NOT A WORLD’S FAIR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 76, 4 August 1913, Page 5

NOT A WORLD’S FAIR.

THE PANAMA EXPOSITION. BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE. [By Electric telegraph—Copyright [United Press Association.] (Received 9.20 a.m.) New York, August 3. The Press generally’ declines to acsept the British explanation that their refusal to participate in the Panama Exposition is due to commercial and not to diplomatic reasons. The New York Sun states: “There is an uncomfortable suspicion that the explanation is designed to save the necessity of calling attention to the existence of strong resentment over the tolls question. It is not surprising that England is disinclined to participate in the celebration, which is virtually a slap-iu-the-face. England lias not lacked patience, and lias not used jingo talk, but has a feeling, rather of pained surprise when, after live months’ now administration, we

made no attempt to deal with the question. England, naturally, feels that she lias not been treated rightly.” The London “Observer’s” New York correspondent states:—Behind the perturbation at England’s attitude, fear prevails that other nations will follow het- example, and the Exposition will not become a world’s fair.”