Evening star., 1916-09-29
PLANS TO RESUME
TALKS WITH PRESS
President Wilson Arranges to
Confer With Newspaper
Men Twice Weekly.
MEDIUM TO EXP0UND
ISSUES OF CAMPAIGN
No Tours to Be Made, But Letter
Writing to Various Organizations
Throughout Country Is Begun.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., September %
President Wilson today arranged to re-
sumo conferences with newspaper men
which were a feature Of the first two
years of his administration. Through this
medium he is expected to discuss politi-
cal subjects freely and expound them for
the country.
Soon after entering the White House
the President inaugurated the policy Of
seeing Washington correspondents twice
a week and submitting to a crossfire OF
questions on all kinds of subjects from
them. When the foreign affairs Of the
government became delicate because of
the European war Mr.. Wilson stopped
the conferences. He now plans to see
newspaper men twice a week while at
Shadow Lawn.
The President had no political engage
ments today. but spent several hours
reading letters and kilograms from demo-
cratic leaders in different states. and at
tending to public business. Tomorrow
he will review the 4th New Jersey reg1-
ment at Seagirt, N. j., and at o'clock
in the afternoon will address members Of
young mems democratic clubs from New
York
Opens Letter-Writing Campaign.
In message opening his campaign
of letter writing President Wilson de-
clared last night that "the question is
about to be determined whether we
shall keep the nation upon its present
terms of peace and good will with the
world or turn to radical changes Of
policy which may alter the whole as
pect of the nation's iife.' i.
The President wrote the letter to
Miss Leona L. Larrabee, president Of
the Women's Democratic Club of Port
land. Ore, thanking her for work be-
ing done in his behalf by the organiza-
ton.
II cannot help having the feeling"
said the Presidents letter. that the
Intelligent women of Oregon need no
suggestion or intimation from me as to
what are the real issues of the present
campaign or the real concern that
women must have with those issues
AS a very sincere advocate of the ex-
tension of the suffrage to women, 1t
seems to me a very great disservice to
the cause that partisan use should be
made Of it, particularly at a time SO
critical as this. when the question is
about to be determined whether we
shall keep the nation upon its present
world or return to radical changes of
policy which may alter the whole as
pect of the nations life"
Business in Hands of Young Men.
In another letter. sent to Howard S.
Williams of jackson. Miss, expressing
regret that he cannot attend the an
| nual convention of the Young Mems
Business Clubs of America, at Jackson,
October 10. the President declared that
the future development of the country
rests in an unusual and peculiar de-
gree at present in the hands Of Young
business men.
The problems of the future in the
field of business are going to be new
problems very largely" he wrote, .or
else old problems in new FORM It
will need Imagination yigor and enter
prise to deal with them as they should
| be dealt with and the young men of
this generation should be preparing
themselves in mind and purpose for a
new era. 1t would be great privilege
II / could come to bear such a mes
sage in person. Since / cannot I can
| only ask you to utter 1t for me, and to
/ assure the gentlemen assembled Of my
profound interest in the part they are
to play in the future development Of the
great nation we love-"
No Campaign Tour.
The President made 1t clear again that
he has no intention Of making campaign
| tour. 1t was reiterated that all speeches
made by him away from Shadow Lawn
will be before non-partisan organizations
and. generally speaking. will be non-po
litical in form.
In replying to an invitation to make an
| extra speech on one of his middle western
trips, Secretary Tumulty wrote that nn