Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
THEY SAY I'M COLD, BUT
SOME TIMES FEEL LIKE
AVOLCAN0, SAYS WILSON

story, get after some imaginary Of
fender, and chase him all over--pref-
erably any continent but this. Be
cause the various parts of this con-
tinent are becoming painfully sug-
gestive to me- The postoffices, and
many other things, which stir rem
iniscence, have sicllied them DER with
pale cast of thought There are
postottices to which | wouldn't think
of mailing letter, which | can
think of without trembling with the
knowledge of all the heartburnings of
the struggle there was in connection
with getting somebody installed as
postmaster.
Nov, If were free, | would come
not infrequently up to these rooms.
You know was in Washington but a
few times and for q very few hours
until came last year, and | never
expect to see the inside of the public
buildings in Washington until my
term is over. The curator, and the
assistant curators. and every other
blooming official turns up and they
show me so much attention that I
don't see the building | would have
| to say, stand aside and let me see
what YOU are showing me. Some day
after ! am through with this Office |
am going to come back to Washing
ton and see Ii.
Would Like To Be Monument"
In the meantime | am in the same
category as the National Museum. the
Monument, the Smithsonian Institu
ton, or the Congressional Library. If |
only knew an exhibition appearance
to assume-apparent | can assume
other appearances that do not show
what is going on inside would like
10 have it pointed out, so that | could
practice IT before the looking glass
and see IL | could look like the mon
ument Being regarded as a national
exhibit would be much simpler than
being shaken hands with by the
whole United States.
And yet that is interesting to me.
simply because | like human beings.
1t is a pretty poor crowd that does
not interest you. | think they would
have to be all members of that class
| that devotes itself to expense regard :
less of pleasure i'm order to be en-
tirely uninteresting. These look so
much alike-spend their time trying
to look. so much alike-aud so re-
/ lieve themselves of all responsibility
of thought-that they are very mo-
notonOus indeed to look at; whereas a
crowd picked up off the street is just
a jolly lot-a job lot of real human
beings, pulsating with life, with all
kinds of passions and desires. 1t
would be a great pleasure if. unob-
| served and unattended could be
| knocked around, as | have been ac-
customed to being knocked around all
my life; if | could resort to any de-
| lightful quarter TO any place in
Washington, that I choose. | have
sometimes thought Of going to some
costumer's-some theatrical costum
ers-and buying an assortment Of
| boards, rouge and coloring and al
the known means of Disgusting my
self if II We're not against the law
You see, have a scruple as Pres-
dent against breaking the law ant
| Disgusting ones self is against the
| law; but If l could disguise myself
and not get caught, | would go out
be a free American citizen once more
and have a jolly time | might then
meet some of you gentlemen and ac-
tually tell you what l really thought.