The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

49, I'LL woodrow Wilson advise
w he code of etiquette which
long has governed our 'repub-
Hcar COURT Onioialdom Is wonder
lne as 70 this--is speculating as TO
whether our next Democratic Presl-
cont will knock the code into a
cooked nat after the manner of JEFF
fe~Ssn and Jackson. the fathers OF ms
,s-.- or ll acQuicscc IN its tenets. as
git Dem0cracv'S last Two Presidents.
Fl.hanan and Cleveland
As . maker and breaker Of prece
dert- Air. Wilson has alrady earned
d considerable reputation. which MAY
o. factor IN his popularity. Tor the
..,....r people" seem 20 manifest an
increasing admiration for the political
lr..der VINO essays the role Of the bull
d, .hat uarf Of the polite china shop
81, hon haIlowcd antiques are displayed
r,f..f she President -to-bc has lately
f.nte-trd againsf our 700 great waste
r governmental energies IN polite
..ssee~ mo has already served notice
fhst no viii break a. least one rule OF
t,..nf, hedging Presidents -f hai spec
tf...r -nat fhc words of >hlct "Necu-
t..r fru-- never oc directly quoted 10y
Defines Presidents Conduct
Most reruucnt to what We are now
considering Is shat part of the code
which concerns our Presidents directly
a-S cefnee what they may or may
M. a0 Among these items are
Tho President takes precedence
over all others. even ladies. a. official
fr-, ions He IA the only gentleman
ot rho realm who precedes INTO q din
ior room the woman whom ne Is es-
.~,.~+i-r and seats himself frst-a 70
o.,irerrcrt which drew from Garfield
.he rrotcs- Why can I be President
Wrrhofff being pix
The President must always oc-l
cgpr the honor seat of vehicle
thc rear ~icht-hand seat-whether he
& rsaing with d woman or nan. en-
forcenert Of this rule Is most evidenf
ipor Inauguration DAYS when the re
tt-frc President SIN occupies his
.es. as he drives 20 the Capitol with
- successor. who occupies II during
ne return tourney. for he IS then the
President and mis- companion private
citizen
The President must not pass be-
vood the legal boundaries Of the United +
States Arthur disregarded thls rule .
ny crossing the international water .
boundary between the United States
and Canada during q fishing trip. and
while IN pursuit Of the same pleasure
Cleveland followed suit by passing be +
vond the three mile limit at sea
our ACQUISITION of territory detached P
from our continental domain has amend .
Cd rhis rule 10 allow chief executives 70
cross intervening foreign Jurisdictions
while visiting such territory, as when
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft have Wis
red Panama The only President
known 10 have placed his foot actually
mon foreign soil is Taft. who crossed
The international bridge 10 return, a
Juarez. Mexico the visit which Presi-
dent Diaz paid him at II Paso-
Honored in the Breach.
Z The President must not cross the
threshold Of q foreign en- bassy or lege-
,,on in the United States. because these
esta blishments are. technically, foreign
.oI and their mem bers are not amenable
10 the laws Of The United Sta-es. This
-ule was originally laid down 70 pro
-ect our diplomatic integrity by pre-
chief magistrate from being
neholden 10 the representative OF any
foreign prince or pOtetate. Arthur
: said 10 have been the first President
to disregard It, as did Roosevelt. when
he visited his intimate friend. Baron E
Won Stern burg. the German am bassa-
cor. and TAFT when ne Gined with the ?
French an bassadOr during the frst
year Of his administration
5 The President and his wife do not
return calls They frequently accept
IN the homes Of intimate
friends but never enter home IN the
spirit % returning d visit
. The President does not meet any
guests a. the railway station. even
royalty paying an official visit 70 the
nation Thus Cleveland met al the
station neither his bride-eleCt " hen
sne came 80 ne White House 10 marry
him nor the Inianta Eulalia. when she