Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-26
NEW WORLD PROGRESS.
The Three Americas Congress and tho
Quadri-Centennial Exposition.

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VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVE M'CREARY-rHE CELL
EBRATIoN IN 80 MUST BE WORTHY OF THE
GREAT OCCASION. AND THE ExrosITIoN SHOULD
BE NATIONAL AND PERMANENT.
Representative McCreary, who was chairman
Of the foreign affairs committee of the House
in the last Congress, is in the city for a few
days. He it was who introduced the bill in
the House for the Three Americas congress and
worked, as chairman Of the committee, to pass
the bill for the celebration of the four hun
dredth anniversary of the discovery of America.
He naturally takes deep interest in the inter-
national congress and expects fine results from
it. He will be unable to remain here until the
delegates assemble. but upon invitation from
Mr.. Blaine he will join them in Kentucky and
continue with them during the rest of their
journey about the country.
OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH OUR SISTER
REPUBLICS.
II think" he said to STAR reporter "that
this friendly conference cannot but result in
benefit to all the nations taking part. In max
ing study of the question last winter l was
astonished at the state of the commercial re-
lations between the United States and the other
nations of this hemisphere. 1t is remarkable
that that field of commerce has been neglected
SO long and that the natural bonds of SYM
pathy between the group OF sister republics
should have been so long ignored. But think
the time has now come when new life of prog
ress and enterprise will thrill the inter-Ameri-
can commerce into activity.
RECIPROCITY FAVORED.
Railroads have been run through Mexico and
as far as Guatemala, and a system is being
spread through Chill and Peru. There is but a
little strip between the two systems to be run
over and there will be easy intercourse by land.
We need now some sort Of reciprocity by which
the food products and other raw materials of
these sister republics may be admitted free Of
duty into this country, and in return our food
products and raw materials be admitted free
over their borders"
You would not have an exchange Of manu-
factured products on the same basis 2" asked
THE STAR reporter.
That is thing should hope for too. I
spoke Of the exchange of raw material to start
with, provided we could 60 no further at once.
think there should be a profitable exchange
OF commodities between the United States and
all these southern countries, and century Of
great prosperity should open to the people Of
this hemisphere
II think that the question of arbitration is
an important one, he continued, land that
great benefit will come to the smaller republics
from it. All international questions are settled
by arbitration in the end and it is vastly better
to arbitrate before the blood of two nations is
shed, their industries destroyed and their
treasure wasted"
THE GREAT CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD"
''How about the quadri-centennial in 1892"
asked The STAR reporter.
'Ithink it should certainly be celebrated, and
ftly celebrated. The whole country should
join In one accord and make it the great cele-
bration of the world. believe it will be held
and that 1T will be all that it should be. Vari-
GUS centennial and anniversary celebrations
are every now and then held all over the world,
but this must be something more than these
The event to be celebrated is grander and no.
bier. 1t is not an epoch in a nations history.
IL relates TO the whole human race--the discov-
cry OF new world Think of this No ordi-
nary celebration can suitably commemorate
TINS; ana to us as nation this anniversary
marks four hundred years Of wonderful prog
ress-four hundred years of living history.
THE QUESTION OF SITE.
"But what you want to know is where I am
in favor of its being held. Now, do not think
l ought at this time to express preference. It
is not unlikely that will be on the foreign af-
fairs committee and I want to be unprejudiced
and free to look over all the propositions ad-
vanced before coming to a conclusion. have
steadily declined to express an opinion as to
site. Each OF the four great cities seeking it
and the best should be selected st. Louis is
my clty-it Is the great city OF the south. 1t
represents the greatest progress of the south
and the whole south is proud Of it. The occa-
sion would be worthily celebrated there. Chi
cago Is the great metropolis of the west and q
grand Illustration OF our progress. The people
OF Chicago would spare nothing to make the
celebration great one. New York is not only
the greatest city of the east, but the largest
metropolis on this continent. Washington is
the national capital and the most beautiful city
IN the country. Whichever of the four gets the
celebration we a nation need feel no shame.
wherever 1t is held, it will be the celebration
Of the world.
MUST BE PERMANENT EXPOSITION:
There is just this one thing will say. This
must be permanent exposition. 1t must not be
transitory thing-a glory of day--an unsub
stantial display, to be forgotten. The expo
sltlon must be something permanently estab-
llshed to commemorate four hundred years of
our progress. 1t must be as a monument, 1t
must be continued as a museum, dedicated to
the arts and industries of the new world. We
cannot think for a moment of letting the thing
pass away Ill mere display. Now, this idea of
permanency must control the selection Of a
site. The exposition must be planted where it
can stay and be properly maintained as a
national institution for the rest of time"
New Commissioner of the Land Office.
Lewis A. Croft Of Nebraska, the new COM
missioner of the general land Office, reached
the city this morning He called at the Interior
department and saw Secretary Noble, who in
troduced him to Acting Commissioner Stone.
MIR. Dawson, the chief clerk of the department..
administered the oath of office to Mr. Croft and
then escorted the new commissioner to the
land office, where he met the principal clerks.
MIR. Croft is a man of medium height and
rather slight figure. He wears side whiskers
and has pleasant address.
1t is understood that he has recommended the
appointment of Geo. Redway of the District as
chief clerk of the land Office, a position which
is now vacant
Bids for Furnishing Postage Stamps.
Bids for furnishing adhesive postage stamps
for the Post Office department for four years,
beginning December /, 1889, were opened today
at the Post Office department The bids were
as follows: American bank note company
of New York for ordinary postage stamp on
plain paper, 7 95-100 cents per 1000; same on
watcr-marked paper, $500 cents per GOO:
for same, but smaller size, 52-l00 cents per
1000 on plain paper and 8 52-lOO on water
marked paper; newspaper and periodical
stamps, 1s cents per 1000 on plain
paper and l9 cents in water-marked paper:
postage due stamps, 49-l00 cents in PLAIN,