Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-26
PRESIDENT ORDERED
TO WASHINGTON BY
HIS DOCTOR TODAY
President Forced to Quit Speak
Ing Tour After Reaching
Wichita, Kansas 80 Admiral
Grayson, His Physician, Is
sues Orders.
By The Associated Press.

WICHITA, Kans,, Sept. 26. =
President Wilson today cancelled
the remainder of his tour under
orders from Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, the Presidents physi-
clan, and will return to Washing
ton direct from Wichita. Admir-
al Grayson gave illness and phys
ical exhaustion as the reason for
his action.
Although there was said to be
nothing serious about the Presi-
dents condition, DR.. Grayson de-
clared a nervous reaction affect
ing his digestive organs made sus-
pension of the trim imperative.
Mr.. Wilson was ill most of last
night and the decision to return
at once to the capital was reached
just before his train arrived in
Wichita. The President wanted
to continue the speaking pro-
gram, but DR.. Grayson would not
permit it.
The Presidents address which was
to have been delivered at the Forum
Building this morning, was cancell-
ed.
The Presidential train did not pull
into the station at Wichita where a
large crowd was waiting to welcome
the President. Although he wanted to
at least greet the people here, DR..
Grayson would not permit him to
leave his private car.
Secretary Tumulty issued the fol-
lowing statement:
THE president has exerted himself
so constantly and has been under such
strain during the last year and has
so spent himself without reserve on
this trip that 1t has brought on ner-
vous reaction In his digestive organs.
"Dr. Grayson therefore insists upon
a cancellation of his remaining ap-
pointments and his return to Wash
ington, notwithstanding the Presi-
dents earnest desire to complete his
engagements"
Leaving Wichita at II o'clock today
after q stop of about two hours, the
Presidential special will reach Wash
ington Sunday 1t will go via Kan
sas City and St. Louis.
Although outwardly the President
appeared to be standing well the
hard ordeal of more than three
weeks of travel and speechmaking it
became known today that for some
days he has suffered from headache.
He also has been much fatigued by
the confinement to his special train,
interrupted only by brief stops which
have been spent mostly In riding
through crowds and speaking to au-
diences so large as to require all his
exertion to make his voice heard.
Mr.. Wilson has made nearly forty
September and has spent all but
half dozen nights on the train.
Five addresses remain on his un-
completed schedule. After his speech
es today he was to have spoken in
Little Rock and Memphis tomorrow,
and in Louisville Monday, returning
to Washington Tuesday.
1t was declared by members of
the Presidents party that one of the
ordeals which seemed to be most try
ing on his nerves has been the auto
mobile parades through the cities he
has visited. He has travelled many
miles standing in his car and waving
his hat in response to cheers of well
come.
Although the Presidential special
was due to reach Wichita at z o'clock
this morning the arrival was delayed
until 0, as has been the case In all
cities where an earlier arrival had
been scheduled.
Shortly before the train was side
tracked on the outskirts of the city
and it was a half hour later that the
decision to suspend the trip was an
nounced In Secretary Tumulty's state
ment.