The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
TO GIVE WILSON
DEMONSTRATION
ARMISTICE DAY
Former President To
Attend Funeral of
UnknoWn Soldier.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial TO The Argus.J

Washington, Oct 31.-Woodrow
Wilson Will attend the funeral cere-
monies at Arlington on Armistice
day when an unknown American
soldier killed in action III France
will be buried
The former president has not ap-
peared at a public function since
inauguration day last March when
he was too feeble to do more than
greet Mr. Harding in the presl-
0ents room in the senate wing of
the capitol. When the services at
Arlington are concluded, Mr.. Will
son Will proceed to his home where
an informal demonstration will be
rendered him by mis- old friends.
1t will be similar to the affair on
March 4 when thousands OF people
crowded the street in front of the
Wilson home and paid their re-
spects to the ex-president. The
same committee OF women who ar
ranged the demonstration last
March is preparing this time to
give Mr.. Wilson a greater ovation.
The former president has not
said word publicly in nearly nine
months and there are rumors that
he may break his silence on Armi-
stice day and give his views on
world issues. As an exponent OF
the idea that the most practicable
way to get limitation of armament
is through a league of nations
which by providing a machinery
for the settlement of disputes
makes less necessary armament
burdens, Mr.. Wilson might make
another plea for ultimate American
cooperation with the other powers
of the world.
On the other hand, Mr.. Wilson
has heretofore refrained from do
ing anything which might be con-
strued as a reentry on his part into
the political arena and while it is
known that many of his friends
would be glad to have him express
his views and give momentum TO
the policies which he has cham
pioned but which some of his own
party leaders have been neglecting,
there is no certainty what the for
mer president will decide to do at
the last moment
The truth is the Democrats are
very much distressed by the lack
of aggressive leadership inside
their party. The treaty with Ger
many could have been defeated or
at least reservations included to
make easier the ultimate entrance
of the United States into the League
of Nations, it is contended, if the
Democrats had been solicited. In
deed, the criticism of Senator Oscar
Underwood, Democratic leader, is
growing. 1t is reported that some
evidences of dissatisfaction with his
attitude were given at the last SEN
ate conference of Democrats but
that Mr.. Underwood, with charac-
teristic independence, offered to re-
sign the leadership if his colleagues
didn't like his course.
Meanwhile, the Democratic ma
tional committee meets next week
in St Louis to pick a new national
chairman as George White has in
dicated he would resign if a com
promise between the factions could
be effected and a chairman select
ed VINO would not work fo- the in
terests of particular candidate
but the good of the whole party.
The rally around the Wilson
home on Armistice day will bring
many Democrats to the national
capital. 1t is said that two promi-
nent Wilson supporters are bring
ing friends in special cars from
distant points-all to pay homage
to the war president on Arm.stice
day.