The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-02-17
OPTIMISTIC OVER
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
President Wilson Tells NeWspa-
per Men Reports Snow Con-
ditions Are improving.
HONOR DEA] or THE MAINE.
Impressive Ceremonies at Arlington
Cemetery After Big Parade, Marked
commemoration of Blowing Up Of
Warship in Havana Harbor. \

Washington, Feb 17-President
Wilson is optimistic over business con-
ditions in the United States. He told
the newspaper correspondents that
reports received by him showed that
conditions were improving. He stated
that these reports were almost unani-
nous. He doesn't regard the condi-
tions of unemployment prevailing in
New York and other cities as being
at all unusual for this period of the
year
The president let it be known that
reports of $4,000 men being out of
employment in New York were hear
sy, and indicated that the statements
of Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the
Industrial relations commission, show
ing conditions of unemployment exist
ing in New York were not based on
official investigation.
Explains Recognition of Peru.
Turning to the discussion of for
eign affairs, the president said that
the recognition of the provisional gov
ernment of Peru by the United States
was given only after he was assured
that it had the support of all the con-
stitutional authorities of that nation
1t had the support of the Peruvian
congress and the supreme court, and
there is no evidence that force was
used in obtaining the support.
There is no possible analogy be-
tween recognition of the Peruvian
ernment and the Huerta government
in Mexico, he said
President Wilson has received much
evidence that his. Mexican policy has,
the support Of the '~c-.-'.+t '.+t,..~1
t1ier n u !, threatened catastrop
~ raast s' 80 rs Fs pectantly. tt
our international relations. There is
nothing contrary to the Monroe doc
trine in the dispatching of marines
and guns to Mexico City by the British
government, the president Indicated.
The consent of the United States States was
asked before this action
but it was not necessary. Tlsa--,o
Emphatic denial was made by tins,
president of rumors that Secretary
of Agriculture Houston would leavs
the cabinet and become a member of
{. the federal reserve board.
Washington, Feb 17.-Impressive
ceremonies at Arlington cemetery fol-
lowing a parade marked the comment
Grafton of the blowing up of the bat
tleship Maine in Havana harbor 16
years ago.
Cavalry, artillery, sailors, marines
and patriotic societies took part in
the parade. Thousands lined the
streets through which the procession
passed In the line of march were
carriages bearing the commander-in-
chief of the G. A. r., Washington
Gardner of Albion, Mich; the com
mander of the Spanish War Veterans,
John Lewis Smith, head of the Army
and Navy union; H. Ogden Lake, and
others prominent in civic and patriot
ic affairs.
Crossing the aqueduct bridge over
the Potomac, the parade halted while
a boat laden with flowers was sent
adrift down the historic stream, me-
mortal to the dead
AS the parade wound its way slowly
through the cemetery grounds salvo
of artillery greeted the raising of the
flag to full mast,
Messages of regret were received
from President MenocaI of Cuba, Rear
Admiral Sigsbee, who commanded the
ill-fated Maine, and former President
Taft, who was asked to be one of the
speakers.