The Washington times., 1917-12-27

and valuable to Human Freedom II
There will be tomorrow quiet birthday celebration in
the White House. this time democratic decent
government on this earth.
In the best and strongest year of his life young he
was twenty-five years ago physically and mature mentally
President Wilson will receive the congratulations and thanks
Of this country and the civilized world he begins another
year under the heavy load that fate and Prussian brutality
have laid upon his shoulders.
* The people of this country are grateful that Woodrow
Wilson the White House. grateful for these among many
other reasons
% He has courage make up his mind frightened by moth
ing-the courage to take full responsibility.
He has the power make his convictions reality whether
ndeclarng at the RIGHT moment aiding freedom with
transcription Of men and of money conducting free of
hnderng precedent and above all free from any dication
whether from money at the top growing dissas
faction at the bottom.
The people are to be congratulated on this birthday
because they have working for them able to work
without friction where hundred others dividing his burden
among them would be worn out.
= he stops to speak for moment he enters Cabi
net meeting you the cool undisurbed that
Jon speaking to the boys at Princeton years ago.
= BE is not in hurry and he does not minute
His gaze is absolutely concentrated he knows exactly
who and what you what he intends say says it, smiles
and that is done.
s. You that he has accomplished mentally what the
modern mechanic accompshes physcaIycarres the load
on mental ball bearings no friction,
What difference between the rulers of yesterday and
such man Woodrow Wilson today.
Napoleon boosted that he had made England spend
thousand million dollars the continent fighting France
Woodrow Wilson, with the peoples confidence behind
him. will find fifty thousand million dollars fight autocracy
HELPING France, England and Italy and smaller weak
countries that look to this republic for the perpeuaon of
republican government
is said that the world in time of need finds the man
needed.
It found the right in Woodrow Wilson, a man so
hundred per of what the hour demands that
jealousy bafled avarce political ambition find little
to say against him.
In attacking him the lie is too papable dies as it is
born. ~
It is a big war, serious and dangerous war.
It requires a not desiring glory loathing murder
with courage power and to carry through task
nwelcome with absolute determination without excitement
without faltering.
The people feel that they have such in Woodrow
Wilson.
They wish for him today on his birthday long, e good
health, many years in which to discuss THE DEFEAT OF
GERMANY and the permanent establishment this earth
Of the truth that people have the RIGHT to govern them
selves
We hope that on December g. in the year 1885, The
TIMES will print on its front page this notice:
- Each State of the Union including the State of
Columbia formerly known the District of Colum-
bia today sent its most honored citizen to greet
r. Woodrow Wilson and congratulate him upon his
:: hundredth birthday. The ex President was in good
health and cheerful as usual Mr. Wilson said among
:. other things:
Gentlemen, you welcome. I am in excel
lent health you May not hope that you also
- are well.
young Joseph Tumulty, 3d. tells me that some of
you came from the Pacific Coast in three hours.
That to be little fast but suppose
getting to be an old fogy.
81 suppose you can hardly realize that when
was President of the United States I was severely
~. criticised because forty years ago took