Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-05
STARTLING SIDELIGHTS
ON WILSON'S CONDITION
AND CAREER DISCLOSED
CONTINUED from Page IL

it might disclose that Mr.. Wilson
went to the peace conference pre-
pared to withdraw, as he threatened
to do, in it's midst.
All these things, however, if they
do become public, probably will do
so by the pen of the historian after
Woodrow Wilson has been assigned
history. While the principal actors
in that series of dramas live, all
these things are likely to remain be-
hind the scenes. Mr.. Wilson's re-
tirement to private life is not likely
to release them for public consump-
ton.
Until the beginning of the world
war Mr.. Wilson held the attention of
the country with his swift strokes
at getting legislation from congress.
With the coming of the war he de-
voted the last two years OF his hrSt
term to an attempt to keep the Unit
ed States out of the conflict, and as
the seemingly inevitable drift to-
ward war set in, he gradually as
sumed the diplomatic leadership OF
the nations arrayed against Germany
and her allies, and finally assumed
what his partisans characterlZed as
the moral leadership of the world:
During the diplomatic correspond
ence with Germany he displayed
Intensely Human
On May 7, 1915, when Mr.. Wilson
heard the news of the sinking OF the
Lusitania, he was almost at the end
of his patience. Like man making
a last effort to avoid quarrel with
a wife who has just laid on the last
straw, he clapped on his hat ana
block He knew how to give vent
to his emotions on other occasions
and has been known to say some.
thing stronger than the tut-tut
which has been accredited to him on
having made ii faux pas at golI.
However cold and austere ne may
have been accounted in his dealings
with public men, those who have
been privileged to view his family
life from the inside OF the circle
testify that he is intensely human;
What part he may take in PUBIC
affairs in the future, living as ne
will almost under the shadow OF the
dome of the capitol, is causing lively
speculation. SO far as the RECORDS
show no other president has remain
ed in Washington after going out OIL
office. Mr.. Wilson first intended TO
live in Baltimore. He and the pres
ent Mrs. Wilson settled it, by play
ing a game the presldent l ia+na ~ oe az.
during an idle hour on the steamer
George Washington on one OF the
trims to and from the peace confer
ence It was game OF PERCENTAGES
with certain scores allotted 10 CHe
various advantages or amuSemehtS
of life of which both were most tonq'
baltimore, as the game worked OUT
nod tho highest total. But break
down and continued illness inter-
yened and it was decided to remain
in Washington, where almost all OIL
Mrs. Wilson'S family reside.
The new home, bought recently IS
on an elevation in the northwest res
idanca section not far from a site
long held by the imperial German
government for embassy. Mr.. VIII
son eXpects to spend the future al
most on the spot where the kaiser
expected his ambassador to SIT
Because of the secrecy which mas mas
been thrown around ms plly SiC% ~
condition, the country is probanlN
most interested in that just now. MIR.
Wilson is convalescent-so Tar as
nature permitS-from what meQlcal-
Nv is called thrOmboSls-a Dlooo GU
in one of the arteries on the rlSLlt
side of his brain which 1mpalrS me
motor nerves in the left arm and leg
He can walk short distances alone
with the aid of a cane; longer ule7
tances require the use OF Wn e
chair. walking up and down stars
is a precarious experiment seluolli
attempted. 4.;o,-on m
in the west, as is popularly sup
nosed. but within a week atter ne
returned to the White House. warn
ing signals of the coming attacN
We're What caused his return. foI
three days after he came PACK ne ne
seemed to be improVng; IN go he
TOOK a motor ride the day before ne
US laid low. and on the night peIore
n1aved billiards. The seizure came
i, the night, at an hour when the
n M was alone, and he was
found stricken just peLote u"S Il .
Life Despaired OF
For a week his life was despalo1 ,t
of hut his real condition was KEPT
secret by his family. Then came {,
firm for the better and Tor nlaIS y
weeks the president was conLlheu -
his bed-a bed in which ApraI ~ a u
lincoln before him propapIY nn G
nassed many a night of pain anu
ipf aa2Te of a different nature
even the White House barper W.
not admitted to the room, and MI,
Wilson, usually clean shaVeh' SlGM
a beard, and made humorous rellld ne N,
to his physicians and family as mT
brushed it for amusement
times a day. nm
1oolIed-for muscular complication SCI
in and refused to yield to treatment
While physicians and surgeons any
iouslv consulted downstairs as lC
whether the presidents physique
could withstand the shock of sur
gical operation and had about ue'
cided that it was life or deaLL
chance. a nurse arrived with tht
news that nature had interviewed ah'
that the operation would be unnec'
essary From that moment slow re-
covery set in.
Motor nerves which had refused
TO respond to needle pricks showed
signs of reaction. pretty soon MT
Wilson was about IL whce'"hair A
few weeks later he was learning &c
walk again with the support of ar
attendant. Massage electricity and
| everything known to science, We're
employed to coax his muscular fac
| ulties back into action. Then he go
| out-Of-doors for motor rides, and re
ceived some visitors. He took up
| routine of a few hours work eacf
| dav debating to stenographers ant
| increased the time as strength gath
| cred.
One evening b~ surprised Washing
to-, bv going to re theater and walk
| ing only with tn aid of a cane whici
| he ry1morousty called my third leg.
| He probably never will play gol
| again and may never deliver anothe'
| public speech although he will write
! what he has to say, in what EXTENDED
measure no one knows. His TRENDS
! say it may be a large one.
Washington will now have presl
dent and one of the two living eX
| presidents on it's hands and official
| dom is very much interested to SCI
| bo" H. will work ont.