Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
NEWEXPED|T|ON|DEA
Fleets of World to Gather in
Hampton Roads.
PLAN BEFORE CONGRESS
Great international Parade of Sal
lors in Washington.
NEW ORLEANS MAKES PLEA
Arrays Arguments to Prove Supe-
riority as Location for
Panama Show.
w ORLEANS MAKES PLEA

Washington will be the scene of one OF
the greatest naval spectacles ever at
tempted In connection with the Panama
canal exposition IN 1918. if the provi-
sions OF an amendment to the exposition
bill to he offered by Senator's Martin
and Swanson OF Virginia are carried out
The amendment will provide that the
navies Of the world. en- route TO the ex-
position. shall be asked To assemble first
at Hampton roads, Va. There they will
be reviewed by the President. the mem
bers of his cabinet. and the naval author
tiles of the world.
Then Hampton roads will be made til,
base from which attachments will be-
sent to Washington, there 10 participate
I'm grand International parade. Ii Is
believed that the occasion will result in
the getting together of such an aggrega-
ton Of fighting ships and lighting men
of the sea as the world has never before
assembled
Big Parade in Capital.
After the various functions. naval, Of
fetal and social. have been completed
at the nations capital. the assembled
navies Of the world will depart In one
grand parade of the monster lighting
machines. They will take their way
through the completed canal. demon
strating Its capacity for handling any
possible emergency.
Virginia senator's, representing the
Hampton roads, are determined to push
their amendment. The members from
the whole Pacific coast have expressed
aligned dpp themselves back of their "s az
sociates from the east. thus making
the carrying out Of the program prac-
tically certain.
Statesmen, business leaders and clergy
from Louisiana urged the House COM
mittee on industr al arts and expeditions
to make a favorable report on the Esto-
pinal U4ouisiana) bill. providing for the
designation OF New Orleans as the place
for the international exposition. marking
the opening of the Panama canal in 1919.
at a hearing in the House Office building
this morning.
San Francisco Asks No Money.
The Kahn California; bill granting the
exposition privilege to San Francisco.
which was to receive first consideration
by the committee. was withdrawn from
consideration by Mr.. Kahn. who said San
Francisco no longer desired the 5000. 000
appropriation provided for In the bill.
New Orleans supporters and q few who
were present to represent San Francisco.
The New Orleans speakers were mar
shaled and introduced by Gen. Estopinal
Representatives Kahn and Bell Of Cali
| fornia were present for San Francisco.
New Orleans, the Logical 20 INT, vas
the burden OF the speeches. The wealth.
culture, climate and industry OF Louis
lana in general and New Orleans a IN d.
to what its advocates advanced az sne
Crescent city's greatest qualification, her
central location for North, Central and
South America and Tor Europe; ,.,
held the closest attention or comm'tsee
and spectators during hah hour
speech, in the course OF which he emu
merated the advantages OK NeM t t;nn
as the scene of a Panama celebration.
"As I understand Ii" said Gov. Sander.,
"Mr. Kahn has asked that you allow nis
hill to die on your desk. we ask you ~
blow the breath of HE into our Din, ~"
on your desk. We do not want II to die'
ua,ther do we want 1T to be local ex-
position"
Why Government Should Pay.
Referring to the part the government
would play in such an exposition and 10
the fact that the Kahn bill had been
withdrawn because the San Francisco
promoters did not consider 1t necessary to
ask assistance for the governments ex-
hibit, Gov. Sanders said:
..If the matter is of national importance
and II would necessarily be 80 win IN
ternational representations among the
exhibits-it is worthy OF national consio
Grafton. And IL Ii is worthy of national
consideration II is worthy OF national sup
port.
.'The bill Gen Estopinal has introduced
puts the control and direction of the eS-
q al
eminent. which. when IL invites the ma
tons of the earth to its shores. makes
itself responsible for their enterta nmeDt.
I'VE are not taking the position that
the national government will not make
an exhibit or that 1t will fail TO do what
it is asking all the other nations Of the
earth to do. You are asking them to
make appropriations TO see that they
are properly represented. take 1t that
you. the hosts. will at least do as much
as you expect your guests to do.
we do not offer TO pay for the eN-
hibit of the United States. New Or
leans is a great city, but it is not the
United States No city has the right
assume that the United States Is unable
or unwilling to make the exhibit out oil
it's own funds.
"If you ask New Orleans to pay for
the governments exhibits New Orleans
will do $50. We will not take IL for
granted. however, that the United States
is a mendicant for favors at our hands"
Comparative Value Of Bids.
After remarking that the whole affair
seemed to be a question of dollars. Gov
Sanders flung out the statement that.
should San Francisco raise the $11.O0O,OO
she has offered. New Orleans would still
have outbid her at s1oO00.0O0. because Of
the relative purchasing power of like
amounts i'm the two places.
Referring to the relative advantages or
location Of New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, Gov. Sanders said:
why, gentlemen, the Cape Verde Is
lands, OFF the coast OF Africa, are nearer
to the Panama canal than San Fran
CISCO"
c. Fl. ELLIS. president Of the board OF
trade Of New Orleans. presented figures
and explanations on the transportation
facilities to New Orleans and thence to
Panama He said that before the canal
is opened the four-day trip from New
Orleans will have been cut down to three
DAYS, and promised that the rate for
round trip from New Orleans to Panama
will be not more than $40
r. C'Panama") Thompson, chairman OF
the executive committee for New Orleans
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