The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-12
ESTIMATE OF EX-pRESIDENT.
Editor of the Paris Iatin Tells ol
Wilson's Work.

Stephens Lauzanne, editor of the
Paris Martin and formerly French Of
ficial press representative in the
United States, endeavors as Presidnt
Wilson retires to private life to give
just estimate of his work
He won the war but yearly los.
the peace, is one of Lauzanne's
striking ideas, says the Washington
Star. The article follows:
after eight years Of wise and alb
solute government Mr. Woodrow Will
son has abandoned the Presidency of
the United States.
1--WE must always try to be just
Being victim must not prevent us
from being just. Let us try, then,
to remain just toward this man, who
is leaving his supreme power, GER
tainly with dignity, though perhaps
without glory.
We must not forget that history
will say of President Wilson, more
than any other man, 'If he lost the
peace he at least won the war" We
must not forget that America was
wanting peace in 1917 when she was
thrown into the battle. She was far
from being unanimous in wanting
war. She was divided into three
parts; The Atlantic, which alone
trembled with rage at the German
outrages; the middle west with Chi
cago, st. Louis, Cincinnati Milwau
kee, crowded with Germans, or peo-
ple of German descent, and then the
Pacific, which as far as exterior dan
ger is concerned, only knows the Jap
anese peril, and who heard Of the
sinking Of the Lustiania just as
under the palm trees at Sorrento the
news is received by a snow avalan-
che in Norway To Mr. Wilson will
remain the lasting merit of having
solidifIed the three parts of America
AT his voice the whole continent had
but one mind and one thought.
DO not let us forget. either that
this voice sounded with incompara-
BILE eloquence. Certain of Wilson's
words will always remain beautiful
because they are ever true These
words were accompanied also with
splendid deeds. Having once ac-
cepted war. Mr. Wilson did it thor
oughly He put the whole resour-
ces and the whole will of the nation
into it.
"But this war was his ruin. He
lost with it his natural timidity and
his usual prudence. His doctrinal
vanity knew no limits He fancied
himself as the professor Of the whole
world But there. too, we must not
forget that it was not entirely his
fault. and We must blame ourselves
as well.
We must remember, Continues the
writer, that when his vanity began
to take him into the clouds we made
no sincere effort to bring him back
tot earthly realities. Let us remem-
Der that when in October, 1918, he
submitted officially and solemnly his
fourteen points for the appreciation
of the French government lie receiv.
ed not word Of criticism or disap-
probation. We must also remember
that when in December. 1918. he was
for the first time in Paris with the
French representatives, the latter did
rot speak to him and even boasted Of
1t in the chamber.
"Mr. Wilson has already partly
made up for his mistakes by the dig
nifty with which he has borne the
moral and physical suffering which
they cost him. There is something
OF Eschylus in the tragedy which,
for the last eighteen months, has
been taking place at the White
House; a mysterious illness has laid
him low; his work is scarcely thriv-
ing; he has fallen very far from his
dreams. But in the midst of all this
no has no bitter words; he remains
perfectly calm.
France" concludes the writer,
(which he helped to save and which
he afterwards Eeariy lost, will al
ways esteem him. But she will al