The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-04
Now Speeding Back 70 wash
ington Alter Six-Day Pre-
paredness Campaign
MAJ TAKE SWING
THROUGH SOUTH
ftisnds Urge Him to Come to
DIXIE to Combat Influences
&c Many Pacihsts Speakers.
Has Not Decided

Ahnard President Wilson's Special
Efaiu. Columbus, Ohio. Feb. 3.--Presi-
donts woodrow Wilson Ia In the hap
Mhlee4- frame Of mind he has been in
IN Ions time. Although completely
worm out by six strenuous days of
strAValinE and speechmskinE, he dis
DM1ed nothing but juoilasion tonight.
The President Is firmly convinced
that the Middle West 10 now wide
1 a1Ske to the need of Immediate pre-
nkxsdnees. He is also positive that
mo people OF that section with make
THAR Position clear to their represent
tMtiveS In Congress. and that the adj
minlstraticn's plans for increasing the
Army and navy or substitute pro-
Gram along the same lines. will be
adopted.
II In still undecided whether Mr..
wilson win make another trip. The
sHrastdent's advisers are urging him TO
10 80 nj once, They especially want
him 10 swing through the Southern
States. where opponents Of prepared
ness have been making a campaign.
They agree that the West Is thor
.Ouxhly aroused and that the defense
program will he supported by that
sectaon. But they say that pacifists
speakers have made an impression In
the. South and they are insistent that
The President tour that section. II
70 unlikely MIR. Wilson viii make a
decision until he has cleared mp tne
business that has piled up i'm Washing
ton during his absence
In his last few speeches the Presi-
dent dwelt at length on the fact that
he deemed ii his sacred duty to re-
main AT his desk ali the time now.
IN said that only the grayast and
tna0et urgent matters. could draw him
xrof Washington. Reports . had
rAA&Aed him that the West Was
4 pf0xFam, he said. and that caused him
~ BnAke the trip. He gave thu Inn
prsbaIon that now he has found out
thG West II NOT opposed TO prepared
nes4 he will not make any further
xxfpH
Crowds Greet Chief Executive.
Crowds flccked out AT many sta
MoQe IN Illinois and Indiana today
Mh4m the Presidents special want
Nhf149h. "A Stops were made only nj
sAA9hAm. ILL., Terre Hante and In
u ia&npolts. The President appeared
81 The platform and shook handa, but
&ma1e no speeches
~ EH1nghAm serious accident was
.A941n narrowly avoided when the
$f0 oockeQ up 1ud0oHly. Inc en81-
MeeF had allowed the engine to run
DA& the water tank. without warning
&h9 train was backed up. In the
s6no4nfims 4 crowd had pressed around
4hege&r end to shake hands with the
Rt1a1dont. There were many children
IN ~ crowd They narrowly escaped
&13n4 run down.
ho ovation given the President In
Louis was equal TO and even great
- IAN the one accorded him IN Kan
G1ty the night before and that had
sA0e4 The greatest Of the trip. The au-
NG1MD0o waa deAfening 1t times
East 81. Louis q great crowd
uyN3ked the President. steam issuing
56Ga engines near the President
s&r2n made II almost impossible for
Mf&& 10 BE- heard. He contented him
4& NTH declaring that he Is certain
4N@k country II awake 10 the need of
40 Presidents train Is scheduled
~ 61xcli Washington at l o'clock to-
3Jtfrow afternoon.
fof1 p4od n ssWork" Insurance CO.
- York. Feb. Mrs. Sarah
fSr f0rty-ei4ht of fo5 Ninety
M f1trAnf ewaA tndpy remandoH