Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
RESIDENT GIVES
PICTURE OF SELF
x.,;on Executive Unbosoms in
Frank Manner Before Capt.
tai Press Club.
MIST MASK HIS EMOTIONS
49,, Ne Trenbles at Sense Of made.
svsey and eorrews the Opinions
Of Others

washington, n. C.. March 21-Wood.
wilson unbosomed himself TO the
-s-bers OF the aNtionsl Press club OF
a,shiurtou last evening, telling them
-. rank. conversational way. how he
IN as president OF the United States.
II vas an intimate picture OF Wood.
- Wilson. the man. drawn by him.
- On the occasion OF the house
.-,rr,ing' at the Press clubs new quar-
-. The president did not intend to
t,va his remarks reported. but later.
A. the request OF the club. the unusual
.,4ech was made public. He said in
psr:
I was Just thinking OF my sense of
,ouflsion OF identity. sometimes when
read articles about myself ] have
ever read an article about myself in
rbieh I recognized myself and ! have
ssns 10 have the impression that
INST be some kind OF a fraud, because
think a great many of these articles
srs written in absolute good faith.
Varied Experience.
I have mixed. first and last. with
n sorts and conditions OF men
here are mighty few kinds OF men
hat have 10 be described to me and
here are mighty few kinds OF ex-
psriences that have 10 be described to
r-snd when I think OF the num-
5er Of men who are looking TO me
A. the representative OF a party. with
tie hope for all varieties OF saliva
ion from the things they are strug-
.liaE IN the midst OF, il makes me
rsmble
IT makes me tTemble not only
Ei;h a sense OF my own inadequacy
AID weakness but as If ! were shak-
q by the very things that are shak-
irE them ard {, seem circumspect.
4 i becsu=e I am 80 diligently try
irg not 70 make any colossal blund-
sS
I Wss amused the other day at a
remark that Senator Newlands made.
had -eld him the trust message
Ia ] vas 70 deliver TO congress
sle ten days before delivered il
ard never stop 'dociOr.uE Things
q tist KIND will Tic day ] have 10
is.iver them When Ire heard IL
rad % congress he laid. 1 think
. 5 better than IL was when you
sJzi :, 70 ne ! said. senator. there
3 1uc thing which ! do lot think
ge1 understand not only use all
DC b-1ins / have but all / can Dor
% All have borrowed lot since
i'ead g. 20 ION first.
Always Li-tcn.
-T--t. I da-c say. f. what gives the
Ilp-css-Ou OF circumstances. am
tiel.aE, ! ain diligently t-.-iug 10
nile, all the brains that arc Dor
urz5ie in order that may rot make
zo-e 5iulcc-= than f. is inevitable
hat Eian should make Who has
S-s2t Limitations OF knowledge and
z,1city.
i never think OF myself as the
1-ssiden- a. the United States De
'-rse : ncve- have had any sense OF .
N7s Identified with that Office. /
sei Ike ? person appointed for 2
'sTia-n length OF time 10 administer
IA Office and ! feel just as much
inside OF r. ~ this moment as I
~ before ! was elected TO IL. No
ran could imagine himself the gov
nor o. the United States. The
iacIiEe T. 80 much greater than
4lse!f; the Office t. so much great
han himself. the Office IL so
lleh greater than he can ever be.
20 ne most he can do il TO look
ave enough and scIfpOsscssed
noEgh to seem 20 iii r.
FOR example. take matters OF
b. sort:
] Eill not say whether Il is wise