The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-26
The Presidents Illness.

| President Wilson's severe and pro-
tracted illness, occurring in a period
| OF universal turmoil, has caused ankle
! ~ the world over. For five months the
| true nature and extent of Mr.. Wilson S
malay, has been secret carefully
guarded by his physicians. Now, how
| ever, comes detailed statement BY one
OF them, DR.. Hugh H. Young, of Balti-
more, which gives hope for speedy and
| complete recovery. THE whole world
Will be pleased to learn it," declares the
Wichita Eagle Qnd), echoing the sym
Pathy that finds expression every
The public was entitled to know the
truth, comments the washington, Post
| und.); DR.. Young has performed a
real service to the people," For, as the
Post add, the reticence that has been
observed with respect to the case has
itself bred false and grotesquely mag
came greatly exercised" The Chicago
Journal Dem) thinks the statement
puts an end to a vast quantity of
vicious gossip" and the New York
World Dem) says "concealment may
have served some exaggerated idea of
erably in everything else"
The president himself since the
Young statement has given evidences
Of increased participation in state af-
fairs. His return to active duty will
be blessing" says the Albany Argus
conditions that call for his attention"
| And 1t looks to the Greensboro Daily
News Qnd,) "as If Mr.. Wilson may yet
be in full fettle to fight another round
or two, unhandicapped with his an
| Gent foes The Minneapolis Tribune
| (Rep.) even goes so far as to speculate
| that he may announce his candidacy for
| a third term TNoinfinO ont that she
never has declared himself industrious
of continuing in the office" but on
| the contrary did declare himself some
years ago as not in sympathy with any
arbitrary rule or unwritten law about
a third term" At any rate, 1.-The presi-
| fray of international affairs, as the
Birmingham News (Dem.) says. and
the Knoxville Sentinel (Ind. Dem
thinks lit will doubtless relieve Senator
Fall and other assistant presidents of
the senate to know that they will not
torial commission for the rest of Mr..
Wilson's term
That the malady has been grave is
seen clearly in DR.. Youngs declara-
ton that 1t proceeded from ''throm
bosis," or the forming of blood clot,
resulting in a Slight impairment" Of
his left arm and leg-"in other words, =
partial paralysis" But the Grand
Rapids News dnd.) thinks 1.-THE expert
tells us great deal, yet he leaves us
with the thought that he hasn't told
all. 'The nation may well hope" says
the Detroit Free Press 0nd) that
GfsS' to 81 be seSSsTS e"' " s mot
ing paradox" Is how the Philadelphia
Public Ledger Gnd) describes DR..
Young's statement, which presents a
man suffering from admitted nervous
and physical breakdown as in the pink
of cerebral condition and equal to any
voiced by many papers concerning the
policy Of secrecy about the presidents
| illness. His capacity or incapacity for
doing business" says the Worcester
| Telegram CRep.) was just as clearly a
public matter as any other item of
government" The Indianapolis Star
lind. Rep) speaks of the "duplicity of
those in attendance on him." and the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune (Rep)
believes that practical deceit has been
practiced by all the physicians from the
| beginning"
The presidents long illness has nat
urally caused many to ask whether the
constitutional provision for. vice. .presi..
Dental succession in case of inability
of the president should not be invoked.
Now that Mr.. Wilson has recovered
sufficiently to take up the reins,' the
Cincinnati Times-Star (Rep) thinks
1.-The question may be discussed" and
the Boston Herald Qnd. Rep.) deems
it "a question that is becoming in
creasingly hard to evade." The Herald
continues:
1.-THE case of President Wilson is
without parallel in our history Presi-
dent Garfield died some ten weeks after
he was shot. President Wilson for
about 10 weeks has been in the hands
of physicians, one of whom has just
now for the first time given the press
some information as to his condition,