French Broad hustler., 1919-06-05
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919
ACCOMPLISHMENT

cism of President Wilson and the
League of Nations which is the pro-
duct of his massive intellect. But the
president is standing by his guns and
when final settlement of the issues in
yoIved in the world struggle for hu-
man liberty is reached it will be found
that his ideas have prevailed to a
larger extent than those OF any other
diplomat around the peace table. IL
has been no land-grabhing PROPOSE
tiOn with the President of the United
States. He has adhered to prIn.:ple
from the incipiency of the contest
and the question of SpoiIs has not ap-
pealed to him, or ,he true AmG- lean
for a moment. America First" has
been his slogan and under his leader
ship America today stands at the very
head of the great powers of the world
Looking back over the period that
has elapsed since that memorial day,
April 6, 1917, when President Wilson
that formally aligned America with
the nations of the earth that were
fighting to save civilization. and l:ber-
ty from becoming a mere memory, it
is difficult to conceive that the sren
has been so brief, considering our
tremendous accom- plisLlnents. Mur-
tai mind finds it difficult to grasp the
immensity of the stupendous events
that have transpired in that trief
time, for every day has been filed
with glorious deeds, each worthy of
page in history; deeds of devotion, of
sacrifice, of duty done, deeds that will
grow brighter and more glorious in
the perspective of the years; deeds
that time will illumine until they
shine with brightness unparalleled in
all the ages.
And the name of Woodrow Wilson
is inevitably linked with every move
ment inaugurated with a view to win
ming the war since the moment hos
tilities began. The wonderful story of
Americas accomplishments since her
might was hurled into the breach to
stay the on rush of the horde of Huns
that spring day two years ago IS a
record of the achievement of the IN
paralleled, of the seemingly impossi-
BILE, and will form the brightest
chapter in the worlds history. The
names of those men who by their
deeds of sacrifice, of patriotism and of
devotion to duty furnished the theme
for this wonderful story will form
roll of honor to be inscribed on tab
lets of memory that will never perish
The wonderful story of America and
the World War-the greatest of all
the ages-will be told in song and
story, will be illustrated with the
painters brush, and the figure that
will stand out in greatest relief, that
will loom largest on the horizon of
history, growing with every passing
year and an inspiration for every
American youth, will be that of the
courageous, the indomitabte .ut pa
tient president, Woodrow Wilson.
But some folks persist in criticising
the President in the face of the many
things he has done for American and
the world during the wa and since
the armistice was signed. Inspired by
partisan and selfish ambitions. ira
ducers are attempting tc defeas the
very purpose of this man wh0 sits at
the peace table, seeking to achieve the |
full fruits of the vict1rv that has been
won at the cost of so much blood and !
treasure; seeking to bring to war
worn world an era of lasting peace.
Washington and Lincoln had their |
traudcers, little men who sought to |
detract from the greatness of men
they could not even initiate; men
whose purity of purpose and tower
ing intellect they could not appre-
ciate. But like Washington and Lin
coin, Wilson will grow in the love anG
admiration of his country and the
world until his figure towers along
side those of the greatest men Of all
time-Wilson, the father of the new
freedom.