Evening star., 1927-03-09
PRESIDENT MAY co
TOPAC|F|C COAST
Summer in West Seen as Civ
ing Opening for Short Trip
to California.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Coolidge's decision to
establish the Summer White House in
the West, somewhere between the AL.
leghenies and the Rockies, means that
he may be persuaded to take a short
trip to the Pacific Coast.
II, for instance. the President should
make his headquarters in Colorado
he would find it convenient no doubt
to go to the Pacific Coast. which as
President, he has never visited. Mr..
Coondge Is strongly of the opinion
that President should visit all see.
tioas OF the country sometime during
MS Term of office. He cannot Very well
go during 1928. lest his trip be mis-
construed as political. ANY travelling
that ne does, therefore. will have TO
ne done this coming Summer
Prefers Specific Journeys.
Mr.. Coolidge doesn't favor the
swing around the circle" idea, which
have caused such misfortune to the
health of other Presidents. He would
rather make specific journeys to par
ticular places just as he has done from
Washington in the last three wears.
1t didn't take long to travel to Kansas
If MIR. Coolidge were in Colorado
Springs, he would be able 10 go to the
Northwest on one trip and to San
Francisco and Los Angeles on another
occasion, probably stopping off at Salt
Lake city and here and there along
the route, not 50 much for the pur-
pose Of making speeches as to see
something of the country, particularly
the Yellowstone.
Mr.. Coolidge's decision to go West
is not casual idea. 1t has been
under consideration ever since last
Summer. when he went to the
Adirondacks There are many rea-
sons why base further East than
Colorado will be seriously discussed
before final plans are made One Is
that the President would like to he
only an overnight's ride from the Ma
tional Capital, especially so that those
who may have to confer with him
will not be absent from Washington
for long periods.
Believes Change Beneficial.
Also 1t is suggested that the Pres
ident might lease a place somewhere
on the Great Lakes, thus permitting
a naval yacht to come through the
Welland Canal for such cruises as the
President and his family might wish
to take. The possibility of trip to
the Wisconsin lake region has been
discussed so as to afford an oppor-
tunity for people in Chicago TO make
pilgrimages to the Presidents office
privilege the Middle West has never
enjoyed
Mr.. Coolidge is going away not be-
cause he dislikes the Washington cli-
mate, but beca use he thinks a change
of air will be beneficial. Last Summer
he had constant series of confer
ences with people from the West. but
this time he expects to place himself
at the disposal of those who want to
talk over public questions. There is
little doubt that he will receive sug-
gestiors on farm relief legislation,
particularly since the administration
Is faced with the necessity of con.
structing an alternative to the Nc
Nary Ha ugen bill.
The Middlewest will be center of
politics anyhow this Summer, with
the Lowden and Dawes booms on the
horizon. Mr.. Coolidges presence may
give Republican leaders something
else to think about besides deposing
the present head of the party. Alto
gether for purposes of health. of poll
tics and of scenic observation of the
country, the trip to the West is con-
sidered by the friends of the Presi-
dent as the best possible way to spend
the Summer Of 1927.
tCopyright. 1927