| Show MARTYR TO HIS COUNTRY SAYS SAY llOYD GEORGE Former Premier Pays High Tribute to Woodrow Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son as Leader Among Great Men of Nations Surrey England Feb 4 4 By A A. P P.-At P. At his new country home here David Lloyd Llord George Great Britain's war Var war prime minister today heard from the correspondent of the Associated Press the news of the peaceful passing of Woodrow I Wilson Vo 1 row Wilson will become one of ot the great figures of history I was his tribute He lIe was a man and therefore had bad his weaknesses But he he was vas the first to embody the ideal of fraternity of nations Into a concrete plan Like the founder of Christianity Christian ChristIan- ity said Mr Lloyd George the central figure In history and like Lincoln after him he prosecuted his ideal to his tragic death These circumstances if nothing more would make his memory last in the minds of or men WORK WILL GO ON Wilson like Lincoln and other great idealists has not lived to see his dreams realized Nevertheless his work worle will be carried on to his own glory and the permanent benefit benefit benefit bene bene- fit of or mankind In the national sense he led his country out on to th the road of world affairs from which there is no turning back Plunging into an energetic narration narration narration narra narra- tion of the events of or the Paris conference conference conference con con- ference Wilsons Wilson's British colleague at the peace table continued The tragedy of t all is that Woodrow Wilson's Wilsons failing was his Inability to subdue personalities personalities- his refusal to give up personal animosity ani ani- This weakness caused his failure to realize Us Ils Ideals during hs ha lifetime and in the end It was this weakness which doubtless contributed contributed contributed con con- to his death NOT DIPLOMATIC I If If the president had been willIng willIng willing will- will 1 Ing to sacrifice Person personal l prejudices to obtain the general support of his people at home he could have realIzed realized real real- his league of ot nations Ideal by I this means It is certain in view of the concessions which the I powers would have mace maae to the i American desires for tor changes In the league plan But Bat Bilt Mr Wilson could not over- over com his failing Last year when I visited him in Washington he still was as bitter as ever against his opponents Mr Wilson walked on his weaker opponents opponent dangerous s policy for a great man mari One can trample on great men but not little men there men there are too many of ot them TENDERFOOT IN POLITICS But But after all Mr Ir Wilson was a tenderfoot in politics You know how mosquitoes In some acme places In tho the world plague plague- the tenderfoot If It the newcomer does not get used to the pests they will eat him up Some politicians after atter being at attacked attacked at- at tacked for j years rears ears become become- Inoculated to personal criticism But Mr Wilson Wil son never s seemed emed to withstand po politIcal political po- po pin pricks They hurt his proud sensitive nature Yes It was wae the tho mosquito bites It was those wounds Inflicted by politicians that broke him and hastened hIs hla end Mr Lloyd Lloy d George Georga said the feeling between Wilson and Roosevelt was the most avage hatred he ho ever had known WAS DRAWN TO WILSON WILSON He ne' did not care much for tor Wilson during the early days of ot their acquaintance ac tic- but he ho said that later ho he felt ho he understood Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's personality and was waif drawn to him despite the tho presidents president's lack of ot common com corn mon touch which he usually found characteristic of Americans A et contributing factor to Mr Wilson's Wilsons Wilsons Wilson's Wil Wll- s sons son's breakdown accordIng to Mr Lloyd George was overwork In tn Paris during his heroic labors to pel perfect feet a lasting peace The Tho former premier said that pei personally he took off ot tro from tho peace conference J and of or golf for an occasional game the devastated de devastated de- de spent week ends on trips to to Alison Wilson Ali Wll- but President stated va-stated areas son stayed chained to his documents documents docu docu- ments monte and the conference committee committee commit commit- tee sacrificing his life for his country country country coun- coun did surely as try and freedom as u-s Lincoln IDEALS IMPOSSIBLE to o the French and to M. M Clemenceau Clemenceau Clemen- Clemen Wilson was incomprehensible The according to Mr Lloyd George embodIed the American president Ln h which highest type of ot the idealism Idealism It among on occasions manifests Itself tee an Anglo Saxons the Scotch and t Idealism which the former premier man live 11 up to all a added ded no man can the time Naturally at moments there them was a a. slackening Blackening and compromising com com- promising and then to the French Trench sheer Idealism was all aU of Wilsons Wilson's |
