The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-09-13
WILSON REACHES
PACIFIC COAST;
TO REVIEW FLEET
Greatly Encouraged in League
Fight by Cheers of Big
Crowds.

TACOMA. Sept. 15.-Ready for the
busiest day Of his Ncoast-to coast
campaign for ratification OF the
Peace Treaty, President Wilson ar
rived in Tacoma at s55 A NJ A big
crowd was massed in the streets
around the station to greet him Tho
President started Immediately on an
automobile tour OF the city, To he
followed by n short talk at the high
school stadium TO school children,
and a speech at the Armory. In the
suburbs Of Tacoma the train passed
many people waiting along the track
to see Wilson.
The President left Tacoma at noon
for Seattle to review the Pacific ieet.
After n public dinner at the Hip
podrome in Seattle at p. NJ, the
President intended to speak at the
Arena. He will spend Sunday in Seat
tie departing at night for Portland,
where he Is due early Monday.
The vigor with which the President
plunged into his subject at Spo. y,
kane late yesterday made IL appeal
as IL he had been fighting under
wraps" so to speak. in some Of his,
earlier addresses. lie had the people
upon their chairs cheering when he
made his appeal that the League ce.
Nations issue be placed on a non
partisan basis. He said Republicans
first suggested the League; that Re-
publicans should be for Il because
they belong TO that party, and natly
asked that the 1920 presidential cnm-
paign be put out Of mind when the
League is under consideration.
NO speech was scheduled for last
night, but many saw the President
at small stations where he almost
always came out to wave his hand.
the size and enthusiasm of the
crowd which met the Presidents
train at Pasco late in the evening
impelled him, he said, to make a rear
platform speech there, although hi,
physician had ordered him 10 save his
voice. Wilson said he could not re-
frain from telling the people how
much cheered and delighted he wa.
to see them and he said he took the
liberty OF interpreting their welcome
not only as a tribute to the President
'bnt as an expression of your in
terest in the great cause for which
l came out to fight"
He mentioned the sufferings Of
women, mothers and wives in the war.
and said:
we promised the men who want
out to fight that we would end war.
Now the question Is, shall we carry
out the pledge for which we fought z.
When the President asked, "shaII
We carry out the pledge ?" an old
man dimly visible in the glow from
the lights in Wilson's car waved his
hat and cried, Yes. sire, sure"
Mr.. Wilson told a story about a
friend who played golf and always
exclaimed "Assouan," "Assouan, :,
when something went wrong. The
| President said he asked what "As-
souan" meant and his friend ex-
planned: Why, don't you know As
souan is the biggest dam in the
world" There were shouts of laugh
ter at this, and Wilson added; II
hear they are building a dam down
South to be called after me. but I'm
glad IT'S not the biggest would like
To be sworn by, but not that way"
The crowd laughed again and then
the President engaged in repartee
with several old codgers. He asked
about the weather and one man said
they didn't need rain TO grow crops
there.
ITS a sandy country" remarked
Wilson.
Yes" said the men. I'VE have +
have a lot OF grit to live here"