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Show VoodrovvWilsontheMan world peace repudiated by his own country, which he led through a successful suc-cessful World war it has seen under the Wilson administration the enactment enact-ment of laws creating the federal reserve re-serve system, the federal trade commission com-mission and the tariff commission. Hut even after eight years In the presidency there Is still little Information Informa-tion about the Intimate characteristics of Woodrnw Wilson and a great deal of mlsinformntlon. Home of the personal Incidents of Wilson have, however, been told by Joseph P. Tumulty. Wilson's secretary for ten years. Here Is the way Tumulty Tumul-ty telle them: "On April . 117. President Wilson rn1e to th cnnttol nnd read wffl'it s1" s Hssmwi mm a mat cheers from the floor and galleries the great war messsse, one of the immortal documents of history, which will continue con-tinue to be read through the agea. read as long as the English language remains a living tonetie. On that fateful fate-ful day I rode with him back from the cupitol to the White House, the echo of the applause still ringing In my ears. For awhile he sat silent and pnle In the cabinet icKim. At last he said: Think what it was they were applauding! ap-plauding! It means de.itn for our young men. 'How strange it seems to applaud that.' " "When word came, back In ISIS, that a German vessel, laden with munitions, wss on its wsy to Mexico, President Wilson was In telephonic communication communica-tion with rierretarles Bryan and Pnn- I crush that nest (the Oerman submarine subma-rine bnses) because if we crush ii. the war is won." Tumulty told how a writer wanted the president to stage a "stunt" that would make good reading, and how the president refused, saying: "Tumulty, you must realize that I am not built for these things. I do not want to be displuyed before the public. If I tried to do it. I would do It badly. I wnnt the people to love me. but they never will." I have never forgotten the wistful tones In which he spoke those last four words," Tumulty commented. One more contrast Tumulty painted: "Two pictures are In my mind. Plrst, the hull -of- representatives crowded from floor to gallery with expectant BY W. H. GRIMES (Unite. Press Staff Corroepondent), WASHINGTON. March S. Eight year ago tomorrow Woodrow Wilson, pictured then as an Idealistic college profeeeor, became president of the United States. During the campaign and election, the country had heard much of the achievements and deeds of Wilson-how Wilson-how he had risen to the presidency of Princeton university, of Ms fight to - d em pjrs 1 1 s th t 1 n nuuf 1 n " end how ' that fight led him to the governorship of New Jersey, where he brought about the passage of a workmen's compensation compensa-tion act, a direct primaries law and a corrupt practices election law. But about Woodrow Wilson the man, the country knew little. He was pictured pic-tured always as the cold man of logic. In the eight years since his Inauguration, Inaugu-ration, America has seen and heard more of the deeds of Woodrow Wilson, It has seen his rise to the foremost figure of the world and his fall to a nkeni! health, hscffcffsJtt iris. Alter in, situation nsa oeen stated over the telephone, a voice come back clear and firm: 'Order Admiral Mayo to take Vera Cms at once. 1 was on the telephone at the time and listened to the conversation that took place between the president and Hec-renrles Hec-renrles Brysn and Daniels. Just before be-fore I cut off the connection I said a word to the president about the tragedy trag-edy of It all. His voice responded, no longer clear, but muffled as when one chokes back a aob: "What do you think of It, Tumulty? It means doath. It breaka my heart, but It must be done.' The president Insisted on going to New York to. attend the cexemoples Incident to the bringing back of the' l marines killed at Vera Crux. "Some disquieting rumors reached the secret service officers of an attack that might be made upon his life and the prealdent was urped to cancel his trip to New York. When It was found that his determination to go was irrevocable. ir-revocable. It was suggested that he review the procession from a stand and not take part In the march along the whole dangeroua line of the parade. pa-rade. His answer was a curt refusal " tnrongs. presently It Is announced that the president of the United States will address congress. There steps out to the speikcr's desk a straight, vigorous, slender man, active and alert. He la SO years of age, but he looks not more than 45, so lithe of limb, so alert of bearing, so virile. It Is Woodrow Wilson reading his great war message. "The other picture Is only three and a half years later. There Is a parade of veterans of the gre:tt war. They are to be reviewed by the prealdent on the east terrace of the White House. In a chair sits a man, your president, broken In health, but still alert In mind. His hair la white, his shoulders bowed, his figure bent. He is S3 years old, bur he looks older. It la Wood- row Wilson. Presently in the procession proces-sion there appears an ambulance laden with wounded soldiers, the maimed, the halt, and the blind. Aa they pass they salute, slowly, reverently. The president's hand goes up In answering salute. I glanced at him. There were tears In hla eyes. The wounded Is greeting the wounded." co comply wun tn sufntextion. one undertook to arffue with him. aylnjr: 'You will show all proper ripect by ppMrtn In th r view in atiind. The fTTur.trr-Co.nnot afford to Inge Its pren-ident. pren-ident. Hi reply was: 'The country cannot afford to have a cpward for a prealdent.' " Tumulty told of a secret visit Wilson made to the fleet noon after the declaration dec-laration of the war and the speech, he made to the officers, saying: "I am willing to sacrifice half the navy. Great llrttain and we together have to |