Evening star., 1919-02-14
MORLDEKPOS|nON
IEQRD D. C. APPROVED
Lindsay S. Perkins Wants
Il Project Developed With
& out Delay.
OTHER CITIES AFTER IT

10 <he Bdftor OF Tha St4r:
Twas pleased to see. in your issue
of last Saturday, an account OF the
revival of popular interest In the
great project of a permanent expo
sition for Washington. It is peculiar
ly fitting that this project should be
brought before the people at a time
when America is playing such a de-
cisive role in the readjustment of
nations following the world war. and
the fact that the whole globe is now
under our influence and largely under
out beneficent direction. and certainly
looking to Us for counsel and assist
ance.~ is a significant proof that this
planned exposition should be of more
than mere national scope. If the
United States is to be the big
brother of humanity. and If Wash
ington, as even the movies" in New
York have told the people. is really
the capital of the world, then the ex-
scope, as 1 have contended from the
beginning.
1 seriously doubt that one building,
or even half a dozen of them, will
do Justice to the resources, manufac-
lures and all other interests of all
our states and territories The great
commercial museum in Philadelphia,
and even the Pan-American building
In Washington, shows how inadequate
one building would be to house a col
lection giving any sort of idea of
what this great nation is and has to
show to the world. Better let US have
a slow but sure foundation of such
breadth and depth as will be worthy
OF our country and its wealth and
genius, and not a mere commercial
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best could be had, of what people
should know Of the United States.
Americas World Dimensions.
Tho tremendous growth of our for
efgn interests. political, moral and
commercial arising from the war. in
which we bore such an important and
decisive part, and especially our truly
majestic influence as shown in the
snare we are taking in the formation
OF league of nations. point unt
err1ngy to the world dimensions of
our tasks and plans, and as the richest
OF all nations and the commercial
leaders of the world we can well af-
ford. and, indeed, il is our duty, to
assume the establishment OF a COM
mercial clearing house for all nations
At the world capital. Washington.
When this idea was broached in your
columns a dozen years ago it found
favor in wide circles How much more
should 1t appeal to all thinking people
now, when the concrete factors OF
success for 1t are in sight. and there
10 real demand and urgent need for
tt5 What better stabilizer of inter
national commerce could there be than
q woxld-clearing house at the capital
OF the foremost commercial nation on
the globe, where values could be
demand and supply be
Joined on an international scale, and
business order be established and
for all people? Our coun-
try will not, and never should, hope to
gain any political power through this
means: the mere fact that we invited
all nations to partake should be suf-
fcient proof that we are not selfish
nor designing toward our neighbors,
but are concerned for the good of all.
OF course there should be well de-
fined restrictions for the protection of
our own interests, but that would not
be hard to arrange