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

| to her full ability. Europe must not
have another Alsace-Lorraine.
| War Drained Vitality.
| 1t was quite a different Woodrow
| Wilson who sat in the Presidents
| chair when the war ended. With
! hair whitened and face lined he
| showed the effects. He had learned
] something about men and human ma
] ture. He had learned, he told a
| friend. that some men become great
chant for doing things himself never
had lessened. He wrote state papers
and read them to the cabinet after
ward; he became impatient with men
| who disagreed with him and fire.
quently dismissed them. He quar-
| relied with friends. who in turn re-
preached him with being ungrateful,
but he always kept on his course
having once decided upon it.
Peace in sight, Mr.. Wilson decided
hand In making it. Congress. no
longer the suppliant handmaiden it
was during his first administration,
roared its disapproval. Mr.. Wilson
assured Congress that in the day Of
wireless and cable 1t would know all
Congress very little Of what he was
doing, or anybody else, for that mat.
ter, until 1t was done. That was not
Mr.. Wilson's way. The result was
to the league of nations and was re-
pudiated.
Many Wrote OF Work.
President Wilson's participation in
the memorable peace congress had
been described by many pens, friendly
and unfriendly, and his part was so
indelibly written in recent history
that 1t needs little attention In a
brief resume Of his life works
The statesmen Of Europe were
charmed by his oratory, his wit and
his personality until they bumped
into his indomitable will to do things
his way when he was convinced he
was right. Then the sparks flew in
the secret meetings he had with Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando.
He was determined to have q
league Of nations covenant so insep-
peace that no nation could accept one
without accepting the other. The op-
posing statesmen found that only by
letting him have 1t could they get
The result was q treaty In which all
got something. and 1t was denounced
by its opponents as a breeder of
wars rather than treaty Of peace.
1t would require large volume to
happened to Woodrow Wilson while
he was participating in making the
treaty Of peace in Paris in that his.
Ftoric winter Of 1sis-1s1s; It WOULD .sd
require another volume Of to ten m the
neuvers. intrigues and dramatic mo-
ments that attended 1t. publication
Of either at this time probably would
! result in the creation Of Annantas
and certainly would not add to good
feeling among peoples who are look
ing forward to an end Of wars and an
era Of peace.
Awarded Nobel Prise.
woodrow Wilson himself would not
| wish It. When, in 1890, no accepted
the Nobel peace prize for being tho
nerson who has promoted most OF
best the fraternity Of nations and the
abolishment or diminution Of stand
ing armies and the formation and In
crease of peace congresses" he said:
"The cause Of peace and the cause
! OF truth are OF one family. Whatever
T. has been accomplished In the past u
petty compared to the glory OF the
woodrow Wilson lived his last
wears ana died in "the glory OF the
promise OF the future" confident that
right. as he saw 1t. would ultimately
prevail. He never lost faith In the
| league Of nations, but he lost faith
in some of the human beings who
were its inevitable clements.
ffe closed his eyes confident that a
| a man OF letters ana . President he
had done his best. for humanity, but
ynn hn
might have, wished.