The sun., 1917-03-05


BY the portentouj outlook which the re-
public faces. for the second time took
oath to-day as President of the United
States.
The ceremony. impressive by the very
fact of its brevity and lack of formal
',y. was held in the Presidents room,
Off the Senate lobby. at the Capitol a
few moments after the tumult of expir-
ing session came to an end
The oath was administered by Chief
Justice White OF the United States Su-
preme Court in the presence of only
the members of the Cabinet. few
Senators and some of the Presidents
personal friends. Mrs. Wilson. attired
in black. stood directly behind the
President when. with his hand on the
open Bible, he repeated after the Chief
Justice the words pledGing his support
xand defence Of the Constitution. When
James ID. Maher, clerk of the Supreme
Court, held up tho book the Presidents 8
lips touched the Forty-sixth Psalm. be-
ginning God Is our refuge and
strength; very present help in trou-
BILE
Seemed In Cheerful Mood.
The second term of the President be-
gan in an environment OF depression and
dismal forebodings. Al his hand. al
most. was the Senate. where predictions
of war had been freely made In the
course of filibuster by which handful
OF men defeated his purposes. From the
windows Of the small room stretched a
short vista Of rainswept streets fading
into n lowering mist. But the President
himself was unaffected by his environ
ment. When he came to the Capitol
with Mrs. Wilson shortly before noon nc
was In cheerful mood. In his manner
there was no trace of disappointment
| over the defeat Of the armed neutrality
bill.
Chief Justice White was the hrst to
extend his congratulations. Wringing
the Presidents hand, the Chief Justice
! looked fervently into his face for mo-
ment and said brokenly:
"Mr. President. l am very. very
happy"
Takes Oath Again To-day.
Members OF the Cabinet then crowded
up with expressions of regard. To-mor'
row the President will take the oath
again on the inaugural stand before the
Capitol. He might have omitted to-
days ceremony under precedents estab
lished by other Presidents. but he de
cded to comply literally with the CON
stitutional stipulation that he take office
III noon OH lNS SlH Oh SihEch. NiSc
! President Marshall did not take the oatt
to-day. He will be sworn In for his
second term Tomorrow at the spec!a
session of the new Senate.
Tonight the capital filled with the
thousands who have come from the -four
quarters of the nation FOR the quad
rennial event was a-tiptOe in antic!pa
tion OF to-morrow's demonstration. ~
customary the President. after he ha
taken the oath and delivered his in
augural address on an open air stand
before the Capitol. will ride back to tht
White House ut the head Of parade OF
many thousands Then he will review
/ the marchers from n stand before the
/ White House grounds.
One feature. however. will reflect di
rectly the gravity Of the international
situation. Down Pennsylvania avenue
the parade will pass between lines o
National Guardsmen chosen from tn
New York regiments, forming a militar,
barrier on either side of the line o
march Not since Lincoln's second in
auguration during the civil war hav
troops been stationed to keep spectator
back from an inaugural parade.
Tonight the President had ot com
pleted his inaugural address. IT has beei
expected that recent developments in tn
International situation will have a larg
place in 1t, and tonight it was believe,
that the Senate's failure to reach vot
on the armed neutrality bill might be on
of the points on which he will dwell II
outlining his policies for the coming Ad
ministration.
The cold. misty rainstorm which be
gan Yesterday kept UP throughout to
day it's insietent attack on the alread
bedraggled flags and bunting in whic
, the capital city has dressed itself an
tried the patience Of the Inaugural
throngs that had come In advance Il
order to have day for sightseeing.
Visitors Are Undauntcd.
The rain could not keep the visitors ir
and in the worst of the downpour tn
> streets were crowded. Umbrella vender
t seized the opportunity OF Il lifetime an
sightseeing wagons did n profitable bust
ness Hundreds turned out to see tn
, woman suffrage demonstration at tn
: White House. looking curiously on a
, the women did their sentinel duty in tn
worst of the storm. Many others troope
to the Capitol to be in at the death q
Congress.
But very few had peep at muc
rarer scene. Passing the President
: room at the Capitol Just at noon, q hand
: full OF sightseers found the door open an
caught a glimpse Of the President TAX
> ing his official oath of office
! The President, completely worn O,
by laboriOus work in connection wit
the ending Of the session of Congres
and the international situation, RENAME
indoors to-day. except for his trip to tn
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