The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-28
WOODROW WILSON.

This is the birthday of Woodrow Wilson, grea President, great statesman, great American ane great among the worlds great men It always fitting that his birthday be noted amont the important days of the year. It is particular! appropriate this year that witnessed the elector to the Presidency of a stanch supporter, an import ant member of his Administration and sturdy anc devoted follower of his teachings. Franklin D. Roose- welt was Wilson man before the nomination of the ranscendent humanitarian and teacher for the Presi- dency and he labored under his leadership through his years President without faltering
 We can think of no better way to observe the birthday of Woodrow Wilson than to reprint the following editorial written by Walter Lippmann fo1 the New York World on the last birthday of Wilson before the suspension of that great newspaper;
 This is the seventy-fourth anniversary of the birth of Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States. It will be marked by appropriate ceremonies in all parts Of this country and in many foreign lands, in honor of a of high ideals and great gifts, placed by fate in position to affect incalculably the history of mankind
 During his lifetime and since it has been the habit of of a certain political bias to speak of the great President as Pro lessor Wilson, But this retiring and self contained scholar called from university halls to be the Chief Executive of his State and the Nation secured peace President the enactment of program of progressive leg isation quite without precedent war President he entered the great world con- flict with the people behind him and led them to a victory in which his writings read behind the enemy lines played great part; and after the he was the chief cham pion of the cause of peace Of moderation and understanding That he did not achieve such a psace in all respects was due to causes which should by be generally understood. He ahead of his time; a leader and not follower of public opinion From his grave he is still leader of ad- vanced political thought.
 For the spirit of Woodrow Wilson still lives It lives the spirit of Locarno and the pact of Paris. It lives in the League of Nations, the foundation of which will ever be associated with his name. rms organization of half hundred nations in- cluding all the greater nations of the Old World except Turkey and Soviet Russia, has already to its credit long list of inter- national disputes settled without resort to the arbitament of arms. It is the longest step ever taken toward the parliament Of man; and in every day of its beneficent existence it has testified to the wisdom and foresight of it's chief founder. Some day the United States may be ready to correct the tragic blunder of it's refusal to follow it's President into the League.
 It fell to Woodrow Wilson's lot to put into words that will live the common aspira- ton Of hundredS of mlillonS O1 people III all lands to the end of wars. Such words are facts stubborn as boundaries and tariffs and armaments. They will not let themselves be forgotten. Wherever men plan further approach to state of safe peace between nations they think in Wilson phrases. They hold up as the goal of their desire open covenants of peace: freedom of navigation; the removal of economic bar rers; respect for the rights of minorities and of the people of lands in the tutelage stage Of colonization; the territorial integ- rity of great and small States alike; the general association of nations.
 As the petty jealousies and political plot tings that darkened his time and confused his counsel recede into the past the name of President Wilson shines with heightened luster. The wno fought his valiant work may be nercifuny forgotten He ranks with the great Of all time whom the world does not forget