At the electrical exhibition and congress. also held at Paris. this country was creditably represented by eminent specialists who. in the absence of an appropriation. generously lent their eflicient aid at the instance of the State Department. While our exhibitors in this almost distinctively American field of achievement have won several valuable awards. I recommined that Congress provide Ibr the repaysnet of the personal expenses incurred. in tie public interest. by the honorary comnissioners and delegates: No now questions respecting the status of our naturalized citizens in Germany have arisen during the year. ant the causes of complaint. especially in Alsace and Lorraine. havo practically ceased through the liberal action of the Imperial Government in accepting our oftenexpressed views on tie subject. The application of the tre.ty of 1868 to the lately acquired Rhenish provinces has received very earnest attention. and a definite and lasting agreementon this point is confidently expected. The participation of the descendants of Baron von Steuben in the Yorktown festivities. and their subsequent reception by their American kinsmen. strikingly evinced the tics of goodwill which unite the German people mnd our own.
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