Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-12-29
CHANGE Of TIDE,

CHAN6E OF TIDE.
Europc'S troubles now holding
the foreground of the Administration
attention as we'll as that of the Ma
ton. have cOnSpircd to bring Wood
row Wilson prominently into view.
regardless Of his present plans or
condition. and his closest friends
are convinced he is to head bv his
direction. il not actual participation
Il renewed fight for the League of
Nations.
The subject Of ihc League and the
growing conviction among its advo-
Gates in Congress and through the
country that its acceptance by The
United StacS wnlld have avcricd The
disasters now lowering ovc- Europe
were widely discussed at WaShinS-
ton.
authoritative information is that
Mr.. Wilson's purpose is to throw
himself back into the fight for it as
soon as the auspices are ripe and us
fully rs his strength will permit.
The one or two visitors to his S.
Street home who have been admit
ted within the past few days have
come away impressed not merely
with the Improvement in his health.
his Keen interests in world affairs
and the closencSs with which he has
followed events, but more especially
with his Intensified interest in the
League and his evident feeling that
the course of world events has al
ready begun TO demonstrate to the
country that the League, or some
thing akin to it. is vital to world
peace and ccon0inc restoration.
On recent caller at the Wilson
home is understood TO have talked
over the League with the former
President and to have been assured
that the time is not far off when Mr.
Wilson will emerge from the Scclu-
sion into which illness drove him to
champion once more the League
cause.
Mr.. Wilson. it was said, does not
regard the moment yet ripe for the
launching Of the plans be has in
mind. He has expressly requested
his friends to refrain from repeat
ing lis conversations on tbs subject
for publication as yet.
Without violating this confidence
IT is possible to record that Mr.. Will
>on aims above all else to resume his
rc!c as the leader of the League
fight and 10 carry ii on as vigorously
as IDS health allows.
Ii is this one consideration which
OF course, has kept him silent and sc
Guided and which still is a source
|ot anxiety among his family and
close friends. They arc not convinc-
cd he should RESUME his mission
until The improvement of his health
Is more pronounced.
Nevertheless. his condition is so
mu"i. better that he has been able
to walk unasSiStcd in front Of his
house and more Frequently in the
garden: his color is almost ruddy
and he is much Stou,cr than before.
On .N,miSticc Day he broke his two
years retirement sufficiently to
make an address from his front
porch--an address that vibratcd
with his undated hope for the
League.
Advancement recently t3M for
In"r Justice John II. Clarke Of the
Supreme Court is to open cam
palGn January lOlh. under The non
partisan auspices. for The League
and thus set on the course he an
nounCcd he would follow when he
retired, has been coupled with the
TACT that Mr.. Wilson has just rcln-
pushed his partnership with Balm
fridge Colby in the law business.
Mr.. Wil.on and former Justice
Clarke arc not only intimate friends
but arc seeking The same goal. The
REIMBURSEMENT Of the law business
at E.r time when Mr.. Wilson'S hcalih
would have enabled him TO devote
himself to it more extensively is an
outward evidence Of his purpose 10
give himself exclusively to the
League.
Several Senator'S who arc SINH
larly close to the former President,
discussed the subject and agreed Mr..
Wilson expects to rC-Cntcr the
League cause as fully as his condi-
ton permits. Some doubt his ply
seal capacity to become an active
in campaigning, but the
feeling is that he will nevertheless
be able to direct and to assume the
leadership whether or not he comes
before The public IN person.