The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-30
Nations Chief Executive
Will Be Absent From
Washington Until About
September 80.
NOT LESS THAN 80
CITIES BE VISITED
Object Is to Give Full Ac-
counting of His Steward
ship and Urge Immediate
Ratification Treaty.

Washington. Aug. 29-President will
SON will visit thirty cities during his
tour of the country in the interest OF
the peace treaty and will be absent
from Washington until September 80.
He will leave here next Wednesday
night and will make his first address
Thursday at Columbus. Ohio.
The itinerary was announced today
at the White House. The second adj
dress will be delivered at indianapolis
Thursday evening.
Representative Rodenberg. republican
Of Illinois, introduced resolution pro-
posing that congress declare that "the
president should postpone his proposed
tour of the country at least until such
times we may know definitely the
problems which confront u.s." growing
out of the country's industrial situa-
tion and the cost Of living problem.
The resolution said the railroad and
labor situation generally Indicates the
necessity for immediate steps to bring
capital and labor together for a better
that congress would
scon adopt the presidents suggestions
to combat the cost OF living and that
renewed absence of the president at
a time when his signature IL required
to place in effect measures adopted
by congress to reduce the high cost
Of living would occasion serious delay
In solving this vital problem"
The resolution went over without de-
hate.
A second resolution, by which the
house alone would ask the president to
remain In Washington. was offered by
Representative Strong. republican OF
Kansas. who in an address In support
or his measure, said domestic and in
ternatfonal conditions were such that
the absence of the president would be
"fraught with very grave danger"
Washington, Aug. 29.--Although Sec
retary Tumulty late yesterday in an
that President Wilson would
leave Washington on his western
speech making tour "Wednesday made
public the names of some Of the prin-
cipal cities in which the president
would speak. the official itinerary and
completed plans for the; trip were not
ready for announcement until today
when they were expected to be given
out. The secretary's statement showed
that the president in his fight to have
the peace treaty and league Of nations
covenant adopted by the senate will
invade the strongholds of opposition.
The trip which will require rs DAYS
to complete, will take the president
through the middle west. the north
west. the Pacific coast and possibly
into the southwest. The opening adj
dress will be made at Columbus. Ohiosl
Thursday with speeches at Indianap-
oils, st. Louis. Kansas City and Topeka
i'm the order named Other cities In
which it is known Mr.. Wilson plans
to speak are Omaha, Sioux Falls. st.
Paul or Minneapolis. Bismarck. Bill
ings and Helena, Mont; Couer dsAlene.
Idaho; Spokane and possibly Seattle.
Portland, San Francisco. Los Angeles
and San Diego. Dates of the speeches
were to be announced along with the
full itinerary.
In his addresses the president II ex-
pected to appeal for the immediate
of the peace treaty with
out change and to give an account Of
his stewardship as head OF the Amer
lean delegation at Versailles