The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-15
WILL CELEBRATE
CENTURY OF PEACE
ENGLAND AND UNITED STATES TO
JOIN IN GREAT INTERNATiON-
AL EXPOSITION
HAVE GRAND PAGEANTS
ERECT GREAT BUILDINGS IN GHENT
ron EXHIBITS Or PEACE
AND INDUSTRY or
C0UxTREs.
HAVE GRAND PAGEANTS

WARRINGTON. Jan. 1s.--An inter-
national exposition with great build
tngs. ailegorical statues. military re-
views and historic pageants moro
magnificent than the world has ever
witnessed. Is planned In q celebration
OF the treaty OF Client signed on
December IL. 1914, which marked
the beginning of century Of peace
between Great Britain and the United
States.
For more than six months a COM
mittee Of eminent Americans with,
Andrew Carnegie as chairman and In
Guiding former President Roosevelt.
former ce-Presidents Adlai e. Stew
enson. Levi p. Morton and Charles
w. Fairbanks, former Ambassador
Joseph A. Choate. Senator Root. Al
ton b. Parker, ]. Horace McFar-
land. Oscar Stratus. Senator Theodore
E. Burton, and many others among
its mem hers has been Hecretly at
work upon the giant celebration.
1t waa the purpose OF the commit
tee not to make formal announcement
OF It's plans until the cooperation
Of Great Britain was absolutely as
sured.
On December IA William b. How
land. an representative OF the Ameri-
can committee, laid the plans be-
fore high oflicials Of the british gov
eminent in London. and Was greeted
with great enthusiasm. A British
America was then organised with
Premier Asquith. Sir George Reid.
Lloyd George. Winston Churchill.
Hon. Alfred Lyttleton, Austin Cham
berlain. Sir E1Ward Hall Jones. Lord
High Commissioner Of New Zealand;
Lord Strathcona. Lord High Com
| missioner of Canada. ~ emutnurfS.
and Earl Grey as chairman.
Only q few days ago Z bill provid-
ing for an appropriation Of &7.600.00o
to defray half the expense Of the giant
celebration and for q peace centenary
celebration commission of seven NOM
bers to put the proposed plan into
execution was introduced into Con-
gress by Senator Theodore e. Burton.
A similar bill win within q few days
Grey or Lord shaw. making In ell
! SIS, oe0.eeo Ter tho sAcs4 ss1psssdcux Sf
all celebration.
According to the tentative plans ~.
ready drawn It il proposed to pur-
chase or otherwise obtain a great
tract OF land in or near the city Of
Client, In Switzerland, where tho
treaty was signed. and under the SUI
pervtsion or joint commission OF the
two governments erect Krcat buildings
Tor exhintE Of UcKr9 xnu tudnHtry.-A AZ
legoricaal statues marking progressive
steps In the political and industrial
histories Of the two great nations will
also be erected.
Every colonial possession OF Great
Britain and every insnlar possession
OF the United Statess nln1tfAttng the
astounding growth and power Of both
nations since the conclusion OF peace
Is TO BE- represented In the exhibition.
It 10 planned that the exposition
shall be- opened In the cathedral OF
Ghent whore the treaty. was signed on
the centennial Of the day and hour
Ct which the signatures Of the peace
commissioners were A@xed.
Whersupon will begin series OF
pakeants, allegorical. historical. and
military such az only the two richest
ana most fertile governments In the
world can devise. (.
Il After the initial celebration which
VIII continue for 4 number Of weeks
the exposition viii remain open for
several months. an object lesson In
peace 20 an the world.
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