Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-30
WILSON TAKES
NEEDED OUTING
WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BECOME
TRAVELLING PRESIDENT" - DU-
TIES IN CAPITAL VERY TRYING
AT THIS SEASON.
WILL GO TO NEW JERSEY TO
MAKE SPEECHES ON JURY RE
FORMS - WILL MAKE MANY
SHORT TRIPS.
Especial STAFF Correspondent

A'O ht' onth thS Ai't
travel trip of the new administration.
He went away for the best part of two
days down the potomac III one of the
navy boats, the Sylph, and had a real
vacation. No one questions for Il mo-
ment that he needed it. He has worked
two months in the White House Offices
like a Turk, allowing himself no holiday.
1t is a wonder that his brain did not
become %stagnant and his muscles fabby.
Work i'm the White House offices is *
acting upon ones vitality.
But he does not propose to be a trav-
cling president. He will go soon to New
Jersey to make speeches in behalf of the
time therefore under protest. Invita-
tons by the hundreds and thousands
have been coming to him but have had no
encouragement. And yet it is almost a
certainty that the president will take
little trips now and then during the sum
mer. The weather at Washington is
getting warm. Generally Washington
weather is enervating. 1t is especially
trying to those, who come from colder
climes, until they have had a year or
two to become acclimated.
AS a matter of fact the president has
travelled all around the District Of Co
lumbia during the last two months. He
knows all the roads and interesting
places within his little kingdom (which
the District of Columbia isl He has
been able to take these journeys in one
of the White House automobiles. Every
afternoon, almost, precisely at four
o'clock the president has been in the
habit of going out for an automobile
spin or for a walk. And now he has en-
larged his orbit a trifle by embarking
upon the Sylph, which is kept at the
Washington navy yard much of the time.
He likes the sea and probably will take
many a little weekend trip aboard her
as the wather grows warm and congress
sweltcrs over revision of the tariff.
1t is inevitable that an administration
should do much travelling in these mod
ern days. Members of the cabinet have
been sticking pretty close to Washing
ton, but Bryan has now zone across the
continent. This is purely an official
trip, but since he became secretary of
state, Bryan has also been half way
across the continent and back again.
Blu this was largely IA personal trip.
Other members of the cabinet have been
travelling considerably. but it was to
get their personal affairs arranged.
Nevertheless, thus far officials of the
aInirtc OF nation hoya hnnp .fi.lin,
pretty close to Washington and to their
desks. They nave let it be known that
people who wanted to see them should
cOme on to Washington. AS far as ap-
p%licants for the more important places
are concerned, there has been some in
s~istence that democratic applicants
should travel down to Washington and
give the appointing authorities an OPP
portunity to see them. A conspicuous
illustration is with the candidates for
governor of Hawaii. Every man jack
of them had to come to Washington and
engage in conversation with Secretary Of
Interior Lane. He announced he would
not recommend any man who did not ap
pear here in person. Travelling expenses
from Honolulu to Washington and re
turn make a pretty penny. enough to dis
courage the average applicant. but Sec
rotary Lane has been obdurate. 1t was
thus in nominating Il governor of Alas
ka. Major Strong. a resident of Juneau.
was nominated but he first came to
Washington and had an interview with
Secretary Lane.
The summer season usually %inaugu-
rates a big travelling program for an ad
m~inistratiOn. 1t has been so for wears
but the question arises as to how it will
be this year. President Wilson is going
to Panama, as soon as congress adj
%journs. He will stay i'm Washington till
adjournment does come and it goes with
out saying that members Of the cabinet
will do likewise. However. Secretary of
Navy Daniels is preparing a series of
inspection trips. That is regarded as
entirely proper for a head of the navy
department. He must inspect the var
Ous navy yards. He has inspected the
one at Washington already and is going
to inspect other yards on the Atlantic
coast. He will 90 to the Pacific coast
sometime during the summer. There are
W navy yards in that quarter, both of
which Eat Mare Island and at Bremen
tom the secretary will visit.
Presumably the secretary of war. Mr..
Garrison. will travel considerably in
speeding army posts. That is considered
quite the thing-a part of the legitimate
field work which a secretary Of war muSt
perform. He can 60 far in the perform