The New York herald., 1921-05-01

he voiced his personal estimate Of each.
or Woodrow Wilson he said
''Mr. Wilson was for a time the fore
most, the most popular and powerful
statesman in the world | have found
in meeting intimately during a long life
masterful men in every department of
activity that all of them. If they con-
tinue In the same line until after mid
die age, never escape or try to get rid
Of their training. President Wilson had
a great mind and boundless industry
and as a teacher soon reached the head
Of one of the great institutions Of the
country. For almost a generation, as
a teacher, he was bringing immature
minds to preparation where they
could enter fully equipped upon the
competitions and activities o. life. He
did not want from them either advice
or suggestion That was natural. II
was fo' him to set them on the right
path and keep them in It
Democratic Senators, with whom l
served for many years. told he that
Wilson never consulted them, nor would
he accept their volunteered advice. They
1 said we had free communication with
Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft, but our
President presents us measures and says,
Enact them into law" Our con-
stituents accept him as the leader Of our
party He declines to discuss the mat
ter and says simply: This is a party
measure and ! trust you will not make
il necessary for me 10 tell your people
you are no longer a Democrat We all
surrender our personal convictions and
obey the order. The few who have re-
fused to do so he mas retired to private
life simply by so advising THEN con-
stituents.
80 Mr. Wilson had more power ovH'
Congress than any of our Presidents, not
excepting Gen. Jackson. His own rea-
son for his personal policy was that he
has a single track mind. To a railroad
man that smile is very clear. A locono-
tiye on a single track cannot be passed
by one behind it. nor have another move
beside it, If there is one coming in the
sarily occurs.
.Mr. Wilson. with his great ability
threw himself intellectually into the
formation of peace by the creation Of
League of Nations. Foreigners are un.
able TO understand why that proposed
League or Nations was not accepted by
the American people. The reason can
be found in Mr. Wilson's favorite ex-
planation of most difficulties. and that
fs-American psychology. The whole
American people wanted peace, not only
y
the League Of Nations was rejected on
q direct issue by over 1000 900 ma
jority; over a 100000 in our State OF
New York. and nearly 400, 900 in our
great city
Libraries have been written on the
subject and get the explanation is found
in the remark of farmer to a journal
ist friend of mine. This reporter was
out for his paper. which was ardently
for the League OF Nations as presented
by Mr.. Wilson, to get public opinion and
especially in its favor. He found a
farmer in the fields and approached him
on the subject The farmer said Yes.
| secured copy of the League OF Ma
tions and have read II three times, and
! am opposed to It,. Why said the re-
porter. Because answered the farmer,
there is no Bunker Hill in it. :"
or President Harding Mr.. Depew
said 1T was one Of the privileges OF
a lifetime for me to be at the same hotel
in St. Augustine. where President Har-
ding spent most of his vacation II was
rare opportunity to Judge our Chief
Executive. He worked hard in the
morning in conference with party lead
ers and prospective Cabinet officers. He
played golf in the afternoon with the
regular players on the course and cap
tured all OF them. He was accessible to
everybody and his mind transparentIy
open to suggestions. One of the leading
Southern Democrats of Florida said to