The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
An Intimate Picture of Ameri-
cas- Great Champion of the
Rights Of Humanity
SEC. TUMULTY SPEAKS
TO MARYLANDERS
President Hated and Dreaded
War With the Fibres of His
Human Soul But Did Not
Shrink When Necessity Arose

Washlngton, Oct 2s.--An intimate
picture "of the manner OF man this
woodrow Wilson really is based on
ten years as his private secretary and
touched here and there with hither-
20 unpublished incidents In the pres
dents ofiiciRl life was drawn to-
night by Joseph y. Tumulty. speak
ing at Democratic mass meeting,
just Over the line In Maryland.
Mr.. Tumulty described the presi-
dent "ae . man AZ strangely misun-
derutoOd by some and az violently
minroprcsented by others as any man
h The whole history OF American pol
hica' He had long desired. he said,
20 tell the country what he knew
OF MIR. Wilson'S character but had
refrained In the knowledge that the
president who shrintss from self-ex-
ploitation would resent exploitation
BY his friends"
With the approach of Mr.. Wilson's
retirement 10 private life, however,
Secretary Tumulty continued, "It
seems 20 me not improper that just
before the curtain ribes on the last
eQt, modestiy step out from my
public q few things about the leading
actor In this great drama OF the past
eight years..
Among incidents ON which he drew
20 Illustrate his subject Mr.. Tumulty
RECALLED the reaction t,f the president
toltho applause which greeted de-
iiVofv OF his war message TO CON
gress on April 6, 1917, .'-.t. -
a an. tteh.N $685.. ID
TuWnlty said, II roee with him back
from the capitol to the White House.
the .echo Of the applause still ringing
IN my eara For while he sat ST.
lent and pale In the cabinet room.
~ 1paR he said, Think what it-was
tAet were applAuaing II means death
for our young men. How strange II
seems 20 applaud that -., .H
That Staple remark" !" Secretary
Tumulty continued. "in one key to
an understanding OF Woodrow VIII
son." who. be said. hated any dreaded
war with IAN OF the hbres OF his
human soui." .
Secretary Tumulty recalled Mr..
Wilson's dissemination TO ride In the
funeral PROCESSION OF the marines
and sailort klsstd st Vera Cruz when
their bodies wcrA bfought I o New
York. DiSQnietine rumors that an
attack waa planned on his life and
reached se1fet skeylue men. Mr.. Tu-
muity said AnAlffklne undertook to
argue with him saying. "You will
show all proper retpect by appearing
In the reviewing stnnd The country
can not AFFORD 10 lose It's president
His reply was; t'The country can
not AFFORD TO have q coward for pres
ident.' This vtAs his brief and final
answer. Heefode I'm the procession. %
The sternneSs OF Woodrow Wilson,
his secretary declared, was '.just the
reverse side ofshls human nature"
and nothing moro cliaturaI' than
that ne should D have become the
champion Of Np,6lt nations. The
presidents ihslstafce upon Article
10 or the league Covenant was ex-
planned as wish To- forcstali the ne
cessity OF the United States going to
war by making Il a participation lin
plan to prevent the beginning OF
such war"
In contrast TO Mr.. Wilson's self
proclaimed passion for peace" Sec
retary Tumuity declared that when
the challenge came from Germany
when American mind was ready for
war : this same Woodrow Will
son became the most uncompronlls-
ing advocate OF the most stringent
measures for conducting the war,
thereby to hasten the end of the
war"
1T was he," Secretary Tumulty
continued. who insisted on mining
me North sea 20 cut OF tho German
hosnets Experts said that II
could not be done. The civilian Will
SON said Il could be done, must be
done. and II was IL was the civilian
wilson who preached the plan for
combining the allied powers in the
west under the supreme command of
General Foch In order that all the
eihed FORCES could 10 concentrated on
tho German forces To crush them. In
MS mind the supreme object OF this
war was to end war" -
The grave fault" which Secretary
Iumuity asserted ne tdund with the
president was Ills Isffcrance @. now
To play TO the gallery"
The secretary told ,, , io,,p,l,s,
VINO wrned to have, tho president
40 one OF ho stunts that tha public
uvuiy I'VE To read 4bju.." and oI
"c comno nt OF the president.
re To me; "Tumulty. you
nsus. re that I a'u not hu:It f,r
mess ,. do MT want to- bt
sp'sy fore the puolic. 70 / tricc
90 ould do II baIlv want
psypS owe me bet they never
lEo pictures Mr.. TunullS
'o no ed to draw, the first. tha
me nent In 1917 ~ Slralgh
eorou nder man. active an,
Fhe picture ls only thre
nn . nj years later. There is
pasSde OF etersss OF tne gnat wal