Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18
WILSON REVIEWS
PACIFIC ARMADA
Thirty-one Warships Pass Before
President in Harbor
at Seattle.
PEOPLE MASS STREETS
Executive Post in Peril When Launch
Comes in Collision With Naval
eoat-Speaks to Audience Of
Seven Thousand.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 16.-Quot-
Ing from an address made in 1915,
by Senator Lodge, chairman OF
the senate foreign relations COM
nittee, suggesting that nations
must unite as men unite to pre-
serve peace, President Wilson told
Portland audience that the
league Of nations covenant carried
out what Mr.. Lodge had suggest
ed. II was the first time during
his tour that Mr.. Wilson had men,
toned by name any Of the sena-
tors opposing the league.
When the President went from
his hotel to the auditorium for
his night speech he again rode
through densely crowded streets
and was cheered all the way. The
audience stood up and appIauded
several minutes when he entered
the hall.
Seattle. Wash, Sept. 15.-President
Wilson, standing on the forward turret
of the old battleship Oregon, reviewed
81 warships of the new Pacific fleet in
Puget sound and closed a strenuous
IL hours later when he told nearly
1000 persons that those who had been
partisans of Germany in the war were
becoming interested in the debate on
the peace treaty The presidential
party rested Sunday and left for Port.
land at night.
The president combined the great.
est naval event in the history of the
Pacific coast. when each OF the latest
modern fighting ships in the sound
doomed a salute Of Il guns to the com.
mander-in-chief, with parade through
the streets Of Seattle and an address
in behalf of the League of Nations.
Seattle Like Bedlam.
Arriving from Tacoma at 80 o. M,
the president found the streets massed
with people-the town afiame with
bunting and patriotism. He proceeded
up Second avenue in his automobile
in the face Of roar that sounded like
a world series day. Soon the air was
filled with blizzard of confetti.
Massed choruses along the curbs sang
passed. Every side street was packed
for block or two with clinging fig.
ures. The mob nearly broke away
from the police
President Reviews Fleet.
After half an hour parade through
the city, the president and his party
went to the docks and took launches
and scows for the old battlesnip Ore
son, which lay at anchor in the fair
way.
AS the presidents launch got under
way to review the fleet, another naval
boat cut across its bow. The one
carrying the president bumped the
other gently on the side. The presi
dents launch backed away and made
new start, getting clear.
Previous to the collision with the
motorboat as the presidential launch
was leaving the dock. it lurched VIC
lently to one side and then the other
as If about to capsize. An officer
yelled trim ship and the boat was
righte5.
There was hardly sea room for the
feet to maneuyer and so the Oregon
weighed anchor after Admiral Hugh
Rodman had paid his respects TO the
president and had gone on board his
flagship, the New Mexico, and passed
along to starboard of the dreadnausht
and battleship. as a general would
walk while reviewing his troops.
The presidents flag flew at the Ore
CONS masthead. Marines and sailors
manned the sails AS the Oregon
passed each ship their crews came to
attention. their bands played The
Star Spangled Banner" and the presi-
Dental salute WIS fired. After this
the Oregon hove to and waited for the
destroyers. They came in from the
ocean at fast rate, about % knots
an hour, a bone in their teeth" the
scout cruiser Birmingham leading the
way. and the 26 destroyers circled
around the Oregon. Airplanes bu2zed
overhead the air was d;mmed with the
smoke OF the guns.
ROUMANIAN CABINET FALLS