The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-02-10
Approves { | ] J
Commission IN
W; ASCERTAIN THE FEAsIBIIITY
,:.. =: OFslNEGRn- sHsstE IN CENTENNIAL >,
lk.., i ! ExPOsITON. -
Lower House Hears
An Eloquent Presentation of the
Reasons for the Passage Of the
Measures, from Representative Tay-
lor, Of Ohio. ; Ai# -.


CThompson National News Bureau)
Washington. d. c., Feb. 9.-The
very able and comprehensive address
OF Representative E. l.. Taylor, Jr., Of
Ohio. last Thursday in the House in
support Of q mmission of seven to
discuss the Feasibility Of holding a
sc ein1-centennlal i exposition In :: 1918,
demonstratiYe4 Of the progress Of the
Negro since emancipation. leaves lit
tile room for doubt as to it's adoption
by the Sixty=second Congress- Many
favorable expressions were voiced by
PROMINENT members Of the lower
House following Mr.. Taylor's elo-
quent presentation of the reasons for
the passage tof the. measure, and
when the full committee o., exposi-
tions and Industrial arts met a short
time afterward, it was decided that
the, bill should be recommended for
adoption by, Congress. This indicates
triumph for thel energetic and intel
ligently directed efforts Of Auditor
Ralph W.1Tyler and EInmet j. Scott
who took up the matter with Cong
w ~ o'tu -. "soueiioeie s tinnhe
osateiS tot!o"tA$ the fscomin enuatlon
y. - 'ne pto!ect Soy = -Fres1oe'lt Iatt IN
aasaHnt 40 auuu AseaaaSe' ahu secured lnels
.oneent ~ tntronuce the resolutlon
upon which a favorable report has
WV eee" ota"eftta - -.
sented in the Senate by Senator Jones
tnn. ~ "esnsns son's qua els IS UNDERSTOOD
..Iat he" lnss upoh tne hiaVter VIII pe
:. tHts M Wsek: rms IS tne en- en-
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the next sesaIo5 os oonarosa 1-' Q. ~
, AJvoca+;ro +ho 6o.;sono0 49,, ,,;,,
along tha ltrer 1srnu ~ M wv p,. t,n,
President M royio,. ,rho.o er;od
shin for the Nearo and whose intorast
in all that tands tn1narJ ~ aaua1,eo, ~,
ment has hann avhthito,
nrevioua ooca aiona aaid ~, nart.
"The vsar 1a1e vii, -, -, 49, &C
tietb annlVersarv b+ tha aar,a nntrre+inn @ -
granting free oms ~ no Mearo ~ :, and n
for the Arst, +inoa n,,+t,,o, r,,', as1
n basis wnere be MET ,ae ,ntn ~ ~ ~
world and bs self-snnnort5np y. A
great exposition showing the tremen.
dous strides ;thla race,Sbas made in
fifty years both, in aericultura1 in.
dustria1, comf,ercIaI business and
professio onal life, .%wou,d no ~ serea :
benefit and of great edncationaI ,,oT.
liz, not ehly-to- e~Nesro,-,,,t r, ttt,,s
white race throughout the country,
"I am glad to say that this move.
ment has not only met with the ar
proval of the prominent Negroes. but
has been encouraged and will be en-
couraged by prominent white 'neonle
and by the. PRESS Men of the south
are as much interested in an eh,nosi-
ton of this Kind, and have shown as
much, If not more, encourageme
toward the project as anye other Sec
tion-o Of the oo,,nfrz ". -. .--..