New Britain herald., 1924-12-15
WILSON SOUGHT TO INSPIRE FAITH OF
 WORLD'S MILLIONS
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 Marshall: General Porshng, who is now on South American diplomatic mission. and William c. McAdoo, his son. -in-law. Mir. McAdoo, in wiring his regret at his inability to attend, characterized MT. Wilson as "one of the most notable Of American state men and the leading Humanitarian Of the modern world"
 Calling the session to order. Pres ident Cummins of the senate said.
 "The two houses of congress with their invited guests are assembled 10 render tribute 10 the memory of a great man, a great president, q great patriot. q towering figure in the hls- tory of mankind"
 Memorial Address.
 Woodrow Wilson sought to give the twentieth century faith 10 in spire it and 10 justify the sacrifice Of millions Of lives In the great war, and If there was failure 1t was hu- manity's failure, Dr. Edwin A. Alder man, president Of the University of Virginia, declared al the joint con gressIonal memorial services.
 '"ro make him, the one undaunted advocate of those hopes, the scape- goat of a world collapse" Dr. Alder man said, "is 10 visit upon him in- justice so cruel that ot must perish of it's own reason"
 Is Not Failure.
 Speaking In the place where Will son delivered the address that car rl"d his country into the world con- fi!ct, Dr. Alderman declared he could not enyisage Wilson as a fail- urc as he came back from the Paris conference bearing the covenant of the League Of Nations and the i'm perfect" treaty of Versailles.
 T envisage him rather as a victor and osnqueror as he returned to America he said, "untouched by sordidness or dishonor, unsurpassed in moral devotion, and offering 10 his country leadership in the broad est and worthiost case in all the story of human struggle for bet ter life"
 Dr, Alderman said it was not for him 10 undertake the task of ap- poruoning with nice justice the re- sponsihility for the caUldron of heat and 'sweltercd venom of deadlock and indecision, of partisauship and passion. in which for weary months this largest question of modern times boiled and bubbIrd."
 Other Ages Nill AppraIse
 "Other ages will make that solemn appraisement,' he added. T may be permitted tho reflection that fSomcthing less of malice in the healts Of his enemies, and something more of compromise in his own heart, and something more of poll tiCal genius and firm purpose in the 1 hearts of those who kept the faith. i and there might have been another world.
 "It is commonly said that the i historic rank of Woodrow Wilson is wrapped up in the destiny of the covenant: that if 1t fails, his rank will be merely that Of one more , radiant spirit whose reach exceed ed his grasp. and if it succeeds his apotheos in history is secure. I find tho formula too glib and auto ] matiC for the forces and ideas it ! presunes to cnvclop.
 "Apothesis and immortality are weighty words that ill fit our poor flesh, so forcdoomed to the iniquity of earthly oblivion: but surely the fame of Woodrow Wilson does not rest upon an instrument the orderly ! growth of which into final useful ness may so change its structure and modify its form as to cause it to i become another and an even better instrument.
 ,> It depends upon an uncOnquera ble 1 idea, 70 greatly conceived and set forth, that it must continue 10 grow i into newer and finer forn- and its 1 famc must grow with it into what ever brleht renoWn it may attain.
 The Worlds Views 1 The world used to be full of people busy discerning. imagining, and cataloguing the faults of Wood , TOW Wilson. DocmatiSt and hermit, rhctorician and pacifst. egocentric and ingrate, dreamer and drifter were some of the milder coinages of his more civil and restrained en- emies, Well, he had His faults. Some of them were protective de- vices 10 conserve physical strength, and others lay buried decp in the impulses in his blood; but inhihitions born Of pride and courage and high ambition are such as nations learn to forget and to forgive. and even 10 love and cherish. Postority is tn- curious about the minor faults of 1 its heroes.
 His Countrymen do not t4ttle about Washington's blazing profan- i fly at Monmouth, but see his state ! ly figure riding into the storm or i battle beneath the tattered flag of q new nation he would fain bring into the world. They do not whisper about Lacolns choice Of compan- 1 icns or his taste in anecdotes or his cunning in politics; but they read inciscl on white marble wa|ls the sacred poems which his literary genius has left 10 posterity, behind him in inc night watches correcting his mistakes and using even his hu. mility as sword with which 10 carve out the victory ot his cause. And so it will be with Woodrow Will son in the long perspective of the years.
 Was Real Patriot
 His ambition 10 serve his Coun- try was as intense as Cromwel's. II was not easy for him 10 forget or 10 forgive. The pride of righteous