The Washington times., 1911-01-26
Sc WILL TAKE DECIDING VOTE

importance
According the report of the director general the PanAme
Union to the Fourth Pan-Amcan Congress Bueno Aires of
recent date the total foreign trade of Latin America for the 1909
S7OOooo Of this the exports the United States
only s22oOoooOo, pay per cent while imports
s369oooooo trade balance against u.s. round figures of
s5ooooOoo Surely exposition conveniently all of the
peoples of these potent bringing to the
United States frer proportion Of that great trade almost double that
of the Orient.
the voice of the people, represented petitions
lutons the originals of which filed in this record
dered the committee has acted wisely favoray reporting in behalf
of New Orleans Nearly 5000 such Endorsements commercial
manufacturing agricultural political religious and other organizations
said to represent total membership of 100000 people were
presented to the committee coming from every section of the Union
except the Pacific coast including numerous important national conven
tons; and the Legislatures of twelve States either in both houses thereof
the branches likewise ndored New Orleans including
South Dakota Texas Alabama Iowa. Georgia. Mississippi Nebraska
Oklahoma Arkansas South Carolina Delaware Tennessee and North
Carolina.
TO- The convenience of New Orleans to foreign exhibitors par
tuary those of Europe likewise commended itself determining this
proposition there being several odeabShed steamship lines
running from New Orleans to the principal ports of Europe making
possible for the foreign exhibitor to ship direct from his home port
made and much of the comments paragraph No. s. apply the
attendance of Europeans the contemplated exposition To be
l in its entirety an exposition of this character must be visited by large
numbers of foreigners whom may be exhibited products
manufactures It's not believed that large numbers of Europeans TO
whom eghenhour railroad journey big undertaking. will
be attracted by five or six day railroad journey from the Atlantic
the Pacific
Aside from these which have influenced the committee
its decision there presented two other important for
haon, and for which New Orleans peculiarly the proper location
as follows:
fet anniversary of peace between the blue and the
gray On the 9th day April 1865 the great concluded
Appoaox 1t is proposed to invite the survivors of that memorable
struggle to assemble at New Orleans to celebrate there the ie ami
veay lasting peace between the North and the South that
week of April g. 1915 will be most notable full of pathetic
oe in the history this proposed exposition and thereby fostering
sentiment which appeals all lovers of the flag The
bty to New Orleans the short time required for the trip and the
capnes thereof will make possible and probable for the veterans
meet ground and the fast gathering twilight of their
lives dwell upon the memories of the days So years ago. The
ee calls especial attention to this important feature of the proposed
New Orleans exposition this will likely be the last opportunity for
such asbage which will attract the attention of the entire
country.
year 1915 will mark the centennial anniversary of this the last great
conflict between the American and the British troops and exposition
at New Orleans adjoining the Plains of Chams would prove an
America and Great Britain event well worthy of commemoraon
by the people of this country
Thus would the proposed exposition, if located at New
Orleans havs threeold significance to the people of this
With special reference to the terms of the bill ITSELF would
appear complete after its careful revision to call for but
@ mn na OF II Dut IN view new ne o. the nd
financial status of the matter it is well to explain that the city of
anew So a m m d e Gl a
position the city of San Francisco No aid appropriation is
aid Of an exposition at New Orleans simply pro7de for Gov
buildings to be erected under the supervision of the
for exhibit at cost not to exceed This
and less than the National Government could be
invitation be extended in the name this by the
President to foreign nations to participate therein would by
foreign nations participate exposition at which this Gov
not of the largest exhibitors Such an invita-
At the special request of the New Orleans exposition authorities
revising this BILL clause inserted making it absolutely
clear that Government shall not be asked expected to
propate any funds at any time in aid of this exposition further
than for the Governments exhibit.
the % S sS the
whom plenay
exposition
niaed
paid
proposition before this House from the San Francisco
Government by the President foreign nations par
forG commissioners Government
committee the
bonds and statements certified public
exposition which the committee believes