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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

He has a vocabulary that IS ex-
traordinarily large, but at such
times he gets along on a few words
Of one syllable Probably the most
effective public speaker in America
to-day. the President gives the best
imitation Of Charles f. Murphy in
reticent mood 10 be seen in America
at the present time when the report
ers try to find out something of inter
est to the readers of newspapers be-
fore Mr.. Wilson thinks the time has
arrived to give it out.
He believes in talking only after
the thing has been done, and then
in letting the thing speak for itself
He does not wander away from his
argument. There is no argument
even when n reporter receives a re-
ply that is no reply TO his inquiry
He does not appear at his ease at
these times. He appears as a man
who is keeping his eye off the clock
that rests in front of him on his
secretary's desk by sheer force OF
his determination to be courteously
polite, though bored.
His methods are quiet, but the OPP
GRAFTON is painful to both sides. He
is infexible i'm his determination not
to take the Washington newspaper
men into his confidence, but he is
tender Of their feelings, where Roose-
Welt often was harsh, while gratifying
their appetite for a screeching story.
When President Wilson does talk
he does not take his usual delight
i'm building up his sentences, and yet
each dcliverance is a work of art.
He is fond, at these stand-up con-
ferences, Of uttering short and de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

in our next, and never 10 be allowed
TO get anywhere.
He is an excellent hair splitter
when it comes to the use of words.
The newspaper men asked him on one
occasion II DR.. Hale was on an official
mission when he went down to the
Mexican border and talked with the
Mexican revolutionary leaders.
Or Hale does not represent me
. officially" replied the President. 1t
afterward became evident from DR..
Hales remarks to newspaper men
that he was down there representing
the President So the President was
asked again about the matter.
All" he replied, you didn't diff
ferentiate between officially and
personally DR.. Hale was simply
seeking information for me per
sonally."
The reason for this kind OF thing,
of course, is that the newspaper men
Will persist in asking a lot of ques-
.tions that the President doesn't want
10 answer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
THE MEETING is CALLED AND
ONLY ONE SMILES.

Tho correspondents arrange them
selves in the shape Of half moon,
without regard to color or size.
There is a seriousness in their faces
that Is i'm sharp contrast TO the smile
Of the President OF the United
States, who is standing in the shade
of a sheltering rubber plant, busily
engaged in looking over this large as
sortment Of visitors.
There seems to be an unusually
large meeting this morning." the
President says. when quiet has sue
ceeded the rustic Of getting placed
so that each correspondent may have
the satisfaction of reporting to his
paper that at least he saw the Presi-
dent on the morning in question.
wei, gentlemen the President
adds. cooking his head little to one
side. his hands clasped behind his
back in such a way as to throw the
collar Of his coat several degrees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

the conversation comes TO a stand
still.
"Have you heard from Huerts?'
asks another.
No" replies the President with an
air of wishing to be very explicit on
this point, and rather as If he felt
grateful to the reporter for bringing
up this matter. else It might have
escaped him. "Huerta has not been
audible for some time"
There is some tittering at this, and
the President smiles. Whenever he
can turn anything into joke on the
newspaper man, those who have
played the star parts in such episodes
say he is tickled TO death.
The President suffers under no
temptation to become confidential
with any one who wishes 10 ask him
q question. Newspaper men do not
sway him as with the wand of the
enchanter. In their wrath they say
he eVadeS the mix IN the cocodhuI
with Internal artifce and diabolical
skill. He protects himself with an
armor of icy politeness.
Up to this point the correspondent
looked as if he were primed with
quite number of interesting ques-
tions. He was standing well in front
and was holding the President with a
steady eye. But all his other ques-
tions. if he really had others along
with him at the time seemed by
his changed expression TO have sud
denly gone from him like Nebuchad-
nezzar's dream.
If the correspondents say Mr.
President, we see by the papers that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

further away form the rear of his
linen collar than the advertisements
recommend, what can l do for you
this morning."
The ice being thus broken, fire
works are looked for. 1t being our
first experience, we take out our
notepaper and prepare for a busy
quarter of an hour. There is, for in
stance, the Mexican situation, and
there are, besides, so many things of
worldwide import. We find our
selves getting warm in the excite
ment of being right there in the
room with the man who knows. prob
ably, just what will happen to Huerta
before the rest Of mankind can say
Jack Robinson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
GETTING GAY WITH SPHINX
PYRAMID ENGLISH.

Speaking from financial point of
view, Heliopolis was as disappoint-
ing rs Hong Kong and eleven times
as dusty Ivy Wingo tossed ball
over the Sphinx Some of the boys
got on the Sphinx to try to catch
the bail, but one of tire police officers
said Nothing doin' in Pyramid
English, SO the whole crowd didn't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
GENTLEMAN WITH LARGE
VOICE SUGGESTS MEXICO.

Sure enough, some one whose voice
is deep. and whose words are uttered
in the way to make Alan Dale weep
for JOY, because they are so distinct
and we have no good speaking actors
any more-only moving picture &C
tors-some one asks the President if
there is any change in the Mexican
plans.
why" replies the President
frankly, Il can hardly answer that
question, inasmuch as up to date we
had no definite plan
This is worse than a stone wall to
the newspaper man, because it takes
an awfully tall wall to be too high
for the average Washington CORE
spondent But it can readily be seen
that in a case such as the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
An Eye and Ear Wit
ness Of One Of These
Tits Saw Core
spondents Rout-
edwith Ease.

TF You ask any one Of the news
paper correspondents at the ma
tional capital what most stands
out NJ the end Of President Wilson $
first year in office. ne will tell YOU IN
tagged prose right away about the
Presidents peculiar conferences with
the newspaper men. IL Is natural
that he should speak Of IT, just as
natural as that a tourist should reier
IN Mont Blanc when the striking
features of swiss scenery form the
tonic Of conversation. The Presiden-
tjal conferences with the newspaper
men are uppermost in his mind, They
are being talked about by all sorts OF
peoplc. In the Landscape Of Washing
ton nothing is moro striking from the
point OF view OF the newspaper men
than these strangely unsatisfactory
meetings with Mr.. Wilson. To them
personally they are far more mpor-
tant than the question OF keeping
Gath in the matter of Panama tolls.
The writer was present at two OF
these interesting affairs recently
The first occurred on Tuesday at 10
O'Clock in the morning. and was at
tended by seventy-five representa-
tives of thousands of morning news
papers throughout the world The
other was on Friday afternoon at
$50 o'clock. for tho benefit Of the
evening newspaper men. They
didn't get anything either.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
IE WAY OF ROOSEVELT WITH
CORRESPONDENTS.

When Roosevelt said he couldn't
talk on a subject there was no us
in prodding him. He was often
cryptic in his replies and always in
teresting, and perhaps never more so
than when he would become impa-
tent
Once, after a prolonged conference
with a Senator, President Roosevelt
Said to the newspaper correspond
ents: Senator Blank is a fine man.
He has a splendid heart and is so
kinda courteous and all that. He
is a gentleman. 1t is a pity the Lord
gave him sweetbreads instead of
brains" He trusted the newspaper
men in that instance and has had no
cause to regret it.
President Taft was extraordinarily
frank. He was not only frank. but
he went TO great pains. He did not
want any man to go away with "A
false impression. Roosevelt was not
patient with a man who failed 10
reach his mentality. Taft was long
on patience. He usually sat at the
head of the Cabinet table, the news
paper men sitting around like Cabi-
net members until the chairs ran
out, and then standing up round
about.
With Roosevelt it was quite IA trick
to sit on his foot on the edge Of his
desk. one evening he did so while
wearing spurs, and became so angry
over something or other that he dug
his spurs through the varnish for
several inches in a northerly and
southerly direction.
President Taft jumped on news
paper man one day, and the next dav
sent for him and apologized before
the same crowd. He said he recop-
nized that the man was there nor
forming duty for his EMPLOYERS
and that he was sorry to have suoken
to him in the way he did under tha
circumstances.
President Wilson is different from
them all from Washington down. The
newspaper men are disappointed. but
the American people have not been
heard to put up much of a hov.l
Evidently it is going TO work out
pretty well. At least. while the
American people remain in the stet,
mentioned by The President concern
ing huerta, "lnaudible for some
time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN
THE RAIN.

Germany" Schaefer drilled him
self in some new comedy on board
ship en- route to Manila. The fogs
and gloom of gate-receiptless sun
day i'm Hong Kong gave way to
balmy air freshened into what in
other DAYS would have been termed
good topsai' breezes. The chill in
the vicinity of the pocketbooks Of the
plavers was blown off Everybody
felt new life. Even the ship dashed
ahead and bumped into the seas as
if she enjoyed the prospect Of profit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
THE BUSINESS OF MISLEADING
WITHOUT LYING.

At times. these men assert the
President has shown irritation be-
cause some member Of the Cabinet
has not had the wit to mislead with
ont stating what is absolutely false.
There are many evidences on record
to prove that the President regards
the conferences with the newspaper
men as a verbal duel, 10 be continued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
THE RELUCTANT ONE is Also
A GOOD LISTENER.

When the newspaper men file into
the office the President appears as
difident as a young girl grateful for
any information about the weather
or anything Even on the Mexican
situation, concerning which there is
not much reason to doubt that he is
the best posted man outside of
Huerta's Cabinet, the President stood
listening almost deferentially to
others, who laid down the latest
newspaper gossip i'm his presence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
AT MONTE CARLO-SOME WILD
GAMBLING.

They blew their money at Monte
Carlo. Prince Henry Schaefer Gre
ated quite stir. Everybody crowded
around his table, certain that there
would be something doing, inasmuch
as a prince from America was at bat.
Schaefer fourished his arms about
and finally deposited his bet on the
table with a bang. He wagered two
francs. This killed the effect, and
the crowd dispersed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Continued from second page.

been made to suit the native idea.
Mike" DoOlan who completed the
fall Of the Phillies by jumping TO the
Feds, bought a brass kettle that had
been pounded into shape, and hair
pins and scores of knick-knacks that
women wear i'm their hair just be-
cause they appealed TO his artistic
sense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF PRI-
vATE INFORMATION.

When Mr.. Wilson WAS framing MS
Cabinet the Senators and Congress-
men had similar experiences. They
tell a story Of how a member OF MS
cabinet. a Senator and Congress
man called on the President-elect at
Sea Girt and talked with him for two
hours. When these visitors left the
conference the newspaper men asked
them what they thought Of the new
President.
why, he's a wonder" all three
replied. I'VE have been talking with
him for two hours. He found out
avervthing we knew without giving
rs the slightest inkling Of what he
had in his own mind.
There were essential differences in
the methods Of Mckinley, Roosevelt
and Taft in handling newspaper men,
President Mckinley was always reti-
cent. on innumerable subjects he
wouldn't talk at ALL Wien he did
talk he was frank and never misled'
He never received a big crowd OF
correspondents. He preferred them
in twos and threes.
In his frankness President Roose-
welt was perfectly amazing. There
was an intense fascination TO news
paper men in dealing with him. He
was always tremendously in earnest.
He would say: We'll, ! think So
and-so would be a good man for the
Secretary of the Treasury. You can
use your own judgment" The report
would appear in the papers and in
that way Roosevelt would test pub
lie sentiment.
Wilson will not use any such
methods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
EXPERTS IN THE BUSINESS OF
EXTRACTING NEWS.

Washington correspondents are
supposed TO be virtuosos in the ar;
Of dragging news out Of unwilIns
witnesses. And they arc Which
entities the President to as many
chuckles Of delight as he has time
for. because, when the conferences
are over. the correspondents walk
out with the air Of the early martyrs
and stand in little groups trying to
find out il they got any news. They
usually discover that they knew just
as much when they went in as when
they came out.
They have changed President VIII
sons phrase. "PitilesS publicity as
used by him on the stump before
election, 10 PITY, less publicity"
This is clever. but hardly states the
case. President Wilson'S idea OF
news is altogether different from that
of newspaper man. And he proba-
hly feels about it as he did about
naming the men whom he hoped to
make members of his Cabinet He
declined TO mention the name of
single prospective on the ground that
il was not in accordance with his
idea Of right. Il will not make my
self over ne said at Trenton, "at
this stage Of the game This places
the Washington correspondents IN
the position Of needing any kind
words that you have lying around
loose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
GARTH CJRCJ INC BASEBALL TRIP A NERRY-GOROUND

When Tommy DAILY made his home
run before the King of England he
remarked: Gee, what was it? That
hit will never count in my batting
average. I'd change it for single
i'm a Sunday game in Chicago any
day" Still, the way the King clapped
his hands made Tommy grin.
In London the English did not
understand some of the American
fans i'm action. Instead of being
merely enthusiastic fans they i'm
pressed one Englishman as abso-
lutely poisonous blighters, and not a
few of the lovers of cricket, he says,
would have liked 10 have landed
them a sharp twist on the boco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
HE REMAINS A Personal
STRANGER TO MEN.

To imagine one knows the Presi-
dent better because one has been
present at one or two dozen OF MS
conferences with newspaper men Is
a mistake. While they are trying 10
make trigonometrical survey OF
what they hope is in the PRESIDENT
mind. he is sidestepping each invita-
ton to get into the headlines with q
skill that is nothing less than ex-
traordinary.
The President tells a funny story
and tells it very aptly, but ne WON'T
sacrifice his position TO that sort OF
thing. He won't purchase the good
will of the newspaper men that way
The newspaper men in Washington
are chatting. Yes, it is entirely within
the confines Of unexaggerated ru-
NOR TO say they are chatting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
PRELIMlNARIEs LEADING UP TO
THE PRESENCE.

was a crisp, bright morning as
liked rapidly toward the Presi-
+ office i'm the executive Office
At the door we were in
lby and introduced to Jim
IN. chief OF the Secret Ser
vice ~ riding the President. Then
there Vas Joe" Murphy, another
secret service man. We did not
meet. but we were sure that We
were viewed by Jack Wheeler and
Dick" Jervis, also members Of the
Secret Service force.
A glance at the clock showed 9.59
How long would it be before he came
and with him the novel sensation
Of standing in front Of the Presi-
dent of the United States. white
there were shot at him the well con-
sidered; cleverly constructed qucs-
tons Of this highly specialized corps
who. i'm other and happier days, had
been accustomed to making the gong
ring every time they aimed at a
piece Of news.
Some one is saying that the Presi-
dent is always on time to the sec
ond. when at $3.50 o'clock a large
man clasps his hands together twice
A hush falls over the group of cor
respondents who have been Duzzing
in the outer reception hall like u
pound donation party for the pastor.
They form into sort of silent chain
gang, and enter the Presidents office.
II seems that these men know they
are beaten before they enter the
room. They straggle in, the Presi-
dent nodding and smiling continuous
~ as he stands alone at the left in
front Of a bay window.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
A VERY IMPRESSIVE LACK OF
GETAWAY.

The English were, however, very
lucky in getting more than their
moneys worth, as the game ran
along for eleven innings, and, ac-
cording to regulations, should have
gone to only nine. In connection
with this it was impressive said one
Englishman, the way the people kept
their seats up to the very end, and
became more and more enthusiastic
whereas, with the British if any
thing Of the sort had happened in a
cricket match, more than half the
stands would have been empty, some
having tea and others having usig-
a-begh, which, being interpreted
from the Gaelic, means whiskey-
and not a bad drink, too, even after
baseball.
one thing is positive: King George
is now one Of the best known and
most popular monarchs in the world
as a result Of the baseball tour. And
another thing can be stated on the
highest authority: The players are
all glad To be back in the native
haunts Of the American cocktail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
The PRESIDENTS WEEKLY DUEL WITH NEWSPAPER MEN
Mr.. Wilson's Idea Of
"Pitiless Publicity
Seems Akin to
That Of Famed
Sphinx.

cislve sentences. His yes - yes Nv
deed. and his no is no indeed. one
wonders whether 1t is after dinner
that he begins to thaw and to take
y more active part in the converse
ton. At present, with seyenty-hVe
newspaper men concentrating ,he'
mental energies on him in the nope
that they can tell the country many
things Of vast importance, the Presi-
dents speech seems to have pasSe"
through sieve which mas ldhe"
away all that is desirable in It, ne
has moderated his exuberant reyei-
ling IN language.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-15
PROTEST PLAN
OF ANNEXATION
RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE OF NORTH
FARGO DON'T WANT CITY LIMITS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MER-
CHANTS ARE ASsAILED.

Strenuous protest on the part OF
residents of the village Of North Fargo
who object to the annexation of a por-
ton of their district by the city of
Fargo interfered with. the adoption Of
the final resolution at this mornings
meeting of the city commission.
A delegation of North Fargo resi-
dents appeared before the commission
and presented a petition signed by
twenty-six property owners protesting
the proposed annexation. w. j. Clapp
acted as spokesman for the delegation.
The law covering. the contemplated
action Of the commission is very dras-
tic and arbitrary even If 1t Is legal, he
declared, and he questioned the legality
Of the provision. He declared that
when the time comes when 1t will be
of mutual benefit for the people of the
district to come into the city they will
be ready to do so, but that time, he
said, has not arrived. He declared that
the action of the commission will be
tested If the resolution is favorably
considered. ~
Commissioner Jordan explained that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-15
WEISERS HOME
FROM NORWAY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. e. J.. WEISER
OFF FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOME
FROM TRIP TO NORWAY AND
OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
HAD FINE TIME.

President and Mrs. e. j. Weiser OF
last evening from their Norwegian trip
on which they have been gone for the
last three months. They appear in the
best of health and thoroughly enjoyed
their travels abroad.
I'VE had a most delightful time all
the time we were gone" said President
Weiser this morning at his desk at
the First National bank, where he re-
ported bright and early to resume his
duties as the head OF the states largest
financial institution.
Most Of our time was spent in Nor
way, where we visited all the import
ant cities. We found Christiania q
most delightful city. Until one has
been there no one can have any con-
ception of it's beauties and magnitude.
1t is a metropolis far over a half mil
lion In population and has all the me-
tropolitan airs that make 1t attractive
in every respect. .
After a delightful trip throughout
the entire country with its wonderful
Austria and England. AS we were
stepping out of a. carriage in front or
our hotel in Paris, we walked right In
to DR.. Burton Of Fargo, which was one
Of the pleasant surprises Of our journ-
ey.
I'VE were in Austria shortly before
the assassination. From Vienna we
took the boat down the Danube, to
BUDAPEST. or all the cities we visited,
however. none appealed to me as did
Christiania. If l were to choose any
European town in which to reside 1t
would be either Christiania or Munich.
There is an air about both that other
European cities do not possess. They
were both very delightful and I think
life there would be most enjoyable.
After a three months trip. we are
glad to be home again" concluded Mr..
Weiser. After all there Is nc place
like home and being with ones friends
and seeing the familiar faces"
President and Mrs. Weiser made the
trip In company with Mr.: Weiser,s
DEBORAH, Ia. They did not run across
the governors party as they had left
Norway just about the time the official
North Dakota delegation landed in
Bergen.
May II, the Norwegian independence
centenary and incidentally he ami
versary Of their own wedding date, and
landed in New York July 4, the anni-
versary Of American independence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-15
PAPERS WANTED.

A few copies Of the weekly For
UNI of June 26. 1914, are desired to
complete the files. Any s~ubscrib-
err having copies would confer a
great favor by notifying the office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-15
STERN OBJECTS
TO sign BOARDS
CITY COMMISSIONERS RULE
THAT ALL SUCH ADVERTISING
MATTER ON FARGO STREETS
SHALL BE REMOVED FORTH
WITH.

Commissioner Alex Stern Is in favor
OF a Fargo Beautiful" and with this
object in view he initiated steps to-
ward, h removal of advertising sign
boards from poles in the business dis
trict
This means that the various theatre
boards and other advertising boards
must come down at once.
w. B.. Sherman appeared before the
city commission and declared that in
asmuch as certain Fargo institutions
are permitted to retain sign boards on
the street corners in the business dis.
trict, he would make application for a
similar privilege. $685.. -
Commissioner Stern then declared
that the sign boards not only are un-
slightly. but that in many cases they
with traffic on the street,
and to discontinue the nuisance he
moved that the owners be. required to
remove all such signs forthwith, and
the motion carried.