The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
RIOTS IN WASHINGTONFA FAIL TO HALT 4
N DIPL OM1ATIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Weddings Cause Surprises in Capital
Mrs. Wilson Makes Plans to Accom-
pany President on Speaking Tripto
Urge Votes for Peace League
Lansings Get Warm Greeting
WASHINGTON, July fs.

have their interesting mo-
mcnts. but, take it from Wash
ington, when It comes to real thrills,
gun fights put 1t ali over them. For
Washington has been having them
this past week, and 1t knows.
Have you ever been walking down
a broad almost deserted boulevard,
lined with the homes Of wealth and
fashion, along toward midnight, and
suddenly been startled by tho chatter
of scurrying feet, and the sharp "Yap!
zap! Yap!" of revolvers? That hap
pened on Monday night to a quiet
elderly woman going home after an
evening at the theatre. Here is how
she tells It.:
81 was walking down Sixteenth
street along about K, and was
mentally miles away, when came TO
earth with a JOLT A. dozen or more
marines and sailors came tearing
through / street from Fifteenth.
shooting as they ran. 1t was my first
experience with a man hunt, though
/ couldn't see their quarry, and In
deed they lost him Just about then.
81 stood still. thrilled and fas-
across the street, on the green velvet
parking OF the Henry Kirke Porter
house, quite unmindful of his smiling
little signs. which 1 have always
loved, Please give the grass a chancei'
Those boys in uniform were a reve-
iation. One could scarcely believe that
they were the wholesome, good
'natured. smiling young American
males who had been jostling and jok-
ing their way through the Washington
streets for the last two years. Why,
they were hounds in full cry. as they
ran. leaning well forward, keeping the
trail. Their guns barking sharply. the
red spurts OF flame carrying inevitable
suggestion OF red tongues hanging
from the mouths OF an eager breath
less pack. The illusion was complete.
lone marine detached himself from
the others and racing across to re-
assure me, called breathlessly as he
came: Don't be afraid, lady; don't
get excited! it's all right And then
as he reached my side, Don't get ex-
cited: Don't get excited!'
poor boy; he was fairly 'whin-
nerin' with excitement himself And
he ran rings around me, adjuring
me not to get excited, paying no at
tention to MY assurances or denials
until i finally called his attention to
the fact that I was much less excited
than he was, but admitted being
greatly interested and begged him to
keep still and not obstruct the view.
But after all nothing happened
They had lost their man, and after q
(ax -.
Only One Fragment of Mobs.
That was only one Of hundreds OF
such Incidents all through the city
that night, and the men were merely
a fiyina fragment Of one of the mobs
which really did serious and tragic
things. And the sad and disgraceful
feature of it all was that 1t was. race
war"
1t is said that the rioting-which
really did not amount to anything
after Monday night-has considerably
disturbed the President because Of the
possible effect reports of 1t may have
in Europe. 1t could not have dis
turbed him personally, for while there
We're areas of considerable disturhal &c
both above and below the White House
there was none worth mentioning any
where in its immediate neighborhood
Still, coming on top Of the wonderful
outpouring of the people to welcome
him, it must have had the effect of q
sudden cold douche.
The President seems to have beer
surprised and tremendously pleased a!
the warmth of his welcome both IL
L., VI,
be merely a temporary effect, but 1,
seems to have made a better mixer
OF him. Mr.. Wilson has taken UP the
old White House routine with a little
more of geniality for the world a
large than he formerly showed. i
was queer to see how quickly III
dropped into that old routine OF gol
in the morning and long motoring
into the suburbs in the afternoon anS
an occasional theatre in the evening
by way of relief from the pressure O
official business.
This week began rather badly. Thu
President came back from his weel
end on the Mayfiower far from well
The party simply ran down the baN
and back, those on board including tn,
President and Mrs. Wilson, his broth
ers-in-law, DIR. Stockton Arson an,
John Randolph Boiling. and Miss Mar
garet Wilson. Mrs. W. H. Boiling an,
Miss Bertha Boiling were at Atlantis
City, having gone the day before TO
an indefinite stay.
It Is understood that the Presiden
expects to arrange his Western speak
ing trip so that he will be in Sal
francisco to welcome the fleet Sec
rotary Daniels will be out there I,
meet It too. There seems no question
that Mrs. Wilson will be with tn
President. but 1t is not known whethe
Mrs. Daniels is planning to accompan!
her husband.
About the pleasantest event Of tn
week here was the return of the Ian
sings. Everybody was glad to SCI
them. Admitting that they had beef
having perfectly wonderful time an,
wouldn't have missed 1t for anything
still they seemed happy to be at hom
again.
At their home they found Mrs. Ian
sings mother. Mrs. Foster. waiting I,
welcome them. and Mrs. Lansing's lit
tie dog, Pekingese, which probabl,
has a wider diplomatic acquaintanc
than any pup In Washington; to sa,
nothing OF certain old family servant
who are an institution in the Lansing
household and some OF them an inner
itance.
Mrs. Lansing herself Is radian