The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-27
WILSON'S FUTURE
IS STILL A PUZZLE
LEADERS DO NOT KNOW SECRET
OF MAN IN WHITE HOUSE.
HEALTH BIG FACTOR.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The tight
est secret in Washington today is
held by Woodrow Wilson-his plans
for the future. 1t is a foregone
conclusion that the president will
not be a third term candidate, it
never has been done you know, but
democratic leaders are not satisfied
to rest on precedent or upon good
guess as to what the president will
do. They want to know what part
the president is going to play in the
campaign, so they may make their
plans accordingly, for there are some
bold democrats who would wage a
campaign on the basis of reputation
of the acts of Woodrow Wilson if
they were absolutely certain that he
was going to be the king pin of the
party after next fall.
All sorts of pressure has been
brought to bear upon the white house
to force an announcement from the
president, but to no avail. Mr.. Tu-
multy, his secretary, doesn't know.
Attorney General Palmer, who would
like to be certain, doesn't know, and
even w. G. McAdoo has been kept
out of the secret according to those
who are supposed to reflect the views
of the former secretary of the treas
ury.
Has Strong Will.
A third term campaign by Wood
row Wilson would not be so sur
prising to some of the high leaders
of the democratic party The presi-
dent is a man of strong will. He
still believes that the people are in
accordance with his views on the
treaty of Versailles and the league
of nations, and there is a chance, per-
haps even more than chance, that
the president will elect to go before
the people to vindicate this belief.
The health of the president is of
course a factor that must determine
his future course. At present there
is little indication that he will soon
return to his former vigor or that
he will be able to follow the siren
uous life for many months, but he
has a will which is not easily govern
ed and if he gains sufficient strength
there would be difficult time in
stopping him from entering the CAM
paign if he chose to.
Ruled by Mrs. Wilson.
The political future of the presi-
dent is pretty largely controlled by
Mrs. Wilson, that is if the president
still maintains that he has a political
future. Mrs. Wilson will be the de-
termining factor in the future plans
of the president. and the president
will not know that she is the deter
mining factor. Mrs. Wilson exerts a
powerful influence over the presi-
dent, but she exerrts it in a manner
in which it is hardly obvious.
The presidents silence on his fu-
ture plans is undoubtedly for pur-
pose. His future plans depend upon
the treaty. He will not consider his
public service complete until the
treaty is finally disposed of. When
he returned from Europe his great
est desire was to withdraw from pub
lie life, retire into some out of the
way spot and by his writings build
up a competence for his declining
years. But that was when he be-
Iieved the future of the treaty was
assured. Now he has an ambition to
carry his treaty-and it is essen
tally his-to final decision with
the American people.
Despite the presidents silence it is
a safe venture that until the treaty
has been finally ratified or finally
rejected only two things-ill health
Or ballots-will keep Woodrow VIZ
son. out of the public eye.