The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
Exposition Committee Plans a
Coup to Take Wind Out of
the New Orleans
Boosters
KAHN WILL WITHDRAW
APPROPRIATION BILL
House Will Be Told That San
Francisco Does Not Want
C1e Cent of United
States Money
SOUTHERN CITY LIKELY
TO SEEK COMPROMISE
Especial Dispatch to The Can

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
w J ASHINGTON, d. c., Dec 10
w A conference of the exposition
committee was held at the
Holland House in New York today. at
tended by President Hale, Governor
GiIlett, Leon Sloss. Frank L. Brown
and Theodore A. Bell. 1t was decided
to ask Representative Kahn to ask
unanimous consent in the house to-
morrow to withdraw his bill intro
duced last year. providing for an ap-
preparation of s5,OOO.OOO for the Pan
anna canal exposition at San Francisco.
New Orleans interests have been harp
ing upon this bill. pretending that San
Francisco was not in earnest in de-
elaring that it did not want govern
ment assistance.
Kahn VIII Comply
Benn returned from Ne. ror1x today
ana had a tax with Kaf The lat
/ ter will carry out the prog am outlined
in New York. He will ask the house
for permission to withdraw the BILL
and will make the statement Ohicially
TO the house that san Francisco does
not ask for nor expect a cent OF gov
ernment money. He will tell congress
the financial situation in San Fran
cisco-how. the people, the city and
state have raised s17,5OO,O0O and are
ready to raise more if necessary to
finance the exposition without any ap-
propriation from the government.
This statement viii completely take
the wind from New Orleans sails and
leave that city in the position OF asking
for $1,000 900 from the government as
a starter. while its competitor asks for
nothing. San Francisco has made great
headway in the last few days through
publicity and in interviews with con-
gressmen aQd senators. The New Or
leans people are losing heart in the
face of the tremendous activity Of the
Californians and their allies in every
state.
Crunpacker for San Francisco
Representative Crumpacker of In
diana is one of the congressman to
come out for San Francisco He said
he thought Indiana and Illinois would
vote practically a unit for San Fran
cisco.
Money talks said Crumpacker, SEN
teniousIy. san Francisco is ready
anxious to hold the fair and pay for it.
New Orleans-is asking for government
assistance. There is, mighty big diff
ference in these positions am in IA
vor of San Francisco
There is some amusement over the
attitude of a few congressman OF
lesser note who have eonhdentia1ly ad-
vised both san Francisco and New Or
leans that they are for them" These
congressman have committed them
selves to both sides. so as to be free
to jump upon the winning band wagon.
1t is not probable that their vote viii
be decisive in any event. as San Fran
cisco appears to have large majority.
However. at the proper time these votes
will. be cast for San Francisco and the
congressman in question will blossom
ont as the original San Francisco
boosters-T
Votes Without Balance
1t goes without saying that such
men are destitute of influence in the
house, since they are hardly able TO
control their own votes.
The senate has been carefully can
vassed by the CaHfOrnians and their
friends, and there is no doubt what
ever that san Francisco viii have
big majoritys when the matter is
reached. Thief senate is ready to vote
now, but viii not act until the house
has voted
The decision of the rules committee
to bring about a vote in the middle Of
January has greatly disheartened New
Orleans. The gulf people hoped 10 post
pone action until next December Now
THAT they must face the music they are
looking about for soft place to fall.
and may try to bring about a compro--
mise so that New Orleans will gain
support for a waterways exposition In
1918.
Heretofore the New Orleans boomers
have persisted in denying that such
compromise was on foot, but kilograms
passing between New Orleans and
Washington have been seen and they
tell another story
Bv the time congress convenes IL
would not be surprising if New Orleans
should give strong intimations that a