Arizona republican., 1921-11-26

The night air in Washington in April usually de- mands a more protective garb
 The advisabiIity of drastic action dis cussed. The president said "ot course. Mir. Bryan you understand what drastic action in this matter might ultimately mean relations with Mexico?" To which Mr Bryan in the night air. his pacifism evaporatng replied q thoroughly appreciate this, Mr. President and fully considered it before teephon- ing you"
 There was then slight pause after which the president asked Josephus how he felt about it. The latter frankly agreed though so far, there had been no pronouncement of any program. Thereupon the president directed Mir. Daniels to wire Admiral Mayo to take Vera Cruz.
 Mr. Tumulty now that the conversation had be- come triangular gave rein to his imagination.
 "As sat at the phone this fateful morning, away from the hurly burly world outside clad only in my pajamas listened to this discussion the tenseness of the whole situation and its grave poss btes of war with all its tragedy grpped me- Here three quietly gathered about a phone pacl- fists at heart men who been criticized and lam pooned throughout the whole country as being too proud fight without hesitation of any kind agreeing a of action that might result in bringing two nations to They were paciflsts no longer but plain, simple men, bent upon discharglng the duty they owed their country and utterly disre- garding their personal feelings of antagonism to every phase of
 q pictured the flagship of Admiral Mayo. with its fine of sturdy marines, riding sereney at anchor off Vera Cruz and those aboard the ves- sel utterly unnindful of the that was now on its through the air, an omnous message when to some of them would be a portent of death. When the president concluded his conversation with me his voice husky. It indicated to that he felt the solemnity of whole delicate business he handling, while the people of America, whose spokesman he was at this hour quietly sleeping in their beds unaware and unrnindful of the grave import of this message which already on its way to Vera Cruz"
 Perhaps a chronological disarrangement will be noted in the statement Here three men quietly gathered about phone paeifists at heart, men who had been criticised and lampooned throughout the whole country being too proud to fight
 The phrase "too proud to fight had not yet been heard The president himself it later date when large part of the nation clamorng for action against Germany It is true that many Amer jeans urging intervention in Mexico, per haps unworthily but others sincerely. The only criticism of the administration because of it's lack of a Mexican policy the apparent futility of out the discord of corruption and ignorance with which that unfortunate country was over whelmed.
 Intervention demanded not in behalf of either any the Mexican factions but for the security of American citizens.
 If MT. Tumultys perspective of passing events was at times faulty, because of his too close prox- imity; if the importance of many them have been minimzed by time from his estimates, his work is the less faithful and useful in giving us sight into stirring period of existence, a "close up of a man who one of the great figures of his time and perhaps of American history.
 Though of the most ardent of Mir. Wilson's admirers. Mr. Tumultys adoration of him is not blind. This biography will undoubtedly be heavily drawn upon, by future essayists and historians.