Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-27
IFrom a STAFF Correspondence

WASHINGTON, April 27-Care sits
heavy on the brows of President Will
son in these days or stress and trial
While he has never been buoyant and
care-free since he assumed the reins
of government a year ago last March.
always sober, thoughtful and pensiye
this exterior has undergone marked
change since the unfortunate flag In
cident at Tampico. After that 1t was
noted by those who come in frequent
contact with him that his usual pen
sive attitude became more marked.
But it was on the day that word was
flashed 10 the White House of the
killing of the sailors and marines at
Vera Cruz that heavy cloud settled
upon him and has not left him since
that day.
His is the outward appearance Of a
man bearing up under powerful
shock, one who has suffered a per-
sonal bereavement. The spilling or
American blood mas affected the head
of the nation in q way that bears its
impress upor his every movement
these days. For well nigh a year he
has labored under a severe strain. Fle
as undergone many affronts in Mex
ico-affrontS meant to be personal, m
suits directed, not so much at the
American people, as at the head OF
the nation. He has borne these with
the silent fortitude of a man whose
philosophy can arise above petty
things. There has been little or moth
ing kept from him of what has been
said and done by Hiuerta.
Told of All the Insults.
1t was printed, not long ago. that
the President was not informed or
the attacks made upon him. That the
insults directed at him were kept from
him. This is far from the truth. NO
President who has occupied the White
House in a score Of years has been
kept so fully informed of everything
affecting him personally and his adj
ministration as President Wilson.
This does not apply to the Mexican
situation alone, but also to the politi-
cal and commercial conditions all over
the land.
The White House office staff re-
ceiVes newspapers from every city i'll
the country every day. 1t is the duty
of this staff to clip from these papers
every reference to him, his cabinet,
his. policy and his administration in
gener2 .yenomous assaults of par
tisan organs. criticisms of papers
friendly or unfriendly to the admins
tration, are pasted on large yellow
sheets of paper alongside the f1lsome
editorials of the papers who adhere to
him through thick and thin. These
yellow sheets with the press clippings
are sent to the President for his in
spection every day. So that there is
absolutely no truth in the story that
he hears and reads only the favorable
sides of things.
Tolerant to Printed Matter.
He s but human and things pleas
ant and unpleasant cannot but have
some effect on him. But he is also
| student of history, a student of mel
and things and his long training as
student enables him to regard thu
| printed matter of the day with con
| siderable tolerant philosophy. twas
| this philosophical attitude which en-
ables him to pass by the PERSONAL!
disagreeable things said of and abou
| him by Huerta and his adherents. II
| President Wilson none of these thing
| justified the shedding of American
blood. 1t was not until the honor o
! the country was assailed, not unit
the country's flag was trai'ed In tn
dust that he took the stand he hat