Show UNCLE SAMS POJR SHOW Loubet Visits American Pavilion at Paris Exposition Paris June 21 Copyright 1900 by I the New York Tribune President Loubet accompanied by l r Mlllerand Minister of Commerce and M 1 Plcard commissary general I of the exposition made his official visit this morning to the United Slates national pavilion The time appointed for the visit was 920 oclock It was exactly 920 oclock by the Paris railway station time according I ac-cording to which Parisian watches arc I usually set but which Is five minutes In advance of the time Indicated by tho clocks in the Interior of the stations sta-tions according to which trains start that the Presldenilal party appeared at the threshold of the American national na-tional building The President was received re-ceived b > Embussador Porter Com missionerGeneral Peck was not present pres-ent Gen Porter walked beside President Loubet who seemed pleased with the plaster statue by Borghum representing represent-ing a stampede of American bronchos which has recently been placed In the center of the large octagonal hall of the pavilion The President also noted the plaster busts of Lincoln Grant Cleveland and McKlnky He looked at the portrait of McKlnley by Pcb otto and he glanced at a portrait of a Sioux chieftain a portrait of Prlnco Ching uncle of the Emperor of China and one of the Lima high priest The United States postonlce box was duly Inspected and also the registers where the Americans wrIte theIr names and addresses The President also looked up at the pasteboard shields hung on three tiers of balconies representing the Stales of the Union Embassaclor Porter then took the President to see the elevator Which however did not happen to be In workIng work-Ing order Gen Porter looked at President Presi-dent Loubet who looked at Minister Miller and who In tfarn glanced at sphinxlike Picard All smiled and the Presidential party after cordially shaking shak-ing hands with the United States Em bassador walked off to visit other national pavilions The Presidential visit at the American building did not last more than five minutes the reason rea-son being unfortunately that there was nothing of particular Interest to see there Just as President Loubet left the building CommlsslonerGen eial Peck arrived to welcome the Presi dent Embassador Porter remarked The President has gone Mr Peck replied I am sorry tho President came ahead of time and looked at his wntch which marked 930 oclock which was correct according to railway schedule time but five minutes min-utes later than the time Indicated on the pneumatic street clocks and the clocks on the exterior of the railway station This Is the sixtyseventh day since the exposition opened and patriotic Americans have HO far refrained from caustic criticism of their national pavilion pa-vilion In hopes that something would be placed in Ito put it on an even footing with otmr countries but after todays Presidtnti i9lt It Is impossible impossi-ble to conceal the fact that in the opinion of ninetynine out of every 100 Americans who have seen It the United States national pavilion as far as its contents are concerned Is unworthy un-worthy of our country and causes unpleasant un-pleasant Impressions when compared with the German pavilion with Its art collection of Frederick the Great with the British pavilion containing canvasses can-vasses by Van Dyke Reynolds Gains borough and BurneJones with the pavilions pa-vilions of Italy Spain Russia Hungary Hun-gary Austria and Bosnia admirably plsplaylng their respective native industries in-dustries The American pavilion is not only far inferior to the national pavilions of firstclass countries but discreditable discredita-ble even when compared with the pavilion pa-vilion of microscopic States like Monaco Mona-co or the Republic of San Marino Under Un-der the Amolcan pavilion is a third class American restaurant with French walters and a sodawater fountain foun-tain but where one can not obtain American winCH nor porterhouse steaks nor terrapin nor buckwheat cakes GlobcDemocraU |