The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
CONGRESS FAVORS
EXPOSITION HERE
Representative Kahn Tells Conn
mittee to Raise Funds and
Settle San Diego Matter
Federal Government Will Be
Liberal if Good Faith and
Harmony Are Assured

Immediate and active campaigning
for funds for the Panama Pacific inter
national exposition, with s5,0OO.000 of
local subscriptions as the goal. will be
the outcome of yesterdays conference
of the exposition directing committee
with Congressman Julius Kahn. who
made flying trip from Washington for
the purpose Of consultation with the di-
rectors of the coming fair.
Get busy at once. Show the federal
government that you mean business.
Begin the campaign for funds without
any more delay. Raise $5,000,000 and
do it quickly. Settle the outside differ
ences and end this dispute with San
Diego. Then come on to congress and
there will be no difficulty about either
Endorsement or participation"
WILL BEGIN CAMPAIGN
That was the burden of Kahns mes
sage to the members of the exposition
committee, and so positive was his ad-
vice as to the plan to be pursued that
before adjourning the committee passed
a resolution declaring for an immediate
beginning of the financial campaign.
Kahn also was given a hearty vote of
thanks for having made the trip TO San
Francisco in the interests of the ex-
position.
The meeting of the committee was
one of Vital Importance to the further
prosecution of the exposition plans
Kahn spoke at length on the status of
affairs. at the national capital; of the
plans of other cities TO attempt to Sc
cure the great Panama celebration IN
the event San Francisco should furnish
the excuse by any dilatory tactics; or
pressure already brought to bear upon
members of congress in favor or other
localities and of the general sentiment
in congress that San Francisco ana no
other should be the exposition city.
CONGRESS FAVORS THIS CITY
That San Francisco is looked upon
with more favor than any other local
ity by the members of congress, anu
that generous federal participation is
assured If San Francisco shows its own
good faith in the project by giving II
strong financial support, was hahn
nositiye assertion Only two things, ne
said. were necessary to the absolute
assurance of government ala on ldi X
scale and to eventual success; one tle
raising of sum in San Francisco eque'l
IN thai which the government would pc
avoid carving dissension within the
state before congress for settlement.
..csonoressman w. A. RodenburS OF
ruinois chairman of the house COM
mittee on expositions, assured me- saiu
KAHN "and gave me permission TO
ouote him to the effect that ne LOOKS
favorabIy upon the project OF hoidlis
this great fair to commehioi az
onenine of the Panama canal, but ne
that il was imperative
that The state should unite on san
Erancisco know that so lar as
podenhlIrs is concerned he is more
favorable to San Francisco thah 10 any
other city and that the same Is true
az MAYNARD. the democratic minority
~ Iaadar Iar If the same committee. but
each of them insists that we must STAND
united"
TAFT KINDLY DISPOSED
Kahn said that President Taft had
nositivefy assured him that the Pan
anna canal would be open to commerce
January 1. 1915, and that while he was
not authorized to say anything In be-
half of President Taft regarding favor
itism for any city he was sure that the
chief executive felt most kindly dis
posed toward San Francisco. He dis
cussed efforts that have been made to
,ree the claims of New Orleans. Wash
anxious to secure the exposition, but
declared that San Francisco had moth
ing to fear from any rival city ii
active. energetic work was continued
here.
SAN DIEGO NOT CONSISTENT
In regard to the proposed San Diego
exposition. Kahn said that lie did not
think congress would consider its claim
under any c -nditions on account of the
size and location of San Diego II any
other big city of the country opposed it,
but that, on the other hand. San Fran
cisco would be given the utmost consid-
Grafton. at all times. The reason for
this. he declared was that the senti-
ment of congress was in favor of max
ing any exposition in celebration of the
great feat of canal construction of
world Importance. No small exposi-
ton could carry out the idea and no
small city could conduct fair of suf-
ficient magnitude and scope to secure
the aid of the federal government and
the participation of the nations of the
world.
THIS CiTY'S PRIOR RIGHTS
Kahn dwelt at some length upon the
features of the bill he has introduced in
congress asking for a $5,000,000 appro-
priation and also upon the prior right
of San Francisco as established by the
tentative bill for an appropriations in
troduced by him in January, 1905. The
questions raised by his address were
taken up for general discussion and
thrashed out in detail. A perfect uu-
derstanding was established and the
sentiment of the committee was for
mally expressed in favor of opening the
financial campaign in the immediate
future so as to show at once the good
will and enthusiasm of the city in
concrete FORM
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