Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04

ton university to enter politics n
become governor Of New Jersey. 49,
Frail health with his body rackeo
by eighteen months of illness, II a.
been supposed by Mr.. Wilson's ciosest
friends MAT he planned nothing eise
than rest. But, Rear Admiral Cray
son, his personal physician. says ne -
appear before the supreme court
of the United States. to which the re-
firing president soon will make ap~
plication for admission to practice;
The second Democratic president
since Andrew Jackson to fill two sue
cessive. terms, Mr.. Wilson'S eight years
the White House carried MN
through the range Of human emo.
t1ons. He was almost blindly idolized
end cordially hated. Profound peace
The most terrible Of wars, death OF a
wife and helpmate, courtship n
marriage. and finally lingering illness
all came in turn to brighten or darken
his days. Eight years Of 1t wnitened
his hair, racked his frame and Inn
paired his physical vigor, but did not
rus his mind.
characterized by his friends as
much a wounded veteran Of the world
war as II he had been shot in battle.
he goes back to private life today re-
garded by his partfsans as a living
sacrifice to his ideals.
Was Not Well.
Woodrow Wilson was not a we'll
man when no took up h presidency.
He was decidedly a sick a He
was threatened with Bright's disease,
which physicians diagnosed as having
been brought about by a particular
treatment for frequent head colds to
which he and the first Mrs. Wilson
were subject. The wife died. soon
after, but his al yielded to care.
Some years before that Mr.. Wilson
had suffered a thrombosis, in n OF
his legs. It was the lodging OF q
blood clot in an artery, but because
Of its location not serious. 1t was,
ture which caused his breakdown in
1919. when the clot formed on the
right side Of his brain, impairing the
control Of his left arm and leg.
Little known also is the fact that
Mr.. Wilson, like Mr.. Roosevelt was
practically sightless in n Of his
eyes. Bursting blood vessels in the
retina practically made it useless. al
though the impairment was in part
overcome by the use Of eye glasses.
He suffered also from nervous indi-
gestion. With = predisposition to take
cold easily added to this list of
troubles, Woodrow Wilson took up
the arduous duties Of the presidency
with a less physical equipment than
the public generally gave him credit
for.
Once In ONCE. the round Of COM
plextties which brought MI. Wilson
praise on one side and damnation on
the other was not long in starting.
and like . SNOWFALL rolling down hill,
continued to take on volume until the
day of his departure from the White
House.
Once, in the midst Of his siege of
prostration which accompanied the
first stages Of his present illness, he
debated with himself whether he
ought not to relinquish his Office and
give way to a successor. Later when
health had improved and the Demo-
cratic convention al San Francisco
on a presidential nominee, Mr.. Wilson
debated with himself whether he
should be a candidate for a third
term. It could not be said that either
subject reached the stage of being
considered" But it is known that
Mr.. Wilson gave the subject some
thought.
These, with many other things.
form the highly interesting unwritten
chapters Of Woodrow Wilson'S life.
They would make q volume Of far
more %sngrossing reading than any
thing that ever had been written
about him.
Such a volume might include the
inside" story Of the break with Col
onel House, his former confidential
Il QHViEnrs ~ ~nj0hf %ol1 49, NJ ~
rousilig Mr.. Clemenceau, the French
premier, from bed at 2 o'clock ona
morning, practically CHARGED the
french delegates with tampering with
the records Of the peace Conferences
~ proceedings.
II might tell how Mr.. Wilson made
up his nina to fire" some other cahi-
ne: officers soon after the resignation
OF Secretary lansing but desisted
because, he said, it would only ADA ~
n popular impression that he
couldn't get along with anybody"
IL might also tell what Mr.. Wilson
said with q smile" to Lloyd George
ccn"nr,ine the relative strength Of
the brltlsn and American navies. and
'l"clcse that Mr.. Wilson went
~ sne peace conference prepared to
its midst. " w. IN
All these things, however. IL +b.,,
40 become public, probably will, do
80 oy the pen Of the. historian anar
woodrow Wilson has been assirned -
ms proper place in the wall ~ h,s
.Lry' while h principal actors Il
maj series II dramas live. ali th.sn
Things are likely to remain hahtas
me Genes. Mr.. Wilson's retiremnnt
% private life Is not likely to relesso
tnena 1or public consumption.
Held Attention,
Ontii = beginning Of thu ~o-,a
MaE mr.. Wilson held the attention -
tne country with his swift $500. .!
Eetune legislation from consr.s q.
WIN the coming OF the wa ~ az
voted n last two years Of HI. ens.
serm to an attempt to keep the I1ni M.ss
otates Out OF the conflict. and ~ =
seemingly inevitable drift towsrd .ne
se. IN; ne gradually assumed the dr.
r s.nHI leadership Of the nation. ~
la. sa1nst Germany and her al.
no anu nhally assumed what III,
isad.r.h.. cnaracterized as the morai
During the diplomatic
ence with Germany he d,.n Iona
many homely human asspiayed
On MAY Z, 1915, when NJ 1u,,.o.
= the news Of the sinking "i'sSn
n - he was almost Of tha sne
VI ms patience. Like a man mot enc
d ,ast effort to avoid a quarrel EN-
q wire who has Just laid on tha WIN YIN
sur raw ne ciapped on his hat ana ne v LAST
Sn.s, ~ Malked around the block. G ~
ltinns nov to give vent to his enne
tnnv0 on otnsr occasions ana has hna.
atmt.tn,"" say something stronger thsn
Ito him on g nayin. has been accredited
igoif. Hovevsr msds z faux pas at
may have ~ COG and auatsre he
ing with public men. tho.s ~ zeal.