The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-19
PRESIDENTS TEMPER
SHOWN IN BREAK
WITH Mr.. LANSING
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,
(Copyrtrlt BY The 1ntelllgsneer)

WASHINGTON. Feb. - Grover
Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson never
got well aiong together and One IN Il
tifr over the academic matter a. Irinye-
ton University IN" former said OF th'
latter that he was a man OF violent
prejudices and unEor"rnahlc temper.
Probably in moments OF Seit-analESlS'
Mr.. Wilson admitted an inclination TO
get furiously angry over things thAt
rubbed him The wrong way. There nave
been times especially in the days when
Europe was taunting Mr.. Wilson with
the President Of the United states
would have welcomed the opportunity
take n,, on SGrt SGrap with In SnyGodTW S Wilson
as man OF hot temper. He has diS
ctpltned himself To conceal II ana
shrewd men about h,m have manas'u
angry pass, r. nuh'ir Questtotns, Let.
to himself j., res .deut would most
surely have exhibited his temper long
before tn, Lansing episode. Ihal
or abnormal manifestation of Mr.. VII,
sons mind. but a perfectly normal and
natural outburst. He used 10 gct angry
At Paris. On ono occasion ne Iame mI.,
lister Lloyd George. Premier '1emeh-
reau and tho rest Of the leace con
ferees and he never said a WORD iGr iir
household. He was mad clean through.
In the fourteen years that 7 hay"
studied the Wilson personality. nrSt III
his lecture room at princeton. Then aN
correspondent when he was governor
Of New Jersey and candidat" for Tres
ident. and later In writing about nus
doings at the White House or ms tra\ =
els across country. il has seemed - me-
hat from time to time Mr.. wilson m
Iroduced L sense OF hutnor 'hIo U'>
system and checked his temper. ThtnHS
hat should have provoked him were
I
That he seemed 10 get out rf sorts:
But It:,e by little as The cares an"
Weigh heavily upon him. Mir Wilson
.ilowcd his passions 10 get tn" better
= him.
Severe on Correspondents.
Frequently he showed 10 ih" r"rr"S-
pcndCuts assembled before hi'n Il r''r-
ian impaticncc and at times real Shkr''
lie didn't like TO BE- questioned closely
r. Caterh xed about matters that were
ngitnt.nU the country. Particularly d'd
~ sacVl = allow a herc" glcam to enter
his face as anybody suggested mat 'p'r-
hans thcr" rGight have been some incon-
Fistcncy on tho mart oe himself or u
member Of hS adm Stratinn. He would
!, lnrat" 20 criticism in the queries OF
rorrcs po;,ients. And his cabinet Ctt'-
Cprs found IhC same hing true. They
aidn't dsrr 10 cross him He didn't like
IT. Secretary Garrison tried to do u
md soon suun,l himself out'of the caol-
NJ Mr.. Wilson'S .dea Of guvcrnm"u'
hy cabinet i thai q cabinet officer *
~, rrlv q General counsel or adviser.
uhirCr ." 40 aU'h,rIty and instruction
~ n" ;rrsId.'t md aS such necessarily
>rh "rv,. ~ - the presidential COM
w-n-ed : Councillor.
a.- NJ B:yon resigned tn" pres!-
.'rrR who had h"an writing notes TO
'"rr,any End hHndling foreign affairs.
mad" no secret Of the fact that he
. ,"au.c cd p, .,.'ihn.,ll"r and not secretary
.,,'.. mi NJ Lansing had no doubts
bout -. r~s5t."l ~ which he would hv
rIa- cd ;, .n,,uC IA" office. The presi-
i"rt ncS cr~m tin" 20 rim" shown a
lisp >,rjr.' 10 regard cabinet meetings
,s supnrf.ous TINE md again hoU
.,'r wher newspapers would prtu'
Slur,0a SPY * r" d:dn'i ihiHk cabinet
,r~~iing: were nNc"sSary h. would issue
N-h"n,C~i GenIalS rhruUgh admins ~
ION on '!nls. hut ,h"rc is II" question IN
my m'rd tha; Nr. Wilson's "'r""ni''
: c"b."ct gov"rnm"nr is decidedly dif
fnrrrt rrO~l that bid by some nf MS
predecessors. lie feels that cab'n"t o.
who are t0 give advice when asked FOR
I ard t0. take orders and carry them
" according 10 tn" WISHES ot their
h'""
The war has unQucSti"nshiS had - d.
.rr.ssing effect or Nj WILSON'S 'pirit-.
Little things provOE" him. Fer in
'fancr "n Tho boat going over |" Franc.
10 took cOnSidrrahl" Offence bcC3u -
no GaorE" Washington carried II mum
hcr of minor officials "f III" stat" d.
u~riuicn, S'aff t." held Secretary t.an-
.iug rnsponSbl" for his and ir"ttcd
~" Rrs' TWO davs ou' at S"d mud would
~ receive thN SaCr"tnry Of state Simply
because his Instructions about keeping
ll,r number ou tn" boat down to Il pin-
i,num had no. ry.dNrtlS h"en carried
ut Just why Mr. Wilson wanted tn"
whole boat 20 himself. people couldn't
understand nor WAS i Cumpr"hcDeSihl =
by tho President allowed only It hand
rul Of people 10 accompany him "n 'H'
irrurn tourney aud lvit lots Of spH'"
M IN" rrsscl which i had been thought
would b" occupied bv returning tro"l'>.
I'm, tho boat WAS only half Nilcd when
- started from Frost and tho only "N-
.lauatiou whIcSh aiyh"dy could "cdU'"
'"~nt ~" S,rtu"" d"rE'"nnr Of tn"
pdos,d, Mt Was thai b." wanted /" h" al!
Develops 1rritabil!ty.
INSTANCES. trivial rnd""d. could b"
r;r"d To- show that tho President wa$
weighed down b. "fn'Inl burdens !" ar
,<;cut HAT th. public mas ii:'i" know
md that gradually b" had developed an
,rritah.lfv wnirh has not been know
>rspt Ia jh" lrn"- circle. Time WA
when Mr. WIlsan >ch""l"d himself ="
.~nre@S hrS temper. bHCh "r 'wiCN wh'l
.iclcCatiC.lS vested him IA the Viii"
,Tousr he Eo' h.> dand"r up bUi usual!
,L. stCnoCra phi" r"",rd Of what W,
.oii meyer wn> ISSUED ard the publ e.
,,,s none ihC ,,.srr II has bc"n noticed
.owcynr ihat IA tn. last TWO years. tho
President hRS h"'r SiN'n every now AMI
bon 10 'n,cuporat" rVDrcSsion. I'm I
ruLshell his duties and his burdens got
~ Mis- nerves They are Sril an his
,.rves Woodrow Wilson lhrN" years
40 yould never haN, don" what Wood
row wilson il doing today. tahin",
,-rr,hcre Na~c l"d him astray and G"',
I.u him :n;n wUrS" til'tiCulti"S and uu-
r,rortah'c moods from adverse crit
,,xn, when h" WHs unable :" d.s"harG"
H., du,ics of has "fti"e. rh" mar wh>
,.s inp,. ,und ior ;hc lncffirIoncy 81
iIc po~iurfi"c department and tn" pub
az. ..r.,,..i ~, Of Secretary Baker. Score
,-x Daniels and others in tn" Scna II"
rI ,r supSort without regard :" puhl"'
,nirir, i.v not III" same who dismissed
uohcr, Lansing aS secretary OF Sia'N
10 ;s , man upon whom The burdens q;
30 var and peace inhs " lrt' roSl-
due Of nervousness. irrI 'hiltiy and in
,,,Ieraucc that VIII b" oppressed "''N
Iifficultv aS WOodroN Wilson serves
.rn rer,ojning twelve months ~ his
Tw;re o., the Western trip which h
,nnk immediately after his return from
Furonc the President showed his ,"mn-
~r In So. Louis. Just as he was abon,
tn begin hts speech A. night. phot"g-
raphor took a lashlight. Now Mr.. Will
son has had that happen to him many
,lnes before but on this occasion n
hiurted out angrilv I'VE ought not o.
care how We look but how We act" sgd
,hc crowd which had been amused a'
- II always is by sudden flaShlight
picture. stopped its laughter abruptly