The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
WILSON
PRIVATE CITIZEN
Retiring President Will Resume
the Practice of Law
EIGHT YEARS OF
EPOCHAL SERVICE
Some Side Lights on the Unwrit-
ten History of His Admins
tratiOn

washington, March Woodrow
wilson leaves the White House to-
DAY TO resume the role of a private
cl'iZen and again take up the prac-
tice or law, the profession i'm which
ne mas not been active for forty years.
with cambridge Colby, the retiring
secretary of state. the retiring presi-
dent has formed a partnership and
the new firm will maintain Offices
here and at New York. Mr.. Wilson's
announcement of this Arrangement
Yesterday came as a surprise to all
Washington ~.
Although it has been disciained
Tor him that he would cut himself
on from public men and affairs. IL is
known that for several months ar +
least he will do little but take recre-
alton. AT his new home recently ac-
duired here he will walk in the spa.
cious garden, and sit in the sunshine.
he VIII motor over the rolling Vir-
glnla hills where he used TO play golf
and occasionally visit the theatre.
After a few months of rest. the
former president probably will take
up the business OF literature whera
, he left off when he became governor
OF New Jef sey. He does not expect to
write history OF the peace confer
ence although he has in his private
papers the greatest fund of material
IN the world on the subject. He does
expect to pursue his ideals of world
peace, just in what manner probably
no one else knows. ....--..
The second democratic president
since Andrew Jackson TO FIJI two
| successive terms, MFR. Wilson's eight
| years iii. the White House. earned
him through the range Of hutiian
emotions. He. was almost biindtt
idolized and cordially hated. PRO.
found peace, the most terrible f6f
wars, death, of q wife and help mater
couftship and marriage and finally
lingering illness all came in turn I'd
brighten or darken his days. sEieit
years Of 1t, whitened his hair. racked
MS frame and impaired his physical
Visor, but did not rust his mind.
characterized by his friends a
/ much wounded veteran of the worid
| war a. If he had been shot in battle
he goes back TO private life today ra.
| garued by his partisans as lfy,ns
! sacrifice TO his ideals.
woodrow Wilson was not q wall
man when he took up the presidency.
he was decidedly a sick man. He wan
threatened with Bright's disease,
"hich physicians diagnosed as having
oeeh prousht about by a particular
| Ntea'iheht Tor frequent head colds to
winch he and the first Mrs. Wi,son
We're subject. The wife died soon
a1ter, but his case yielded to care.
Some years before that Mr.. wilso,t
iiao suffered a thrombosis, in one or
his legs. 1t was the lodging of a
plood clot in an artery. but because
OF its location not Sci ious III Was
however, a complaint Of the Same
nature which caused ris breakdown
III 1919, when the clot formed On the
riSht SIDE OF his brain impairing the
control or his left arm and leg.
Little known also, is the fact that
ar. Wlison is practically sightless in
one of ms eyes Bursting blood ves-
seis In the retina practically made ft
uSeiess, athough the impairment was
III part overcome by the use of eye
s'asSts' he suffered also from ner-
'ous Indigestion. With a predispo-
sition to take cold easily added TO
this list OF troubles, Woodrow Will
son TOOK mp the arduous duties of the
presidency with far less physical
equipment than the public generally,
gave him credit for.
once in office the round on rom.
pleAities which brought Mr.. Wilson
praise on one side and damnatiou
on the other was not long in starting.
ana ike a snow bali rolling down hilI
continued to take on volume until the
aay OF his departure from the White
House.
once, in the midst of his siege OF
prostration which accompanied the
hrst stages OF his present illness. he
debated with himself whether ne
ought not 10 relinquish his Office ana
give way to successor. Later when
health had improved and the demo.
cratic convention at San Fr-anciscn
was paloting night and day TO agree
on presidential nominee, Mr.. Wilson
debated with himself whether he
shoulu De a Cadidate for a third
term It could not be said THAI
either subject reached the stage of
being considered" But il is known
that Mr.. Wilson gave the subjects
some thought.
lhese with many other things fori.,
the highly interesting unwritten chan.
ters OF woodrow Wilson's life. They
would make volume of far mora
engrossing reading than anytbin~
that ever had been written ahon,
him. "'
such volume might include tho
inside story of the break with Col
mel House, his former confidentia,
adviser. it might tell how Mr.. Wilson
rousing Mr.. Clemenceau, the French
premier, from bed at 2 O'clock one
morning. practically charged the
French delegates with tampering with
the records OF the peace conference
proceedings.
II might tell how Mr. Wilson made
up his mind TO "fire" some other Cab.
met onicers soon after the resignation