The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-01-20
THE WOODROW
WILSON FOUNDATION
A Tribute to a Great Amer
lean by His Admirers,

,.Do YOU covet distinction? You
viii never get 1t by serving your
self. Do you covet honor? You
will get 1t only as servant OF
mankind"
| woodrow Wilson's Address at
Swarthmore College. Oct. 5, 1913.
The world is poorer for the men and
wealth that were poured into the fur
naces OF war 1t is richer for the re-
generated spirit Of idealism that bur-
nishes the record of four terrible years
and the leader of that spiritual force
which enlisted the hopes Of mankind
was an American---Wood Wilson.
woodrow Wilson saw beyond the
momentous conflict of his day and
made clear to men certain ideals Of
world relationship that helped them to
prosecute the ugly business of war un-
| III victory rested with the peoples of
democracy. Plain men, the men in the
ranks, had begun to believe that the
world had come to pass where living
was beyond endurance; yet they felt,
vaguely maybe, that they were fight
ing and dying to establish some prin-
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tween democracy and autocracy.
Those years are rapidly receding In
to the background. Woodrow Wilson
has passed from the political stage.
Much that he set out to do is still un-
done. Some believe that he failed ut
terly. But the number grows, and will
continue to grow, of those who see
through the confusion of conflicting
opinion to the epic fight of an Amer
lean for a great American ideal-for
democracy and human freedom.
Any student of Mr.. Wilson's life,any
undertaking related 10 him. must come
to consider this question: What is the
motive that actuated him in his pub
lie life? His ideals have been pub
lished to the World; but what is the
source from which they come? The
answer seems to be found in those
prophetic words uttered early in his
first term as President of the United
States. do you covet distinction?
You will never get it by serving your
self. Do you covet honor? You will
get 1t only as a servant of mankind"
The Foundation created in his name
can find no better watchwords.
Origin OF The Foundation.
On Christmas Eve, 1920, a group Of
women met to consider what was then
a nebulous wish to pay some sort OF
a tribute to the man who was shortly
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no doubt in their minds as to the ver-
dict of history: rather the Thought was
to establish precedent, II possible,
and honor great American while he
lived. Great men had seldom been SO
honored. Indeed, 1t was the fairly
well established custom to sadden
their lives with abuse and make a.
mends later.
The thought of tribute OF some
sort was discussed among the women
and then presented to group Of men,
friends of Mr.. Wilson and former
members of his official family. III
nalIy, within two weeks after Mr.. Will
son had become a private citizen there
was great winters day meeting at a
New York hotel where the wish be-
came fact, where the nebulous de-
sire to honor him while he lived be-
came the very real plan to create the |
woodrow Wilson Foundation.
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to perpetuate his ideals of democracy |
and human freedom, and in such form |
as to be both an inspiration and a re-
war to other men whose ambition 1t |
is to "enable the world to live more |
amply, with greater vision, with f.
ner spirit of hope and achievement"
The Foundation is to be, in words
now widely familiar:
,"Created in recognition of the ma
tionai ami if,teritsst cs
woodrow wilson, twice President Of i
the United States who furthered the
cause Of human freedom and was in |
strumental in pointing out effective
methods for the cooperation of the |
liberal forces of mankind throughout |
the world.
pThe Award or Awards from the in |
come Of the Foundation win be made |
from time to time by nationally con- |
stituted committee to the Individual or |
group that has rendered within a |
specific period, meritorious service to |
democracy, public welfare liberal |
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