The San Francisco call., 1910-12-22
BRAVERY OF
SAN FRANCISCO
GIVEN PRAISE
Washington Correspondent of
Philadelphia Inquirer De-
sCribes Mighty Struggle
Contest for Fair Likened TO Con-
flict Between Bulldog and
Maltese Cat
ISPeoiai Dispatch TO The Call

49, ~ II MA Dec -l--Ine Phil
adelpaia Inquirer prints the following
dispatch from Washington:
Imagine a bulldog and a sleek NAL
tese cat enga ging in deadly conflict
and YOU VIII have a miniature moving
picture of the bitter battle that is
being waged in this city between San
Francisco and New Orleans for the
privilege Of holding an exposition to
celebrate the opening of the Panama
canal in january. 1915.
To all the backing and filling over
The tariff. to the plans being adopted
by the democrats for safeguarding
their course TO the presidency in 1912.
ana TO all the questions Of policy con-
fronting the present session of con-
gresss this mighty struggle between
lhe west and the south furnishes a
picturesque background
Each city has its boomers here. They
nave their headquarters, their generals
and their lieutenants New Orleans
mas IFS mayor here and the governor Of
'ts state Mayor Behrham and Gov
ernor Sanders and some OF the men,
bers Of the Louisiana delegation in
congress are leading the fight for the
southern citv
san francisco has working for il
tle two rival candidates for governor
ot California at the last election
Hlran Johnson the republican who
was elected. and Theodore A Bell, the
democrat who was defeated. Now they
are working side by side 10 secure for
san Francisco the great exposition that
Nlli celebrate the opening OF the
Panama canal
h - Hale. acting president OF the
san Francisco exposition association.
lS me man who conceived the idea Of
holding the celebration IN San Fran
CISCO, and he is now here in Wash
llelOn prepared TO convince ANYBODY
ana everybody that the exposition
should be held at the Golden gate
NEW ALIGNMENT OF COUNTRY
To those engaged in the great con-
test the hight for the exposition is
serious. business. To the lockers on
ln vienna N is dramatic situation
q or the hrst time in the history Of the
country there is an entirely new align
ment in the sections Of the country
j or The first time the west is pitted
directly against the south.
The biggest kind Of questions are
,lNoiNeo Ia the struggle. You VIII
near men from the south putting forth
the corn crop as a reason why the
FAposltlon should be given TO New Or
leans. You viii hear them tell how
many mules they. have bred That's
o-io1.iSI reason why the exposition I
should be awarded to New Orleans.
Mhen the news Of the "a rthouslxe
tnat leveled San Francisco snread
throughout the world there was the
deepest sympathy for the stricken city.
j mere were those who believed that
never again would the city be able to
1T up its head and give the war cry.
RI CfBLE OF ALL NATIONS
The fight for the exposition. better
man any other situation. has shown
ust how bravely san Francisco has
j.. slios ssled 10 her feet All her build
KS loeay are modern and freproof
.Iere is the same old cosmic spirit
mere the same mingling of the ma
ions. the shutting Chinese. the tur
oaned Turks, the monocIed English
men, Alaskans with their fur caps. dam
Der Frenchmen, South sea ISLANDERS
word you see the crucible Of all
he nations
There is the same fighting snirit
SHOWN clearly in the way the business
men went right back TO their old dis
trlct. even in the face Of the effort to
move The business section to another
part ~ the town They wanted the old
san Francisco, only better. bigger and
moro modern.
Out there the men sometimes wear
straw hats with overcoats. the women
FUR coats with summer dresses. The
oracing breeze that sweeps in from the
ocean stirs the red blood of the city
and arouses the fighting spirit
They have SI7.50O,OOO out there that
speaks eloquently of their good faith
in asking for the exposition. More
than that. California has issued bonds
for s29,50O,000 to build good roads and
Improve the wharves and docks of San
Francisco so that everything may be
fr- ~
persons expected TO attend the fair.
COMPARISONS FOR STATE
BY January. 1915. they expect to have
the state Of California the finest pleas
ure ground in the whole world They
say it viii be finer than Switzerland or
Italy or France The great size of the
state is realized when its 15S $50 square
miles are compared with Frances 2O4-
600 square miles, Switzerland's IL. 800 |
Italy's 10000 and Spain's 1877, ,0OO In
other words, Switzerland and Italy TO-
gether might be dropped into California
with plenty Of room to spare
Already there is talk of compromise
between San Francisco and New Or
leans-a compromise that will be TO
the advantage Of each. The talk start
ed at the recent waterways convention
in this city, when delegates declared
that New Orleans demand for the ex-
position was hurting the lakes to the
gulf waterways project.
The plan that has been proposed is
for New Orleans to drop out of the
contest for the canal exposition. In
return for this the votes Of the entire
Pacific coast win be swung to the wa
terways project. assuring a Waterways |
celebration when the project is com |
Dleted and when New Orleans cele. |
brates her bicentennial in 1918
New Orleans is quite willing to have
a waterways celebration and some of
the people of that state think it would
be a big Improvement over a canal
celebration which would cost millions
OF dollars that might be spent for good |
roads.
NEW ORLEANS WANTS AID
Moreover, New Orleans expects an
appro priation from congress to hold
the canal celebration, while San Fran |
cisco asks nothing. San Francisco. a |
sturdy new city risen from the old. |
seems 10 be balging with plenty All !
II wants to 60 is TO show the SSvorld
that il is back on the job, ready TO |
celebrate its pew birth in conjunction |
with the opening Of the canal.
New Orleans boosters are urging |