The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-27
WILSON IN VERY
CHEERFUL MOOD
President Appears Rested and
in Better Spirits Than
for Some Days.
SIM PLY 0vERWORKED
Plans for Conference With
Treaty Supporters on Ar
rival in Washington
Abandoned.
(BY JOHN EDWIN NEVlN.)

M 10y JO1N EDWIN NEViN)
(BY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN, |. NJ.
III Staff Corresp on Board Pres
# ident Wilson's Special Train e
MI Route to Washngton.)
IN Richmond, Ind, Sept. 27.-Ver,
# sleep, President Wilson arose shortI,
NJ after his special train left Indanap
IN oils.
III He declined to have his breakfas
u served in his room, but ate the be
a lated meal in the little stateroom o
his private car MayfIower in com
pany with Mrs. Wilson and Admira
Grayson, who have been CAREFUL,
watc hing over his comfort since tn
n trip began.
The president was in a distinct,
cheerful mood when he arose, and in
CURED about the health of the othe
members of his immediate party. II
Il inquirers he stated he had had ;
n good rest"
The special train passed through
Richmond at 12:0t this afternoon.
Attempted Too Much.
The president has attempted toe
much. That is the plain, honest fact
of the case. He has stirred his none
too sturdy and vigorous physique faI
beyond it's normal capacity The in
n evitable result that he must now have
VI absolute and complete rest and quiet
for days, possibly weeks to come.
He has had some rest during tho
last twenty-four hours and there
S@ere, this morning, certain evidences
4 that the rest was having beneficial
II effect. But until he can get back to
n the White House, where he can have
III complete seclusion, it will be impos-
VI sible for him to get the nursing and
.1sabsence from motion that is so nee
S2essary. The train is being run at d
#moderate schedule in order that there
&shall be a minimum of jarring to the
3schief executive. And in his state
room in his private car he is propped
ssup and sustained by pillows and made
Jas comfortable as is possible under
sthe circumstances.
Condition Not Alarming.
The presidents condition is not
alarming. Admiral Grayson has made
4that very plain, in order to offset
wild rumors, that he has suffered a
4complete nervous breakdown. But
5the doctor, who knows the president S
1sThysical condition better than any
8Cther living person, very frankly says
8that only complete rest for some time
will restore his distinguished patient
Sufficiently for him to resume charge
#of the perpleX affairs that now
8confront the mali N,
Il Plans for the II sident to confer
with the senators icading the fight
for confirmation of the treaty of Ver-
sailles have been abandoned. So have
all suggestiins for his and Mrs. Will
sons participation in the welcome to
King Albert of Belgium, and Queen
& Elizabeth, when they reach New
" orll on next Friday afternoon. In
#fact, every effort and engagement for
$the coming two or three weeks have
been called off. He is to have abso-
lutte rest and quiet.
Needs Long Rest.
II For the present Mr.. Wilson Will re-
8main at the White House. 1t is en-
7tirely possible that later on he will
go to scNle secluded spot where he
can get light exercise in the open air
4 and be free from all interference. But
4 for the next few days, after he
Breaches Washington, it is the inten-
3tion of Admiral Grayson to keep his
&patient in the White House, where
4cverything that may be needed for
ahis comfort or his care will be close
at hand and available at instant
#notice. The present illness of Presi-
1 dent Wilson is directly traceable to
i his illness in Paris last June. There
4 he was seized with an attack of in
/ fiuena, which was complicated by a
disarrang cement of his digestive func-
tions. For several days, the president
was a very sick man. His illness had
come at a very critical moment, just
when the Italian question was most
acute and when the differences be-
tween Premier Lloyd George and Gle
mcnceau had reached the point whore
there was very grave danger of a
break. For two days Admiral Gray
son was able to keep the patient
quiet. But then he decided that .no
matter what the consequences he
must get back to work SO he sent
for the members of the American
commission to negotiate peace and
laid out for them in a conference that
lasted for nearly three hours certain
work that he wanted done. And this
while his temperature was well above
the 100 mark.
Then the president insisted that
the conference with Lloyd George and
Clemenceau must be resumed. Ad-
and for ten days the big three" met
III the bedroom of the president with
the latter part of the time in bed and
part of the time covered up with
wraps in an easy chair, bringing to
their conclusion the big points in the
treaty later signed at Versailles.
The cough that was contracted as a
result of this exposure has stuck to
the president ever since. He has been
under treatment for it, and in one of
his addresses jocularly referred to it
aa an after-effect of his journey over
.cas. 1t has not been severe, but as a
result of exposure to dusty roads in
the automobile trips that have been
{. necessary adjunct to the Swing
irritation to a sensitive throat that it
il necessary in long railway journeys,
the coughing spells have been some
what frequent and they have taxed
the presidents strength by their at
tacking nature. Added to this, of
course, has been the physical strain
OF a 10,000-mile tour of the country
the making of two or three speeches,
sometimes more, daily-and the in
ability to take the necessary exercise
that the president has come to de-
Ipend on so much during the last few
years. This is the reason why the
president finally broke down. Incl
dentally, he personally wanted to
complete the trip regardless of con-
sequences. He insisted on dressing
for the street parade at Wichita, but
Mrs, Wilson added her persuasions
to those of Admiral Grayson with the
result that he finally gave reluctant