The sun., 1919-07-13
NEW I'M AMERICAN HISTORY.
President Wilson's Course One Of
Personal Rule.

modification of the treaty he says IL Is
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'0N0'ue' IL nc eaSs' Fo' 'iiiiu'e' 0'e"
on the dotted line-or war!
Our pleadings have been much the
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cessio"s were rnaoe 10 1erinaHS' ''e"
she was ordered to sign. This is about
what, happened TO us The Germans
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10 De the same 10 US germany now
ever mas one advantage she was a.
lowed TO see the treaty before we were
what KIND OF man Is Inc fresiden'
anyway! Is he actuated by any pa'ri-
otc motiVeT II seems TO me that ne IL
actuated by nothing but personal amor
ton. He says in his writings that the
President has right to be as Dig a
man as he cam 1t seems 10 me 'ha'
THIS accounts Tor MS conduct
In going abroad he wanted TO matcn
his mind" This was his own naive ad-
mission. and the idea seems to be upper
most In everything he does. The nrst
thing he did In Europe was to make
a succession or royal progresses. lie
showed no interest In the wounds OF
Belgium and France. The hrst thng tnst
gave onence IN his conduct ABROAD was
the tact that IN all MS utterances there
was no recognition OF what England ana
france nan done IN the war America
uhoer MS dTecton, was gIorlhed' Inc
rest was silence. This or course was
tribute TO himseif' The glory was all MS
own and he reaped IL in great armfuls In
London Paris and Rome until II began
10 De evident that' ike the TURK ne
"ouia Dear no prother near the 'hrone'
we are done win Europe It's interest
began 10 wane upon the signing OF the
armistice. FOR some months now II mas
nao only a subordinate place IN the con-
temptations OF Americans VINO nave any
grasp on aHairs' we are confronted
with situation at home that Is OF IN
nniteiy more Importance TO US than any
thing that could happen In Europe.
Wilson'S disregard or the Constitution
ana MS determination 10 taKe 70 hlInseir
All inc powers OF government mas
reacned me point Where II can no
longer De ignored Inc spectacle he mas
aHorded mas hiied the Old world Win
astonishment.
NO monarch in the world could have
approached the absolute ana autocratic
course he has pursued. The Kaiser was
regarded as the type or an absolute
ruler but compared with the President
ne was only piker' some years ago
ne gave out an interview upon MS own
responsibility This was instantly re-
where TO mead IN. For years the Presi-
dent mas been pursuing course ana
doing things compared with which the
halser act was Trivial.
As TAR as he can ne Is reducing inc
CONSTITUTION 10 scrap OF paper ne
mas JUST maze treaty without tHe ao-
wee or tne senate IN olrect VOCATION
CT the constitution ana the oath he took
70 support IL lie Is now gong 10 nave
.ne treaty aoopteo "'.nou, the consent OF
the senate "hen he heard that the
treaty was not IN accord with the IDEAS
OF tne senate ne came nome ana an
hounceu Una. MS ngn''ns oiooo was up
ana t'lal 'he treaty "ou'u oe aaop'eo
e@Ac'iS as ne had nlaoe H. without
oo''i"s an OF crossing sucn IN
science was never neiore seen IN this
country ana ~ouId De Impossible any
"he'e else Inc olo "oriu mas seen zoo
niueh Oh personal RUE 10 permit any
Nuch performances as are hao''ual VIII
'"e rfee'ueH''
MS "TRIP ABROAD ana everything nc o'o
mere was N'Faeonsutu'lohai'
'nete no Uau't'on ol inc rresi-
uen''ai Once thal the PRESIDENT mas not
N.o'aleu' MS acts run paralei 10 those
y. every '9Ia''. ana u'o.itoF VI n's'',S'
ms attempts 10 coHtFo! lesis'a'ion oy
management ana paehihs tne mouse
are exactly lhe same as C@sar ana
'a'nes 81 ii's REFUSAL 10 convene Ion
sress Is counterpart OF Char'es Is
ae1 "N.cn cost Nun MS crow" ana ms
neau. MS manipulation OF news mas iue
eouhoeipsIl III an uespo''eHis hi'o"H 10
E'story. Inc Greer bureau win us oni-
ciai bulletin was simply foucne ana the
Mo"''c"r OF Napoieon' So!onei HouSe Is
me mysterious cafnarh'a.
Inc stor! Is 100 long TOT newspaper
letter nave touched Few or the hign
points Inc auestioa 49, what are we
gong 10 40 ABOUT ~ II 10 eN'oeht 'iae
the time mas arrived when something
shouid De zone "ashihstoh denounced
iresidentiai meddi'ns win eiections as
h'ehiy improper' out TINS means hoth-
mt TO MI WILSON, fropriety ana ira
"Hlon mean nothihg 10 him.
Heretofore the common understanding
nj the Constitution ana long settled
practice nave peeh su''lSient 10 restrain