The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-02-17
THE MAN. Who
] GAVE HIS ALL
TO HIS COUNTRY
WOODROW WILSON'S sAcRiFicEe
AND COURAGE HAS En-
sHRiNED MIN IN MEMO
HEARTS.
FOUNDATION FUND GROWS
The Least One Can Do TO Repay and
Reward 10 TO Contribute Te
MaryIand's Quota.

His face lined and scanned, his hair
white. his health broken, there sits in
Washington today one Of the greatest
and the loneliest figures in world his
tory-Woodrow Wilson, the man who
sacrificed all for his country and who
today has seen his dream OF world
peace virtually realized.
Hale and hearty when he assumed
the tremendous responsibility Of the
presidency, Mr.. Wilson is but wrath
Of his former self. The lines In his
face, the Wilderness Of his hair, the
physical disability which weights him
down-thsse have been the rewards Of
his patriotic sacrifices.
But 40 he sits In his study. forcing
his indomitable will to the lesser duties
OF private life, his heart 10 gladdened
by the thought that In the minds Of
millions of men and women OF the
United States he has been enshrined.
No President has ever left the White
House 30 broken in health as Mr.. Will
son. No great figure In history was
30 misunderstood and to no one has
more sincere recognition Of the truths
Of ideals been 80 quickly accorded as
to this white-haired, tragic-faced man
who withstood cabals, who SO courage
Ously answered unjust attacks, who Ia
bored SO earnestly for q great cause.
On NO man In the history Of the
country did q heavier responsibility
fall than upon Mr.. Wilson when the
momentous decision was made that the
United States must throw in its lot
with the Allies. No one can know
what hours Of mental travail were
passed by this man OF tragedy; how
many Gethsemanes were Travelled. be-
fore he found peace.
Mr.. Wilson has been called dream.
or. Today his dreams are coming true.
He has been called an idealist. Today
the world Is preparing to put his
"idealist notions" into actual practice.
His theories, always admitted to be
morally sound, have been found econ
omically worthy.
Picture. the man to whom this be.
lated recognition comes. Visualize
that kindly fac- aged by pain, that
formerly erect figure bowed down by
the grief that 80 undeseryedly came to
him when he saw the peace structure
he labored SO earnestly to build come
crashing down, destroyed by those
whose material minds could not GRASP
the greatness OF the vision unfolded
to them.
However, 1t 10 becoming more ap
parent each day that the ideals for
which Mr.. Wilson fought and suffered
are going to control the future Of the
world. In order to pay q tribute to
Mr.. Wilson and also their belief in HE
ideals and their faith In the League OF
Nations, the idea was conceived to
establish the Woodrow Wilson Founda
tion which would consist Of fund OF
One Million Dollars to be contributed
by the whole United States. the income
Of which would be used from year to
year to award those who had rendered
meritorious service to the public wei
fare for securing peace through justice
Maryland's quota is Thirty Thousand
Dollars, Of which $4,000 10 to be raised
by the counties. 1t is expected that
every county will raise Five hundred
Dollars and 1t Is hoped that the aver
age county will raise Seven Hundred
Dollars. 1t 10 important that contri.
buttons be made promptly to the local
county chairman. Allegany, Freder-
lex and Somerset Counties have raised
their quotas. 1t 10 noteworthy that
each Of these counties 10 Republican
stronghold. The State Headquarters
are located at 1905 Fidelity Building.
Baltimore, Nd.