PRESIDENT WILSON'S TIPS
New York papers have many .inter-esting-paragraphs concerning President Wilson s expenditure of pocket-money on "tips," etc., while on his visit to Europe. When the French President some years ago visited Russia ho was empowered to bestow £4fXK) on the members of the Czar's household; in Sweden the Royal retainers got £2OOO .among them from the head of tho French Republic. There are no such funds for an American President abroad to fall back on.
, It is said that Mr Wilson's trip cost him £4OO in "douceurs" from his own pocket. Ho gave sums of 20 or 50 dollars to train and hotel attendants and to palace officials. Ho bought souvenirs for many of them; when they came near enough to beg a photograph of himself ho delighted to have it suitably framed beforo presenting it. aiany received goldon cuff-Jinks.
In Rome there was a very direct appeal from ono quarter. A proporlyberibboned gentleman told the President m the courtliest form that it was usual for the visiting head of a great nation to give 60,000 lire to the Fund for the I oor. Mr Wilson replied that it would have to come out of his own pocket. • Friends of Mr Wilson are suro that lie would rather travel Europe on a bicycle, as he did years ago, than take a trip i n state as President of tho United States.
• As a matter of fact, Mr Wilson has made it clear that he does not attend the Peace Conference as the head of tho United States, but as Prime Minister. «
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10277, 12 May 1919, Page 9
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263PRESIDENT WILSON'S TIPS New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10277, 12 May 1919, Page 9
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