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Show BRITISH NOT TO EXHIBIT I j Decide Ag-ainst Par- I ticipation in the Pan- ama-Pacific Fair No I Direct Reason Is Giv-I Giv-I en by Nation for De-I De-I clining Invitation fl London. July 31. Great Britain has decided against participation In the I Panama-FacK'ic exposiiion at San I Francisco in lSlo I Notification of this determination I of the British government was con I veyed officially to Washington earl I thle wook. the dispatch merely stating I that Great Britain was not in a pnsi- I tlon to participate in 'ho San Fran- I Cisco expoaltlon No reasons wei I Riven. I Both the British forelcn office and I Walter Hlnes Page. the. Tjnlted States I ambassador hers, decline to disrusr I the matter or to reveal the caus I j this reversal of the announcement I made some time back that On U I ' Britain had decided in principle to I participate in the exposition I It has been suggested for some I time, however, that the dispute In re I gard to the Panama canal tolls might : I possibly load to this result and the I present notification of non-particip;i I tlon Is attributed to thai cause. I No Reason Given for Action. H Washington. July 31. After exhih H Iting much concern over the places H which would be assigned to prospect H Ive exhibitors by the management of H the Panama Pacific exposition, the Rrltlsh government finally has de H cllned to participate The long delay H In action on the Invitation to pnrtici- H pate in the fair, .extended a year ago. H has been the cause of deep concern H to the management of the exposition, H particularly as formidable opposition H had likewise developed In Germany, H where certain of the great trade asso- 1 clations. such as those representing J H the steel and iron manufacturers, B have formally requested the German B government to decline the invitation 1 In an official way It is said that ' dissatisfaction on the pari of the great H commercial nations with certain fea-"ires fea-"ires of the pending tariff bill, which rney ten nore naraiy on their trade, was the reason for the attitude ot covert hostility toward the San Fran H cieco fair. But as the senate finance committee haR amended ihe tariff bill in a manner thought to make it I unobjectionable to those nations. II was fully expected that thej would B see their way clear to accept the In- In the case or Great Britain, however, how-ever, though the original Cablegram of Ambassador Page giving not:. ol the declination has now been supple mented by a mail report dealing with 1 the subject more fully, it is not yet positively known what basis of objection ob-jection now remains It is thought H by officials, however, that while the fl reason assigned by the British gov H eminent is a belief that there have been too many such international ey. 1 positions In recent years, the under lying objection is based on the v'ew of the incongruity of British partli I pation In an event designed to celebrate cele-brate the opening of the Panama canal, while there is a dispute as to its free use. Secretary Bryan said today that he had not abandoned hope that Great Britain and also Germany would reconsider re-consider their decisions and finally participate id the exposition. While he announced no plans, the secretary Intimated that there would be nego nations pressing those nations to fake part. |