good Order of working- depen is upon a 
common agreement between the nations. 
—Want of such an agreement in regard 
to Universal Exhibitions.—BothLondon 
and Paris desire to monopolise the exhi 
bition idea.— Other nations defend their 
economical independance.—As Univer 
sal Exhibitions become frequent, «• the 
interest of trade <> must be their ruling 
principle.—The international comparison 
and judgement of produots become, on 
the other hand, the ruling principle of 
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IV. 
Internal organization of exhibitions.— 
The Administration of an exhibition 
should unite commereial simplicity and 
expedition with bureaucratical conseien- 
tiousness. — International dissatisfac- 
tion, the result of a one-sided distri- 
bution of the exhibiting room.— 
Baron Schwartz and the German Com 
mission.— Error of the German Com 
mission in making uniformity, instead 
of diversity, the ahn of their national 
exhibition policy. — Misplaeed appli- 
cation of the principle of centralisation. 
—The duties of an exhibition Commis 
sion towards the State, the exhibitors 
and the public.—International courtesy 
and the civilising influence of exhibi 
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