Evening star., 1923-08-02
Wilson, Gaining Very Slo,uly,
! Ciues Up Theater for Summer
Only Recreation No,o Daily Auto Rides
Through Rock Creek Park and
Nearby Virginia.

spin of twenty miles or more on the
smooth highways Of the neighboring
state.
1t has been noted of late that the
former President no longer rides in
the front seat with the chauffeur, as
was once his wont. He rides now in
the rear of the open touring car, with
Mrs. Wilson always at his side. There
is not the same alertneSS about Mr..
Wilson's attitude that once was
noted. His face, pale and somewhat
drawn. is all but expressionless as he
is noted in passing, and the former
President seems never to be engaged
in conversation with any occupants
of his car. He loves to ride with
the top down. and even the approa ch
of sudden thundershower does not
call for a halt to put up the protec-
tive covering. More than once Mr..
Wilson has been driving home
through 5 street, drenched through
and through, but entirely unmindful
of the wetting.
Has No Summer Home.
While he thus gets daily outings by
automobile, and for the greater part
OF the year is "a weekly attendant at
the theater, Woodrow Wilson is, to
all lntentS and purposes, prisoner
of his invaliGiSm. This is the fourth
summer since his breakdown that he
has spent in the heat of the capital
degree leave Washington for a much
time as possible during the summer
There are but two cabinet office rs
here now. But Woodrow Wilson stays
on fighting his fight quietly but de-
tt ttrminedly. He has no summer home
and it is doubtful if he would be
taken to one if it were rendered him.
unless it could be reached by easy
automobile ride.
For the impairment in Mr.. Will
sons locomotion has not entirely dis
appeared. He still carries a heavy
cane and is assisted wherever he
gees.
Mr. Wilson is by no means a young
man. He is in his sixty-seventh year
and while four years ago the years
seemed TO be sitting lightly on his
shoulders, the rayages of four wears
of illness have taken their toll and
the former President today looks even
older than he is. Mr.. Wilson has not
as Yet been able to undertake any
sustained work. His recent contribu-
tlon to monthly review on The
Road Away From Revolution" was
out very brief Offering from his
once facile pen. Mr.. Wilson used to
do his best writing himself on his
own typewriter. OF course. that
method of literary effort has been out
of his reach of late.
Inability to Write.
This inability to write is one of the
heaviest crosses Mr.. Wilson has 70
pear. 1t was his fixed intention. be-
tore his breakdown. to devote the
hrst years of his freedom from Off
clal worries to writing a history of the
world war-at least or the American
participation in II al war This par
ticlpatlon naturally would have in
cluded the days of our neutrality. for
In some phases those days were the
most interesting of all in an historic
way. They were particularly interest
ing because the inside story of all
that occurred has never been told by
the one man who knew the inside
Woodrow Wilson.
II would seem now as if the Wilson
historic war--the story of Wilson
himself in both war and pea ce-may
could write 1t best-the former Pres.-
dent himself.
That this has been a distinct loss
to the history of the world is admit
ted. for, whatever else his enemies
may say OF him. it is agreed that for
a rev short hours at least Woodrow
wilson was the dominant figure of
tie world.
He is broken now and sad re-
minder of all that the war wrought
on the battlefelds of Europe and in
the higher places of government.