The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-07
WiISOn-HOuse
Break a Myth
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The Inteligencer

WASHINGTON. Jan. g. Nothing Is
more difficult than 10 attempt TO ana
lyze the delicate and embarrassing
Question Of personal friendshtpp or cs,
arrangement between public men. ano
Wilson and Colonel House which has
been the subject Of so much SpecuIA-
ton and gossip in recent weeks IS no
exception. ,.,.o
After an inquiry among the intimate
friends OF the Colonel who have
broached the matter to him. and c3nyer-
satioRs with persons al tne nnlfe
House who have the ear ot me trSsi-
dent and are familiar with what has
occurred not only In Paris but since
Mr.. Wilson got homo. haven't ne
slightest hesitation in saying that the
affection and friendship between the
two men which has been one or the
most extraordinary incidents or tne
Wilson administration Is still unoroken.
On the other hand. in me opprSSSS!HS
literally staggered the peace commis,
sioners and kept them in 4 constant
fever OF nervous e1cltcment. IL was IA
tural that pronounced differences OF
opinion should occur. =,
how the President should deal with the
European statesmen. oaScd on ms own
close intercourse with them on Tef.i
envoy and Mr.. Wilson who had SCI
himself a definite program or fourteen
principles. presented Lrcquenuy All ui'
Acompromistng attitude which the con.
.Aciliatory disposition OF the colonel was
Aften employed TO break in the INTEREST
~ agreement. Whether the Suggestions
the Colonel were wise or those OF the
4reSident were better. whether 20 nave
AIowed IN one or the othr line Of
M Aught on special questions that c2He
would have made more or teSS
va eral peace IL something which ms,
aans with a full knowledge or what
SSpIrcd in Paris Will have TO figure
lin the future. Mr.. wilson mas dlt-
n with his advisors before. he mas
red with Colonel House oetT!+: I,irc re as
N Colonel as well as other CLOSE per
friends and advisers and no hard
gs have resulted.
what hsaS Color.
ssyyhat lent color 60 the story or a
was the fact that Colonel House
visit hte White House after ne
|'< hack from Europe. The truth Is
Snlonel himself doesn't know Where
AndS at the White House tor inc
reason that ne hasn't had any
S frorn the President and has sim.
Nj before him newspaper stores
OF supposed break. He has
YrsAprssented. moreover. as intenu-
SrganizC a separate and distinct
# on Inside the democratic parry IN
6ec,l6n with the presidentsaI race
to have thrown ms 'mt1ueWSr iboe,er
N har{pcns TO be- But the colonel
nn.eIS &yithin 4 week has told one OF
16is friends that while he didn knTw
why ne VI 1tSnt inyltea 20 Ton'T S hs1 H ncyer
gi'nS to Ehc White House unless re-
ours,cd. he wasn't in thr slightest de-
rrcr dist&bcd about ;hat: he re,Ser.
ated his 3ycistcn to do n, tHr ,Sn Nv 'TT.S P-esi.
dent migha designate and IN any "GrH
that ne nAsht wish done p9n'tGa'i; ,od im
tcrnational l"r o'hSrWSESs' us" p-esidtnt had
NV Tno Reason why.
Now as ID the White House, me
most emphatic statements arc nlaIS !"
the effect that the president TouId o.
unrrotcful indeed and most thouBhtIesS
n ne permitted any arguments or ue
hates over questions IN P3riS 70 aiLcSS
the admiration and trisnoSntp nc maS
NOT know II but the reason why ne
hasn't been invited 10 the white HooSe
since his return from Europe ~ SIM I'M
Pile one. and the r.oionSi TESnI"St%rn House but but
cyeFvbod. else away from the PreSldenS
lodges on the shoulders or AannarTf'
Cary T. Grayson. the I'reisdentS pnysi,
clan. Secretary Lansing hasn't t, seen
tSe President. Under-secretary iolk
who rst got back from Paris wnere
he headed the American mission IN CON, ION,
nection with tho Austrian: eutkSF .ha
and Turkish treaties, hasn't seen I"e
In fact the policy pursued has oeGa
This. Unless the matter was ursent' II
hasn't been presented 20 Mt. iisoU.
Snne OF he Information brought oaSS
by Colonel House or any othcr lnuI-
yiduals who have been busy on Tor
eiTn questions is Of avail until the SEN
ate acts on tho German Peace Treaty.
Mr. Wilson suffered nervous oreaN-
down as a result OF his laoors on tne
peace Treaty and the desire or inc phy
sicISns in attendance has been 70 give
him A complete rest. To permit CSio-
mel House or Secretary Lansing or Mr.
polk or anybody else who mas Dern
dealing with the questions At Farls 20
come 10 the Presidents chamber woui9
only reopen the whole subject ana wouiu
forward the fight IN the senate on
whirS the entire foreign policy OF tne
government is tor the momoent de-
Hs ;6c President tends toward com
nlete recovery. however. there viii oe
change. Colonel House has gone 70
Texas FOR a visit 1t Is quite probable
that on his way north he will be IN
vited 10 stop at the White House ~hrn
comlsr pruof viii be given the .skepi-
cal that the man who served Mr.. WI
son unselfishly ir the past has not been
thrown overheard BY the President out
10 gfIn one OF his trusted friends.