South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-26
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probation his own service the president himself is
doubt largely responsible.
There is living in the world today who is such
the presenting ideas, ideals argu-
ments reasons as Pres't wilson no man capti-
waiting with all this mastery he has gift at all
for draatzin events so that people can see and feel
them. / think he has characterized a personal
ity in public Though sometimes delightfully."- in priate)
that it caught in mems minds hit off specific
situation in which he had acted that it could not be
forgotten He can exPress-and no one better any
where-what he thinks but what he did, why
or how. Examine his speeches and you will find them
full OF Il think I believe Il feel" L hope, and
far less frequently Il did" II went" Il fought" He
has the art of presenting situation with all its
heroic aspects-as Roosevelt had, La Toilette Of
Wisconsin still higher measure-the DARK forces
ranged side and the angels of light the other
and himself the leader with shining sword Mr..
Lloyd George today much Of his success in Eng
land to this gift for dramatization.
When people complain vaguely that they have not
been given the facts it is this that they they
want to see and feel what happened: they do so
much to think about it.
Results Published.
Dav after day. as I went up 20 him after the meet
ings of the council seemed his desire have
the events of day-which often related private
with the freedom with color and humor-
go IN he smallest possible capsule and give only
accomplished results. not the process by which they
brought about
He acts vigorously: he has unlimited courage to do
when his mind made and he is not afraid as
sumo the most towering responsibilities he showed
gain nd again at Paris-but he about
afterwards When he came home 70 America, Feb
ruary bringing OF the League of
tions-a dramatic moment II ever there One-a
president returning for the time from a foreign
country bringing his pocket constitution for
government of the woodland made his speeches in
Yorl<-greatly a presented the
case the arguments the reasons for the League-one
felt popular disappointment getting
specific reports what had happened at Paris; what
the actual situation had been: what we're the forces
work and the how and why OF the various articles
Dramatic Story
Now, there wonderful and hishIy dramatic
story of the fight for the League Some of the ables
world those night conferences in
Col Houses office the CrlOn hotel; there dra
matte clashes between powerful personalities symbol
international poIicy-like on ques-
on which throughout the sessions of the League
Nations commission like crimson thread. The
origin of the itself profound
interesting; the building of various articles by
sub-commission with suggestions from every side is in
fascinating story Much this could have been
made public without inJurng any bruis-
ing any suscepubilities
8 from the truth say that the covenant
first presented the American public surprised
and shocked many people. 1t shocked people
hard cold specific practical realization Of beautiful
ideal always shock people It fan far short of
the warm imagination Of hopeful liberals; goes
far toward confirming the worst fears of the
vatives that dsappOnts both extremes, dscourages
one the But if the ordinary reasonable
American could have in those conferences of the
nations in Col Houses office at the Crillon hotel day
after day-or failing that, had had the proceedings
presented dramatically and wildly that he could
really understandable would have all the forces
at work against the urid background OF a suffering
Europe would have why. with such warning ideals