Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-20
ILLNESS DELAYS
WILSON'S WORK
Makes Up for Time Lost Due
to Slight Indisposition,
However.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS
ON COMMISSIONERSHIPS
John r. Mott Is Asked to Recon.
slider Declination of Post as
Minister to China.

PRESIDENT Wilson was 1ndisposed this
morning and did not go to the executive
Offices until 1890 o'clock, nearly two
hours behind his usual time for getting to
work. 1t was 10 O'clock instead Of 8
O'Clock, when he had breakfast, and call
ers did not begin to see him until II
clock
When he did get to work. though, he
handled his callers at a rapid clip. dis
/ posing or large number of them until
| his luncheon hour, shortly after l O'Clock.
Has Worked at Fast Pace.
| The President is subject to occasional
/ bilious spells. following hard work. He
has been working at a terrific gallop
for two weeks. A reaction was inevitable
in the opinion of those who have been
4 keeping track of his movements.
There has been no such worker in the
| White House within the recollection of
the Oldest clerk, who has been there
| fifty years and more. Mr.. Wilson sees
visitors at rate of about one to each
seven or eight minutes. He rarely gives
| more than fifteen minutes to any man.
and most of his callers tell their stories.
/ get the glad hand and are out of the
executive offices in two minutes.
| The President has been feeling the
strain for several days and his steam has
| not been as great as it was in the be-
| ginning.
Commissionerships Still Undecided.
| There We're no developments at the
White House today on the District COM
| missionership fight.
| Secretary Tumulty has in mind putting
up the bars on delegations seeking to
place Candidates before the President
Tie in, ,Jiv,ot
those who wish to reach the ear Of the
President to do SO through letters. No
decision has been reached, however and
| a number of delegations are waiting an
answer as to dates for calls upon the
President
Mr.. Wilson's schedule for the remainder
or the week is pretty full, and no local
people will be given admission before
next week. anyhow, it was said today.
Mott Declines Chinese Mission.
John r. Mott, one of the big figures
in the worlds Y. NJ. c. A. work, has
been offered the post of minister from the
United States to China, has declined the
offer and has been asked by President
Wilson to reconsider his declination. The
President sincerely hopes to be able to
induce Mr.. Mott TO accept the Offer Mr.
Mott lives in Montclair, N. and has
long been known to President Wilson In
fact, he is known to Christian leaders
and educators the world over through
his long work in the foreign field for the
international committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.
He is assistant general secretary of the
! International committee and has travelled
the Worfus furthermOst parts in behalf
/ OF Christianity among the young. He is
! especially we'll known in China and the
| east, and the President does not know of
a better equipped man for the place
The offer is significant in view of the
consideration by the President and the
state Der artment OF the early recognition
OF the Chinese republic by the adminstra-
| ton.
Such recognition has been in contenpla
! ton since the new administration came
| into power, and has been discussed be-
| tween the President and his advisers with
| view to as early action as possible. 1t
IS not understood that the administration
Will make any announcement of its at
| titude until the return Of Secretary Bryan
and POSSIBLY until new minister to China
| has been chosen and goes to Peking for
a definite report as to conditions there
DR.. Eliot Offered Ambassadorship.
| DIR. Eliot. former president of Harvard
college, has been offered the post of
ambassador to Great Britain, the same
position declined by Richard Olney of
! Boston. DIR. Eliot's name has been con-
nected with the position for some time.
and recently ne stated that he did not
desire and would not accept Il foreign
post. He would have been ambassador
t0~Great Britain under President Taft
! If he had cared to go into the foreign
service He is highly regarded by the
English people and press and would, it
f;s said. be received with open arms by
| that country.
Representative Bartholdt of st. Louis
Il .Ntx,p. v,t-ff tfny1c
| fore extended the President to attend the
| dedication of a 100000 memorial to JEFF
! ferson, April 30, and the gathering OF
the Peace Congress May ]. and 3. The
President told Mr.. Bartholdt what he has
told a number of others. that he does not
| expect to go away from Washington or
make speeches for some time. Secretary
| Bryan will attend both gatherings as the
/ promised to do so. IL desired, and the
President having said today he would re-
| quest Mir. Bryan to attend.
Wilson's Presence Sought.
delegation from the Baltimore Ad-
vertisers' Club this morning laid before
the President an invitation to attend the
annual convention of the Associated Ad-
vertisng Clubs of America. to be held in
Baltimore June TO Is. There will be
le.C00 advertising men assembled i'm Bal
tliiioTe Tor the occasion. representing 161
cities of the United States twelve Cana
dian cities and nine foreign nations The
delegation was composed of T.. j Shea.
president of the Baltimore Advertising
Club; Omer +. Hershey, Rignald w.
Baldwin, Mckee Barclay and Edwin l..
Quarles. The invitation was declined.
Wilson Gets Cross Of Honor.
The American Cross OF Honor was pin
ned on the breast of President Wilson
this, afternoon by Thomas III. Herndon,
president of the organization. Capt
Louis ]. Van Schaick. L. s. A., and Har-
ry A. George Of Virginia, secretary of
the American Cross of Honor, partici-
pated in the ceremony.
In a brief speech the President was in
formed of the significance OF this repub-
Hcan decoration. He expressed aupre-
citation OF the honor.
Capt. Thomas Fleming Day. editor of
the Rudder, a New York yachting pub
} lication. was among the callers upon the
President to pay his respects this after
noon. Capt. Day is best known as the
man who ran the hirty-five-foot motor
boat Detroit from Detroit Mich, to st.
Petersburg. He Is in the CITY as the
guest of the Washington yachtsmen. and
will be rendered a banquet by them at
the Raleigh this evening
Former Gov. Montague OF Virginia
called on the President to compliment Mr.
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