Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
PRESIDENTS CANDOR
|MPRESSES MEXICANS
Fills One With Purest Thoughts
of His Absolute Sincerity,
Visiting Editor Writes.

Tho following IS translation of an
article written by Jose dc j Nunez Y
Doningucz. one of the Mexican editors
who visited President Wilson NJ the
White House recently
An old aide dc camp pointed ont tons.
with II quiet nut cordial gesture where
We should place ourselves to greet Presi
dent Wilson
This was in the Blue Room Of the White
House. which We reached after passing
along tho garden walks that lead MP Ia
| the Presidential residence This room
is solemn in appearance and Is painted
| and drapcd IN u dark blue color which
seems MI the more grave rs the faint
ravs of the light sift through the curtains
covering the windows
The prlsms ot two beautiful chandeliers
| that hang from the centre of the room
| shine brilliantly There we we're, ail
| silent and cxpectaut ] glance 81 my
I companions and see they are lahorng IN
| der the spell Of deep emotion and Their
! faces seem 10 denote the intensity oi
their nervous strain their eyes are fixed,
| the moment IS. indeed a solemn ono
The aide dc camps move forward
quickly and grasp tho curtain which
covers the vestlbule We behold Mr.
Wilson lnpeutous applause greets him.
| and the great man Smiles pleasantly
While one Of my companions addrtsssts ts3
HIM. study the man With profound
interest
Yes those cvcglasepe are the same
| have seen hundreds 81 Tunes N the
papers that thin taro Is the same ttat
has been profuselv reproduced al OYER
the world tho mouth With determined
laws. Is tho very same from which the
rev gospel of the nations has 1saIed
Tho President listens atteufatiUly
HIS halr. almost white still reests tic
total INVASION of the gray Ills elcau-
shavcn face If angular features reveals
nv its hearty complexion maguiilelent
health his stature neither tall nar short
but rather the latter stands firmly erect
Tic Is very simply attlred. IL Summer
garh. from the buttnnholc 81 his hluc
coat hangs a gold cham, trousers and
shoes are white Hrs typical eyeglasses
AS he faces our spok csfnan. light up
brilliantly, his face glcams. and the
cvanesccnt RAYS from without rejecting
family against the marble columns seem
to augment the solemnItv 81 tho occasion
His candor and democratic plalnness
| impress me wonderfully and Immediately
inspire a certain confidence IN those, like
+
One would take the chief Magistrate
to be no other than any ordinary honest
! American citizen, and tins impression
| fills one with the purcst thoughts OF hls
i absolute sincerity Il should be borne
/ in mind that a Government Of the people
! and for the people does not require that
/ its executive should bc attlred like prince,
but rather be q modest man, like one
! lntrusted with the safe conduct Of the
1 State with its thousands Of free citizens
/ The President speaks We seem 10 VI
| brate with the most tense attention, like
/ drawn strings ready TO break at the
| slightest impulse.
/ The President speaks with a clear voice,
the voice of one accustomed To address
millions of voters His gestures. like
! his delivery, are at first deliberate and
] calm. With his thumb and foretnger
joined, It seems as If he endeavored TO
put more force into his thoughts and
i convictions. TO underscore them, make
/ them clearer and more comprehensive.
! His voice become gradually more ac-
centuated and even vehement as he
/ gives expression to the high ideals OF hls
/ doctrines Ills right arm suddenly rises
/ with opened hand when he emphasizes
| the Hberties, of the people and the rights
Z Oh 0flIEhiIlNt anu HIS EAAtf1
/ up as he welcomes us and wishes US
| prosperity
There were moments when | felt like
a scholar seated on "a bench hefore the
| schoolmaster of Princeton. The Presl-
dent seemed to speak as In hall of learn
/ ing, and acquired as | listened high
| moral value as an enunciator OF ideas.
And when | went close to HIM to give
him my hand, when heard from ms lips
the courteous Il am glad to know YOU,
| pressed with rcverent clasp that hand
| created to pen words of enormous import
ance 10 the world
Still under the spell of the emotion
Of that moment, whem my lucky star
brought me to the presence of one Of the
representative men Of these days of
stupendous happenings, set down
| these lines In order that they may express
| one of the lndelibic recOlectlons OF ny
| journalistic career