The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-25
THREE REPUBLICS
WILL BE INVITED
BY the United States TO Par
ticipate in the San deg
Leleoration.


Raker, authorizing the President ia
invite the Republic Of Mexico and
the Republics of Central and South
America to participate in the Pana.
ma-california Exposition, to be held
in San Deigo, Calf, throughout the
entire year Of 1915.
A delegation of San Deigo citizens
and Panama-ca California Exposition
officials, headed by D. c. Collier, Di-
rector General and comprising the
legislative committee OF this EXPOSE
ton, has been in Washington for
several weeks in the interest OF this
legislation. The resolution, which
was prepared by Chandler Hale,
third ASSISTANT Secretary Of state,
reads:
Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United
states Of America IN Congress as
sembIed:
That the President Of the United
States Of America be, and he hereby
is, AUTHORIZED and respectfully re
quested. in such manner as he may
dem proper, to invite the Republics
Of Central and South America to per-
ticipate in an Exposition to be held
at San Deigo, Calf, from January |
to December 81 1915, by the Pana-
ma-calKornia Exposition, a corpora
tlon organized and existing under
and by virtue Of. the laws of the
state Of California, for the purpose
of lnaugurating, carrying forward
and holding an exposition in the City
Of San DeIgo, to celebrate the COM
pletion or the Panama Canal"
This resolution is presented in ac-
cordapce with an agreement entered
into between the Arrangements Of the
panama Pacific Exposition in San
rrancisco, and the Panama-Califor.
MIA Exposition, in San Deigo, which
agreement was made year ago.
Director Geeeral D. c. Collier
makes the statement that San Deigo
does not propose to rival San Fran
cisco in an effort to promote a
worlds Fair, IT was never the I'M
tention OF San beigo he says to du-
pllcate the expositiosn held in Chic
ago, St. Louis or even Seattle or
Portland When the enterprise was
broached on September, 1910, and
when ii vas finally decided that the
completion of the Panama Canal in
1918 Would be fitting opportunity to
commemorate the beginning of civili-l
cation in California and along the
northern coast, it was also deter,
mined that the Undertaking should
be in perfect keeping with the unique
character of that civilization and cx-
cmplary Of the progress of events
since the first settlement of this re-
gion Of the West and Southwest.
Consequently, the Panama-Califos
MIA International Exposition will be
something different in its structure,
its scope, its character and its con-
tent. As a Mission city its perma-
ncnt buildings win impress the OBJ
server with their novelty and their
artistic adoption to the fundamental
purpose Of the enterprise. The PEI
culiar and exceptional industries that;
will be displayed will attract and
hold the interest of the worlds fairs
The Contrast between the strictly in
dustrial and commercial character
istics Of universal expositions ana
the artistic, unique and educational
character Of the San Deigo exposi-
tons viii be marked.
The date Tor the ground breaking
ceremonies OF the Panama-California
Exposition has been fixed for July 10
Elaborate Preparations are in prog
ress Tor this event, Which will occupy
FIVE days The celebration will in
cIude historical features covering
the perIod from the discovery of the
Pacific ocean by Vasco Nunez de Bal
boa in 1913 TO the founding of the
California missions in 1863 by Father
Junipcro Sierra OF the Order of st.
Francis. This history will he repre-
scented in Gorgeous pageantry and
floats Illustrating The chief episodes
Of that history Especially notable
will be the procession Of the twenty
one missions of California, each MS
sion presentlug its story in appro-
priately costumed characters depict
ing the historical phrases of its
foundation, medieval, religious and
aIlegorical. The civic ceremonies
with which the celebration will be-
gin will include Participation by the