The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-28

: 'hlCi ul the American -NIh'H' WIN" ""N
turned lhc tide towards victory. Europe
: MAS ready to cover HIM with flowers.
, II !, occurred t. Mr.. Wilson, sunk IN
! the DEPRESSION following III" r"bukt ihh'
! America had given hlm. that EuiHpc
| N,lild hs. "A marked chang OF scene. thHl
! II might be- Il curative experience to SrH
| and feel and taste the hduiatiun tn"'
! Europe was ready L. give NM II ms az
| termination To g to Europe WAS n"St'l
! largely ON the wish u get that refresh
mruL of slplrts which h" knew he 'ouiu
! find thcrc-lhat would bc IN accord WIN
some Of the most primitive or human
nature. -,
Called SECRET vice OF vanity"
As II turned out 1T may be lhat INC
Change from tho depression OF America
, 10 the oxidation OF EUROPE was 49,
| to violent and too extreme To n"Ne "
curative effect. / may h" NAT Inc VIC.
! lrucr OF IT,, [, nrlasV mlle a bad matter
worse. 49,, .
During the first weeks Of Mr.. Wilson
! prCSCnC" 1t nrJpr hiS lrL 'loH nun
depression reached point that was al
most excessive. almost what the french
sneak of MS "CXalte." 1t was during
those first weeks that be madG ms WIS,
its to the royal. or uihcrWi'c ol!!SIa'
! persons Of Great Britain, France ana u
aly. II his response or reaction TO inc
private aGulatiun and public applause
which were hcRpcd upon him al MAJ
time seemed In those who ohscrNcu u
little excessive for II man OF ms oruIn-
arily au$t"rc. Self-rCStralnl, IL "aSb heN-
erthclCSS. cNcuSahlc.
I;nfr!cndly critics Of the President
at the time and since have aHuueu !" -
as an uu,oNcring OF Inc secret w "
say that Il pleasure in applause "h'Sh
might have passed unnouced ON the
part Of another man. was COhSpItuUu"
in a man 50 ordinarily SO auSterc as VII.
Wilson Other men could throw Kisses
10 the Italian crowds. or peat l'mG ~
the music with their fingers. or wl'aty
wave q SILK hat in one hand ana manu-
kcrchier in the other in response 70
highly emotional crowd. without eNS!i-
NIX comment. When MIR. Wilson! did It,
II seemed unusual and awkward.
But II should be said III eNtcnuatIHh
that the occasion WAS unusual. ne
reception that President Wilson Eot
in Italy was probably never eNS''Iru
even IN that Countrys history o. ca
tens of thousands of Italians up 10 my
or sixty spent the last limit OF thciF
cXubcrant energy IN cheering we IL
dent of the American k'PuhuC' ' ne
lost this frCnziud favor OF the itaIlah
crowd as he lost 50 many other thlhsS
Then Followed Disappoin:ments
A, the time of the Italian, VISIT
story was told among some OF the IT
revcrcnt American observers. one o.
those stories which never really nap
pcncd. but which often illustrate IN"
srrlt or an o''aS h s, more w Sru' Of one
Italian meeting another on the StTr"ts
IN Horne and saying to the other. Have
YOU heard the news? the other replS
INK, Nv, what is the news The hrst
s,f5 "Whv. the Pope is very sick" and
m, story ends with the second ltallHh
remarking IN a spirit of sober rehe't'nh'
well, | hope the Pope gets peter very
soon: II would be II very EreHt PITY Tor
Inc ropc TO die Just now: 1t would he
risky FOR that office to become vacant
iust now; for it would be just like ms
man Wilson TO appoint protestant;
II MIR. Wilson seemed unuuiN cAatt'I
during those early weeks of trlumphhl
VISITING, his experience the moment the
Peace Conference began was one OF T"
pcatcdly accelerated submrrSi"h' u'S. III
disappcintmcut and then IN hnm'ildliph.
He had gone to Paris fully believing
that ne would be back in America WIN
everything finished, so FAR as he WIS
concerned, In six weeks. 49, -
He had gone SupposinS not mat TIC
! Vas going 10 become involved in pro
lougcd series Of difficult ana acrlmon-
| IouS negotiations with niue group
! ug himself as about to nave WIN r.
| rnrl 10 the IcaCc Conference. some
! tntag &C the role that lie was accuS-
| toned 70 with regard To 'pnsr"ss ~
/ WnxhiuplOn He had gone 10 l'aris con
! nIsut Of his personal power anu taxing
II fullv for granted that his fourteen
! upiuts were the law and the gospel nc
| had not been IN the actual i'ea'r I"h.
| fCrrnro fortv.tight hours before the
g., nm. Of his fourteen points had been
thrown overheard. and III" thrHwins
overheard OF that on" impaired me IN
,rurlty OF all the others. Ii was the
! hcriuling Of u Ions and Cumu!auN"
! series Of dIsarrolntments and hunil'-
! iatiOnS.
Picked Wrong Men For Commission.
The story Is too long and complies
| ,u t-u here Nor IS there space her"
! 10 make just or adequate dtst!n'uMmS
: between the things thai were MI. H.
! sons own mistakes and the th'hsS INA.
! were his misfurtunes-th lac ttihes ,nn'
vera wllful in him and the things WhiCh
! we're inherent in tn" situation. wh'Gn
! bsffled and defeated HIM because ne
, could not forcSec them or provide
against them.
! Undoubtedly tn" one worst thlnE 'hH'
bonncn,d must he classified his own ms
| take That was his failure in selecting
The members of the Peace commission
, IA recognize the Senate. his falIurc -
recognize IN" Republican party. ms t"i!-
ure Ia include in II tn" strongest men III
America, men like Elhu Root for eX-
annie ! have discussed thus point WIN
Mir Wilson'S closest friends and adNiS-
, ere and | have never heard one man WIN"
lid no, regret Mr.. Wilson's course u"
, this point.
However. there is not spaC" hc'" -
make lust valuations ana distinctions
between Mr. Wilson's mistakes ana hlS
uisror,uncs That the joint result oI
hnth h,d q had effect on his health in
- fart that everybody who saw him IN
pnris was fully aware Of ON" wh"
avs i'm Paris serving Mr.. Wilson IN an
iurimntc capacity refers again ana again
In his health: "A slight h"ll"wn"SS -:
'hc checks cInpha sized tn" cNtrt"rushHr
sizo md luminosity Of his cy"S. Ana
sroin. Mr.. Baker writes: Nor" man
once gazing M in tho evening /" Sc" IN"
Pros dcnt | found him looking utterly
worn ont. exhausted. often one sid" ~
his face fwIirhinE With nervousness.
IN soldier ever went To- hath" with NOR"
cnthueiosm NOR" ,nsipraii"n NOR" de-
,.nt5rn ia n sacred cause than N" PrcSi-
don't had when h" cam" to Paris. hut
day after dAV in those months "" saw
him grow grnycr and rrayrr gr'mm"r
md grimmcr. with the tlGh'inS lines
deepening In his face.
! Iinex OF Abnormal Fatigue
Mr. takers att!tud" toward the Pres
id"nt IS ono &c ndu'nri SENTIMENT re
rcucri be- this fatigue rs IN" wounds OF
a warrior. hut IN" truth Is i soon cam"
To- :, rrint wh~r" IN" l'UcG deepening IN
,hr prcGidrut'S fnc" wy" not 'iiGhtinS
lines" aS Mr. Euk"r drsCr be- them hui
were tho lr"s of abnormal and danger
Gus fatigue
when any mau drives himself too
hard thor" comes a point when No IL
WORKING not upon N normal reserves
rr ncrvoug strength. hut rp'h"r upon nv
nhrrrmol iu,oNicn'fru which nriS"E ont
IF The iuir"S distilled hr 'HilEn" ir"".
4 !drnt Wilson rrach'd th0' point IuN'
WE BELIEVE YOU WILL.
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