Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-21
ARTICLE vi.

President Wilson net er eft ny Jfflce,
and I never left White House CON
ference, during the war years. without
the reflection shaping itself IN my mind
that the world mad lost a great military
leader when il gained a great educator
and executive
IL vas President Wilson VINO edvo-
ge entered the war saw that the nniy
hope u the allies lay IN achieving unity
of command
It vas Predisent Wilson VINO advO-
cated thLs policy when We ga4ned the
right 70 voice IN The military councils
of those VINO were dghting rhe central
empires.
II was President Wilson who resEsted
the strong urging ~ some Of his Amer
ican advisers, and II the British and
French military authorities. 20 permit
our American soldiers - oe used merely
as replacement troops Tor the allied
armies.
II aas President Wilson VINO insisted
mat the American forces must be organ
.zed as American army UNITS. under
American command. and Nho sustained
Cen. Pershing IN carrying iLG poiigy
into effect Al The earliest possible mo
rneut.
L vas President Wilson who contend
ed that America must b. n position IA
land and water 10 carry the var through
to vlcto-y, even II the allies acre forced
TO abandon It,
Stay Through TIN Victory.
This extreme POSSIBILITY he envlsA-ed
and when We entered lie war he had re-
solved N his soul that whatever might
befall Great Britain. France. Italy or
Japan. the JnIted States would STICK an
Ill autoCracy was beaten. Il vas this
resolute purpose which made his leader
ship 50 inspiring 10 those OF - y no
g.! served with him through days which
were always anxious ana not ,nfre-
quently dIscouraging
IN matters affecting the navy he yyeas
! as wise and as forceful as n military
matters.
He saw at once the vital importance
+ OF making egress for the [ o,at auR-
+ cult if not impossible II Il was pct
+ practicable 70 80 INTO ihc rat noles and
kill all the rats the same end might Ne
I attained BY stopping the holes up or
/ failing even that BY SeJunS traps =
: thickly around the holes that rats At
tempting t. gel by would run SERIOUS
peril OF being caught
Wilson'S Geniu> in War.
Newton Baker could telI many an .a-
cIdent to illustrate the almost inspired
genius OF Woodrow Wilson III DEALING
with army problems. have no doubt he
will some day Naturally am more
familiar with ms silt III strategy ~
displayed in the solving IF naval prob
lens. Before | relate some Instances
from my own experience which throw
light upon this phase Of the former
Presidents many sided character
want to outline more tnly the general
I situation and circumstances which torr,l
the basis Tor the assertions 1 haze made
concerning his military l,,1,,rshIp ia
the opening paragraphs VI This .,r,l-
Gle.
Almost immediately following oar
declaration 81 MAJ We began he.trlny
from Great Britain 4nd France sug
ges.iouS As q the wise course Tor Us II
pursue il such armed help Us We miash,
be able - give.
obviously We had Hu ready ,!l.4,i,
trained ami disciplined army To send
overseas AT least nor ot such strength
as IL be a considerable factor ln the sir
uatlon II was not unnatural. nor whol.
IS unreasonable that the allies should
suggest the hest plan Tor us to follow
would be 20 place such forces as VI
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