El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-29

woodrow Wilson became the most
uncompromising advocate OF the most
stringent measures for conducting
the war. thereby 70 hasten the end
Of the war.
The sneaker recalled the presi-
dents speech TO officers Of the At
1anta fleet in 1917, published long
after. I'm which he said. 7 am will-
ing TO sacrifice half the navy Great
Britain and we together have TO
crush the submarine nest
cit was he" secretary Iumulty
continued. who insisted on mining
the North sea 70 cut off the German
hornets Experts said that
Ia couId not be done. The civilian
Wilson said 90 could be done, must
be done, and 10 was II was the civil
ian. Wilson. who broached the plan
for combining the allied powers in
the west under the supreme COMMAND
OF general Foch, In order that an
the allied forces could be concen-
trated on the German forces to crush
them.
In his mind the supreme object
OF this war was 20 end var
The grave lault Wnlcn secfe-alg
Tumulty asserted, he found with the
president, was his Ignorance or now
TO play 70 the gallery.
-Ha does not know how TO capl-
ta1lze his virtues for the front PAGES
Of the neWspap ersi ne Sc.
Is dreadfully poor puphcity malerlal-
Human from his heart TO his finger
tins. he does not know how TO put
his humanity on exhibition
Don't Play Political Game.
Gas his friend and admirers I have
loved him better because he didn Z
There was something too fine IN ms
nature for the dramatics and postur-
inrs Of the political game rs II IS
usually played.
ne secretary told OF a journalist
who wished to have the president
do one Of the stunts that the pubic
dearly loves. to read about, ana OF
the Comment Of the president
"fIs said to me; Iumulty, you must
realize that I am not built for these
things. do not want 70 be DIS
PLAYED before the public. II Lllel
to 90 it would DO e badly / want
people TO love me, but they never
Y have never forgotten the visit
ful tones in which he spoke those
1are four words. But they never
WIZ" secretary Tumulty said.
Two final pictures, Mr. Iumulty
said. he desired TO draw, the tirsts
that Of the president in 1917, "a
straight vigorous, slender man. aI-
President Ages Rapidly.
aHe Is SO years Of age.~ he said.
ahut he looks not more tnan So 50
1ffhe oil limb, so alert Of bearing, so
virlle It is woodrow wilson read
ing his great war message
4The other picture is only tnree
and a half years later There ls
parade Of veterans Of the great War-
They are TO be reviewed by the presl-
dent on the east terrace OF the white
house. IN a chair sits e man. your
president, broken in health, but stlll
Alert in mind. His hair IS white,
his shoulders bowed, his figure bent
He is So years Of eges but he looks
older. IL is woodrow Wilson
Presently in the procession there
annears an ambulance laden with
wounded soldiers. the manned and
blind AS they pass they saiulei
slowly, reverenuy.
The presidents right hand goes
up in answering salute 1 glance az
him. there are tears IN his eyes. me
wounded Is greeting the wounoe4i
those in the ambulance he IN the
chair. are alike casualties OF the
Il don't believe On his heart presi-
dent Wilson regrets his wounds.
fancy he realizes no man could die
in a greater cause, but I do sometimes
wonder If it ever seems to him
strange that when a man has been
seriously wounded in his country
service that he should be met with
sneers and calumnies from his coun-
trymen,