Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
PUT UP TO CONGRESS
Claim of Washington for Pan
anna Canal Celebration.
BALTIMORE TO AID CAPITAL
Members of Local Joint Committee
Confident of Outcome.
OTHER CITIES IN COMPETITION
Belief Expressed That the Great In
ternational Exposition Will
Be Held Here.
BALTIMORE TO AID CAPITAL
OTHER CITIES IN COMPETITION

Members of the joint committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and the Board OF
Trade. appointed to consider the oposi-
ton of celebrating in Washington the
opening of the Panama canal, today ex-
pressed themselves as much gratified that
Baltimore, through n. NJ PARROT. sec
rotary of the Travellers and Merchants
Association. should have come forward
and offered her assistance. Mr.. Parrot
submitted the resolution adopted by the
association at a meeting of the conven-
tions committee of the Washington Cham
Der Of Commerce yesterday
H. B. +. Mcfarland, chairman Of the
joint committee of the Washington trade
bodies, said today that he would call d
meeting Of the committee next week to
hold a celebration Of the canal opening
in this city.
Confident of Success.
Il have TO doubt that a celebration of
the greatest engineering achievement of
the age will be held in Washington said
Mr. mcfarland. Just what form this
celebration will take remains to be de-
cided. 1t is possible that q great interna-
tional exposition will be held here in
honor Of the event But that will have
to be considered carefully. There is no
probability that Congress will be able to
take up the matter OF the celebration OF
the canal opening until after the Christ
mas holidays. and in view of the strong
competition for the honor between san
Francisco and New Orleans it may no.
be decided by Congress at this coming
session. Congress will barely have time
to get the big appropriation bills through
before adjournment March 4.
Our joint committee has gathered much
valuable information in regard to the
matter of the celebration since it's APP
po!ntment last spring. and we are ready
to take up the matter in earnest. At the
last meeting Of the executive committee
Of the Chamber of Commerce l called the
posed celebration. There is no DOUBT that
Washington desires and will have cele-
bration Of the canal opening. AS the Ma
tional Capital it is proper that a celebra-
ton should be held here.
W ashington's Claims to Be Urged.
whenever any of the congressional
committees grant hearings upon the mat
ter Of celebrating the canal opening we
will have representatives appear to urge
the claims of Washington for a celebra-s
ton. We will also sound the members
of the committees to learn what they be-
lieve should be the character Of a cele-
bration In Washington. Our committee
Is seeking also to learn the views Of
members Of the Washington Board of
Trade and the Chamber of Commerce in
regard to the celebration.
= Once and for all, we are determined
to have celebration Of the great event
here, but just what its character will be
remains to be worked out. There may
be an exposition attachment or there may
not
1t Is regarded as certain that members
Of the Senate and House will look with
favor upon the proposition to celebrate
the canal opening in the National Capt.
tai.
Endorsed by Senator Burkett.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska, a member
of the Senate District committee, said
today that he believed it would be a
very good thing to hold celebration
here in which all the nations Of the
world could be asked to join.
Il believe that it would be very fit
ting to hold such celebration in Wash
ington," said Senator Burkett.
The matter will be referred probably
in the House to either the committee on
Industrial arts and expOsitions or the
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, which has jurisdiction over legis-
tive Mann, chairman of the latter COM
mittee, has expressed himself in favor
of a celebration at the canal itself, if a
celebration be held. He said also that
1t might be well to celebrate the event
In Washington also.