New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
SAN FRANCISCO VICTOR
House Votes to Held Panama
Canal Exposition There,
DIVIDED ON PARTY LINES
Pacific Coast City Favored by
Republicans, While Most Demo
Gratis Supported New Orleans,
rrron The tribune Bur'aul


Washington. Jan. S1-The city OF the
Golden Gate won in its fight for Panama
Fxposition honors to-day, when the House
bv a vote of 1SS 70 lsa declared in favor OF
San Francisco in preference to New Or-
leans for the International exposition WIlch
* 20 commemorate the opening ot tue a"-
anna Canal IN 1913
The result was announced amid scenes ol
riotous. enthusiasm. Those on the Hooi az, az,
"a the crowded galleries who had 1'os'I'
for the Western city gave way 10 the eA'
ci+e-nert OF victory, and the SpeaNel Hlaoe
M effort To cheek the domonstrauon' ~
tIoren had listened for two hours 70 ferVlo
orator. as speakers from the South anu
Far West presented the claims cl '4e '''''
cities. csr
,5r Kahn. Of California. closed Ior San
francisco with a businesshNe argument
aeserting that California did not wan,
dollar from the federal government va
would finance its own exposition
-rbe rivsl claims Of the two cltles re-
,entlv were pat UP 10 the Rules Commute
~ the House. That committee Won" NO.
,,rdertele 70 say which exposition measure
sbop,d have the right OF way but RENDERED
: solonon.lke decision that there snoulo
be csu of the House, each member u
:, Re clace and vote san Francisco
-, .'>-s,g orleans" inestead Of AYE or
.c-o as ,s usual on rollcalls. ms couIS
vas followed to-day. ana eAc'UeIiie". eAc'U.',D -
,,rb The race between the two clues va
t,a ybop 81 votes had been cast on eacn
go T, ren1ained even up TO the wv Ii'a' ~
the front ..-- .,,, Pc
San Francisco won by captullh@ IN
-ubIjcan vote. while the support Oh ~
Orleans came chiefly from the Do'ii0O' 90, ~
Only thirty Republicans Voted lo' -, -,
Orleans. and thirty-siN beElo0t''s -
,o- San Francisco The majority OF ''e
New York and New England oeIeea''e,'o ~
end most Of the Representatives Ho'"
Nfdjla States sided with san frahei'''
After san Francisco had won oi 80,
ers, vote the Kahn resolution was pu' C''
,,s massage by special order at -
and the final vote on its adopuoh va
IN q only comparatively Few OF '"e ->0 "
Orleans advocates holding out 10 'he emu
Vow Orleans win now carry It's heh' "
,ne Senate There Is a possibility N'aI '"'
question will not be acted on in the upper
bodv. thus leaving IL 10 the ga Co"s' -
BEFORE the Kahn resolution was put OH l'o
Anal passage Representative NlheV' VI
Massachusetts. injected the japanese queS-
ton into the debate.
ct think" he said the whole country
.sst Of the Rockies in the Russo-JapaneSe
war sy1npathized strongly with Japan
We have continued orr sympathies VII" d
vigorous and progressive people, but we
have been shocked and dsgustcd with the
conduct Of California toward tnat people
not merely the conduct of the rabole and
hoodluns OF California toward japanese
labor. but the conduct apparently Of peo-
ple Of culture and refinement toward eou-
Gated representatives cf tho nation OF ia
pan. 7 should Ike 20 ask when the citizens
OF the powerful progressive and friendly
nation are invited % this exposition and
when they make their exhibits will they
ne met with the kindly welcome due the
guests Of the nation Unless such an as
surance as that is given we should not 10
cate the exposition In San Francisco"
Representative Kahn In reply assuret
the House that friendliness existed between
California and Japan and that trade hodie
from each country nad visited the other
Two years ago" hs said. two bills re
Earded as harsh in the East were oefor
our Legislature. That they failed ot pas
sage Is indicative ot the attitude of on
state There IS no disposition to agitat
this question again. and Japan and ever,
other nation will receive courteous treat
ment 81 our hands" Mr.. Kahn denied tha
the better element Of his state had takel
part in the anu-Chinese and anti-Japanes
sgitat,ons
an =
ssk for government aid in any form !
simply authorizes the President Of tn
United states 10 invite foreign nations Z
take part IN the fair
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