Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
President Wilson and Cab
met Frowa on ''Cadding, "
But They viii Take Official
Trips All Over The Land.
incidentally they VIII Meet and Talk
With the People.

Washington, d. c., May | Especial.
President Wilson has taken the frs
travel trip Of the new administration
He went away for the best part of TIVE
days down the Potomac on one of thc
navy boats--the Slvph-and had rea
vacation. No one questions for mo
ment that he needed it. He has work
ed two months in the White House Of
fees like a Turk, allowing himself nc
holiday. 1t is a wonder that his brain
! did not become stagnant and his
muscles Haaby. Work in the White
House Office is eXacting upon ones vi
tality.
But he does not propose to be a
travelling President, He viii go soon
to New Jersey TO make speeches in be-
half of jury reform. but takes the nee
essary time therefor under protest. In
vitations by the hundreds ard thous-
dnds have been coming to him but
have had no encouragement. And yet
il is almost a certainty that the Presi-
dent Will take little trips now and then
during the spring and summer The
weather at Washington is getting
warm. Generally Washington wealth
er 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 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 III the
habit of going out for an automobile
spin or for a walk. And now he has en-
larged his orbit 4 trifte by embark
ing upon the Sylph. which is kept at
the Washington Navy Yard much of
the time. He likes the sea and prob
ably will take many little week end
trip aboard her as the weather grows
warm and Congress swefters over re-
vision of the tariff.
1t is inevitable that an administra-
tion should do much travelling in these
modern days. Members of the Cahinet
have been sticking pretty close 70
Washington but BRYAN has now gone
across the continent. This is purely an
official trip but. since he became seere-
tary of State, Bryan has also been haif
way across tHc SoitiiAoie "1
again. But that was largely person
al trip. Other members of the cabinet
have been travelling considerably, but
it was to get their personal affairs ar
ranged.
Nevertheless. thus far officials OF the
new administration have been STICK
ing pretty close to Washington ana TO
their desks. They have let it be known
that people who wanted to see them
should come on to Washington As
far as applicants for the more import
ant places are concerned, there mas
heen insistence that Democratic appii-
canfs should travel down to Washins-
ton and give the appointing autnofities
an onportunity to see them. A cohsplc-
,,o,,s illustration is with the candidates
for Governor of Hawaii. Every man
lack of them has had to come 10
Washington and engage in CONVERSE
tion with Secretary of the interior
lane He announced he would not rec
onmend any man who did not appear
here In person. Travelling expenses
from Honolulu to Washington ane re-
turn make a pretty penny, enough TO
discourage the average appllcan', pul
SSeretary Lane has bean cpdufate. |.
v1ae thus IN nominating Governor VI
Alaska. Maj Stfppe.l Il yfefiden1 ..
Z &sneau. was nominated nut he effst
513nne "a Washington and had an inier-
a ~ witt, Secretary Lane. -
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