could do as they pleased but here both the American and the British commla t plono feel that they arc In 1 the position I of guests and aro expected to conform to the customs of the country I t The BrJtltJb commissioner has rc ueJveff an ofllclal Intimation from his Govarnmont to go a far as possible l toward conciliating the religious fcel t Ing on tho subject WILL CLOSE BUREAU SUNDAY I Tho American commissioner Intends f t I to alone the bureau on the Sabbath and CommlsBlonerGeneral Peck will consul con-sul with the French authorities wjth a vlerv to coming to some arrangement I which will reconcile the susceptibility of his own countrymen with tho French expectations and with the custom cus-tom here which makes Sunda public holldav hol holldavWHAT I I WHAT AUTHORITIES SAY A representative of the The Associated Associ-ated Press saw the French exposition authorities In regard to the Question RuthorJes risanl of closing tho American secton tueslon the Sabbath and was told oq behalf of CommissionerGeneral Peck that the United States would be quite within their rights In closing their exhibits but that It would be regarded as C hlb1s very unfortunate decision llifortunate Sunday he was Informed was always the greatest day of tho week and the shutting up of the American buildings would debar hun dreds of thousands from viewing I what will undoubtedly be one of the most In teresting and Important exhibits AMERICAN7 EXHIBIT United States Embassador Porter went through the American section on Thursday In order to sec fat himself the exact position of affairs and he afterward expressed himself cpressec as ex tremely satisfied with the state of progress a compared with the repre sentations of othel countries lie found that the onv delay now arising is due to the tardlieas of the French railroad I companies in forwarding the exhibits I Ho heard nothing but praise from Frenchmen regarding the architectural features of the American buildings FRANCOAMERICAN DEMONSTRA ION An interesting little FrancoAmeri can demonstration took place this week llacc in the town of Vendome which forms a I further Indication of the way the wind blows here In favor of America Yen dome Is tho home of the Rochambuau family and a subscription was recently subscripton raised to which Embassador Porter and the members of the American em i bassy wero Invited to contribute for the erection of f monument to the Mar r quis do Ttoclmmbeau n1 OLD GLORY WAS FLOWN I The first stone was laid early In the week and Its laying was made the oc casion of a local fete The Stars and Stripes were flown and a message of fraternity was sent to President Mc Klnloy The committee today was de lighted to receive a charming reply Baylnr the President was deeply touched by the sentiments of cordial corc111 fraternity for the United States which the committee expressed on the oc casion of the laying of a foundation for n monument to one of the most illustrious of those generous French men whose names live In the hearts of all Americans IRELAND WILL SPEAK It Is nqw settled that Archbishop Ire land will deliver the dedicatory address at the unveiling of the Lafayette mon ument on July 4th The address mol Bnoken In French and will be nonre Uglous In character Embasaador Por ter will act as president and the other American EmbaHBudors In Europe as vlceprcnldents CommlsslonerGenera1 Peck will make the addrcpB of t rescn tatlon to Franco h Frank J Thompson Thomp-son secretary of the Lafayette monument monu-ment committee to the exposition will speak on behalf of tlu > school children and the monument will be unvellod by tort 8een American girls who will wi pull trlcolored cords |