Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
Site of Panama Canal EXPOSE
ton May Be Decided Friday.
PLEA OF SAN FRANCISCO
Delegation Asked Who Is to Pay for
Government Display.
FEARS TO BE PREsUMPTU0Us
Willing to Foot Bill. But Would
Rather Spokesman Kahn Should
Answer the Ticklish Question.

Tie rivalry for national recognition be-
tween the San Francisco aud New Or
leans exposition advocates will be settled
by the House committee on expositions.
probably next Friday.
The committee will hear the final areu-
ments Monday. Gov. Sanders appearing
for San Francisco.
An attempt was made to settle the ques-
tiun whether San Francisco will expect
the FEDERAL government to make, install
and maintain government exhibit at the
exposition, the celebration with which
that city proposes to mark the opening of
the Panama canal in 1915. at the hear
ing before the committee today.
The Golden Gate advocates asked for
time In which to bring forward Repre-
sentative Kahn, their Official representa-
tive here. TO make the answer.
Question Put to Delegation.
Chairman Rodenberg, of the committee
asked A. W. Scott. jr. one of the direc
tors of the San Francisco Company. il
San Francisco expected G government eX
hibit such as the United States has made
at previous International expositions. and
II it was expected that the government
would allow any other body to bear tho
expenses of such an exhibit. Mr.. Scot
replied that, except that 1t would be 8
presumption Oh the part of San Francis
co to much such offer. his city would un
dertake to build. install and maintain the
governmental exhibit.
do YOU think 1t would comport with the
dignity and prestige Of this government
Chairman ROdenberg asked Mr.. Scott. ''tt
invite other nations to make and pay fol
exhibits at an international exposition
and not to have and pay for its own ex
hibits?'
At the suggestion of Representative
Theodore A. Bell, Mr.. Scott replied tina,
Representative Kahn had specially pre-
pared himself TO answer that question, and
he would prefer to leave the task to Mr.
Kahn. Mr.. Kahn is i'll. but will probably
appear before the. committee Monday
morning.
Advocates Are Heard.
Statesmen and business men from Cali
fornia resumed their argument for Sar
Francisco at the opening of the hearing
Representatives Hayes and Nolan of Cal
iforpia, Joseph Scott. president of the Lo:
Angeles Chamber OF Commerce. and a
w. Scott. jr., lauded the advantages o.
California and the city by the Colder
Gate.
4 spirit of fine courtesy and considera
ton, which marked all the speeches anG
drew frequent applause from the Crescent
city boomers, reached it's climax Whel
Joseph Scott explained:
'Mr. chairman. these. gentlemen deserve
the fair. but their city does not
Representative Hayes. the first speaker
dwelt at some length on a comparison OF
the climatic advantages OF the two cities,
in which he beat New Orleans and heI
advocates over the head With the deadly
mosquito. Referring to the arguments
that the cost of reaching San Francisco
would prove too great Mr. Hayes said
that the difference in cost would not dc
ter any one who really intended going to
an International exposition.
Mr. Hayes took his hearers on trave-
logue from Chicago to the Golden Gate
painting realistic word pictures of the
natural beauty of California.
Yellow Peril Problem Secuted.
Joseph Scott followed the lead offered
yesterday by Mr.. Bell, by charging on
the great commercial advantages TO be
ferring to the several yellow peril
scares on the Pacific coast as the work
of "a few pigeon-chested politicians
Representative Nolan of the third
district spoke briefly Of the accessibility
Of San Francisco if the proper route
was taken. Representative Mckinley
concluded the heari ing with further re-
marks on trade relations between CAL
ifornia and the orient.
The hearing will be concluded Mon
day, when Representative Kahn will be
followed by Gov. Sanders of Louisiana
in rebuttal for New Orleans.