Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-08

; President Wilson slipped away
from the White House quietly after
the cabinet meeting, accompanied
only by his secretary and one secret
service man. and upon arriving at the
capitol was escorted to the rostrum
in the House. where Speaker Clark
sat at one side and Vice President
Marshall al the other. The President.
speaking with his usual clarity of
tone and notable diction. read his
message while the company, actually
packed into the chamber, gave the
closest attention.
The President was cheered as he
mounted the rosturm and shook
hands with Speaker Clark. He began
TO speais anmediately. There was In
tense silence in the great room, the
President speaking in an ordinary
tone as he explained his coming In
person to deliver his message.
Bond of sympathy.
AS the President read on every eye
was riveted toward the speakers
stand with its new occupant. Never
in the life of any man present had a
President occupied that historic place
in such a capacity
Here was the head of the nation
come to assert that he was a per-
son, "a human being" come to deal
with his fellow men in control of the
nations destiny as a man of force,
not mere department of the govern
ment. 1t was all so unusual that to
many 1t seemed almost unreal. but
the President, smiling as he spoke
and talking to the great assemblage
as man to man, soon developed in the
gathering fellow feeling.
The President began his message aa
follows:
Il am very glad, indeed, to have
this opportunity to address the two
houses directly and to verify for NV
self the impression that the President
of the United States is person. nor
a mere department of the government
hailing Congress from some isolated
island of jealous power, sending mes
sages' not speaking naturally and
with his own voice, that he is a hui
man being trying to cooperate with
other human beings in a common
service. After this pleasant experi-
ence | shall feel quite normal in all
our dealings with one another
The full text of the Presidents
message will be found elsewhere.
Throughout the message the Presl-
dent read in a clear voice which car
ried his words to every corner of the
big hall through a hush. Members
of the House and Senate sat
throughout in rapt attention follow-
ing every word closely. A murmur
nf ion
lery when the President began. was
soon hushed as the tall imposing
figure at the clerks desk read on in
his commanding but conversational
style AS he closed his Introductory
remarks. explaining his presence be-
fore them, senator's and representa-
tives Joined in applause.
The President concluded the read
ing at Los amid a wave of applause
and Immediately left the chamber
AS the President concluded he said:
Il thank you sincerely"
AS the House and Senate members
arose and appauded the President
stepped quietly down from the
clerks desk and escorted by his re-
ception committee left the hall
The ice-President left the speak
er's stand and headed the procession
of senators as it left the chamber.
The visit of the President to Con-
gress had lasted ten minutes and
became history.
The President tarried a few min
utes i'm the speakers room after
leaving the chamber and chatting
with Representatives Underwood.
Palmer and Mann, and Senators
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