The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-04
President Leaves Capt.
tai to Make Direct
Appeal
TALKS AT COLUMBUS
First Address Will Be
Given in Ohio City
This Morning.
JOURNEY is ARDU0US ONE
Itinerary One Of the Most
Complete Ever Made
by Executive.
TO OPPOSE PACT CHANGES
Ratification Without DE
structive Amendments"
to Be Asked For.
TO OPPOSE PACT CHANGES

wASulSGTON. sept Pres
ident wilson LEFT Washington 20.
night for a countryside speaking
trip to tell tho American people first
hand Of his part In the peace ne
got!ntions and 10 make personal
appeal that the peace treaty b'
ratified without amendment
Tho presidents special train, or
which he viii live nearly all OF the
time for the next 20 days, departed
At O'Clock The first leg OF the
trip of nearly 10000 miles will be
completed tomorrow morning in
columbus. Ohio. where he will make
the first uf his 30 scheduled ad-
dresses
Meets Hitchcock
President Wilson. In final con
ference today with Senator Hitch
cocok Of Nebraska, before his de
pArture on his speech making tour II
tho Pacific coast, Expressed con
fldonoe that tho treaty finally woult
be ratified without amendments Ol
destructive" reservations.
The president told Senator Hitch
cocok that In all of his addreasoi
during his trip he expected 10 EN-
phaAizc that Alay In ratification
was obstructive Of legislation on the
cost OF living the railroad question
and all reCOnHtructIon problema
Senator Hitchcock said the pres
ident In his nddreHes planned ia
analyze the treaty and especially the
Il. Or
He feels that although there has
been considerable debate In the sen
ate. that the people should really
know what In In the treaty said
the senator
The president, Senator Hitchcock
Added. plans TO refrain from personal
criticiAm Of opponents Of the treaty
The president and his party
reached the station AT 6t6 o'clock
and were given an ovation by the
crowd. After escortinR Mrs. Wilson
20 the private car. tho president re
turned to the platform where he
chAtted with friends until the time
for his train to leave.
Accompanying tho president, IN
Addition 10 Mrs. Wilson. were Joseph
l.. Tumulty. his secretary. and Rear
Admiral Carey T, Grayson, his ply
Niolan Nearly 80 newspaper CORES
pondents also were aboard the train,
In addition to the force Of official
stenoKr pliers and secret service
men.
Goes to Coast
Tho trip. perhaps tho most ar.
duouy ever undertaken by "A presi.
dent. viii carry Mr. Wilson and his
party as fnr as the Pacific coast, al
most 90 the Canadian border on the
north and almost To- Mexico on the
south he will speak In every state
west % the Mississippi except four.
and viii make mp Tor the omission
uf fhpsr ny speeches IN bhio. In
diana. Kentucky aud Tennessee.
Although the detailed schedule
was hold in confidence IN the inter.
.pst ~ safety f0 the presidential train,
10 iz understood that most ~ the
stup- Will Ir only for three or four
huurs Ir D-s Nuin"s Seattle. Los
Angeles and Louisville. however.
where sunday stops are made. tho
prosIdru' Will have opportunity for
bricf rc-pI'rs. In seattle he viii re
view tho ItrIn, fleet
GUcS tu indianapolis
Tho speech making schedule Is a
vigorous ON, from the start After
me- address ~ Columbus tomorrow
M Wilson viii 20 to Indianapolis In
fimo fur an evening mass meeting
Then he Will continue westward
with short stops at st Louis and
Kansas Ci'y. reaching b"H Muincs
saturday Tor the week end
The following week will take MIN
into tho west bv IN" northern
route. with speeches Al omaha. SInur
Falls. 81 Itul. Minneapolis I'.S
marrk. Billings. Helena. Cuucr
Il AIcn". Spokane Tacoma and scat
tie After that will ruw" Portland
san Francisco. san Diego L"~ An
rr',a Reno salt l-ib- 'i'y 'h"y
emo. Denver. Pueblo. wichita okla
huut Cl'y lI''t" Eu,F Nrwrhis aui
Louisville 1h. return 'n Washing
'un VII H. uu september 300.
Although 70 Isl nr,.t'l mat tho
pi'.Il.n' v''| devote m..i ~ Hi- a.
t.r'IHu 90 'H. urtl, treaty hs prob
ti.f p.II % .-H touch uu 'hn I.rh cost
uf living BuI other domestic prob.
I.ra ., rt4 Hr.r pointed uu' that
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