EX-PRESIDENT WILSON

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1924, Page 3

EX-PRESIDENT WILSON

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4 ÜBTRALTAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. TRIBUTE TO MR WILSON'. WASHINGTON, Fob. 4. Senntor'T odjic, mi arch -enemy of the League of Nations, whose efforts have instrumental in forestalling the United States’ participation, when addressing the Senate, eulogised ox-Pre-sident Wilson as a. man of remarkable ability and strong character. Senator Lodge, after expressing the general sorrow, said Mr Wilson had served #>&H4iing the most terrible war, and thereafter it fell to him to take a leading part in the difficult work of making peace. He . stood as the chief figure in this great transaction, and he would, sii stand in the pages of history. Indeed there was no more conspicuous figure in those events, which had closed one period of the history of mankind, and opened another. He Jfided "Wo stand in sympathy and sorrow, in solemn recognition of his passing, which has conic in the wisdom of that Tfigli Providence that guides the destinies of mankind.”

MR WILSON’S SENTIMENTS. WASHINGTON. Feb. I. The late Mr Wilson’s friends have revealed confidences concerning the attitude of the ox-Presidont towards important questions. The informants have declared that Mr AA’iDon had determined that President Harding’s ar"Jpaments conference was waste of effort, Mr Wilson saving that the reduction of armaments will not prevent war. lie asked: "Whv not lirst.

have an organisation to assure peace, and then begin disarmament?” Nevertheless Mr Wilson never openly criticised President Harding, saying that he intended to show the country how an ex-I’resideiit should act. Mr Wilson, adverting to the occupation of -r the Ruhr, privately said: “I can sympathise with the French people. Their action may lie legally warranted, but the danger is that it may set the world oil fire.” Mr Wilson despite the urgings of his friends, left neither personal memoirs nor secrets of the peace negotiations. He strongly disapproved of this suggestion. remarking that people would only say: ”[ am Irving to eulogise myself’.”

FUNERAL TO-DAY. -WASHINGTON. Fell. L Am I noil's War President will he laid to rest on Wednesday with simplicity, the religious service having no splendour or official honours to mark the entombment, which will he made in the memorial amphitheatre at Arlington National Cathedral. Soldiers,-sail-ors, and marines only will he employed to assist the police in keeping the crowd in cheek. Twenty-four noncommissioned men will march beside the hoarse.

MR WILSON'S THIRD SEIZUIU

(Received this day at 10,-Id a.m.) WASHINGTON, February A.

It is now known, though the doctor’s bulletins did not mention the tact that Mr Wilson suffered a third stroke which paralysed the light side of his body, the left side being paralysed since tile tragic blow of fflll). I bus, during the last illness, he was powerless to move more than his eyes and lips.