Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
WILSON'S TRIP
TO BE LONGEST
DURING OFFICE
VIII Travel 10000 Miles
in Is Days-Intcrcst
in Foe States.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright 1919 by The Argusl .

( Washington. y. C., Aug %
, President Wilson's itinerary on
his forthcoming stumpins tour OF
the country is the most extensive
he has taken since he entered
public life. He will travel more
than 10000 miles and cover the
distance in % DAYS, making AT
least 90 speeches though the back
platform talks not already sched-
uled will probably increase the
total number.
The White house Offices looked
something like A railroad Office on
the morning OF an excursion to-
day-only instead OF passengers
there were members Of congress
beseeching officials 10 change the
itinerary TO include stops I'm their
respective states. Literally hun
dreds OF invitations had been re-
ceived. Not only is there a desire
TO hear what the president has TO
say with respect 10 his fight for
ratification of the peace treaty but
there is evidently widespread in
terest in seeing the president him
self who has not been across the
when he campaigned for prepared
ness Some parts Of the country.
TOO. like the Pacific coast. have
never seen Mr.. Wilson as presi-
dent He came to the coast as a
candidate for the presidential nom
ination while he was still COVER
nor Of New Jersey but received not
much more attention than the av-
ersge wouId-be nominee gets on
a privately conducted swing
around the circle. California is
intensely interested in the presi-
dents visit and Senator Phclan
was al the White house today urg-
ing as many stops in California
as the Officials could squeeze into
he itinerary
As it is, the trip is hard one
and when the stops are definitely +.
announced il will bo Impossible TO I
make changes so the many who 7
are planning TO urge meetings in /
places omitted from the schedule I
are doomed to disappointment
The itinerary Will probably be /
this:
Long, Hard Trip
The president speaks at Colum-
bus, Ohio, on THURSDAY night and
indianapolis the next day, then !,
st. Louis. Passing northward !,
through Chicago he touches Mil !
waukee, St Paul, Minneapolis. and
points in North Dakota and Mon
tana. He speaks At Spokane and .
Seattle and Portland, Ore. and
comes down the Pacific coast
through San Francisco. Los An !
geles and San Diego. Returning,
he will go 70 Sacramento. Reno,
Salt Lake. Denver. Kansas City.
Little Rock, Memphis. Louisville
AMI comes back to Washington
through West Virginia and Nir-
ginia
Goes to States Of Foes /
Especial interest attaches to
Mr.. Wilson's visit to Ohio Indiana
Missouri. Washington. Utah and
for among the strongest
opponents of Mr.. wilson's program 4
Of ratification are Senators Hard
ing Of Ohio. New and Watson of /,
Indiana. Reed OF Missouri, Scns
tor PoindeEter Of Washington,
Senator Smoot of Utah and Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson of California
Unquestionably some OF these sen
ators will be found trailing the .
president and defending their po-
sitions.
It is the first time that Mr.. vii
son has gone personally into the
states Of these members Of con
gress who disagreed with him on
public policies though the threat
o do so has been made again and
again since Mr.. Wilson took office.
The issue however, is one which
he president regards as Of such ]
paramount importance that he in
ends to leave no stone unturned |
o reach the people who can in .
lueuce senators 10 hasten ratifca-
ion of the peace treaty. Z
No Long Stops (
The presidents party will he
,mall-he will be accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson, Private Secretary
Tumulty and Admiral Graysou, his
physician. A car full Of secret SER
rice men and stenographers and
mother carload OF correspondents
will make up the train. There
will be no long stops in any cities
MIR. Wilson will be on the train {
limost every night. RI he does
my handshaking al all, which is !
as rule with big ,
'rowds and If his train stops at
POINTS enroute. the president will ,
lave about as strenuous a time as
Ie has ever had in his life. He
Will get little time to prepare mis-