Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-29
GENIUS MAKES
WILSON LONELY
PRESIDENT GRAVES LOVE OF
COUNTRYMEN But SHRlNkS
EXPLOITATION
DIGNITY CONCEALS HEART
Thought 1t Strange People Applaud
ed War Declaration Meaning Death
For Young Men.

President Wilson speaking Thursday
night at a mass meeting in Bethesda
Maryland, a suburb of Washington,
abandoned the reticence that has
characterized his discussions Of the
president for eight years, and drew
an intimate picture of the man Will
son.
Tumulty declared the president
has been strangely misunderstood by
some and violently misrepresented by
others.
He described the president as in
tensely human, shy by nature, lone
ly man longing for the love OF his
fellow men ,and saddened because he
does not know how to obtain it.
II have long wanted to tell the
country of the manner Of man this
Woodrow Wilson really is but have
refrained because knew that he him
: self would not approve" Said Tumul-
ty. "He who shrinks from self
exploitation would resent exploitation
by his friends"
Tumulty recalled an incident at
Seagirt to illustrate this character.
"A journalist had written him up
and we wanted him to do one Of the
little stunts the public dearly loves
to read about" said the secretary.
''He said to me, 'Tumulty, you must
realize that am not built for these
things. l do not want to be display &C
before the public. II l tried to do it
/ would do it badly. I want the peo-
pie ts love me- but they nexes viii! !,
"This lonely man is lonely not be-
cause he disdains love. He Graves It
with all his soul. He is lonely because
of his genius. The greatest general
always talks companionless."
Tumulty compared the loneliness
of Wilson with that Of Lincoln and
added:
"He would love to feel the familiar
touch Of the ordinary comraderie Of
life, but 1t cannot be so. The knowl-
edge that 1t cannot be saddened him
from the outset. 1t is known to his
nearest friends but not guessed b"
the public at large, but this aggres-
sive fighting man is in his own natui e
cEV civ
too shy to make advances.
"He has not been generally under
stood. People see his dignity. his re-
serve but they cannot see his great
heart yearning for the love Of his fel-
low men, slap-you-on-the-back easy
familiarity"
Another story Tumulty told con-
cerned Americas entry into the war.
Mastery War Message.
IT saw him firmly hold our nation
in neutrality in most trying circum-
stances OF world war;" said Tumulty.
II know how his heart famed against
the outrages Germany was commit
ting, but he knew the responsibilities
of his office, and he knew, better than
anyone else, that the general mind OF
America was not prepared for war.
He hoped even against hope that the
United States might be able to serve
the cause of justice and democracy as
a mediator between the contenders.
At last came the direct challenge
from Germany, the announcement, In
direct violation of solemn pledges. OF
unrestricted submarine warfare.
"On April 6, 1917, President Will
son rode to the capitol and read, amid
wild cheers from the floor and CALLER
les, the great war message, one OF the
immortal documents of history, which
will continue to be read through the
ages read as long as the English Ian
guage remains a living tongue. On
that fateful day rode with him back
from the capitol to the White House.
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