The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
WASHINGTON NOTES
OF CURRENT AFFAIRS
San Francisco and San Diego Are Fight
ing II Out for an Internatlon-
al Exposition IN
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battle between San Francisco and oan
Diego. California, IS one OF the pieges'
things in congressional shows on inc
boards for this winter
The arena is at present IN neutral
ground somewhere between the commit
tees on expositions and foreign affairs
but IL appears now that before the issue
* decided. the forces Of the two cities
NAV have to meet somewhere on the
Moiave desert and fight il out
The question is whether there shali oe
an international exposition II lalo az
San Francisco or at San Diego. Inc
proposition thus to celebrate the opening
81 the Panama canal started out on the
Pacific coast last summer, when the gate
receipts al the Seattle exposition began
ID pile nip in such a gratifying quantity.
There * still some dispute ~ 70 which
city first broached the idea, but both are
represented here in numbers trying 70
get federal recognition. Representative
Smith, who halls from the San Diego
district, and Representative Kahn Of san
Francisco are going to be the star per-
formers.
Smith is known as the "getter" Of
the California legation. He has gone
about securing the exposition In q typ
cally Smith way-a process OF stealing
up back alley into the dooryard before
one knows he's around, and then walking
away with the goods His bin is sim
pie little thing. It Is merely a resolution
authorizing the president to invite the
nations Of the Pacific to an International
exposition at San Diego in 1915, when
the executive is satisfied that the citi-
zens Of San Diego have raised million
dollars. II doesn't ask any money from
Uncle Sam. Smith doesn't intend 20 do
that-vet Quite harmless looking
little emasure. but II Smith can get it
through ii will amount to federal recog-
milton Of the claims Of San Diego. And
then. some fine afternoon. we viii get
our fingers into the treasury Smith
conhdes 10 his friends.
The proposed fair II to Re called under
the Smith bill, the Panama California
exposition Smith got President Tafts
promise that the canal would he finished
BY 1915 before he put in his bill.
San Franciseo's claims to the right
70 celebrate the completion Of the big
ditch arc being urged BIZ Julius Kahn.
With shaggy gray locks and a flowing
Winchester tie. Kahn looks ike an actor.
As a matter Of fact. he used to be one
before he broke into the statesman BUSH
ness. and he still talks like one
Kahn went at it In this way. His bill
calls for celebration OF the opening
~ the Panama canal and a}su the four
hnndredth anniversary Of the discovery
Of the Pacific ocean BY Vaseo Nnnez
Balboa. By holding an international ex
Mbition OF arts, industries, Manufactures
and the products Of soil. mine, forest
and sear Good scheme that Balboa
ideal The San Diego people are stiA
gnashing their teth because Kahn beat
them To lit
Julius Kahn calls hts show the rana-
ma Pacific exposition. He wants the
paltry sim Of Eve millions from Uncle
Sam. but not before his new exposition
company has raised like amount. The
I'm IS about FIVE feet long and provides
everything from The appointment Of a
commission to regulations for the feed
ina a. the troops that will BE- there
and the appointment of board Of lady
managers Kahn even has It figured
out 10 legalize the Importation IF the
exhibits and the establishment Of bank
on the exposition grounds HE bin Isl
% complete that ron rnuld close your
eyes after reading it and see the throngs
streaming ia al the gate
As a sort Of sop 70 San Diego. Kahn
provides flat the combined fleets Of the
world shall attend and that the president
shall invite them 70 assemble IN san
Diego harbor
Other members Of the California dele.
cation are not At present lining up with
either city. and most Of the members
az Congress say they cant for A minute
consent to grant an exposition to ia.
cfr coast city unless the coast il
agreed upon which city it wants.