The Washington critic., 1890-04-10
srNAron DANIELS AMrSDMrNr.
An Admirable Scheme and should sue
Good. say landing .NeMannnnra

ceed, say Leading Newspapers.
Baltimore SUR: After the connie
tion of the ceremonies at the National
Capital, the Daniel amendment pto
poses the transfer of the guests of the
G overnment to Chicago, to Join in the
dedication of the exposition buildings.
As whole, the amendment Is calcu.
lated IL must be admitted, to stimulate
interest in the fair at home and abroad,
and thus to promote its success.
baltimore american! The amend
mcnt which Senator Daniel has offered
to the Worlds Fair bill is an exceed
ingly good one. In q way that is both
feasible and attractive, It gets around
the idea of holding an 1892 exposition
in 1893 and observes the great quadro.
centennial at the proper date. 1t does
this by two great events which
shall be preliminary and in
troductory TO the Chicago enterprise
BY making both events part of the
Columbus Celebration it adds breadth
and dignity to the Exposition and pro-
poses plan that will intensity the in.
terest of the world in the Fair as could
be done in no other way.
1t will bind the East and the Westiu
measureless enthusiasm for the great
fair, and give it q boom throughout the
| whole world Senator Daniels
amendment should be passed unani-
mously.
Neis Y0rh World: Senator Daniel of
! Virginia has offered an amendment to
| the Fair bill which has very much
merit in It. He proposes that the coun-
| try shall recognize the year 1892 as one
big with meaning to the Hemisphere.
! His amendment provides for real
! International celebration at Wash
ington in October, 1892, which
shall include the unveiling
of monument to Columbus at
| the Capital. The ceremony is to be
preceded by grand naval review in
! the harbor of New York and at Hamp-
| ton Roads. :; i
Senator Daniels amendment should
be adopted. There is no doubt that
New York's part in this programme
will be well performed.
.Neao Y0rb Herald. The great fair will
not be opened in Chicago until 1893,
and we think well of the proposition,
added by Senator Daniel to the Fair
bill, that in October, 1892, the
actual date of the discovery
of America shall be celebrated
by a grand naval review. to be
held first in the bay of New York and
and later at Hampton Roads. In this
review, according to the plan brought
forward, the President is TO be asked to
invite the great powers of Europe and
the republics south of us to let detach-
ments of their fleets take part
1t is an admirable scheme, and we
hope Congress will authorize it as an
important and most interesting part of
the commemoration of an event in
which Europe has even a greater his
toric interest than America.
That there should be in 1892 some
commemoration of the great event of
the discovery of America in Washing
ton, the Capital of the United States,
seems to us not only proper but neces-
sary. Such q commemoration will
be had, we suppose, in every
one Of our sister republics; and
what is proposed by Senator Daniel, the
unveiling of a statue of Columbus and
the opening of great memorial hall
strikes us as both fit and modest. We
trust Congress in passing the Chicago
Fair bill will adopt, also, this plan con
tanned in the amendment of Senator
Daniel.