Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
TUMULTY REVEALS
PATH0S OF WILSON
81 Want People to Love Me, but
They Never Will" President
Told Secretary
HAIR WHITE, FIGURE BENT

Washington. Oct. 2O.-Painting a
powerful word picture of Woodrow Will
son, whom he described as "a man as
strangely misunderstood by some and as
violently misreprcsented by others as
any man in the whole history Of Ameri-
can politics. since the great Washing
tom" joseph T.. Tumulty. secretary to
the President. last night addressed a
Democratic mass meeting at Bethesda.
Nd.
Tumulty. who for ten years past has
been secretary to Mr.. Wilson, declared
that he had 'ong wanted to tell the
country "of the manner Of man this
Woodrow Wilson is." but had refrained
because he knew he would not have
approved" T.,
Mr.. Tumulty told of that memorable
time. April 6. 1917. when President
Wilson rode to the Capitol and had read
his war message.
"For while he sat silent and pale
in the cabinet room," said Mr.. Tumul-
ty. "At last he said, Think what It
was they were applauding. It means
death for our young men. How strange
it seems to applaud that
President Wilson's great defect Is
not las his enemies declare. that he
VIII not TAKE COurlStl ITOIll OtIPrS, out
that he docs not play to the gallery.
lie il dreadfully poor publicity material.
Human. from his heart to his fngertips
he does Not know how to put his hu :
manity on exhibition" declared his
secretary.
LONELY Because Of His Genius"
"He said to me. 'Tumuty. / do not
want to be displayed before the public,
I want the people to love me. but they
never will have never forgotten the
wistful tones with which he spoke those
last four words. This man is lonely
not because he disda!ns love. He is
lonely because of his genius. lie has
not been generally understood. People
see his dignity. his reserve. but they
cannot see his great heart yearning for
the love Of his fellow men,"
1.-TWO pictures are in my mind. First,
the Hall Of Representatives crowded
from floor to gallery with expectant
throngs. Presently it is announced
that the President Of the United States
will address Congress-. There steps out
IN the speakers desk n straight. Wig
orous. slender man, active and alert.
He Is sixty years of age, sbut he looks
not more than forty five, so 1.-THE Of
limb. so alert of bearing, SO virile. 1t
is Woodrow Wilson reading his great
war message.
"The other picture is only three and
q half years later. There Is a parade
Of veterans of the great war. They are
10 be reviewed by the President on the
.east terrace Of the White House. In a
chair sits man, yonr President. broken
In health. but still alert in mind. His
hair il white. his shou lders bowed, his
figure bent. He is sixty three years
old. but he looks older. It is Woodrow
Wilson. !, Presently in the procession
there appears an ambulance laden with
wounded soldiers. the maimed. the halt
and the blind. As they pass they salute
slowly. reverently. The President
right hand goes up in answering the
snlute. I glanced ut him. There were
tears in his eyes. The wounded Is greet
ing the wounded ; those in the ambulance
he in the chair, are alike, casualties o.
the great war.
81 don't believe in his heart Presi:
dent Wilson regrets his wounds.