The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-05
BALL BEGINS TO ROLL

Captain Everitt and Captain Powers.
Of Legislature, Descendants OF
Iamestow Prepared to Take
Steps Necessary For First Class Re-
presentation.
That the State OF North Carolina
will participate in the great James,
town celebration TO be held st Hamp-
ton Roads in 1907 appears TO be a
settled fact Members OF the Leeis-
l;tturc have been greatly impressed by
the committee of the jamestown Ex-
position Company, who addressed the
General Assembly during the past
week, and q bill taking the necessary
steps toward having North Carolina
represented in a fashion conlmensh-
rate with her Importance in this par
ticular anniversary is being framed
and WI be presented TO the Legisla-
ture during the present week.
North Carolinians at Norfolk are
among the chief movers in this mann
moth undertaking and much of the
success for this exposition has come
from the ZeaIous work Of Tar tieels II
the Old Dominion. Already co-opera-
ton has been promised by many MEM
bers of the legislature and now it APP
pears to be onlyta question of what ex-
tent the State will enter into the ex-
position.
II is certain. according 10 members
If the Legislature, that North Caro-
lima will have O. substantial building,
a II ~.
building, like the buildings of other
States. will stand as a permanentmon-
unent to the State.
Ever since General Fitzhugn Lee
came to North Carolina last summer
and outlined To the editor al associa-
tlon in session at Morehead City the
.-ahjecs and importance of this SeleDrii-
ticn casnnelnerating the fisst SUCCESS
ftIl establishment of ali English
Speaking colony in America. sent-
ment ha sbeen stirred III favor CT this
states representation at the Janes-
town Exposition being such as Sill
make all her children proud and the
heart of the mother State, Virginia
full of gratitude for the ftlial tribute.
North Cardinals close relationship
tC*Virg riS begins With the history OF
Sir Walter Raleigh's dream of estab.
fishing al empire across the sea, the
landing at Roanoke IslanG and th1
fascination with which that adventure
thrilled the hearts Of many English
iaen and tie elimination of their
fondest hopes in the permanent set
;iemcnt of the cclony a. jamestown,
May 18th, 1907.
The National Government IS 90 be
at the jamestown Exposition with ali
the coiors OF Old GLORY flying liz the
Dreezes of Hampton Roads. wnere will
be gathered the greatest naTal fleet
H. hos
at one time No such demonstration
has eyer been attempted OF the wa
ters of the globe and the invita- on
which America will extend 10 the for
..igr powers, together with the ar
engagements which the United States
Government is making for the enter
t2inment OF the officers OF foreign
navies at that time, will attract the
pick squadrons of every navy in the
world
There will also be cncamped along
the shores of Hampton Roads the
crack regiments of the worlds
armies.
That the great naval powers will ac-
cept the invitation OF President Roose-
Welt TO redezvous their ships in Hamp-
ton Roads cannot be doubted. Eng
/. land will come because of her interest
in the event France because of her
traditional friendship for our Repub-
lie. Germany from motives of policy
II for no other cause and Japan out
of recognition of her debt to America
Tor introducing her TO Western civilt-
cation. For ii is a fact of which
>,orth Carolina should be. just
iy oroud that it was her own great
William \. Graham, Secretary
OF the United States Navy. who sent
cIuded with her her first COM
rnercial treaty 1t was also by the
order of Gov Graham when Secretary
of the Navy, that Commodore Brooks
piloted the first japanese fleet across
the Pacific TO the eolden gate. This
was his courteous response to the
request of the japanese government.
Japan will be represented by Adj
nlir3l Togo (who was educated in this
country incharee of her ships and
Marshall Oyama in command of her
troops (Russia consenting>.
co-operation has already been
promised by many States. but ii is the
desire of Virginia that the first Off
ciaI participation should come from
North Carolina. and this is apparently
the desire of many members Of the
General Assembly. Co-operat on on
zIle part of the nation has been prom
tscd by President Roosevelt and Con-
gvess hes practically determined upon
The appropriation of two millions for
naval and military demonstrations
siCLe.
Jamesrown's colony changed the
1.c,s,plexion cf the world. This set
rlement was not bent on pllage or
.anurest From the los pioneers who
mace Jamestown colony many Of the
pation's greatest and best sons de-
sccndad.
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