The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-09
Inside
Washington
By HELEN ESSARy

AS president OF The United State,
1cr three terms he has had all fba.
his country can give him witb;n
its own territory. He has eniovad
more honor and greater cpportnn;
ty than any other American oiH
zen. N''''
Now there is a new field ono0
to hlnl-the field of comnleta i,
ternatlonalism. This he is anvion,
to enter and to dominate bi
friends declare. He is ready 70
leave the White House
For him the time is rine f..
such step. To explain further
present trend of thinking in fiji,
country points to some kind of in'
,ernatlonal postwar allianco
Some modern form of league NJ
nations or world court as means
Of preserving peace.
Such an organization naturally
if it ever comes to pass. wouid
have to have head. a president
or chairman. President Rooserolt
his intimates believe, would he tbo
logical head of any postwar al
lance led by British Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill Russian
Premier Josef Stain and, possibly
China's Chang Kai-shek. Stain
would not participate in an asSo,
citation dominated by Churchill
Churchill would not accept Stain
as head.
President Roosevelt renresert
ing the United States. the creates
Allied power, not at the moment
suspected of too strong imperia.
listic ambitions. would be accent
able to both Stain and Cburcbiu
and to Russia ard Great Britain
A thrilling new chance for sucb
a man as Franklin Roosevelt 50
political prophets are arguing The
same political prophets believe in
an idea that will appeal to Roosc-
velt's friends and enemies alike
The Roosevelt supporters saw
the craftsmanship Of an interna
tional league would give the pres.
dent a new role il which 10 prove
his particular talents. The Roose.
welt enemies say By all means
let him have it, It will be one
way of getting him out Of the
White House"
The possibility that The United
States may not dominate postwar
internationalism, many political
experts find it impossible to con.
slider. They point to the selection
in Atlantic City last week Of for.
mer Gov. Herbert Lehman as
president of the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation associa.
ton. And add that this choice and
the general action OF the UNRRA
may well be regarded as a fair
pattern of the leading position Of
the United States in postwar plan
nlng.
AS the possibilities for interna-
+ional postwar alliances are being
discussed, stories of Woodrow VIII
on, sponsor of the League of Ma
tons, are being remembered al
most daily.
Not long ago I recalled the visit
of a newspaper man to Vice Presi-
dent Thomas R Marshall for the
purpose of discovering Marshalls
wish to Immediately succeed the
ai1ing. Wilson to the presidency.
yesterday another fascinting VII
SON Marshall story was sent 10
me. 1t is the story Of the Is min.
utes in which Vice President Mar.
shall believed he WAS presidem
1T is a story which almost
everyone has forgotten Ward
Green of King Features wrote 10
me. TT was briefly published at
The time. I was there when the
event happened.
"Soon after the United States en-
tered the war in 1917 Marshall
made speech in Atlanta. | COW
cred the speech for the Atlanta
Ca. Journal. There was Die
audience in the City auditorium,
Marshall had been introduced ana
had spoken only few words when
a man walked hurriedly from ine
wings, touched HIM on the Shout
der and whispered in his ear.
"Of course, being a reporter !
get up from the press table ana
went back stage to find out wna'
was what. Marshall was seated IN
a chair with several people stand
Ing near him. Some of them were
secret service rlen.
II was told thai few moments
Lefore someone had telephoned me
auditorium and said, This is the
A.P. We have just received tlaSn
/ that President Wilson has been a.
sassinated.
"Whi1e I waited with the Others
near Marshall someone came back
from the telephone. The A.P. llaa
been called to get confirmation
There was no flash. No one kne"
then, and no one ever found ou'
who had phoned the auditorium
Marshall did not finish his speech
I could not help but think TO-DAY
of Marshall during those Is MIN
utes in 1917 as | read your story
CT his decision not to take ths