"The Causes of Distress"
Two pages of print, as appearing in The Atlantic Monthly, recently caused that magazine to be noticed by editors and politicians whose acquaintance with the Atlantic is ordinarily slight. The two pages were headed, "The Road Away from Revolution, by Woodrow Wilson." The article was a general essay, but it showed that the former President has not lost his interest in world events. It bore the mark of the Wilson style, the Wilson vocabulary, the Wilson mode of thinking, with which everyone was familiar four years ago.
He dealt with the menace of revolution to the modern world, and drew the conclusion that the sources of discontent lie "not in superficial politics or economic blunders." As for the Russian Revolution, he found it to be " the outstanding event of its kind in our age."
On March 4, 1921, Woodrow Wilson rode to the Capitol to surrender the reins of office, a very sick man. Since then his life has been lived at Washington but out of the spotlight of publicity. Now and again he emerged from the twilight of his privacy in some public act, but in the main he has kept out of the public eye.
There follows a brief tabulation of his public acts since retirement:
1921.
Baruch and Norman Davis dine with him. March 9.
Attends theatre for first time since going out of office. April 24.
Is awarded LL.D. by Warsaw University. May 4.
Telegraphs sympathy to family of F. K. Lane on his death. May 19.
Receives delegation of Princeton students, who present letter signed by 600 students. June 13.
Is interviewed by V. E. Orlando. June 17.
Is admitted to practice in D. C. Supreme Court. June 26.
Is admitted to New York Bar. June 30.
Writes letter of greeting to Institute of Politics at Williamstown. July 30.
Goes to his law offices in Washington. Aug. 17.
Shows marked improvement in health in visit to theatre. Aug. 28.
Sends telegram to a dinner in honor of Lord Bryce given by the Sulgrave Institution. Oct. 1.
Is out when House calls. Oct. 14.
Is found improved in health by ex-Secretary Daniels. Oct. 24.
Expresses hopes for future of Democratic Party in letter to Women's Essex County Organization. Oct. 28.
Is called on by Marshal Foch, who leaves card when told he is ill. Oct. 30.
Suffers recurrence of indigestion. Oct. 30.
Begins to improve. Oct. 31.
Is given ovation in line of march to burial of unknown soldier. Nov. 11.
Is out when Premier Briand calls. Nov. 13.
Votes by proxy in New Jersey elections. Nov. 19.
Receives Balfour — only foreigner he has received since opening of arms parley. Nov. 25.
1922.
Says in letter to John W. Williams, of San Francisco, that failure of Senate to ratify Treaty of Versailles deprived U. S. of world leadership. Jan. 14.
Replies to greetings of thousands who march to his home after meeting of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation in Washington. Reaffirms confidence in League of Nations. Jan. 16.
Sends telegram to dinner given by J. Lorton Lee, Farmleigh, N. Y., former student under Woodrow Wilson, to workers of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation in the 26th Congressional District. Toast to him drunk in wine 110 years old. Jan. 28.