South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-15


road for the League OF Nations and
the Versailles treaty
Then came the swing around the
country" and the long illness which
lasted up 10 the last day OF Mr..
Wilson's stay IN the White House.
Many OF the Tumulty policies. pur-
sued by the executive Office while
Mr. Wilson lay between life and
death On the mansion. a hundred
yards away. are said 70 have pain
Cd Mr Wilson a great deal
Mr.. Tumulty saw very little OF
the president during the last months
OF the administration. What con-
tact there was between the sick
president and his secretary was con-
Quoted by the exchange Of notes
and memoranda. usually through
Mrs Wilson as intermediary.
Refused TumuIty's Request.
The GOODNESS between the two was
Intensified during the 1920 cam
paign and particularly during the
hectic days when the San Francisco
convention was deadlOcked. In al
most daily notes Mr. Tumulty Is
said 20 have constantly urged the
bed ridden president 10 take hand
i'm the situation and speak as the
leader OF his Tarty. despite Mr.. WI
sons curt refusals. This il said 10
have annoyed Mr.. Wilson exceeding
~
There was a decided lack Of SYM
pathy between the two or that chill
! March day when Mr.. Wilson left the
White House, a picture Of broken
health. Mr. Wilson retiring 10 his
quiet home in s. st, away from the
turmoil. and Mr.. Tumulty to his law
Office
There has been virtually no con-
tact in the last year Mr. Wilson's
callers were infrequent. and one Of
/ the most infrequent Of these was
Mr.. Tumulty
Then came the Tumulty book,
Woodrow Wilson As ! Knew Him"
Angered at New Book.
The former president did not see
the manuscript before it went to the
| enraged when. at last. il was
| brought 10 his attention. The Inter
national News Service is in a posi-
ton TO state that Mr.. Wilson did not
see the book until long after it was
on sale in the bookshops and had
been widely reviewed
| Mr. Wilson's first thought after
seeing it was to give public express
| sion 70 his resentment, according
| TO his intimates. but was finally
4 prevailed upon to adopt a policy Of
! ignoring IT, Only 10 an extremely
small circle OF friends did Mr.. Will
| son make known his real feelings.
The resentment felt by Mr.. Will
son at Mr.. Tumulty's course was
! further intensified by some Incl
dents that occurred during the fight
waged in the senate on the confer
ence treaties.
! Mr.. Wilson strongly disaprroved
! Of the four-power treaty. and so in
formed his friends. although he APP
proved the other conference pacts.
He considered the four-power pact
to be a return TO the old system Of
| alliances and the balance OF pow
/ ers." and he so informed his inti-
mate friends. He did not think,
/ however. that il was his place to
\ take any action in the matter.
Wilson's Message
Mr.. Tumulty was in frequent
/ consultation with democratic sena-
I tors on the bill during this treaty
fight. and the impression was con-
veyed. innocently or otherwise. that
! Mr. Tumulty was Mr.. Wilson'S
! spokesman. This did not please Mr..
Wilson, for during that time Mr..
| Tumulty was not a caller at the
/ Wilson home, according to friends.
The message incident in New
/ York Saturday night was described
by Mr. Wilson's friends as "the last
! straw"
Mr.. Tumulty saw Mr.. Wilson for
q short time on Friday for the first
/ time in weeks. it was said today
/ by those in a position to know.
/ Saturday night a message. ostensi-
! bly, from Mr.. Wilson. was delivered
| to the democratic banquet II was
/ taken TO New York by Mr.. Tumulty
1t said:
| Say to the democrats Of New
| York that ! am ready TO support
any man who stands for the saliva
| ton OF America, and the salvation OF
I America is justice 10 all classes. &"
Boom for James Cox?
/ The message itself was innocent
1 enough. but read in conjunction
with what apparently was a boom
/ for James NJ. Cox. it created a SEN
/ sation. and was much resented by
\ other factions OF the party not SYM
pathetic with the ex-governor's can
! didacy.
Mr.. Wilson promptly took cogniz-
ance of the situation by writing a
l letter 10 the New York Times. a
democratic newspaper. with a re-
] quest that the letter be published
1t said.
! Il did not send any message what
| ever 10 that dinner nor authorize
any one TO convey a message"
To this Mr. Tumulty responded
\ today:
IF Mr.. Wilson says the message
! was unauthorized then I can only
say that I deeply regret the mis-
understanding that has arisen be-
I tween us. I certainly would not
\ have given the message if I had not
/ believed it TO be authorized"
Mr.. Tumulty said today he had
Meanwhile. Washington IL In the
nothing TO add 10 his statement.
\ throes OF the sensation.