THE PANAMA EXHIBITION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 14, 7 May 1914, Page 5

THE PANAMA EXHIBITION.

BRITISH REPRESENTATION. Jot Electric Telegraph—Uopyright] {United Pbkss Association.] London, May Z. A deputation urged Mr Asquith to reverse his decision regarding the Panama Exhibition. The Times, in a leader, states that the feeling of the House of Commons is shown by the fact that 366, a clear majority,- signed a memorial urging reconsideration of the matter, and That a British pavilion, costing a maximum of £IOO,OOO, ought to be erected for reasons of business, but especially for reasons of sentiment, the purpose of the Exposition being to commemorate the greatest feat of American enterprise. The Government's refusal of.the Presidential invitation had bewildered and exasperated the Americans, who felt snubbed and slighted. THE BRITISH PAVILION. London, May 5. Mr Asquith, replying to a deputation of Commoners, promised to submit to Cabinet the suggestion that the Government should erect a special pavilion, which would be a rallying point for Britishers from all parts of 0 the Empire, and intimated that Cabinet was likely to consent, as it would not commit the Government to much expenditure. He deprecated the suggestion that Britain's refusal to participate in the Exposition was a slight to the United States.