Arizona republican., 1921-11-04
The WiIson Mir. Tumulty Knew

The opening chapters of Joseph Tumulty's book. --N. Woodrow Wilson Whom Knew. appeared in sss issues of newspapers last Sunday. They Co take up chronologcaly the relations between the former president and his private secretary, but MT Tnnuly at once plunges into incidents which at created profound interest in the country and snAscsea the president considerable criticism One wa. the denial of Colonel request lead a volunteer division to France; another the refzssi permit General Wood to go to France and the recall Of the general the of sailing. An other was the break between the president and v1lssr r. Nccombs. who had headed the Demo- crate rational committee in the first campaign.
 We can hardly think that MT. Tumulty acquainted arr wilson with all had written for though there nothing that reflects upon the president there is r@1ch that believe MT. Wilson would not have cessree should be made public during his lifetime CT that Of other persons of the drama
 MT Tunauigy describes the visit Colonel Roose- ven 10 the president in matter of the formers arpiscarion for permission to lead a division, xs-y pleasant The president said Mir. Tumulty was inclined to grant the request and would have donc SO but opposition of the general staff se volunteer organization This, said MT. Tumulty. was made clear to the colonel whose version uuste different from that of Colonel Roosevelt as rpzorted by J. J. oLeary. The colonel there made to say. if he had had such promise from anyone but Wilson he would have felt of his command.
 AS to the disposition of General Wood. Mr. Tunuity said that the general not allowed to go so France for the that General Pershing lad not requested that he be sent. The president was not disposed to take any action that might be embarrassing General Pershing. That the general was not informed that to be kept in this country until the of sailing with his division. says MT. Tumuty. is chargeable to General March, rNe of sta WI n-ch-taIked-of matter routine way if it had been only transfer of 'shave-taiP' from command another.
 If NIT. Tumultys relation Is true General March must either entertained bitter malice against General Wood to put him in such a humiliatng posi- ssou. or else was a marvellous exhibition of stu psdsty Again the president declined o interfere
 MT Tumulty. touch with the outside world alarmed at the expressions of popular indignation the slight put upon General Wood at various times he spoke to the president. gesting. suppose. statement that would meet popular belief that the general had been made the victim of politics. One night from his house he called the president by telephone to tell him what the people saying. that occasion the president utterly gave way to irritation which he had previously manifested when the subject was introduced and fell into a form of speech which was wisonesque neither in elegance nor some times. vagueness: T don't damn what the people say"
 The aIcComb episode is the most interesting in the first installment Mr. Wilson after his election determined give the chairman the place he wanted stellar position in the cabinet. He had enough of McCombs in the campaign that he would want domnate he had observed the chairman's jealousy of Vice Chairman MeAdeO and others of the national committee. He foreSaw that a cabinet member would as disturbing element Seward in Lincoln 8 cabinet. He accordingly offered him either the French German anbassadorship
 McCombs could decide for four months whether he would accept-though time he had been inclined accept. hesitation and vacillation explains the delay, unaccountable until for the appointment of ambassador to France
 The sentiment of MT. Tumulty toward McCombs breaks in his description of the Iatter's enmty McAdoo whose appointment $ secretary of the treasury he had opposed Failing there, he had sought among the Democratic senators. to defeat confirmation.
 "AIeanness.' "narrowness" and malice are some of the most commendable qualities which the biog- rapher of Mir. Wilson ascrbes former national chairman.