The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20
WILSON AVOIDS
fRILLS OF OFFICE
Warns Up to Job as Seat
Becomes Firm.
PEST OF WARNING NOW OVER
Endless Advice and Attempts by 9th
ers to "Put Something Over" Before
President Took Job Have Made Him
WatchfuI-He Declines All ObIiga-
tions Offered Him In Showers.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

tions Offered Him In Showers.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, March 19.-[Special.]-
President Wilson is warming up bit
as he gets more firmly seated in the
presidential chair. During the time
he was waiting for the office many
persons visited him at his home In
New Jersey. and many told him things
about Washington. about the crowd
who run things or had been running
things. about the manner in which the
common people were treated, about
the many mistakes made by his pred
ecessors, and, In fact. he was given
SO much general warning that 1t is
just possible the president elect was
little wary of the environment he
was about to enter.
| At the same time he had to encoun-
ter the everlasting throng who want
something. He had to see and listen
! to the fellow who wanted to put
something over" He had to listen to
those who had accumulated sixteen
years of grievances. Consequently be
was naturally watchful, somewhat dis
trustful and very careful in his first
movements. both socially and politi-
cally.
Without Friils.
The president wants his administra-
ton to be without frills. He wants
to be under no obligations to any one
for anything. social or otherwise He
wants none of the little courtesies and
favors which are showered upon him
because he Is president. In these mat
tiers he wants to be treated just as he
would have been few years ago when
he was Professor Wilson Of Princeton.
Protection of Birds.
Despite the vigorous protest of Con-
gresham Mondell Of Wyoming. there
was enacted in the agricultural apprO-
priation bill the most stringent law
for the protection Of migratory birds
that the friends of game ever expect
ed Mondell asserted that 1t was I'M
CONSTITUTIONAL; that it invaded the po-
lice powers of the states; that child
trapping bird might be hauled up
and imprisoned by a federal court
In fact, he pointed out any number of
iniquities which would follow In the
train of such legislation.
And then they unceremoniously
pushed the steam roller over him and
accepted the amendment which had
been inserted in the senate. The cred
it for the legislation is largely due to
Senator Mclean of Connecticut, who
has devoted much time In the two
years he has been In the senate to this
legislation.
Long Ride For Troops.
In the office of General Wother-
spoon, assistant chief of staff, is
map showing the location of the
troops of the United States. They are
noted by pins with large heads. At
Galveston there is quite a bunch of
these pins. Those pins represent TO-
600 men-on paper" said the general.
And some Of the men came quite
long distances. A battalion of one
regiment was taken from up here In
Idaho and another from up here in
Michigan. They Travelled a longer dis
lance than from st. Petersburg to Par
is or from London to Rome In order
to be assembled In regiment" The
army officers are contending for sys-
tenn which will mean more concentra-
ton Of troops, and many members Of
congress sustain that position as be
ing in the interest of economy and
In the drilling Of men and
of officers
Storm Signals Unheeded.
In the congress just closed more men |
hung out storm signals about the big |
than ever before, but very |
few persons paid any attention to them.
Among those who talked economy was |
Martin Dies Of Texas. He is always
and made a very good /
speech. In the course Of it he said.
IF you do not do something to pare
these appropriation bills we will be
known as the party which made more
promises and more appropriations than
any party which ever had a chance at
the federal government.
II do not want to go into the road
ma king business If we should ever
get a bill known as the public roads
bill the pension bill. the public build
ng bill and the river and harbor bill
would be but as one hog jowl compar.
I'd to the barrel of pork which we
would then have"
Sleep In DanviIie.
81 am going home to Danville for a
month and loaf and Sleep" was the
'emark which Uncle Joe Cannon made
% bis friends who called to bid him
yoodby. after that don't know just
v that will do. but will find enough
o do to keep me Interested"
Free Seeds Win.
Out of the ruck of the closing days
II the session 1t was found that the
rouse had retained the free seeds pro-
yision in the agricultural appropriation
ill. Many men have fought the free
eed proposition. none harder than