# President Wilson — The New State character guide

> President Wilson in The New State by Mary Parker Follett.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-x-society

## Who they are

Woodrow Wilson, cited in discussions of democracy and internationalism.

## In the story

### [XIII: The Secret of Progress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xiii-the-secret-of-progress)

Commended for refusing to view Germany as a 'thing-in-itself' during the war, embodying the rejection of the old struggle theory.

### [XIX: The True Democracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xix-the-true-democracy)

Mentioned as one of the beacon lights of democracy, alongside the British Labor Party and the courage of France, signaling the new faith emerging from the Great War.

### [Neighborhood Organization vs. Party Organization II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxv-neighborhood-organization-vs-party-organization-ii)

Mentioned as an example of leadership that would benefit from study in relation to group psychology.

### [XXVII: From Neighborhood to Nation: The Unifying State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxvii-from-neighborhood-to-nation-the-unifying-state)

Quoted endorsing the extension of community councils to reach every citizen, as part of the wartime organization.

### [Political Pluralism and the True Federal State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxxi-political-pluralism-and-the-true-federal-state)

Cited as an example of a national group leader with duties to other national groups.

### [XXXIII: Increasing Recognition of the Occupational Group](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxxiii-increasing-recognition-of-the-occupational-group)

Mentioned in context of the President's Mediation Commission recognizing collective bargaining.

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