The San Francisco call., 1910-05-27
KAHN AND MCCARTHY
OUTTALK L0UISIANANS
Deltaburg Hints at Government
Aid; San Francisco Viii
Go Ii Alone
GOLDEN STATE CROWD
MAKES AN IMPRESSION
.TspeciaI Dispotoh 10 The Col1

= clever and we'll executed coup
defeated the endeavors of New Or
. leans at the hearing granted by the
house committee on foreign affairs so
that the Crescent City might put in
Its claim 10 the Panama exposition.
There were 200 or more represcn-
tatives Of New Orleans present IN the
big assembly hall on the second floor
OF the house Office building. where
the hearing was held Each delegate
from New Orleans wore a badge and
a small American flag, while the room
was decorated in red, white and blue.
Mayor Mccarthy. Representatives
Kahn, Hayes and Needham, Charles
Aiken and few more Californians
were gathered IN one corner of the
big room. They had not been invited,
Cd but in spite OF this attended the meet
Ing. Before the hearing was concluded
they were decidedly persona non grata
? with the delegates from New Orleans.
Old Battle Cry
: The speakers for the gulf country
:.2-ere the Hon. J. H. Sanders, governor
.sof Louisiana; Mayor Behrman of New
i orleans. Lieutenant Governor p. NJ.
s. lssnnbremenOnt. Garland Depre and
Representative Estopinal OF these
3 Governor Sanders made the principal
address. Throughout his speech he was
F.. frequently interrupted by applause,
: mingled with the old battlecry of the
=. confederate army.
p: The delegation was addressed by
Representative EstopinaI. the author
: OF the joint resolution authorizing the
president TO invite the nations of the
: world to participate in a Panama expo
6ltion at New Orleans.
. :. Governor Sanders claimed that New
Orleans was the logical place to hold a
Panama exposition. He pointed out the
growth OF South American trade and
said that New Orleans was nearer to
5the zone countries than any other point
In the United States. He spoke at
q. length on the important export trade Of
New Orleans and quoted statistics
Showing that the foreign trade of the
.@crescent City was greater by $4,000 600
than that Of San Francisco.
Praises San Francisco
Amid wild applause he said that he
was an admirer OF san Francisco and
praised its plucky fight for the exposi-
tion. In speaking of the rehabilitation
Of san Francisco. he said:
Il recognize the pluck that added an
other jewel to Columbia's crown"
He said that New Orleans had raised
by popular subscription sI.5oO.OOo for
the exposition and that before he left
YBston Rouge had signed q constitu-
uonsl amendment taxing the state Of
louisiana s4,0o0.oo0 extra for an expo
sition at New Orleans.
In answer TO questions of various
members OF the committee on foreign
Hnairs, relating to the failure of the
exposition held at New Orleans in 1884,
for which the government appropri-
sced ss.e5o.OoO TO be used as q loan
and which was never returned. Gov
ernor Saunders said that the loan had
been made with the distinct under
standing that it was to be paid back
out Of the profits Of the exposition.
AS there We're no profits the hackers
were unable to pay back the appro-
priation.
He said that although the exposition
had been a failure financially. it was a
success in bringing the nations of
America more closely together and in
drawing the attention of the world to
the rejuvensted south.
Governor Nor commitfaI
When asked whether or not New
Orleans expected a government ap-
--proiation, Governor Sanders hedged, re-
plying that they were not asking for
one but that he thought the govern
ment should take hold OF such an i'm
mense proposition as the Panama ex-
position promises to be-
His attention was called to the fact
that San Francisco was not asking for
a government appropriation for its ex-
position. He answered that Representa-
SO Kahn ha introduced a bill pro-
viNlng for an appropriation of s5,ooo,-
ooo- Kahn broke in, saying that the
bin had been withdrawn. Sanders an
swered that II was still on the records
and had not been withdrawn. Kahn
then amended his statement. saving
mat u was San Frsucisco's intention
60 withdraw the bill