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Show GERMANS OPPOSE THE WORLD'S FAIR Berlin, Dec. 10 A bill for the ap-propliatlon ap-propliatlon of l'5,U0O for the purpose pur-pose of arranging German representation represent-ation at the Panama Pacific exposition exposi-tion at San Francisco came up In the Imperial parlianunt today It rae strongly opposed by Otto Arendt "World's fairs have outlived then-day," then-day," he said, "and have become merely amusement grounds They should be replaced by exposition on I specialized lines. The most import I ant branches of German industry arc I opposed to participation in the San Francisco exposition and the late commercial privy counsellor, Ludwlg Max Goldberg, who was the best posted on tho subject of exposition, v as undoubtedly right in opposing a ( nnan official exhibit." Ernest Bassermann moved that the I bill bo referred to the budget com-mittee com-mittee and this waa carried without debate. The members of tho government i took no part In the debate and no indication in-dication was given of the attitude' of the government toward the bill |