The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
WILSON WILL Be
OUT OF HARNESS
FOR LONG TIME
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ton % James Smith as senator and |
mus began a series Of mental strains |
Such as the struggle with a Republican
legislature TO get reform program
through and speechmaking tours in the |
presidential primary contest This dove
tailed into the presidential campaign IN |
1919 itself and when Mr. Wilson was
elected he did not rellnquish the gov
ernorship of New Jersey until three
days before he was maugurated prssi-
dent
With the exception bC few weeks in.
Bermuda with his family he had been
continuously at work for two yearstl
when the cares OF the White House be
gan TO accumulate, lie had az hard
fight on tariff and currency legislation
and then came the seizure OF Vera
Cruz, followed soon by the outbreak of
the European war in 1914. which made
the first is months Of his term exact
ing.
Throughout the first two years of
the war the I4usitania controversy and
neutrality problems weighed heavily on
the presidents mind and then came the
preparedness tour and later the presi-
dental campaign OF 1916 Americas
entrance into the war a few months
later piled high the duties and tasks
While war operations were at their
height decisions affecting the placing
OF American troops into battle and ma
val questions of moment were referred
TO the president from abroad Mr. VIII
son, spent many long hours at night
cooling and DECIDING confidential mes
sages himself.
Perhaps the climax OF all came when
Germany asked for an armistice and
me president began TO exchange notes
that led to Germany's Capitulatlon. In
the midst OF this excitement so great
was the presidents anxiety for the
league Of nations and the making of
the terms of the treaty OF peace that
he asked the country to return ma
lority In congress as a vote of conf
dence, His determination. to hasten the
peace conference and go to Europe
himself was the source OF some appre-
hension TO his friends who wondered
II he couldNstand the added strain.
In Paris he was at work day and
night and caught Geld while In q con-
ference with Prime Minister Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau, This
developed into influenza from which, az
DR.. Grayson SAYS, the president has
never recovered entirely.
Collapse Is Feared.
1t is true that there were many rea-
sons for postponing the presidents trip
league of nations which had been
planned to begin Immediately after his
return from Europe but even IL he
I'could have finished sooner those con-
ferences with individual senators. his
physician would probably have held him
in Washington as he was beginning
then to show signs of a collapse
But the presidents reeuperatlve pow
ers have on more than one occasion
been pleasant surprise to those who
have worried about his health and
when he insisted on making his tour for
the league OF nations consent was given
| on the condition that he would not
make an extensive trip and that he
you'd rest on week ends II was sug--
gested that he rest In Yellowstone Park,
Rainier Park or in the Yosemite, but
to all suggestions the president grimly
| objected, saying he was not bent on Il
pleasure taunt but q business trip Even
his Sundays were not kept free. Local
committees insisted on seeing him
| Everywhere along the journey requests
for labor conferences have been made
and the result was that Mr. Wilson got
very little rest on Sundays
All day long and all night crowds
would gather at the passing stations
and cheer, II the train stopped to take
water or change locomotives 1t was
pretty certain that the presidents rest
| would be disturbed at night while dur
| ltB Lnt udN he gWOulu 10 out on the
back platform and shake hands with the
people who insisted on seeing him. Hts
| physician would not permit him TO make
any scheduled speeches Between sta
lions the president worked away on his
| typewriter on official business Much
| OF his time was spent in studying cables
| from Frank Polk head of the American
peace mission, negotiating treaties with
Austria and Bulgaria, Lately the sit
uation at F1ume has given him much
concern.
But the greatest burden of all has
been the extemporaneouS speeches. In
stead Of stretching his trip out to eight
weeks and covering 10000 miles as
other presidents have done, Mr. Wilson
sought to accomplish his purpose In
four weeks. He spoke extemporane-
ously everywhere times in 81 days.
He would prepare notes on the train.
| On Thursday night he had mapped
out the speeches he planned to deliver
In Wichita, Little Rock, Oklahoma City,
Memphis and Louisville. But ever since
J his appearance In San Francisco, he has
been Ill and has coughed heavily and
, lspent sleepless nights.
Mrs. Wilson, who is a trained nurse,
has constantly attended him, and the
effect of her viglls OF the ten days
have seemed to tell on her, too,
Dr. Grayson was summoned twice aft
er midnight Thursday, On the second
l i
ing, he sent a messenger to arouse
Secretary Tumulty, asleep In the next
car. He told the secretary that the
trip. would have to be Cancelled that
d the president had gone too far and
would have to detaeh himself completes
a ly from his work. The president In
+ sisted that he would be well enough in
i a day or 30, and pleaded an opportunity
' | to fulfill his engagement, but Mrs. VIII
son, Dr. Grayson and Secretary Tumul-
ty overruled him and the trip was sum.
marily cancelled.
May Call Others.
! Consultation aboard the train 'FridA y
' led to a decision not to stop off en-
1 route, but to get the president TO the
s White House as soon as possible and
. decide then whether he should go to
Q some quiet spot. II may be that other
:. physicians will be called by Or. Gray
> son as 81 means Of precaution. and the
extent of the presidents exhaustion
fully determined. but that the presi-
, dent must give up all work for the pres
ent is the command II his physician.
The presidents trouble Is described
4 technically as nervous exhaustion, but
Z there are several things that contrib
ute to 1t, First there Is n cough which
is the after-eff of Influenza and this
; has affected somewhat the presidents
F., respiration His digestive organs have
F.. been hurt by the constant strain Of his
, work. Altogether 1t has slowly taker
!. away large part of the Presidents vi
tally, and when the doctors observed
his twitching and hating speech, which
. was noticed by the correspondence, too,
i in the last few speeches, II was appar
ent that Mr.. Wilson was physically neal
the end OF his rope
1t is difficult to describe the intensi-
| ty of the presidents feeling about the
peace treaty ! He thinks and talks
Of nothing else He has Raid he would
gladly lay down his life for the cause
for which he has been touring the coun-
= try. Whenever anyone in the crow,
: suggested that Mr., Wilson might Jur
d for a third term, he has given th'
a impression that he never would run
His advisers have cautioned him against
!, making q definite statement against