The evening world., 1921-03-04
REAL STORY IS NOW
/ REVEALED OF WILSON'S
s LONGTIME ILLNESS
scOnsinusa From First Fagep

kalye cold easily added to this list Of
troubies. woodrow wilson took up
tho arduous duties OF the Presidency
With far less physical equipment than
the pubilo generally gavo him credit
FOR.
The round Of complexities which
brought Mr.. Wilson praise on one side
and damnation on the other was not
hong in starting and continued to in
rrease until to-day.
Once, IN the prostration Of the hrst
stages Of his present illness. no de-
bated with himself whether ne ought
not reiinqulsh his ONCE and give
way 10 successor. Later. whom
health had improved and the Demo-
cratic Convention at San Francisco
was baliotinF night and day 70 agree
on Presidential nominee. Mr.. Will
son debated with himself whether he
should be- a candidate for third
Germ. 1t could not be said that either
subject reached the stage OF being
considered" But It is known that
NJ Wilson gave the subjects come
Thought.
Volumes could be written OF the in
side story Of the Administration. One
might include the inside" story OF
he break with Col. House, his former
conldentiai advisor; It might tell how
Mr. Wilson rousing Mr.. Clemenceau
from bed at O'Clock one morning,
practically charged the French dele
gates with tAmpering with the records |
Of the Peace Conference proceedings. |
Il might tell how Mr.. Wilson made |
Nd his mind to fire" some other
Cabinet officers after the resignation
81 Secretary Lansing. but desisted.
saying It would only add to the inn
precision that he "couldnt get along
with anybody
II might also tell what Mr.. Wilson
said with a smile" to Lloyd George
concerning the relative strengths Of
tho British and American navies, and
q might disclose that Mr.. Wilson
vent to the Peace Conference pre-
pared 10 withdraw as he threatened
20 do. IN It's midst
During the dplomatlc correspond
ence with Germany he displayed
many homely human emotions.
On May Z, 1915. when Mr.. Wilson
heard the news Of the sinking OF
the Lusitania, he was almost at the
end Of his patience. He clapped on
his hat. and went out and walked
around the block. He knew how TO
give vent 70 his emotions on other
occasions and has been known to
say something stronger than the
'-tut-tut." However cold and austcre
be may have been Junted IN nls
dealings with public men, he Is IN
ttnsely human.
50 far as the records show no other
President has remained in Washing
ton after going out of Office. Mr..
Wilson first intended TO live in Balti-
more. He and Mrs. Wilson settled
n ~ playing a game the President
Invented during an idle hour on the
steamer George Washington on one
of the peace conference trips. Balti-
more won, but breakdown and con-
tinued illness interviewed and IL was
uecl0eu 10 remain IN washington !
where almost all OF Mrs. Wilson's
family reside.
The new home, bought recently, is
on an elevation In the northwest resi-
dence section not far from a site long
held by the Imperial German Gov
eminent for embassy Mr.. Wilson
expects TO spend the future almost on
1he spot where the Kaiser expected
MS Ambassador 20 sit
Because Of the secrecy which has
BEEN thrown around his physical con-
fition the country is probably most !
interested in that just now. Mr.. Will /
son IS conyalescent--so far as nature I
what medically Is |
sailed Thrombosis blood clot In /
one OF the arteries on the right side |
~ his brain, which impains the motor |
nerves in the left arm and leg. He |
can walk short distances alone with |
fhe aid OF a cane; longer distances |
require the use Of a wheel chair. /
Walking up ard down stairs is a pre- |
rarlOus experiment seldom attempted !
M Wilson was not stricken on the |
League OF Nations speaking trip in |
the West as is popularity supposed. ,