The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
WILSON'S TOUR
TO AVOID EAST
President to Carry Appeal for
League of Nations to De-
batable Ground.
TWO TALKS IN MISSOURI
In California, to Offset John
sons Influence, He viii
Speak Three Times.
TWO TALKS IN MISSOURI
Special DespotcA TO THE Sun.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 President
Wilson's tour OF the Central and West
ern States to stir up interest in and
support of his League Of Nations
scheme will begin next Wednesday
and will last until the last day Of Sep
tember, with daily speeches and ap-
peals, set occasions and informal. An
nouncement OF the details OF the trip
was made at the White House to-day.
The cities Mr.. Wilson has picked out
to visit, and even the States and sec
tions he will visit and those he will
avoid, aroused the greatest interest
here. New England, practically solidly
opposed to the league plan, is to be
left severely alone, probably in view
OF the evident uselessness of trying to
sway opinion there to the Presidents
views. Almost without exception the
President will avoid the larger cities
and speak for the most part in the
smaller cities, Some of the points
picked out for addresses are little more
than large towns.
Two Speeches in Missouri.
To begin with the President will make
his first speech in Columbus, Ohio. in
stead of Cleveland. Then the President
will invade the home of the bitterest
Democratic opponent of his scheme. Mis-
souri,. Two speeches will be made there.
one in st. Louis. the other in Kansas
City. in order to attempt to dam the
flood Of anti-league sentiment aroused
by the fight on the covenant made by
Senator Reed.
From Missouri the President will go
on TO Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota,
Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho and
then TO Spokane. Wash. From the
| schedule OF dates 1t Is evident that the
President intends making a strong cam
/ palgn for support on the west coast.
| Meetings have been arranged not only
| for Spokane in Washington but for Ia
coma and Seattle as well for Portland.
| Ore, and for San Francisco, San Diego
and Los Angeles. The strong influence
of Senator Johnson, an able and strong
opponent OF the league scheme. will be
fought hard by thePresident in his stay
in California.
stop for an evening and speak at Reno
New, largely out OF compliment to Sen
ator Pittman of that State, an unfailing
| supporter of Wilson's ideas and DEGREES
Invades Smoot's BaiIiwick.
The next stop is Salt Lake City, Utah
critical ground for the league propo.
nents. Senator Smoot, the Republican
from this State, is a league opponent
while Senator King, Democrat, is Sc,
cretly half-hearted in support of the
whole Wilson programme.
Cheyenne. Wyo., Denver and Pueblo
Col, Wichita, Kan. Oklahoma City. Okla.
and Little Rock, Ark, are to be visited by
! the President in that order. Then al
| effort will be made to create pressur,
| to be exerted on Senator Shield (Tenn }
wavering in his willingness to swallow
the league whole, through a speecl
| In Memphis and part OF the two day
spent in Nashville.
The last public appearance of tho
President will be In Louisville. Ky, tho
night OF September 20, and the speak
ing special is scheduled to arrive II
Washington at 10 o'clock at night Sep
tember 80.
| II aroused a great deal OF comment to-
day that the big cities of the country
are to be neglected altogether; New
York. Philadelphia. Chicago. Boston. De
troit, Pittsburg and Baltimore will no
be touched. The President will not ever
invade the States where these cities or,
located except that he will cross Illinois
White House officials could give no rea
sons for this determination.