The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13
SENATOR LODGE
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reserved acceptance of the Versailles
covenant. Senator Lodge was sailed
by his. enemies with bitterness
equalled only by the fury with which
the enemies of the league attacked
Mr. Wilson; while by his own friends
and followers the Massachusetts, SEN
ator was eulogized and revered as the
savior of American liberties, who had
fought courageously against subtle
invasion of the independence of his
country and had preserved for pos
terity the chosen traditions of the
fathers.
Each Put Off TaeIling History
1t may be that history will never
know the full story of that epochal
struggle, which lifted both Lodge and
Wilson to new heights of leadership.
AS each had been dominating figure
n the making Of history, so each had
hoped to become at least the historian
Of his battle, both have fallen into
heir last sleep without completing the
work that circumstances and natural
inclination seemed to have patterned
for them. When Mr.. Wilson died, he
eft only scraps and patches Of the
great human chronicle he had hoped
10 set down for future generations. A
few weeks ago, Mr.ffodge confided to
his friends that he was gathering ma
serial for story of the league fight
in the senate and for other histories
Of the great days of his intimate as
ISOLATION with men and offices. 1t was
never finished.
Published Wilson's First Essay
There was a touch of romance in the
first chance contact Of these two bril-
liant mental forces that were one day
to meet In such furious combat. They
brushed elbows, in spiritual sense,
nearly half century ago, and al
hough Mr.. Lodge had forgotten it I'M
il years afterward, Mr.. Wilson always
remembered it. 1t came to light again
soon after the Inauguration of 1918,
when the new chief executive and the
enator from Massachusetts, met at a
iedicatGry service in Washington
we're formally presented to one anoth-
n end shook hands.
'You may not recall, Mr.. Prssi.
lent" said Senator Lodge, "but met
you for moment some years ago, al
a college commencement when yor
were president of Princeton."
I. "Oh, remember You long before
that" replied Mr.. Wilson "A mar
never forgets the editor who publish,
q his first article
Relations at First indifferent
The senator was puzzled until 1t was
explained that as editor Of the Inter,
national Review in the late 70's he hae
ccepted for publication treatise OF
government, written by Woodrow WI
son, a student at Princeton. Mr.. Lodge
vent home and made search in his
correspondence files and found there
letter about the article, written hin
, ~ the future president. 1t is charac
teristic Of the bent of the historian
hat until his death that letter re
J manned in the senator's collection Of
cherished documents.
During the earlier years Of the first
: Wilson administration, the relations
between Mr. Wilson and Mr.. Lodge
were without feature. They met or
occasions, but not oftsn. and talked Of
public affairs az my president ane
any senator Of On cpposing party
night. They never were friends. 4
vas not in the nature Of either to i'm
'ose cordiality where he thought II
! might not be Welcomed, or to over.
ride by sheer will that indefinable feel
ing OF restraint which now and agar
springs up unbidden between two
strong Municipalities. Bus even al
they eyed one another at distance
Lodge cast his lot with Elihu Root in
support of the Panama canal toll re-
peal advocated by the Democratic
president and Wilson thanked him,
Postscript" Tale STARTED Feud
! The actusi breach m their relation