The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
PRESIDENT SPENDS
FAVORABLE DAY,
SAYS DR.. GRAYSON
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also appeared much fatigued by the
long journey. The President was met
at the station by his daughter, Miss
Margaret Wilson. He kissed her af-
fectionately in answer to her greeting:
"Oh. I'm 50 glad to see you. father" :"
Completely isolated from callers.
and temporarily bereft of the cares
Of his office. the Presidents imme-
date program constitutes but one
thing. and that Is rest If Dr.. Gray
son has his way land he has SO far).
the President viii remain In his pri-
vate quarters IN the. White House to
get well. and to do nothing else.
Cheered at station.
More than 1000 persons had gath
cred at the station here to greet the
President. and he was given a rous-
ing cheer as he walked through the
concourse to his waiting automobile.
He smiled and doffed his hat to the
crowd. thereby further endangering
his health as the morning air was
chill and the wind played pranks
with his hair.
DR.. Grayson Is not yet certain as
to when the President will round
back to condition, but the cancella-
tion of all engagements. as an
nounced from the white House
Special still stands. There Is a pos
sibility, though. that the President
may be able to confer with Senator
Hitchcock. and one or two other
leading Democratic Senators who
are handling the peace treaty fight
in the Senate. The President, while
on the train. was kept fully advised
daily Of all developments in the Sem
ate fight by Senator Hitchcock, and
it is his chief concern now.
The general situation on the
treaty Is about the same today as II
was September 3. the night on which
President Wilson began his 10000
mile trip. He. and his advisers,
however. believe he has been sue
cessful in his fight. and that his
success will be of cumulative
character. By degrees. they think,
the sentiment of the country will
begin to assert itself and the treaty
will be ratified.
Fight Now I'm senate.
For the present the President
leaves the stage of the treaty fight,
and II becomes the struggle OF his
spokesmen in the Senate. He has
been the chief character in 1t, from
a public standpoint. for the last
twenty five days because of the for
ty addresses he has delivered in
that time.
II public sentiment has been
aroused by the President. the Sen
ate has given no appreciable evi-
dence of the fact, but he does bear
pleasant memories of cordial recep-
tions given him in many States.
There are two outstanding features
regarding the Presidents trip. The
hrst and foremost one is that the
women throughout every State
which he visited believe in him ana
are friendly to him.
Every one of his audiences was
composed at least equally of women,
and in the little towns and villages
where his special paused thousands
OF women were on hand to wish him
and his cause well. The Presidents
argument that the league of nations
will make impossible future wars
is thought to be the reason for the
support given him by the women.
The second feature is that the
President, in discussing the peace
treaty. is different man. He SEEM
ingly has raised himself to an ex-
alted plane. and he bespeaks him
self with the fervor of a crusader.
He said that he was willing to die
for the treaty. and no one who
heard him say this would take issue
with him on the sincerity Of his
statement. The subject Of reserva-
tions. and even interpretations has
been so repulsive to the President
that it has been impossible for him
to say anything kind of the mild
reservationists.
In some speeches he has referred
TO them as high minded men, but
later on. and at times in the same
speeches. he has ridiculed their
efforts to amplify the meaning of
certain sections of the league cove
nant by additional language. He
has termed this a multiplication
of words to make the obvious more
obvious" and there has been
harsh note of sarcasm in his voice
when he has said il.
The Presidents devotion to the
treaty is the reason for his illness.
He has worked indefatigably every
day since he left Washington, and
the strain has simply proved too
much for him to stand. The phys
ical ills of his body were illustrated
today when he walked from the
special train to his motor. His step
was unsteady. and his body leaned
heavily on the helping arm of Mrs.