The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-18

territory by conquest. If this is done
 it will remove the great cause of war. Had Germany felt that a league of na-
 tions would not stand for her acquir- ing territory by force of arms, she
 would never have entered this war
 That everything which President
 Wilson advocates will be adopted is too much to hope for; but he knows how to compromise and still hold on to principle and it is safe to predict that
 he will get most of what he believes to be right and just. Of course, he Is going to be blamed by all the nations if they do not get what they want and some of them want too much and VIII
 be disappointed. and he will be blamed for everything that goes wrong, And of course. the republicans will find things to criticize; but that is to be eN- pected. because President Wilson eau no more please the narrow. preJudiced types and the grating and monopo- lstc classes of republican classes than Christ could please the Jews.
 I have sometimes been irritated oy , the criticism of certain republicans whom I have met and by the nasty things that the 'junker' press. like the New York Tribune. have had to say re-
 garding the purest greatest man that the United States has produced except ing only George Washington; but when | remember IUe way lIt tCHiQNlt i- nores. and I am told. gets real amuSe- ment out of. the rantings of his po- ltical enemies, I feel that his frieEds should not worry about the unjust criticism of him since it manifestly comes from unfriendly sources.
 WILSON SMILE WINS
 have never seen the President look ing better and the ''Wilson smile" has done what the armed millions of Ger A,tSt Strio nnt Ia i a it has conquered Europe. President Wilson is all mind. They have pictur- ed him as a tall, slender, sedate, se- rious old man. and when the people saw healthy looking. smiling. we'll groomed man. apparently in the prime of life and activity, they were amazed i and delighted The President has won derful magnetism and those who have seen him over here are wild about him.
 ! think that much of the Presidents power and his wonderful efficiency come from his being in such splendid physical condition and he feels that
 he owes much to his physician, Rear Admiral Grayson for keeping him physically fit all the time. Admiral
 Grayson is man of great ability and of considerable professional skill. He is thoroughly interested in medicine and keeps abreast of the progress of his profession He believes in pre- ventive medicine more than in waiting to treat sickness Everyone should recognize that Admiral Grayson must be an unusual man to have been the medical aide. physician and companion to three Presidents of such widely di vergent natures as Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. The President has the greatest confidence in Admiral Gray son. and he has the good Judgment to let his doctor direct his life so that he can keep well and be most efficient Had it not been for allowing Ad miral Grayson to decide how much work he should do every day the Pres ident would have been wreck from this trip, because every public man in Europe wants to have a personal interview with him. and the notable people everywhere he has been would have broken down his health with all sorts of entertainments if the Pres,- dent had not followed Admiral Gray sons advice in limiting his social ac- tivities so that he can get the neces- sary rest The President Is doing more real work than any other man in Eu- rope. but at the same time he knows the importance of conserving his health He surely looks well now. I am hoping to come home on the George Washington with the presiden- tial party. The newspapers here pre-
 dict that the President will sail some
 time after the 10th, so that it seems likely that I shall be in Washington
 before March 1.
 Affectionately. your brother. SEAI.E HARRIS, Lieutenant Colonel M c.