The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-07

Immediately he galvanized the coun-
try, appearing before congress in per-
son, publicly denouncing "a vicious"
| lobby" which he charged was attempt
| ing to influence in Washington and
launched legislative program which
included repeal of the tariff, revision
of the currency system, new styles of
control of the trusts, the creation of
many new government agencies, and
such multitude of other legislative
business that congress and the coun-
try had difficulty in keeping up with
| it.
Dictator as President.
| Congress thought Theodore Roose-
velt a dictator and an ''autocrat"
but It soon found itself dancing to
Woearew Wilson's tune and at first
| il danced very obediently and with
very little grumbling. Ms. Wilson
early confessed that he had u zone
track mind" and he proved to congress
| early in his administration that he
knew what he wanted and how>to get
/ it. He had a cabinet, it was true, but
he consulted it after he had deter
mined what he wanted to do. When
he wanted a bill introduced in con-
gress he frequently drew 1t himself
and IL 1t hesitated on passage he sum
moned the leaders--and it passed soon
thereafter, In dealing with the cab
met he did his own thinking end con-
dueted much important business OF
the various departments direct from
the White House.
Hardly had Mr.. Wilson gotten hin1-
self turned around when he had his
first foreign situation to deal with.
It was with Mexico and was legacy
from the preceding Republican admin
istration. The Republican chieftains
said they left it for Mr.. Wilson be-
cause they didn't want to embarrass
him in dealing with it. The Demo-
Gratis declared the Republicans had
''passed the buck" 1t came to a
crisis when Huerta, the dictator, SELF
ed the reins of government, and Pres
ident Madero and Vice-President
Suarez were murdered. Mr.. Wilson
had very fixed ideas of his own on
succession to the presidency by assas-
sination. He thought it pretty gen
eral in Central America and he told
confidantes it was going to stop lie
withheld recognition from Huerta and
the situation boiled until Huerta
troops attacked some American blue
Jackets at Tampico and Mr.. Wilson
ordered the occupation Of Vera Cruz
bv the American army. The official
reson given for the occupation was
that the German ship Ypiranga was
about to land arms and ammunition
for HueTfa and the occupation was to
prevent it. The United States de-
manded a salute to the flag, which,
critics Of the Wilson administration
took delight in pointing out, never
was given.
Events in Mexico solved their own
problem in few months when Car
rama, another newly risen leader,
elected Huerta who fed. American
troops were withdrawn from Vera
Cruz, and later President Wilson ex-
tended formal recognition to the Car
rama government. But in 1920 Car
rama in turn fed in the face of an
armed revolution and the Mexican
problem came back to a Republican
administration. ''Watchfu1 waiting"
was not alone Mr.. Wilson's.
Criticized as 'Weak.'
Mr.. Wilson was much criticized for
weakness in handling the Mexican
! situation, but his friends said he saw
world war coming and had told them
he ''did not propose to have the Unit
ed States caught with one hand tied
/ behind it's back" He did not propose
| to be engaged in a war with Mexico
at such time. At all events, the
world war broke the same year.
Woodrow Wilson added his appeals to
the futile efforts to stay it, sitting by
the bedside of his dying wife on a
memorable August 6, 1914. Mrs. Will
son passed away that day, and with
world taking fire about him, he took
| her body to her girlhood home in
Rome, Georgia, for burial. The pres
| ident was almost Frustrated with his
grief, and returned alone to the White
House to face his burden. Mr.. Will
sons friends always said that from
| the first Mr.. Wilson saw it would be a
world war and that the United States
eventually would be drawn in. But he
realized that the country drawing its
population from the states of Europe
which were going to war would face
a much divided sentiment and a very
difficult situation His first words to
! his countrymen were a caution to
strict neutrality.
Kept Us Out of War
| Mr.. WilasD's efforts were devoted