The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-18
WILSON AVOIDS
FRILLS OF OFFICE
Warns Up to Job as Seat
Becomes Firm.
PEST OF WARNING NOW OVER
Enaless Advice and Attempts by 9th
ers to "Put Something Over" Before
President Took Job Have Made Him
WatchfuI-He Declines All Obiga-
tons offered Him In Showers.
BN ARTHUR w. DUNN,

| tions Offered Him In Showers,
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, March 17.-[Special. J.
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 it 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 he
was naturally watchful, somewhat dis
trustful and very careful in his first
movements, both socially and politi-
cally.
II Without FriIIs.
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
ters he wants to be treated just as he
would have been a 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 it was un-
constitutiOnal that it invaded the po-
lice powers of the states; that child
! trapping a 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
n W.
: 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 a
: 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 10,-
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 III
Idaho and another from up here in
Michigan. They travelled longer dis
tance. than from st. Petersburg to Par
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to be assembled in a regiment" The
, army officers are contending for a sys-
/ TEN which will mean more cOncentra-
tiOn of troops, and many members of
= congress sustain that position as be
ing in the interest of economy and
, efficiency in the drilling of men and
training of officers.
Storm Signals Unheeded.
In the congress just closed more men
; hung out storm signals about the big
expenditures 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
interesting 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 ana more appropriations than
any party which ever had chance at
the federal government.
II do not want to so into the road
making business. If we should ever
5 get bill known as the public roads
F. bill the pension bill, the public build
= ing bill and the river and harbor bill
/, would be but as one hog jowl compar-
ed to the barrel of pork which we
would then have"
Sleep In Danville.
? Il am going home to Danville for a
month and loaf and Sleep" was the
remark which Uncle Joe Cannon made
to his friends who called to bid him
goodby. "After that don't know just
! what l will do, but l will find enough
to do to keep me interested"
: Free Seeds Win.
Out of the ruck of the closing days
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