'A STATESMAN WHO FOUGHT TILL THE LAST FOR THE IDEALS IN WHICH HE BELIEVED'
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 2, 1924, David Lawrence of The Evening Star writes 'The hour of surrender--a word which, in his days of power, he never recognized--has come to Woodrow Wilson."
The 28th President of the United States lies on his deathbed at his home on S Street here in the Nation's Capital. Death is expected to come today or tomorrow.
Mr. Lawrence describes Woodrow Wilson as "a statesman who fought till the last for the ideals in which he believed." The President once said, "I would rather fail in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to win in a cause that I know someday will fail."
Nothing was more true than when Mr. Wilson lobbied for passage of the Versailles Treaty* ending World War I and the United States becoming a member of the League of Nations**.
Tragically, the President suffered a major stroke while campaigning for the Treaty and the League. The United States did not join the League of Nations.
*The Versailles Treaty (1919) signed in Paris ended a state of war between Germany & most of the Allied powers. It forced Germany & other Central Powers to accept total blame for the world war & to suffer major penalties.
**The League of Nations (1920-1946) founded by Woodrow Wilson was the 1st international organization whse mission was to maintain world peace. LON was headquartered in Geneva.
SOURCE
"Hour of Surrender Word Never Known by Him, Comes to Wilson," by David Lawrence, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., February 2, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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