Show THREE BIG SHOWS Cordial Support for St Louis Worlds Pair Is Urged r I bespeak the most cordial support r from the Congress and the people for the St LKnis exposition commemorate commemo-rate the one hundredth anniversary of I the Louisiana purchase This purchase was the greatest Instance of expansion In our history I definitely decided r that we were to become a great continental nental republic by far tho foremost power In the Western hemisphere I If I one of three or four great landmarks in our historythe great turning points in our development I Is eminently fitting that all our people should join with heartiest good will in commemorating commemo-rating It and the citizens of S1 Louis of Missouri of all the adjacent region I are entitled to every aid in making the celebration a noteworthy event in our annals We earnestly hope that foreign nations will appreciate the deep interest our country takes in this exposition and our view of its Importance from every standpoint and that they will participate in securing Its success The National Government should be represented repre-sented by a full and complete set of exhibits ex-hibits CHARLESTON EXHIBITION The people Charleston with great energy and civic spirit are carrying on an exposition which will continue throughout most of the present session QC the Congress I heartily commend this exposition to the good will of the people I deserves all the encouragement encourage-ment that can be given It The managers man-agers of the Charleston exposition have requested tho Cabinet officers to place thereat the Government exhibits which have been at Buffalo promising to pay the necessary expenses I have taken the responsibility of directing that this be done for I feel that It Is due to Charleston to help her In her praiseworthy praise-worthy effort In my opinion the management man-agement should not be required to pay all these expenses I earnest recom al mend that the Congress appropriate once the small sum necessary for thIs purpose PANAMERICAN FAIR The PanAmerican exposition at Buffalo Buf-falo has just closed Both from the industrial in-dustrial and the artistic standpoint this exposition has been In a high degree creditable and useful not merely to Buffalo but to the United States The terrible tragedy of the Presidents assassination sassination interfered materially with Its being 1 financial success The exposition ex-position was particularly in harmony with the trend of our public policy because be-cause it represented an effort to bring Into closer touch the peoples of the Western hemisphere and give to them an Increasing sense of unity Such an effort was a genuine service to the entire en-tire American public |