Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
Current Events for the Children
and Grown.Ups, Too
Mo IS PREsIDENTl

I'D kAE LlQAL steps eAs4tANA 4AAH aAA0 "
every direction. Il want you 10 tell U
all about President Wilson and hO'
the government is being run while b
IS sick"
well. Jack. there is a lot 10 tell o
that subject so you and Ruth get som
dry shoes and stockings and sit dow
quietly and I'll tell you all ! can be
fore supper
After much hurrying on the part o
the children Uncle Ted gathered then
about him before the open fire and be
gan his story.
There has been a lot Of talk abou
the President since he was taken il
during his trip through the countr,
when he spoke for the world clul
plan. Some stories say that he hat
stroke that is. became paralyzed II
one or both legs so that he cannot
walk: other stories say that he suf-
fered simply a complete nervous
breakdown. while some have said that
his mind was not clear. which makes
him unable 20 think clearly and deal
with the important affairs OF the gov
ernment as a President should. No
one really seems 10 know just what
has been the matter with him but one
thing is sure. he has been and still is
very sick man and from all reports
is unable 10 run the government Dur
ing the first part Of his illness his own
personal doctor, Admiral Cary r.
GraysOn, and two other doctors called
In from Washington. signed state
ments each day supposed TO tell how
the President was getting along Az
ter a while Dr. GraysOn signed them
alone and now every once in while
a report will come from the White
House that Mr.. Wilson is steadily i'm
proving but every action on the part
Of the Presidents workers and the fact
that no one can see him makes me be-
lieve he is not getting better"
who takes care Of the President
them asked Jack
That is just the point. Jack" an
swered Uncle Ted. 1T is certain that
Mr. Wilson Is not able to act on any
matter OF importance but no attempt
has been made 10 call in Vice Presi- |
dent Marshall TO act in his place So I
far as can be seen. Joseph Tumulty.
Secretary TO Mr. Wilson. is running
the government and In these danger
Gus times with the grave labor trou-
bles and problems OF every kind which
must be settled Il means that the
United States Of America is practical
ly without a President because the
President while too sick to act him
self is apparently still well enough &c
be stubborn as usual and won't let any
one else act for him. He has not been
allowed 10 see or talk in any way
with any Of the members of the cab
met and even Senator Hitchcock who
has been running the peace treaty and
world club plan for him in the Senate.
was not allowed to see him the other
day when he called at the White
House
But the worst OF all. children. is
the fact that on the morning after the
Presidents message was read to Con-
gress a report was made that Mr. Will
son has not been told a thing about the
Mexican situation, and that Mr.. Ian
sing, Secretary Of State has had to act
alone in the matter"
What is the Mexican situation?
asked Ruth.
Some day. Ruth. ! will tell you the
whole story about Mexico but az r,res-
ent II is enough to know that because
many Americans have been murdered
down there and because william o
jenkins. consular agent of the United
States is held in prison by the Mex-
can government. it may mean war.
And all that has been done by our
government has been the sending of
lot Of notes down there by Mr.. Ian
sing without any action from the
President and the Mexlcans have
learned that the Wilson Administra-
tion just talks and talks. II is a ter
rible thing 10 have our country nearly
on the verge of war with another
country while the President. who ac-
eording to the Constitution is Com
nander In Chief OF the Army and Navy
IS too III to even be told of the trou-
be- q
The whole trouble IS, children, that I
although the President was not taken &
u until the first Of October, 1919. and
therefore made unable to study the
lone troubles Of the United States as I
le should; he hasn't studied them ,
october, 1918. when he started send =
ng peace notes TO Germany. From
nat time on he gave all his time to >
ne study OF the world problems. the Z
reaty and his pet hobby, the world
luD plan. He sailed to France in {
december, 1918. telling Congress that
e would keep in close touch with
hem and let them know everything
e dld' But ne didn't, as we all know
% wen now"
Z NJ the cabinet take care of these
ONE troubles without him?" asked
ack. They have Congress to helm
lem"
NO Jack, the Cabinet cannot run
ie Government The Cabinet is sim
~ a name for the body Of men which
composed Of the head OF the differ-
lt departments, such as the Secretary
the Treasury and the Secretary Of
ar. Ihe President is the Executive
sad and is responsible alone For
az reason while our President is nm
,le 70 deal with the serious matters
hich confront US today il leaves tbe
'untry in a dangerous condition
As 10 the Presidents last message
Congress, il is considered almost
ke. Many Of the Senators and Rem
sentatives don't believe he wrote i
contains nothing new. II quotes ms
ng paragraphs from other messages al
ID does not mention the peace treaty
the world club plan. Il is not
ritten IN the Presidents usual Ian
iage and sounds like mixture OF
e opinions Of the various cabinet
lcers linked together with a few Of On
eretary Tumulty's choice sentences. Is
Just one thing will show you how tb'
Senate feels about the whole sit bsj
ton. In the message Mr.. Wilson mo
d he would send another message 10,
er about what he thought should be va
ne with the railroad question. But -
Senate Is not going to wait for any r.
wee from the White House. NOT
owing whether it comes from the T.
esident or not, and 50 immediately y
er the Presidents message was rood