Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

The Mexican problem came back to a
republican administration for settle
ment. "Watchful waiting" was not
alone Mr. Wilson's.
Criticized for 'sVTeakness.'
Mr.. Wilson was much criticized for
situation, but his friends said he saw
a world war coming and had told
them he ibid not propose to have the
United States caught with one hano
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 effort to stay 1t, sitting
by the bedside of his dying wife on
son passed away that day. and with
a world taking fire about him, he took
her body to her girlhood home IN
Rome, Ga. for burial. The President
and returned alone to the. White
House to face his burden. Mr.. VIII
sons friends always said that from
the first Mr.. Wilson saw 1t would pc
world war and that the United
But he realized that the country
drawing it's population from the
states of Europe which were going to
war would face much divided sem
timent and q very difficult situation.
IA "OEOS W Ills CodutA .
were a caution to strict neutrality.
Advised Neutrality.
Mr.. Wilson's efforts were devoted
to keeping his country neutral until
the submarine outrages began. He
was at first unable to believe that
the atrocities had the sanction OF the
German government. but was con-
WINGED when they sunk the Lusitania-
That incident brought the first rift
in his official family. william Jen-
nings Bryan, Secretary u state. an
avowed pacifist, opposed Mr.. Wilson's
course and left the cabinet.
Mr.. Wilson, nevertheless, went
ahead and warned the German gov
eminent against sacrificing the lives
Of American citizens. Through q
diplomatic correspondence which con.
built up q record which reached its
climax when he handed passports to
Count Johann Won Bernstorn, the
German ambassador. and asked Con-
with that the President led the ma
ton into the tremendous effort be-
fore 1t. -,
about him, Mr.. Wilson had found
had met Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait. the
widow Of Washington merchant.
Their courtship was swift and they
were married December IS, 1916.
There were no children OF this Sec
ond marriage.
Second Victory Close.
A presidential election had inter-
vened before the country went into
the war and this time Mr.. Wilson's
republican opponent was Charles
Evans Hughes. who left the Supreme
Court bench to become q candidate.
The issues of that campaign were
very much muddled. The democratic
slogan was HE kept us out OF war.
Mr.. Wilson'S election, however, was
BY q very narrow margin. The re-
suit trembled in the balance three
days and finally turned in his favor.
when California finally Topped to the
democratic column by few votes.
Mr.. Wilson got 277 votes in tho cleo
toral college and Mr.. Hughes got 264:
his place as commander in chief Of
the Army and Navy. He took the
leading part In planning Americas
participation In the war. He insisted
from the frst for unified command
on the western front; for vigorous
menace. He personally initiated
much Of the war legislation. such as
the passage Of the selective service
law, the creation Of the Shipping
Board. the war industries board. the
war Labor Board and q multitude OF
other arms OF the government for
carrying on the struggle. He de-
voted his whole being TO the war
seeing nobody and thinking Of moth
ing else. Some Of his days probably
were like Linco1n's.
It WAS President Wilson who con-
Quoted the correspondence with Chan
cellor Max Of Germany when the re-
quest for An armtstice came, ana once
the Germans laid down their arms he
turned his thought wholly from war
to peace, telling his friends that.