Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
The Literary Wod-Revews of Current Publications Various Fields
Friend of Col. House Tells
Story Of His Relationship
With Woodrow Wilson
Howden Smiths Book Is Both
Biography and Answer to
Charges Against Subject
By Mary.Carfer Roberts,
Mr.. House of Texas
By Mary.Carte Roberts,

Mr.. House of Texas
By Arthur Ho,pden Smith. York Funk & Waenaus
of the
Col Edward Manden House
Smith have had
write life history that would be plain and factua
vo felt that certain statements made by Col Houses critics must
be answered And crucial
and takes the claims of opposition reviewer
hazards the that these points will be of interest readers
than the straightforward portions of the book For the
general controversy
that told before understanding Col
Houses background his early political interests describes the
of the family fortune which made possible for him without
thought undertakes explain which
willing his life behind political
doing work for which other men would claim the credit giving
official he might the of
He privileged place Mr. Smith, who felt the RESPONSE
bies privilege and filled with vision of better
a health and retiring disposition made Inn prefer to work
Oh government other individual.
Congenaty Marked Acquaintanceship
the Beginning
then Governor New
smith following conversation having taken place early
House-"Governor strange knew
each other before should nn think 50 much t ake other all our
nomination Of Mr. wilson and also him part in the
reforms the first Wilson including the Federal Reserve
minds min st Sa tn not ne haSony
could when he had need for talking question out Thus came
that ae Ts e n
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Mr. Smith describes in the plan of strategy o for h 0 u
ness then discuss steps World
policy all harmony
Points He House the perfect friend
he takes the Won from Houses @
a aedns his n own p'ens
President wrote Mr. House bads me srvnt s00d clasp
Ing my nsno ane pso m r bae Mr. Smith aeuy for
that m the H a
AS to the reasons for that historic rupture implies
capab that House had friend the second Mrs Wilson He selects
uvorable light his labos He observes that House himself men
untndness only directly and he offers
the following account of that conversation:
biographer, was leaving He M
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ss all Personality ns by the AS I've
a aa for CO. hs him with
permission to print he going them
Papers Constituted Only Reflection
q asked Mr. extraordinary
feeling toward during the period which
policies ornated and They
M sns4 e M that PS he did no
to take them an aue which n places .i him apart
Of c Sv unTeh or dhonoaDie or Irresponsible this
Wilson'S simply because he was very lonely man. VINO BY
by h dan' h % S hse a as ose ne ever
like reach conclusion about that Mr. House
documents roughand amazed
Of hssz
on sn Tn 1 up House found a IT.
Author Defends Subject
Against Charge of Self-Enchment
there colonel
to
lacking = -
THAT'S and thought aSsented Mr. House
the breach in the long friend
ship by Houses misuse of confidence as is sometimes
defends his subject against the made
period of his that he enriched himself through
public life when ne entered says Mr. Smith He feels
Houses advice include Senator Lodge and
Commission might
the treatment OF the
with Presidents
feeling
the under the
should retired There White House caoa
he implies however the failing office.
of championship It's weakness would
to Col friend
and frequently his statements come from his memory
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