Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-20
FOR ANOTHER FAIR
Baltimore is Now repairing for
an Exhibition to be Held
in 1914.
CENTENNIAL OF WAR OF 1912
Also 1ooth Year of "Star SpangIed Ban
ner"- Second Struggle With
England as Climax.

Baltimore has caught the exposition
fever. Il i; the only one OF the big
cities that has never had an interna-
tiona! exhibition, and it proposes To
celebrate the climax of the War Of
1872 ana the birth of The Star Span
@lel Banner 10y an exposition on its
water front in 1914 The suggestion is
made hy the Baltimore American. in
which The Star Spangled Banner
was published from Keys manuscript
General Felix Agnus, the editor and
publisher of the American. has enlisted
the interest of the city and state in the
proposition. The city council of Balti-
more has taken steps toward OrCaniZa-
ton, and Governor Warfield has prom
ised his cooperation. General Agnus
calls it the banner exposition of the
banner century" The following is
from the announcement of the enter
prise:
The year 1914 was momentous in
American history. The war that BEGAN
in 1912 reached its climax If the Brit
ish had succeeded in capturing Balti-
more there is no telling how far the
struggle would have gone or what the
result might have been in America.
But our people, with a gallantry that
history has not sufficiently recognized
repulsed the enemy, and out of that
splendid victory came The Star Span
gled Banner the lyric that will he
sung as long as America endures.
"Beniamin Franklin said that the
War OF The Revolution needed to be
supplemented by Il war for indepond-
ence. The War of 1872 brought the
new states together and. in the words
Of Or. Woodrow Wilson. made the
country ok with the spirit of na-
tiOnalitv In that war the United
State. regained its self respect. 1t or
gaIiT "a for national action. From it
V date the long list of splendid deeds
which have made the United States
the wonder of history and the richest
and most powerful people on earth.
We have heard much of late about
world politics. 1t IS no recent role
for the United States issued from the
War of 1872 united and self conferred
against the world
Century Most Important.
$50 the one hundredth anniversary
of tho birth of The Star Spangled
Banner Will give 10 us for celebration
and display the century which has
contributed more of human advance
ment than all that went before. Prac-
| ticaIly every invention. every step Of
industry. every big fact in tranSporta-
! ton and communication. will come
within this hundred years. The year
| itself will afford some striking anniyer-
| sarieS. For instance, it was in 1914
| that Fulton made the beginning Of
steam in the navy, and q score of
| events Of like interest can be found.
The whole matter opens prospect
| practically without limit and gives US
an anniversary occasion unsurpassed
| by any which has been celebrated in
previous eXpositions
by 1914 we shall in all human prob
ability have in operation the canal con
| Meeting the Chesapeake and Delaware
bays. our Chesapeake commerce. now
| the largest of any body of water in
! AutefICd anu lar tAtbt1lllS our tcldl
| foreign trade, will be vastly increased.
We shall have sufficient water for the
naval monsters of the nations. SO II
seems that the ideal location will be
on the Chesapeake bay. near the mouth
of the PatapSco river. There will be
easy access not only by boats from our
new docks. but by express service up.
on our railways. The north and the
south will meet in happy rivalry, and
the great west will send It's thousands
to see an exposition that will be as
much of an advance on the jamestown
enterprise as that is upon previous
/, projects.
There can be no question whatever
as to Maryland'S right to appropriate
this great anniversary. In the war OF
1912 Maryland supplied not only hel
, quota Of troops, but more than tn,
government could accept. Not only die
she offer troops, but gave abundant!
in money, so that President Madison
said. The claims of Maryland for he
expenditure during the war stand upol
, higher ground than those of any othe
state in the Union"