The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25
Lansing Exposes Wilson
AT the Peace Conference;
Secrecy and Wilfulness

Wilson held frequent conferences WIN
Colonel House. and after on" OF theSr
conferences tn.orc. House aStoniShed
Mr.. Lansing with the Information that
MIR. Wilson Intended - go 10 the Peace
Conference personally.
Mr. Lansing did not believe Il was
wise. and feeling very strongly tina,
Il would be a grave miStak" FOR the
President 20 take par; in person III
the negotiations. fclt L to b. my
duty as his official adviser II foreign
affairs and as one dcS!r"us 70 have
him adopt wise course. 10 state
plainly 10 him my views.
Mr. lansing says he hcsItatcd 10 do
this because he knew what hc himself
rs secretary Of state would BE- the head
Of the American Peace Commission II
Mr.. Wilson remained at home. There
tore. he feared that his motive in OPP
posing the Presidents attending might
be miscunStrued. However, NJ. Ian
sing. with An air OF rather over
conscious reCtitudc. overcamc MS
scruples and went 10 the President with
mis- views.
He records the episode IN his diary
for November l.: Il had conference
this noon with the President At tho
White House. l tod him frankly that
| thought that his plan for him to at
tend was unwisc. l hoped that he
understood that spoke only out OF
sense Of duty"
The end ut this episode Is recorded
BY MIR Lansing in THIS Slgnlhcant
sentence. The President listened TO
nv remarks without comment and
turned the conversation into other
channels.
beginning Of tho Quarrel.
This incident Mr.. Lansing heheN's'
was the beginning OF the rat between
himself and Mr.. Wilson. IL" believes
that Mr.. Wilson considered this advice
70 be IAN unwarranted meddI!nE Win
his personal affairs and moro 81 my
business. From that tim" forward any
suggestion or advice Volunteered ny ME
was Sncrrlnl;!y viewed with suspicion
Fy the time lncy all i;"t I" tHriS
Mr. Lansing had begun - feel SELF
conscious about IN" strain o'i"een
himself and the President h"canS"
oC the Presidents 2loofncSS ana MS
own I.miu.ty. h" was u" longer p"'"
enough 70 press his views on inc
President personally. Nh"n ne H"u
}, 'rws about the LcaEu' ~ Nations
and ne had many and d'nn!tH ones
Ia IpufCuttt kslllS''!A WIKI - - - '''
GENEROUSLY to col. Mouse. ru "ih""
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,u an acknowledges
rrn;Niy. on January l.. cam" the
,.n;sotr whirn WITS near, - to overt
..,d dr,,p,,., EIsu as Mr. Lansing
tells = with III" obvious and :ah"r""
determination to Justify himself, 1t -
impossible" Ter 'He re"''F "'' '.,,.,,
hat he pax himself IN Il" """'e"'.'
lgh, THAT was Nh day Whcn NY.
Lansing ought 70 have resigned. HIS
.,an1,,or womb of course. nave
''S's"''.o" x,I,.s,,r ,yn,.n
brought rA"rNy III" 'Np'os.'" ,i
hy his silence. p" h'r'' - avn"
I.ut II W. had had tn" explosion thrH
nd = the attention Of the world had
t..,, .p.d N this spectacular way
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League ~ .\'UoHS p:'"t" ~ 49,
son and ms secretary ~ S''''' VIZ
World might haIc escaped later Gu
:, ioaN";tS far NOR" disastrous.
~ o,sr,. talk the episode. =,
a,a -, 3D.. ,-,scnr, Vt tn, crtlr'
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meetings OF N" "',' r,..,.,..
Fr|s.o"n, c\'T ''"'N. - 80.
I.ac.. ,f t!nnS.
os...a % 1,,,s,no,s crtt1cism's
- ''F.'I.d ,uf- s,ys Mr. Lansing.
.,-r,,,,nrs whirh ,,vreored -
S'' -" .,r,',,,M,, IN rrinrtp,r or at least
ne ,..rf,tfyI nn.:,<. Mr.. Wilson. how
,.nr ri..'r,y ,,,Iica,rd-at least So l.
Hntcrnrr,cI his words and manncr--tkat
,tnS rnt Gi,rosed TO receive these
Tvs IN rnuL mari and was un-
~ ',!,,ii-,- ~ ,t;scnsS ,hcn He also said
,'.:,h S,s,, canLrr and emphasis that
~ 50, ,,,n,,J 70 have LAWYERS draft
ne III! ~ M -. ~ pears
'"S ~ e~tgcr,..,,. noin;ed oxnrcSSion
" NC Wc;,Snr.s NJ ana,nr comments
- ,,arnar when he intends 10 ="
NO, %~'rmn but which strikes tn"
ro,dcr Win snr,. humor. lie says:
:.T;Ss prasident.s sweeping diStpproyal
~ menbers Of the legal rrofcSsinn par
,f.,n,.inr m The treaty making seemed
-, 81. .Td I heIi,.ys was intended 70 hv
- ~" ~. th.,r nv counxci was ul-