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kods. to the sun and to the MOON" he
wrote. Behind the innermost door
dvelt the mysteries.
And now you who have had access to
my most intimate papers ask me to
unlock the innermost door, a door to
which have no key. My separation
from woodrow Wilson was. and is. to
me tragic mystery, a mystery that
now can never be dispelled. for its ex-
rlanation lies buried with him."
Welded Great Power.
To the general public Col. House
was a man of mystery, holding inter-
national secrets and welding tremen-
dous power as the counselor of Presi-
dent Wilson in the World War davs
and through the peace negotiations
native OF frontier Texas who as a
boy saw shooting affrays in the streets
Of Houston. he became the intimate Of
the worlds great personages in the
momentous period from 1914 to 1919.
A familiar but unobtrusive figure in
the capitals of the warning nations, he
had on his calling list such names as
Kaiser Wilhelm. Clemenceau, Llovd
George and King Albert of Belgium.
The quiet. self-effacing man who
went about his important missions
abroad so unostentatiously had been
President wilson's confidential adviser
and friend since his first election, a
position novel in American political
AFFAIRS. 1t was said by friends that
the President relied upon his judg-
ment and foresight more than he did
upon those of any one else.
He is a man." said the President
"of remarkable ability. He can hold
things of at arms length and consider
them and discuss them without being
mixed up"
President Wilson did not know Col.
House until the beginning of the can
vass for his presidential nomination.
Mr.. Wilson then was Governor of New
Jersey and Col. House was a power in
Texas State politics. He was not vet
IN the public spotlight but his work in
Texas had made him known to ma
tional leaders of the Democratic party.
Left $4,000 = Year.
His father had left him an Inherit
ance Of $4,000 a year. which enabled
him to pursue unhampered his interest
IN politics. State politics began to pail
on him after he had helped bring
about the election of four Governors
IN succession and at least one United
States senator. From his college days
he had been keenly interested in ma
ttonal and international affairs. He
was m avid reader of books on politics
and economics.
Behind his studies was the idea of
working out distribution of national
boundaries that would make civiliza-
ton safe from war. Later he was to
have m undreamed-of opportunity to
expound his theories before the worlds
leading statesmen at Versailles and to
smbody some of them in the covenant
Of the League Of Nations.
Col. House was born at Houston
July rs. 1883, the youngest of seven
children. His forebears were of Dutch
extraction. but had lived in England
for many generations. His father ar
rived In Texas when it was still a
section of the Mexican republic.
Young House was graduated from a
grammar school at New Haven, Conn.
and attended Cornell University. In
1881 he married Miss Lucille Hunter
OF Austin. They had two daughters,
Mrs. Randolph Tucker of Boston.
Mass. and Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss
Of New York.
Col. House had been working for
wilson's presidential boom some time
before the Governor of New Jersey
heard OF his silent ally. The first time
Houses name was mentioned to Mr..
Wilson is said to have been on a
Sunday In the summer of 1911 when
Walter Hines Page, later Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, and Edward s.
Martin. editor of Life, motored tn
Princeton to discuss the political sit
nation with Mr. Wilson. Mr.. Page
remarked: by the way, Governor. a
man named House is working for YOU
down in Texas. You ought to meet
him. He has ideas"
Wilson Asked for Meeting.
Mr.. Wilson then wrote House tell
ing him how much he appreciated
his services and saying he would like
to arrange q meeting with him. They
met for the first time in Col Houses
room at the Hotel Gotham, in New
York. and were friends from the mo-
ment they shook hands.
we talked and talked" said Col.
House. I'VE knew each other for con-
genial souls at the very beginning"
Although he held no party post in
the Wilson campaign, his perfecting
Of the organization and harmonizing
Of conflicting forces were rated large
factor in Mr.. wilson's victory. Friends
said he had much to do with getting
Mr.. Bryan's support of Mr.. Wilson
at the Baltimore convention.
His friends urged him to enter the
Presidents cabinet, but he said he felt
he could be more useful II not tied
down by the routine Of q departmental