The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-21
WILSON'S COURSE
IS DISAPPROVED
ON EVERY HAND
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,
ICopyrigAt BY The Intelligencer.)

rhr,~ days outside of Washington, talk
iuE with p"rplr IN al walks Of HE.
prup." In New York state. MtSh'San ana
i!Nnu.s. has Eiv"u the writer an "d@a "i
how a CrrSS-suri lpu II NuI' T.Ciu JUh!l'
ur.,lou feels abuut tho wilson Lansing
break. And IN" odd part of :; - that "n
my return 70 WAshIuIt"n IND hardly
Il realization OF the astounding rNhiaIAI
effect which this erisod" has mad. Inc
NaiuuVl Capital has So many sensations
that Il Is often Ca.!"uscd t" cabinet
designations and regards th"m as mere
tlurri"S. II IL truo that the editorial
EXPRESSION has been almost unanimous
IN CUndrmnlnE the abrupt d!SmlSSal OF
Secretary Lansing but even editorials
are sometimes brushed as!d" in this in
,ruscly political year by administration
men rs al Cph"m"ral hyst"Cta, bound
20 pass sooner or Later.
Not 50. however, - tho Judgment If
the average man / cr"uU"trr'd III H"'h
places a. BInGhampt"n and Syracus"
IN New York STATE, Detroit or chicago
and on the trains travelling between
these points. Never in my own expert
euce has It seemed t. ne that opinions
was 80 uniform. democrats aud Re
puhlicanS alike diSIpprOve Of what the
President has don" hut tho r"Grc;tahlc
and Significant fact however. iT not
mere condemnation of what has Happen
ei but wonder about what VIII happcu.
No matter where on" went. tn" question
.hnt was shot hack was "dHi Ia" l'rcSl-
dents Aln"ss have any 'hlnE to do with
chat Lansing letter?
Try as one might "a offset such an
iulrrrss lOn, there - uu doubt that every
a, OF President Wilson from this rms
uu VIII hr suhJertrt to an embarrassing
scrutiny. The incident has mad" anaH-
NIX Iuruads on that iutGupih'r yet all
iupoC;tEt factor n e"N"rniu"Ht. u''ii"'N
public confidence. Once that u iUgIrI'-
ID, politicians Of IN" opposite party
seem strengthened and permitted -
reap the benefits Of the situation.
AS for morale among the Democrats.
I talked with few leaders who az"
dyed the wool watson men. IN" ki"J
vino VIII defend to tho last ditch the
Presidents appeal IN 1914 fur Z D"mu-
nearly everything lie has ever don" IL
seven years. Sat their fran" Of mind
on tho Lansing episode was one OF help
leSsness and hrwid":m"mt. Their atII-
;UhN was analogous To- ;hat of tho hero
wurshpping fans who have admired all
season long the brilliant playing OF I
fielder only to see HIM throw the telling
game IN Tn" world series by dropping
tho bal. "a III" ninth inning with three
men on base. Th"y havo memories OF
brilliant pas, P'rf"rmanr" and their
,haErin Is mingled with disappointment
OF the keenest sort.
Feeling Of Pity.
II Is CURIOUS indeed that much OF tho
feeling Is that Of pity. People wcuucr
why the President wasn't stopped by
some one in the inner circle from pass.
ing out the Lansing letter. People
suspect even that the Presidents out.
burst on the Flumo Gu"s,lu'. = l'Gu"
and temper. find her" in Washington
a little echo uf that. foreign diplomats
say that tho effect cr the dismissal q
Lansing was TO Great" an impression ~
Europe that tho president was suffering
from The ted!um OF q long Illness Nnd
urw they believe his threat n Withdraw
the treaty 10 part and parcel cf tha
circumstance. surrounding his illness
II would be tragic !! Europe hrcan.d!S-
counting American action because oc thu
ind!sposition OF the Iresidcat real O.
imaginary.
But out In tho country. AVA, from
Washington there really isn't much IN
terest in the Fiume question. L, - a
little too involved and !n'rlra'c for tia
average man T. understand without
study and he IS far -" h'-r attending
| TO his domestic troubles ~ read up ON
tho quarrel with tn" b. .S'avs. Tho
expulsion oc Lansing Ir'" ne cabinet
Is something he car " ...rstand He
never knew much a'','.' Lansing. II
one wants 20 diSCuNc' N.,,r important 4
cabinet Job is aS 4 rui". 1T him ask
somebody outside e.; Washington CIV"
the names OF half 'h members oC one
cabinet Of this ~ 49,. ether President
II wasn't sympaih, F,r Lansing OF
even a passing ,.rl..'rn about tho Soc
rotary Of state differences of np;uiun
ed the outburst on tn' part Of the aver