New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-01
" ANTS 10 Say just What
He Thinks of Some of
Leagues Opponents
Can't Relieve Mind
While in Office
Uses Language So Strong
Democratic Committees
men Won't Quote Him
By Carter Field
Nom YORK; Tribuio
W1shtndfo BMrenn

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.- President
Wilson to-day told members of the
Democratic National Committee that
he would not be a candidate for re
election in 1920. After March 4. 1921.
he informed the Democratic leaders in
talk after luncheon at the White
House, he will turn his attention to
writing history.
The statement, which was declared
by members of the committee TO be alb
sclutely fiat and unequivocal. was
drawn out by their assumption that
Mr.. Wilson would accept another nom
ination.
1t is good thing, the President told
the committeeman, that custom pcr-
mlts only two terms to President.
We're it longer, he pointed out, man
might not be able to stand it, He ~x-
pressed the view that, no matter what
might be said in attacks on the Pres
dent, there was always feeling Of
shock on the part of the public if tbs
President III defence should attack his
opponent
Fears He Might Burst
Remaining in Office with this sort of
muzzle upon him, he said, would natu-
rally fill any man occupying the Office
of President so full of "gas''-several
of his auditors used the same words in
quoting the President on this-that he
would burst if he did not get relief
And this relief the President expects
to get. he told his hearers with some
grlmness, when he quits Office. In
writing the history of these times the
President said he would have to search
through the dictionary to find words
capable Of expressing his ideas about
some OF the men now opposing the
league Of nations. He spoke to-day OF
their "pygmy minds" and used Ian
guage so strong that several said they
did not wish 10 quote HIM
The President declared he had not
been discouraged by the results of the
election last November, despite his ap-
peal to the country TO elect Demo-
cratic House and Senate. He said many
Of the men who were defeated got
what was coming to them.
Republics Are Ungrateful
He softened this statement after
ward by discussing at some length the
tendencies in republics, pointing out
that frequently, just after big reforms
have been put into effect which the
public has not had a chance to become
accustomed to, there is such resent
ment against ssme of the men who had
a hand in bringing them about that
many are defeated.
The President repeated his 'opinjon
that the greatest of the men who sat
around the peace table at Paris was
Premier Venizelos Of Greece.
Seeming to fear an eagerncss on the
part of the Democratic committeeman
TO make the league of nations a perii-
san issue, the President urged them on
their return home to get in touch with
the leaders Of the Republican state
committees, with view to having them
indorse, if possible, the league of ma
tlons constitution.
This would have the effect. lie
pointed out, OF taking discussion OF
the league entirely out of politics,
which he would very much like TO do.
If the Republican committees should
refuse to indorse the league, however,
and should attempt to make partisan
fight against it, then the President in
dicated that, Democrat. he would
welcome the issue