Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-05
NO CHEERS As
WILSON SAILS
SECOND Time
Small Crowd 1t Pier to Bid
Farewell to Presidential
Party.
TRANSPORT DEPARTS
.
TRANSPORT DEPARTS
FROM HOBOKEN
wilson Up Two Hours Before Other
olsmbsrs Of Party Ariss-harbor
Nearly Deserted Because Of Strike
Of Msrins Worksrs-confsrShes With
Irish Leaders Last Held Before De.
parture.

parture.
New York, March 5-President Will
son sailed today on his second voyage
to France, determined. as he said in
his Metropolitan Opera House speech
here last night, to combat It'll it's over
over there
The transport George Washington
bearing the presidential party left
Hoboken pier at S:15 q. m.
The chief executives departure was
marked by . simplicity which con-
trasted with tho noisy demonstration
given him when the George Washing
ton carried Mr.. Wilson from American
waters on his nrst Journey to Paris
last December.
Small Farewell Crowd.
Today there was only . small crowd
assembled 1t the pier. To these the
president. hat in hand. and Mrs. Will
son waved farewell greetings as the
George Washington swung out into
the lower Hudson river, while the band
on the transport Great Northern.
berthed near by played "The Star
Spangled Banner"
Standing on the bridge, the prcsi-
dent and his wife saw the American
flag raised on the stan on the stern
and heard the booming OF the pres!-
Dental salute. AS the ship turned her
nose toward the statue of Liberty an
escort OF desroyers got under way
ahead. The harbor yas nearly de-
serted because Of q strike Of marine
workers.
The president and Mrs. Wilson had
o'clock. Mr.. Wilson had been up and
above the decks Tor nearly two hours.
having been the first OF the presidential
party to appear. Most Of the sthers
were asleep when the ship sailed. s,
Newspapers Forgotten.
Just - the George Warrington was
about to sail 1t was discovered that
some one had neglected to bring aboard
the morning newspapers. The lines
made fast to the gang plank. which
was about to be drawn In, when the
presidents orderly rushed across .he
plank to the pier and hurried to a
news stand, where he purchased the
papers and came running back to the
ship. The incident delayed for few
minutes the vessels sailing.
II was 4 few minutes before mid
night when Mr.. Wilson arrived in
Hoboken and it was early morning
Lefore he reached his stateroom, 80
hy;A
Wilson received deleGation of Irish
Americans. with whom he discussed
the aspirations of Ireland at the
peace conference.
Militant sunragetes had tried un-
successfully to force their way into
the opera house earlier in the evening
and few Of them were arrested.
Wilson Installed or Ship.
Owing to the harbor strike there
were no private tugs available to tow
the George Washington out into the
river. Two army transport tugs were
present but the ship was got under
way without their aid.
The George Washington has been
overhauled and repainted outside and
inboard since her arrival in New York
q week ago. That the president may
be in touch with the shcre during the
entire voyage Independently Of the
escorting warships the transport -
equipped with new highpowered
wireless apparatus with radius Of
1900 miles. She will be in communi-
cation with tie station at Brunswick
until she picks UP Poldhu station on
.hc other side on,the Eiffel tower.
The party aboard the George Wash
ington today was smaller than on the
first voyage, as there were no diplo-
mats or peace delesates In addition
/ to the president and Mrs. Wilson, there
< were Miss Benson, secretary to Mis-
" s;ssao;. 3S:r "a Cary - Grey
z sou aiAa 70 the nreSident: former at
tornays general Thomas Grower: Preti-
son Gray OF the United States food ad-
ministration; Erwin H. Hoover, chiel
usher At the White House: Gilbert r
Close ana Charles NJ. SVEN.
About 5000 tons Of cargo consisting
and Germany. Is being carried OF, the
George Washington.
The president was cheered by nearly
100 Homecoming troops AZ the George
\ Washington, making for the open sea
met the incoming transport Sierra
They shouted farewells to the chiel
executive ana crowded the rails az
their vessels came opposite the George
i Warrington, where the president On
4 the hurricane deck waved his hat II
Acknowledgement. Il
INFLUENZA ON Transport.
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