The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
Representative Asks Appro-
priation of $4,000 for
Counter Journey.
9 ADDRESSES TO-DAY
Columbus and Indianapolis
First Stopping Places on
Way to Pacific Coast.
SEES FLEET AT SEATTLE
All States West of Mississippi
Except Four to Be Visited IS
by President.
SEES FLEET AT SEATTLE
Special Despatch to THE Sun.

WASHINGTON, oopt. o. - 1iooiuo"S
Wilson started out tonight on tour
of the United States. having for It's
announced object the conversion or
the American people to support Of the
League Of Nations scheme and the
ratification Of the peace treaty by the
Senate without amendment.
The President departed from Wash
ington at z o'clock with host OF Of
fetal retainers and newspaper reports
ers. The party arrived at the Union
Station at 6:45 o'clock and received an
ovation from the crowd. The Presi-
dent escorted Mrs. Wilson to their pri-
vate car and then returned to chat
with friends in the station until the
Presidential special was about to de-
part.
In the Presidential party in addition
to the President and Mrs. Wilson are
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the
personal physician to the President.
and his secretary. Joseph P. Tumulty.
Official stenographers and newspaper
correspondents made up the rest Of
the party.
The first appeal of the President will
be made in Columbus, Ohio, to-mor-
row morning and the second in Indian
apolis in the evening. From Indian
apolis the trip will continue westward.
taking the Presidential party as far
as the Pacific coast. almost to the
Canadian border on the north and the
Mexican line on the south. Tho Presi-
dent will speak In every State west OF
the Mississippi with the exception of
four. All in all the 10000 mile trip as
I outlined Is one of the most arduous
ever undertaken by President of the
United States and in point of distance
| will compare favorably with the jour-
| ney to France and return for the de-
liberations of the Peace Conference
and the Peace Congress.
VIII Review Pacific Fleet.
1t is understood here that most OF
the stops will be Of short duration,
three or four hours at the most. al
though short respltes and rest will be
afforded the President in Des Moines.
Seattle, Los Angeles and Louisville.
where Sunday stops are scheduled.
The President will review the Pacific
| fleet in Seattle. The first Sunday stop
will be in Des Moines after addresses
City.
In the following week the schedule
calls for speeches in Omaha, Sioux
Falls. St Paul. Minneapolis. Bismarck.
Billings, Helena. Crur d'Alene, Spo-
kane, Tacoma and Seattle. Then will
follow Portland, San Frapcisco San
Diego, Los Angeles. Reno Salt Lake
| City. Cheyenne, Denver, Pueblo.
Wichita, Oklahoma City, Little Rock.
Memphis, Louisville and return to this
city on September 80.
Officially the Presidential train will
| run all through the West as the sec
ond section of the regularly scheduled
trains and will be preceded by a pilot
| locomotive. Most of the Presidents
| speeches will be appeals to the senti-
ment OF the nation to support him in
the position he has assumed. These
! will be extemporaneous II is believed,
! White House officials announcing that
| the President has been too busy of late
to prepare set speeches in advance.
However, It is likely that the Presi-
dent may refer to the high cost OF
living and other domestic problems in
| the Northwest, where labor unrest has
been pronounced recently.
Mr.. Wilson's speeches on the peace
treaty and League OF Nations will be
answered by Senators from time to
time This is assured. There will be
no trailing of the Chief Executive to
combat his arguments and appeals to
| sentiment, nor will any Senator blaze
the path for him and leave arguments
for the President to answer.
How Senators VIII Answer.
But while Mr.. Wilson is away from
| Washington not only will his speeches
be answered, but the attention OF the
country, through Senate speeches, will
be drawn to these points:
That Mr.. Wilson insisted Con-
gress stay here and wrestle with
the railroad problem, the labor
problem and the living cost prob
lem, set he IS leaving when ~.
| three are in critical position.
That Mr.. Wilson procured the as
sent of European peoples for his
League or Nations plan through
the plea that he only voiced the
| ideals OF America and that his
! views must prevail in order that
| he might discharge his duty be-
cause the overwhelming sentiment
| of the country demanded the
league. whereas now the President