Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
EXPOSITION IN 1914
TO CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL or
STAR sPANaLED BANNER

Baltimore. it is announced, has caught
the exposition fever. 1t is declared to be the
only one of the big cities that has never
had an international exhibition, and it pro-
poses to celebrate the climax of the war
of 1872 and the birth of The Star
Spangled Banner by an exposition on its
water front in 1914. The suggestion is
made by the Baltimore American in which
THE Star Spangled Banner was published
from Keys manuscript. Gen. 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 Baltimore has taken steps toward or
ganiZation and Governor Warfield has
promised his cooperation. General Agnus
calls 1t The Banner Exposition of the Ban
ner Century, The following Is from the
announcement of the enterprise:
The year 1914 was momentous in Ameri-
can history. The war that began in 1912
reached its climax. If the British had sue
ceeded In capturing Baltimore 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 gall
lantry that history has not sufficiently rec
ognized. repulsed the enemy. and out of
that splendid victory came The Star
Spansled Banner the lyric that will be
sung as long as America endures
Brought New States Together.
Benjamin Franklin said that the war
of the revolution needed to be supplement-
ed by a war for independence. The war
of 1872 brought the new states together,
and, in the words of DR.. Woodrow Wilson
made the country quick with the spirit Of
nationality. In that war the United States
regained its self-respect. 1t organized for
national action. From it we 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
role, for the United States issued from the
war of 1872 united and self-centered
against the world -..--
so, the Tooth anniversary of the birth
year of The Star Spangled Banner will
give to us for celebration and display the
century which has contributed more of hui
man advancement than all that went be-
fore Practically every invention. every step
of industry, every big fact in TRANSPORTS
ton and communication will come within
this 100 years. The year itself will afford
some striking anniversaries; for instance it
was in 1914 that Fulton made the beginning
OF steam In the navy, and score of events
of like interest can be found. The whole
matter opens prospect practically without
limit, and gives us an anniversary occa-
sion unsurpassed by any which has been
celebrated in previous eXpositions.
Canal to Be in Operation.
BY 1914 we shall, in all human proba-
bility, have in operation the canal connect
ing the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
Our Chesapeake commerce. now the largest
of any body of water in America and far
exceeding our total foreign trade, will be.
vastly increased. We shall have sufficient
water for the naval monsters Of the ma
lions. SO it 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 upon 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 much of an advance on the
Jamestown enterprise that is upon pre-
vious projects.
There can be no question whatever as to
Marylands right to appropriate this great
anniversary. In the war of 1912 Maryland
supplied not only her quota of troops, but
more than the government could accept.
Not only did she offer troops, but gave
abundantly in money, that President
Madison said: The claims of Maryland
for her expenditure during the war stand
upon higher ground than those of any other
state in the Union -