Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-29
Belief Expressed That Presi-
dent Wilson Will Forego Trip
to the Expositions.
WILL GIVE HIS ATTENTION
TO THE PUBLIC BUSINESS
Occasional Periods of Rest at Cor.
nish Probably His Only Release
From Official Duty.

White House officials fear that Presi-
dent Wilson will not find opportunity this
| year to make his long-contemplated trip
across the continent to the two California
expositions. This journey was originally
fixed for early last March. right after the
adjournment Of Congress Then the
| President determined. because Of compli-
cations looming up in Europe. and since
| becoming acute. that he would abandon
| the trip and remain at the executive Of
| fees. Until he went to Cornish, n. H.,
| last week he had adhered to that inten-
| ton.
The outlook is said to be that the Presi-
| dent, with his unswerving ideas as to
sticking to his job when anything i'm
portant is pending. will not get away from
Washington during the summer except for
an occasional trip of few days to Cor
| nish. His stay at Cornish this time will
| be much longer than it would take to
make quick trip across the continent
and back, but his physician and friends
note difference in the two trips. At Cor
, nish he is resting, exercising and restor-
| ing his health. On a trip to California
he would be depicting his strength all the
| time.
Speeches in Program.
The original transcontinental plans
had in view stops at a number of
places and speeches of a political ma
ture by Mr.. Wilson. Then the presi-
Dental advisers had calculated that his
presence in the west would be neces-
sary to offset the republican allega-
tions that the country was suffering
seriously from hard times and from
general mismanagement of the affairs
Of the United States by the democratic
party.
According to democratic wiseacres It
is no longer required that the head Of
their party make speeches on these
subjects. II he went west at all-and
the only chance of his doing SO will be
some time in the fall-he would not
talk on political subjects and he could
not talk upon International problems
Therefore, his only object in going
west now would be to meet the people
there.
Advisers Of the President point out that
his strength with the people of the coun-
other sections-is due to his attitude on
other than political sub5ecfs; that the
people generally have no taste now for
politics, and that II the President went
Immensely restricted in the subjects he
would talk upon. Questions that would
probably arouse the greatest enthusiasm
would have to be tabooed. and the visit,
after all, might prove to be tame, un-
pleasant and Improbable one.
Not Probable Next Year.
1t is reasonably certain that If the
President does not find time to go west
before Congress meets in December, he
will not do so next year. on the eve Of
the fight for presidential nominations for
the 1916 election. He is opposed to a
President going into a political campaign
So the outlook is that at no time during
his four years Of Office will Mr. Wilson
cross the country. Not since the days of
President Cleveland has a President omit
ted such a trip President Harrison made
one trip to the Pacific coast; President
Mckinley made one, President Roosevelt
made several. being frequent visitor to
all parts of the country. President Taft
Travelled into every state in the Union, al
most into every county.