Morris tribune., 1916-08-11
FINNECAN SHAKES
PRESIDENTS HAND
Morris Postmaster Back from
Trip to National Capital
Thinks Wilson Will Win

Postmaster Finnegan returned to
Morris Saturday morning from a three
weeks trip to Washington, D. c.,
and other eastern points where he met
and talked with President Woodrow
Wilson, Captain KONG of the German
submarine Deutschland just as he was
about to set sail at Baltimore, and
other men prominent before the coun-
try at the present time. He attend
ed the national convention of post
masters at Washington where he
learned something of the political
sentiment on the eve of presidential
campaign. Mr.. Finnegan had very
entertaining time and feels we'll sat-
isfed with the time spent on the trip.
Among the foremost speakers at the
postmaster gathering were President
Wilson and Postmaster General Burle-
son. After Mr.. Wilson's speech there
was a presidential reception on the
capitol lawn where the president
mingled with the visitors for several
hours in the course of which he met
MIR. Finnegan in a delightful chat.
''No politics were discussed in the
convention and the president didn't
mention any subject of a political
bearing" said Mr.. Finnegan to the
Tribune yesterday. 81 found the
president a very ordinary man and
one who appeared willing to coz
verse with anyone. He possesses a
pleasing personality and appears to be
every inch president. !" After leav-
ing Washington Mr.. Finnegan took
pains to sound political sentiment
among the eastern business men and
the laboring classes and was agree
ably surprised to find a strong UNDER
current favoring the reelection of Mr..
Wilson. The presidents efforts to
keep the country out of actual war
and his attitude on business matters
in such a trying time as the present
were two of the leading reasons for
his popularity.
From Washington Mr.. Finnegan
slipped over to Baltimore to visit
friends and do the town. The Ger
man submarine Deutschland had load
ed and was about to sail for home and
MIR. Finnegan went to the nier to get
a glimpse of this maritime epoch
making boat. He arrived too late for
permission to board the craft. Cap
tain Koenig and his men spoke to Mr..
Finnegan and his party assuring them
of his absolute confidence about a safe
journey to Germany. "The crew
spoke good English but had the Ger
man appearance. The captain Was a
little wiry man past middle age.
Baltimore was open in it's expressions
of sympathy and admiration for the
brave crew, and hopes were every
where expressed for their safety"
Among other interesting places visit
ed were the navy yards where the
visitors werev furnished a guide who
took them about and explained mat
tiers.
At Fall River, Mass, city famed
for its looms and spindles, Mr.. Fin
negan found that ammunition making
had suddenly become new industry
paying extraordinary large profits.
There were no idle men visible on the
streets and wages were uniformly high
in all the factories. One Of the sights
common in the eastern states were
the abandoned farms and the lack of
farm interest. "They told me the
young folks there simply wouldn't
stay on the farm" said Mr.. Finne-
gan. agriculture seemed to be in
the hands of old people or people of
past middle age. Milking was about