Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
All the Worlds Fair

-. .hc Editor of the EUenino Puthc Lcd0e'
s,.A pame has been asked for tho eH-
.,h,,Ion OF the worlds products anu ~
nronosnd n,O,,ood 10 be held in the City OF Phila
W,STo In 1926, tho 150th anniversary OIL
A. independence of the United states.
VIZ Is Inadeouate to say that such an event
.,ouId be merely worlds falr' an ~ 80
sI,ion. a Sesaui-C Centennial OF sVIne 'ItS
~ ~olto ,,bich In the future may be attrlp-
aI ,o q II tho dream of It's progen-
,ors ia 10 be realized we should look iurtler
,han a historical name or name iup 20,
s"n,i,r tho Nation. This Ia to be a wortu
.y.nt that has never been eaualeu e''"J ~
s,,a or obiect-above all. the latter IL 10
a. Invitation for the citizens OF the wor.u
90 bring their products to "a common meet,
,nr mace for the interchange OF IDEAS anu
,he hand Of fellowship in peacetul pursuits.
That Philadelphia should be selected as
,,o aIto Tor this event Is fitting and proper.
I, a little red brick, steepled bulldihg III
,,a heart of Philadelphia Is an object long
silent, but forever eloquent as the ssIioo' o
AZ liberty. It's voice now quiet once Ie'el
s,,ted around the world that all men are
created equal, and $50 years later the Glt'-
so,S ~ tho world assemble to prove that
Inc spirit OF freedom and world orothernoou
"a an accomplished fact. All in the space
Of a century and half has THIS "onuerlu III Vi
sr,npe been wrought. In this space or years
tnsienIncant In the halls Of time there mas
been much dissatisfaction sorrows anu
strife and yet the spirit OF ielloWsh'p-
world fellowshp-has been famed from
fev glowing embers to Il blazing hro that
snrsads its warmth without partially. Ra-
oiaI cloaks are falling away and we see
man as man and not as national
Evpn now n great world Conference IL IN
session and proposals have been made within
The space Of hours and accepted whlch not
many years ago would have involved many
months OF discussion and in all probability
been laughed at.
The nations are learning that selfish mo-
tiyes can no longer be tolerated Inc "orlu
Of Yesterday and today Is the same Out
The spirit Is changed. nations greatness
cannot be in its material advantage out
rather its spirit Of wcll-Oeing for. all. snow
your true cOlors and disarm the unbcIieVer!
These are wonderful times Every indi-
vidual must feel their Importance as an IN
strumont of the spirit which now porNades
the world. From tho frozen lands OF the
glaciers TO tropic strands from the land OF
ancestral tombs to Atlantic shores, the cry
raised.
world and the echo OF that bell which toled
a MESSAGE has multiplied until the whole
world takes heed. Faith in each other. IN
nations. in the world. and IN humanity.
will in the future make treaties n relic Oh
the past, only to be exhibited In the museums.
FIfty-cight years ago great-hearted man
spoke the well.known words at the dedica-
tlon of a battlefield:
-Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought lOEtn on tHlS iihu e'N'N
Nation conceived In liberty, and dedicated
with the idea that all men are created free
and equal"
Five years hence great exhibition Ia to
be opened when the represc natives OF the
nations Of the earth will meet in common
accord. When the ceremonies betting such
an occasion arc held. let US dedicate this
meeting ground to good fellowship and last
in6 peace and with the trust that All the
Worlds Fair be the name by which it shall
be known.
The pace is set. We cannot falter.
Before the machinery Of this great event
10 set in motion let us dedicate the begin
nins OF an unquenchabc spirit Of raith in
our fellow beings and the results will be to
tho everlasting benefit of each and every
one. FRANK J. PERCY.
Philadelphia, November % 1921.