Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
DEADLOCK BLOCKS
AID Of CONGRESS
FOR PANAMA FAIR
Rivalry of San Francisco and
New Orleans HaItS Appro-
priation for Either City
BOTH SUBSCRIBE $7,50o,o0o
House Committee Invites Foreign
Exhibits to Each Show but
Holds Back Cash
associated Press1


WASHINGTON, June 16.-Unwilling
to favor either of the rival Panama ex-
position cities, San Francisco or New
Orleans, the house committee on for
eign affairs decided today to report
favorably two resolutions authorizing
the president to invite foreign nations
to participto in each exposition, to
be held in the two cities whenever
each city had raised $7,50O,00O for the
purpose of holding it's exposition. The
senate committee had taken no action
on similar measures, and neither house
is expected to act on them during the
present session. The New Orleans
contingent appeared jubilant over the
committees action, claiming it was IN
their favor and a blow at San Fran
cisco. The San Francisco adherents
admitted that the action was not what
| they wanted but declared they could
raise any amount necessary to gain
government Endorsement of the fair
| The committee adopted the resolutions
of both Representative Kahn of Cali
fornia and Representative Estopinal OF
| Louisiana These were nearly identi-
cal and authorized the president to in
| vite foreign countries to participate IN
the exposition in 1915, the Estopinal
resolution being for New Orleans and
the Kahn for San Francisco.
The original sum fixed as an actual
bona fide subscription requirement in
San Francisco and New Orleans was
$5, 900, 900 and the committee today
raised that to $7,5O0,000 in each case.
While the committee was in eXecu-
! tive session two camps Of interested
parties-one of Louisianans and the
other Californians-were in the corridor
| in which the committee room Is To-
| Gated.
The feeling in the committee was
| that it would be unfair to choose as
between the two cities when each was
ready to meet the others claims, and
that both, If it should be necessary
might hold their respective eXpositions
| in the same year, so far as the COM
mittees action was concerned, although
such a course might be impracticable
and unprecedented. The vote was unan-
| imouS.
Representative Foster of. Vermont
| chairman of the committee, and other
members announced that there was nc
| idea of any action by congress at this
session.
Prior to the executive meeting of the
committee a representative of San
Francisco argued that his city had
raised approximately $6,000,000 by pub
| lie SUBSCRIPTION, anu Wdnleu 10 raise
the limit in the Kahn resolution to ST.
| 100000. A member of the committee
hurried outside and talked with Repre-
sentative Estopinal of Louisiana.
"Will New Orleans meet thai
amount?" he asked.
YES" Estopinal replied. I'VE have
raised $6,OOO,OOO and can easily obtain
| the rest
Back went word to the committee
and following an animated discussion
the figure in the pending resolutions
went up to $7,500,000.
The preliminary battle in committee
was on a motion to postpone action on
the Kahn motion until next December
This was lost by close vote, Ames OF
Massachusetts,, Republican, voting
with the Democrats in favor of New
| Orleans.
Mr.. Ames is a descendant of General
Benjamin Butler, whose control of the
| federal forces in New orleans In the
6Os furnished an exciting narrative In
national history.
The adoption of the Kahn motion was
then put and was lost, and the two
resolutions were coupled and passed by
| the committee.