Show r t tg pry gf t rY 0 ks t w s ti ry l aV aVa a r 1 J w 3 Ira r Re 4 A S. S t tRe l lx y x t m l r a b F ye Y i Df q t j ty r 9 i Y Yz t fl 1 z i is s lr dX I I WOODROW WILSON WAR TIME PRESIDENT ENID DIES IN WASHINGTON NATIONS OF OP WORLD MOURN PASSING PASSING OF FORMER CHIEF TIVE WHO WIIO ANSWERS CALL OF DEATH AFTER WONDERFUL CAREER End Came at 11 1132 32 Sunday Morning After All Efforts of Physicians 8 to Prolong Life LICe Failed Relatives Failed Relatives Are Present at Final Hour Messages hour Messages of Condolence from Thousands Pour In WASHINGTON D. D Woodrow C. Wilson born December 28 1856 at Staunton Virginia of Scotch Scotch Irish parentage and war time president of the United States and cne one of the outstanding figures in American history passed Tway way at t his hia home on S street Washington at 1132 o'clock Sunday morning a martyr to the cause of the league leacue of nations with which his name will be linked by bv posterity At the bedside were Mrs Wilson Miss Margaret Wilson his eldest daughter and Joseph Wilson a brother broth broth- er Mrs William WilHam Gibbs McAdoo and Mrs Francis B. B Sayre his other daughters were not there Mrs Sayre is in Slam Siam and Mrs McAdoo was on her way across the continent from California Mr Wilson died in the third story I back room overlooking the city lIe He expired on a huge posted four-posted bed a replica of Abraham Lincoln's Lincoln bedstead bedstead bed bed- stead which he had occupied while living in the White House In the final hours no one was admitted ad to the sick room outside of the doctors and the nurses except Mr Wilsons Wilson's wife wite and daughter Three ministers of the gospel including the Rev James II H. Taylor of the Central Presbyterian church Mr 1 Wilsons Wilson's own pastor who called Failed Friday were not permitted to see see the sick man because of his extremely depressed condition lIe He had been profoundly prostrated ed since early evening and aid his death was momentarily expected Those at atthe atthe atthe the bedside were prepared for the end Only a miracle can can now save him said Dr Cary T T. Grayson Grason his intimate friend and personal physician during the last eleven years earlier in the evening Former President Wilsons Wilson's own words were The machinery has broken down Earlier in the night Mrs Wilson his constant and devoted companion had found the hand that she held so hopefully almost as cold rold as death With the passing passin of Woodrow Wilson Nilson Wil Nil s son son n goes one of ot the greatest states men the world has ever known it being be be- beying ing often oCten said that he ranked next to Abraham Lincoln However er history may assess this national metamorphosis it must re reo cord the fact that the years when Mr Wilson was president marked a radical diversion from the path of the fathers The first Democrat since Andrew Jackson to serve two consecutive terms a as president Woodrow Wil Wi Wilson's Wilsons sons son's career in office resembled in some respects that of ot his illustrious predecessor Jackson was a rou rough h willed self soldier Wilson was in intellectual intellectual In in- a polished schoolmaster Both achieved their ends the one by hy force the other by gr grace ce and suavity With the possible exception of ot Theodore Theo Theo- dore Roosevelt Wilson was at the same time the most mOlt Idolized and the most bitterly assailed president since Abraham Lincoln No other president certainly ever took toek such a part in world affairs no other president ever exercised such an influence upon thrones and cabinets upon kings and premiers lIe He began smashing precedents almost immediately immediately immedi immedi- upon his induction into office by delivering his address in person to congress and finished by going to Europe to attend the peace confer confer- ence What he ho accomplished there will remain for posterity to appraise Suffice it to say here hero that his two ventures to Paris Paris Paris-he he went first in December 1918 and again in March larch 1919 were 1919 were devoted to a task of tremendous tre trey magnitude that of peacemaker peace maker to the weary war-weary yet fearful tearful nations of Europe Washington's warning to beware of at entangling alliances and the embroilments of ot foreign rulers was used by the presidents president's dents dent's political opponents and even certain leaders of his own party to condemn the step which Mr Wilson insisted had been ben forced upon him by Americas America's entry into the world war He lie declared that the United States could no no longer hold aloof that it was a world worl 1 power and as such I must take Its place at the peace table in the endeavor to help solve soho the I world problems that were pressing for solution lie He said the United States sought nc no conquered territory terri tern tor tory nor inequitable indemnity but that its sole desire was as to restore law and order and help bind up every nations nation's wounds wound Upon his first trip to Paris he was I everywhere acclaimed as the friend of ot humanity and the man who had hai come corne to put an end to all wars ware No monarch of ancient times timE'S was wa ever accorded greater laudation or listened to with greater a admiration It seemed as if It all Europe hung upon the words that fell from his lips He lie w was s acclaimed ai as a practical idealist I the he representative of a mighty new newland land and land whose whole people were altruistic and unselfish and who desired to tee see the devastate l world restored to amity and happiness Before his departure in an address to o Congress Congre he repeated his famous fourteen points which he said constituted Americas America's interest In the Forthcoming council at Versailles Presentation of the points one ono of which provided for a league of na nay Lions Jons covenant precipitated a hitter bitter controversy in con congress ess which lasted for for- many months It engendered such opposition to the presidents president's plans that hat upon his return to Europe on the second stage of his mission he be was less cordially received Especial Espedal ly y was this the case in certain parts of Italy where because of his Atti Attitude attitude atti atti- tude on Flume Fiume his name was hissed French newspapers also excoriated him and he was denounced by a Lendon London Lon Len don newspaper as an autocrat At home he was wal was criticised by political po po- po opponents for assenting to the tho Shantung decision and for an alleged failure to maintain open covenants of peace instead of s ret diplomacy Senator Poindexter Republican in a speech accused him of ot being the worst menace in America Amelia because of his ils friendship for tor organized ed labor and his bis leniency toward radical doctrin- doctrin Other critics accused him of at gross extravagance abroad and said he 16 had accepted almost priceless gifts President Wilsons Wilson's participation Inthe In Jn inthe the peace conference was placid it is said except fo to r I occasional ripples ripple that disturbed his usual calm Tension Ten I Islon slon sion on at times was reported between him and Clemenceau and Lloyd George Premier Hughes of Australia and Premier Orlando of ot Italy the i latter at one stage of ot the negotiations negotiations quitting the conference and returning returning re re- turning to Rome with his colleagues because of Mr Wilsons Wilson's attitude on the Adriatic question In answer to Italy's clam for Fiume he was quoted as having ironically told Orlando I am sorry we cannot cannot can can- not give you New York The presidents presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's stand on self determination for small nations encouraged national national na aspirations in Ireland Korea Egypt and other countries allegiant to certain of the allied powers The Russian catastrophe and affairs on the Mexican border also added to the presidents president's grave problems During President Wilsons Wilson's two terns terms of office there was a world upheaval upheaval up up- such as had never before been witnessed since the dawn of time Empires crumbled and thrones col lapsed The map of at Europe was tom torn 10 to sines hi os China that that old old had already become a are republic republic re re- public and with the ending of the world war Russian autocracy had been humbled in the dust German militarism militarism mili mill crushed Austria Hungary Austria dismembered dismembered dis dis- and Turkey driven out of the Holy Land Born in Staunton Va December 28 1856 of Scotch Irish parent parent-ge e and christened Thomas Woodrow Wilson the tho future president was known as Tommy until he ho graduated graduated from Princeton in 1879 and was thereafter known only as Woodrow Wilson His llis father the Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson a prominent Presbyterian Presby Presbyterian terian terlan minister moved to Augusta Ga when Woodrow was 2 years old Later the family went to Columbia S. S C. C and there young Wilson at atthe atthe atthe the age of 17 entered Davidson college college col col- col lege leg leaving soon to go to Princeton Upon graduating he studied law Inthe in inthe inthe the University of ot Virginia and in 1882 began the practice of law in Atlanta G Ga Ii PRINCETON N. N J. J J. Dr Henry Van VanDyke VanDyke VanDyke Dyke Princeton university professor who was one of ot Woodrow Wilsons Wilson's closest personal friends in Princeton and ambassador to The Netherlands during the Wilson administration said Saturday Former President Wilsons Wilson's death if it comes will bo be a great loss to the tho nation but one cannot help thinking of ot it as a great grest release to him from the pain of ot a long brave and strenuous fight for health His Ills achievements put him among the great American presidents Four of ot these achievements must be recognized recognized by all fair fall and reasonable men First the wise program of national legislation which he carried through on his entrance into his high office including especially the federal reserve reserve re reo re- re serve bill which kept us from panic and financial disaster during emergencies emer emery of ot the war Second the t and firmness with which he handled the question of ot American entry into the war re refusing refusing re re- fusing to go in until it was unavoidable unavoidable unavoidable able and until he had a united country coun coun- country try behind him Third the vigor and efficiency with which he carried on the war after we ere mere in including the way in which he handled the great question question ques ques- tion of a selective draft Fourth the splendid way in which he made it clear that Americas America purpose purpose pur pose pOle in the war was to promote the cause of liberty and peace in the world as well as to protect her o own interests |