The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-07
Sleep and Absolute Quiet
Necessary to Restore His
Shattered Nerves.
1T MAY REQUIRE WEEKS
Eager to Resume Work, but
StenOgrapher He Summons
Is Kept Away.
POPE MAKES INQUIRIES
Hitchcock Assures Tumulty
Wilson Need Not Worry
About Early League Vote.
POPE MAKES INQUIRIES
RnecinI DsspnfcA 10 TIE Sun.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-President Will
son apparently is continuing to inns
prove steadily but very gradually to>
night.
DR.. Grayson and the other physi-
clans with whom he has constantly
consulted concerning the Presidents
ailment, however. are guarding against
being too optimistic. The partial col-
lapse of the nervous system is such
an affiiction that even the continuing
good progress made by the President
may not mean real strides toward re-
covery. The main requirement now
and for a long time to come is sleep
and real rest, and these Mr.. Wilson
has been obtaining for several days.
His physicians, however, insist that
this must continue for a long time.
The President is making efforts now
and again to take up some of the
threads of the affairs Of State where
he was forced to drop them when the
condition of his health brought about
an, abrupt windup Of his League OF
Nations speaking trip. Even though
every effort is being made to prevent
| this-and these efforts have been sue
| cessful thus far-the fretting to get
back to work again may result in re-
tarding Mr.. Wilson's return to full
| health.
Another conference was held at the
70 1o.y Tlr
admiral Stitt, head of the naval hos
pital here, and DR.. Sterling Ruftin. the
personal physician OF Mrs. Wilson, at
tending 1t. The morning bulletin on the
condition of the President was signed
by these three physicians for the first
time. In the past DR.. Grayson has
signed the bulletins alone.
Stenosrapher Kept From Him.
1t Is expected that DR.. Francis X.
Dercum, the world famous neur 1logist
of Philadelphia, will make another trip
TO the White House during the week.
Meanwhile DR.. Dercum is being kept
| constantly advised of the condition Of
the President by telephone consultations
One thing which has been on the
Presidents mind in addition to the peace
treaty fight in the Senate is the indus
trial conference begun here to-day. The
President desired particularly to present
some Of his ideas to this conference. He
failed because by design not a stenog-
rapher could be found about the White
House yesterday to take down his words.
Even though prevented from sending
message to the conference it is the
general belief here that Mr.. Wilson's
ideas on the permanent Craftsmanship OF
the conference and some similar matters
were impaired some time ago to men
who can be said to represent him there
and that they will make every effort to
carry out the Presidents desires
1t Is hoped that now that the confer
| ence is under way the President will
! recede somewhat from his keen interest
in what will be done there.
The most encouraging sign seen in tho
Presidents condition now is that he is
| sleeping naturally again. This is ons
| OF the requirements for resisting and re-
covering from such an attack Mr.
Wilson has suffered, and his physicians
are highly pleased and hopeful that this
Will continue.
Message From the Pope.
A message from Pope Benedict was
received at the White House to-day
| through the State Department The
message from the Pope was signed by
| Cardinal Gasparri. the Papal Secretary
OF State, and read
The Holy Father is most anxious
about the condition OF tho health OF
| President Wilson. His Holiness
| wishes and prays for a speedy re-,
covery and would be grateful to be
kept informed about the course OF
| the illness of the illustrious patient.
Among the callers at the White HOUSE
| was Senator Hitchcock (Neb). one OF
| the Administration leaders in the treaty
| nght on the floor of the Senate, Sena-
| tor Hitchcock told Secretary Tumulty
| that the President need not be worried
| over the treaty, since there would be
no developments requiring the attention
OF Mr. Wilson for at least two or three
weeks Senator Hitchcock said he hoped
| to be able TO confer with the President
before consideration Of reservations 10
| taken up in the Senate
Jose l.. Riesco. counsellor OF the Chii-
| can Embassy. called at the State De-
| partInent during the day in response to
| cabled instructions from tho Chilean
| Foreign Office, and expressed the sym-
| pathies of his Government over the Ill
ness OF President Wilson. The Chilean
Foreign Once has instructed the en-
bassy here to keep It informed daily az
! to the condition OF Mr.. Wilson.