Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-07
LLOYD GEORGE PUTS
WILSON WITH GREAT
FIGURES OF HISTORY


4.-By the Associated Press.(-At
his new country home here David
Lloyd George, Great Britain's war
prime minister, today heard from the
correspondent of the Associated
! Press the news Of the peaceful pass
[, ing OF Woodrow Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson will become one
Q of the great figures of history was
, his tribute. He was man, and
8 therefore had his weaknesses. But
he was the first to embody the ideal
T; of fraternity of nations into a con-
crete plan
Like the founder of Christian
( ity," said Mr.. Lloyd George, the
central figure in history, and like
Lincoln, after him, he prosecuted his
:, IDEAL to his tragic death. These cir
: IAN stances, if nothing more, would
make his memory last in the minds
OF Len.
Wilson, like Lincoln and other
2 great idealists, has not lived to see
his dreams realized. Nevertheless
his work will be carried on to his
" own glory and the permanent bene-
fit of mankin. In the national sense
: he lei his country out onto the road
+ of world affairs, from which there
is no turning back.
Plunsing into an energetic nara
ton of the events of the Paris con-
ference, Mr.. Wilson'S British col
league at the Paris table continued:
, s"Jhe tragedy of it all is that
Woodrow Wilson'S failing was his
inability to subdue personalities-his
refusal to give up personal anlmos'
ity. This weakness caused his fall
ure to realize his ideals during his
lifetime, and in the end it was this
weakness which doubtless contrib
uted to l. is death.
IF the president had been Will
ling to sacrifice personal preJudlces
to obtain the general support OF MS
people Eat home, he could nave
realized his League of Nations ldeal
by this means, it is certain, IN we"
of the concessions which the EURO
mean mowers would have made 10
the American desires for changes IN
the league plan.
Bitter Toward Foes
"But, after all, Mr.. Wilson coula no.
overcome lis failing. Last year wien ! |
: visited him in Washington ne sun
was as bitter as ever against hls
opponents, Mr.. Wilson Walheu vi
his weaker opponents-a dangerous
rolicy for a great man. one Co
trample on great men, but not ,llli0
nan--there are too many Oh tnelh.
"But, after all, Mr.. wilson was
5 a tenderfoot in politics. :.
.'You know how MOSQUITOES ~
some nlaces in the world plague the
tenderfoot. If the newcomer does
NOT get used to these pests, they VIII
eat him UP. Some politicians aIteA
being attacked for years become III
: oculated to personal criticism. bL~
: Mr. Wilson never seemed to WITH
: stand political pin pricks. TheS
huft his proud, sensitive nature.
YES. it was the mosquito bites; Il
was those wounds inflicted by poh-
ticiansl that broke him. and mas
tened his end. Ii,
Mr.. Lloyd George said the ieehns
/. between Wilson and Roosevelt Wa'
the most savage he ever had Known;
The former premier told now lie e Ia
first met Mr.. Wilson when he flrst
came to London in 1918. He did not
care much for him during the early
DAYS of their acquaintance, but ne
said that later he felt he understood
Mr., Wilson'S personality ana was
drawn to him, despite the president
lack of common touch which ne
us,1a1lv found characteristic OF
- Americans. ~,
A contributing factor to Mr.. Will
-sson's breakdown, according to MI
- Lloyd George, was oVerWork III
. Paris during his heroic labors to
!. perfect lasting peace. The former
premier said that personally ne tooN
time off from the peace conference
for an occasional game of golf ana
trims n no dew
astated areas; but President wilson
STAYED chained to his document
and the conference committee, sac
rificing his life for his country and
freedom, as surely as did Lincoln.
Health Broke in Paris
To the French, and to M. Glenn
enceau. Wilson was incomprehen
sible, according to Mr.. Lloyd George.
The American president embodled
the highest type of the 1deallsta
which on occasion, manlfests ltseiE
among the Scoach and Anglo Sax
ons, an idealism which, the former
premier added, no man can live UP
to- all the time. Naturally. at mo-
ments, there was a slackenir1g, ana
compromising, and then to the
the French all of Wilson'S idealism
was sheer Hypocrisy
OneN of Mr. Wilson'S compromises
at Paris, which Mr.. Lloyd George
said he had never been acquainted
with until yesterday, was an agree
ment between Wilson and Cleme1-
ceau regardin the occupation of
the Rhineland. The documents in
the case, which had been in the
hands of the British foreign Office
unknown to Mr.. Lloyd George, were
sent to him yesterday with permits
sion for publication.
Mr.. Wilson'S health, according to
s Mr. Lloyd George. began to break
in Paris in April, 1919, after he haa
Z been subjected to foul press at
& tacks which the French Embossed
against him because Wilson was
: adamant on certain treaty issues.
: According to Mr.. Lloyd George,
President Wilson had yielded to the
French pleas that the peace confer
ence be held in Paris, and this at
tack was his reward.
1t was impossible, declared NJ.
: Lloyd George. to place President
! Wilson comparatively with other
American presidents. He was so
unlike Roosevelt that comparison
could not be drawn His prototyps
undoubtedly was Lincoln. but with
out the emancipator's humanity"
SMo,,v,,,,r procl,;rooJ