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THE WORLd’s FAIRS 
for months, and finally ended in an ex- 
teusion of the German department by 
mcans of vast annexes, which contributed 
little to the harmouious aspect and good 
arrangement of the whole exhibition. 
lf a eountry takes upon itself the gua- 
rantee of the immense expenses of an ex 
hibition, it certainly has the right to de- 
termine the limits of the enterprise. It is 
also justified in reserving as much exhibil- 
ing room, as it pleases, for its own do- 
mestio producta, but what may after that 
be placed at the disposal of toreign na- 
tions, ought, at least, to be divided araong 
them upon the basis of a common agree- 
ment. Commissioners, who should not 
only be familiär with the commercial in- 
terests of their own eountry, bat also with 
those of the eountry they are sent to, 
would not find it impossible to agree, par- 
ticularly if they were all masters of the 
language of the eountry, as they ought to 
be. They would on their return home, 
moreover, all work in common accord in 
directing the participation of their res- 
pective countries, haviug from the very 
commeucement beeil fully initiated into 
the views of the General Direction. 
When the plan of the Vienna exhibition 
had been adopted, and foreign countries 
had declared their adhesion, Baron