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KIGIIT WAY TO TALK
CAPTAIN UO UK I IT It. IlUSSlitilt comes to
league Inland Impressed with tlio possi
bilities of Its development. He la cotilldunt
that It la bound to become one of tlio great
est navy yards In tlio world.
' Thin Ih the nttlttulo of mind which will
make It a Bre.it naval station. Captain Hen
lion, before him. had tho nunc belief In the
value of the Government plant. There 1m
limplc room for expansion, with space not
nnly for machine whops, but for barrnrks anil
parade grojind for marine corps. Secretary
Daniels Is understood to share the views of
both Captain llussell and Captain Ilenson.
When Congress Is persuaded that the men
most familiar with conditions here and at
tho other navy yards are all agreed that pub
lic money can bo spent more profitably at
League Island than at any other naval sta
tion the plans that have been mnde by the
naval strategists will be In a fair way to bo
carried out.
k THE MAYOK AND THE POLICE
THE HE Is no Grand Jury In existence which
could convince tho people of this city that
Mayor Hlnnkenburg viciously countenanced
lawlessness. The unparalleled tenacity with
which he clung throughout his administra
tion to the Ideals which he had been preach
ing for years made him often tho butt of prac
tical politicians, who could not comprehend
his refusal to take advantage of opportunities.
It has been said that tho Mayor seriously In
jured the reform cause by his refusal to be
"practical." Certainly ho might have
strengthened the causo In many quarters had
he been willing to yield and countenance
lapses from the high principles which ho set
for his guidance.
Tho Mayor was not well advised In his use
of the police on election day. but It would
be radical to state that circumstances were
not such as to warrant the utmost vlgllnnco
In the protection of the ballot. There wore
rumors of fraud about, and the frauds which
nlrcady had been committed In the padding of
the registration lists rendered It Imperative
that sever" measures be taken to prevent
Illegal voting. At the mmo time, tho use of
the police was unwise and to be regretted,
particularly ns It might be made a precedent
for nbsolute outrages In tho future.
But there Is none, wo Imagine, who ques
tions the sincerity of tho Mayor nnd tho
purity of his motives. He was determined
to prevent frond nnd, In tho main, ho did
prevent It. There Is a vast difference be
tween using tho police to overthrow tho peo
ple's will and using them to assure a fair
vote nnd a fair count, whether tho law makes
nny distinction or not.
IN DUMBA'S FOOTSTEPS
THE State Department has found Itself In
a very disagreeable position and has been
compelled to take nctlon against official vis
itors to this country. Captain Frnnz von
Papen, military attache, and Captain Knrl
Boy-Ed, naval attache, both with tho Ger
man Embassy at Washington, have been de
clared undeslrnblo persons by Hecretnry I.an
blng, Tho hopo has been expressed to Am
bassador von Hcrnstorff that they will have
p pleasant Journey away from this place.
It Is to bo hoped that no person will take
this matter too seriously. All that these gen
tlemen have done Is permissible when one
country Is at war with unother. Tho fact
that we nro not at war with Germany Is an
Inconsiderable trifle. Tho German mind la
above such things. Our nutlonal honor has
been llouted and aid has been given to ene
mies of countries with which we are friendly.
Conspiracies against the safoty of Americans
have been brought to splendidly successful
conclusions, American citizens havo been
threatened by foreign Governments. The
whole tenor of American life has been
changed, and a bltternoss has' crept Into It
which years will not eradicate. Hut that Is
all. Wo all Join the Secretary in wishing
our pleasant voyageurs a. happy Journey,
But quick!
TO SAVE IS TO HAVE
ONE of the best plans ever devised for
encouraging thrift 1h that which has been
In operation In a, group of hanks in this and
other cities for the last three or four years.
It Is primarily a device for providing money
for Christmas. Those who have adopted It
In this city will receive a total of about
$1,000,000 lit a few days with which to buy
presents for their families.
Tho plan provides for weekly deposits on
which the banks pay three per cent. Interest
and turn over the total accumulation two
weeks before Christmas. It has been ar
ranged that a roan may make a first deposit
of $2.50, reducing it five cents a week, till his
' last deposit Is only five cents. This gives
him $3.7$, plus (be interest. If he prefers
, to make a unjforrjt deposit each -week, the
' banks wUl'acnVeither 25 or 60 cents, which
jriJ! give .hlmelthfr ?I5 or J12.S0 plug the In-
teresi. " '
None of these sums is large, but 30,000 i'hl
Hdelphluns, many of whom never saved be
fore. bav been induced to make this ex
perinient Id thrift to their own delight and
proSt fhpy hav learned jhat the way to
have Jai to save. lessen that cannot be sot
to mlY before tha youth and that becomes
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA; SATURDAY, DECEMBER S. 1015:
Increasingly difficult to learn ns the years
pile tip on a man's head.
If n man can save for no other purpose
than lo buy Christmas presents he would
better lay by for that; but there Is no reason
why ho cannot adopt the weekly payment
system nf building tip n fortune for himself.
IVanklln, the first distinguished advocate of
thrift In America, could havo prenched a
sermon on forehandedncss with this Christ
mas plan ns a text which would have moved
even the spendthrift winds to husband their
resources.
.MILLIONS FOR TRANSIT
FOltTY-KlVK million dollars, In addition
tn the $6,000,000 nil catty appropriated for
transit, Is sullkient for tho completion of
the two projects alrendy under way, the con
struction of the Darby elevated nnd tho begin
ning of work on the Itoxboroilgh line. If ns
great savings should be mnrle possible us have
already been made In the awarding of con
tracts, JSI.000.000 would IliiituCe practically
the entire undertaking, provided tho uncrat
ing agreement With tho I'. It. T. should bo
put Into effect.
No detnlls havo been given as tn the lines
to be made of the money apportioned to
transit under the loan, although It is as
sumed that the full sums necessary for the
completion nf the tlruatl street subway mid
the Frankford elevated will be appropriated.
The Hiirpliis mllllnhs remaining, It is as
sumed, Indicate nn Intention on the part of
the Incoming Administration to get behind
Director Taylor's comprehensive plans nnd
push them through In their entirety, so far
ns they relate to construction work alone.
It Is Imperative, however, that funils be
Instantly nvullable for building a Chestnut
street subway, to link together the city lines
In the event that no operating agreement
Willi the ! It. T. should be made. This
Is the big club In the city's hands on which
It must depend for an advantageous contract
with tho existing company, and It should
bo nvallnblo for use throughout the negotia
tions. Tho enormous Investment nf the city
will be wasted If It does not result In n uni
versal transfer system, and the transit prob
lem will bo only partly solved If the city
Is compelled to operate Its own lines. It
would be unfortunate If nny part of the city's
money should be required for equipment,
nnd the feeling Is general that all transit
lines should be under one management.
Wo do not take It that there will be any
organized opposition to that part of the loan
relating to transit, provided the electorate
Is assured thnt the money Is to bo properly
spent. The city Is dedicated absolutely to
rapid transit, not in the distnnt future, but
at tho earliest possible moment. For a num
ber of reasons, therefore. It is wise that the
department should be provided with ample
funds. Objection to this method Is consider
ably lessened by the fact that the bonds need
be Issued only as required, and the city will
not be burdened with Interest charges on
Idle funils.
We take It that If the Mayor-elect selects
a Director of City Transit In whom the pub
lic has confidence there will be little more
than casual opposition to the $4,1,000,000 pro
posal. Certainly it would bo received with
enthusiasm were It understood that Mr.
Taylor was to continue In charge of tho
department.
EMPTY HEADS
IT IK time that n vigorous movement were
started in favor of empty-hoadedness. Tho
ancient taunt that there was nothing behind
the splendid curvature of a man's forehead
ought to have died long ago. Even the mod
ern version, which Is "I love every bono In
your head," cannot reconcile the discrimi
nating to an unjustifiable slander.
Tho empty head is the only head into
which all things can enter with enso. Ho
who has no mind is, at least, never absent
minded. Ho Is never stubborn. On n sum
mer's day he Is tho most pleasant of com
panions. Ho doesn't talk about economic,
for one thing, and his chief Interest in tho
wnr can 1 e explained without the aid of
three tablespoons, a salt cellar Just when
you want tho salt and a carafe. It is
granted that he is nn awful fool; but ho is
such n charming fool that sometimes you
lie-in to suspect that he has tho wixdom of
tbe ancients tucked nwny. You aro some
times right. He may havo It tucked away In
his Wart.
Tho brain that always works Is a nuisance.
II Is what Tom Daly might call a Pet Pest.
The brain that works ns llttlo as posslblo
docs not regard the flow of milk and honey
as merely wasted Ingredients of breakfast,
dinner or supper.
BOWS TO AUNT SALLY
WITIIOL'T desiring to start any Interna
tional complications, tho proprietors of
Southern hotels havo begun to bnnlsh French
chefs. An ancient tradition and an ancient
friendship aro thus destroyed. Tho pates
nnd glnces and other French delicacies with
acuto accents and with a tendency to give
acute Indigestion are to be no more.
And for whom are theso culinary chieftains
being, If one may put It so ungracefully,
fired? In the fair far .Southland there Is no
prejudice. What Is wanted Is good food, by
whatever hand prepared. Those of us dwell
ing In the painful North who can afford to
go Bouth go there with on appetite mnde
keen for beaten biscuit, for chicken Just so,
for candled ynms or sugared sweets. There
Is recorded the case of a man who traveled
200 miles that he might eat of the omelet
snuffle as It was practiced by one who bore
the sweet name of I.avinla Noblcton, and
who prayed over each omelet. To cater
to such appetites Southern proprietors tried
to Import French chefs. They have failed.
On Broad street, yes. Below the Potomao,
no. The "mammy" has stepped from the
mansion kitchen to tho great hotel.
Brlllat-Savarln bows to Aunt Sally.
Bryan Is not wanted in England. North
cliffe Is enough.
Mrs. Ford misunderstands the newspapers.
Thoy are not attacking her husband. They
are just Jollying him.
Snate caucus advocator of cloture have
been appropriately trying to exhaust the op
position by talking it to death.
A threat to shoot Wilsgn and blow up the.
Westlnghouse works is a striking instance,
'of our ability to keep at peace with the
world.
"CJerman Fleet Returns to Bae." Headline.
After an overwhelming; victory over the
cowardly Allis who aro hiding- in the open
sea.
Breaking of preparedness, paterfamilias
would be delighted If none one would tell
him how (o withstand the raid which Santa
Claus Is plotting just. now.
Tom Daly's Column
Da Grnnda Nose for Wife
You nln't nevva see my wife?
Finn girl, you bat my llfo!
No, shr nln't so mooch for cook;
Yes, she's proltn good.i look',
Llkn most da girls you see
Where she's from eeli Napoll.
Hair? Oh, dnt'sa black, of course.
Black an' shiny like da horse.
Eyes? Oh, dey nrc blacka, too.
Deed you theenk dey would be blue?
Wat? Ah. no. she ccm no fnl
Say, here! What you gattln nt,
Dat you mnk' da questions so?
Eli 7 You Jusla wantn know
Wats da "charmn she possess
Dut ees mnk' mc lovo her bos'"?
Wa I, you gona Inllgh, I s'poso
But I theenk cot ecs her nose.
Pretta? You don't nmirnslntidi
Ect nln't how cct look, my friliid.
But da way she's tlsln' eeL
Soon as she ces ecu tin street
Early een da morn, you know,
She ecs Iceft her no.su Sol
Hneef da nlr an' mieof iigoti,
Sneef anothrn time ith' ilenl
I.lkn bullet from da gtm
She ees off upon da rtltl!
Flrstit thceiig you know she's foutl'
Where dey tear sum' blilltllli' (Town
An dnre's playntu blggit stcork
Of tin wood dut you can pceck.
You should seo dn look su'prlst.1
Eon dose othra women's eyes
Wen site's homo so qticock weeth good
Finn, blggn loadn wood!
How she do eet, do you s'pose?
Sure! eet rnustn bo her nose.
This'll Do for the Kids' Korncr
"We've Just lli.itltlled clrctrlc lightning,"
writes June Wiitictlon, "nnd the other night
when our little girl had been tucked Into bed
she paid: 'Sow, let mo nee ou unbutton the
light.' "
WHEN we were up In the Cumberland
Valley last week we wore told by one
who knows about such things that nn edict
hud recently gone forth among the Ounkards
or perhaps It was the Amlsh stamping
the automobile as it vanity nnd, therefore,
a thing lo be avoided. Tills may mean that
quite a number of second-hand machines
will shortly be for sale In that region or It
may mean the beginning of still another
sub-sect among these Interesting people. We
were once Informed by the lute William
Filler Ilensel, the best-beloved man tn Lan
caster County, that there were in existence
three distinct sects of the Amlsh whose ad
herents had split over the question of sus
penders. One party, If I remember tightly,
believed In "boughten" xtmprmlcrs, another
held that It wns proper only to wear home
made suspenders, while the third the
mlddle-of-tlie-roiiders slung their trousers
from one boughten and one home-made
gallus. Anil 1 was shown, once in the course
of a motor ride through Lancaster County,
a settlement comprising not more than four
or five homes which housed the total mem
bership of three distinct sects.
THEN there was that other division of
the Amlsh whose adherents held It was
quite, tho proper thing to have a whip
socket In tho carriage or wagon. Some
years ago a Western automobile manufac
turer, who was rushed with orders and wns
having dlllleulty In securing quickly a suffi
cient supply of motor bodies, placed an
order for several hundred with a wagon
builder In Lancaster County, who hud been
highly recommended for good workman
ship. In due course some of the motor
bodies were delivered to the manufacturer,
but each one of them had a whip-socket In
It. The wagon builder was Informed that
sinco these were bodies for motorcars no
whip-socket was needed. The automobile
man received word by an early mall that
he would take the remaining bodies with
whip-sockets or not nt all. He could cut
out the sockets himself If he didn't need
'cm, the wagon builder wrote, but they were
going to be put In just the same.
The Drummer to the 'Waiter .Maid
O! waiter maid, O! waiter maid.
I wish you very well,
But, I nm weary and would fade
From this here Jay Hotel,
I do not doubt you aro arrayed
Like "lilies in the dell"
A village belle but I'm afraid
It's Just tho supper bell
That brings mo where this cloth Is laid
For those who. for a spell.
Must cat the fare they can't cvadq
And hear your song so swell
Of "Steak
noas' lam'
Studo weal
Col' ham
Coffee
Fr tea."
O! waiter maid, O! waiter maid.
Indeed I wish you well.
So do not let what I have said
Get underneuth your shell,
'TIs only In pursuit of trade,
A bill of goods to sell,
That I your quiet town Invade,
And business sure Is well,
Excuse mo If my yearnings strayed,
On other scenes to dwell,
When first your little tune you played
Apd started In to tell
Of "Steak
Boas' lam'
Stude weal
Col' ham
Coffeo . -
Ur tea."
MANY years ugo we envied old Bert
Taylor, because, as associate editor of
"Puck," he was the first to lamp this good
joke, sent In by a contributor;
Hoy (readlnc) "The horu wn tola'."
Teacher Don't forget your "tr." Willie.
Hoy "Gee! the homo wu coin'."
And now we envy hm again. How "we
would delight (o havo been thej first to
chuckle 6ver this next one as he did the
other day when a contributor sent It in for
ills sparkling column in the Chicago Tribune:
1 AL 18 AM. HIOIIT
i
Blr Aa Irtah policeman tunw In la buy .
phouosrvph record. "Do you uiib to hear
ome ot John McCorinack'a?" I aald. "Sura
n4 I don't think much of McCorniack's vole."
be replied. "Why, he and Alma Oluck are the
two, i reateit ballad alnera In the world!" aatd
I. 'McGtuclt'M alt rlzht," (aid he, G. W. II.
. Which reminds us; Louis Kolb tells a
story of a question asked by a. little
girl, the answer to which, he thinks, whllo
perhaps puzzling if the question is put by
word of mouth, would immediately become
apparent If printed- We don't believe It, and
you might try it on your neighbor This la
the little girl's question; "Father, what does
vo-l-l-x spell?"
MM&jy I ,1 fL li, 111 Iffik 4pft 1
'fyYyMt& ' h Jif I . cxL w& L 1
SAM HUGHES, THE
"MILITIA CRANK"
''Gen. Snm" Is Canada's Kitchener
and Lloyd-George Raising Armies
and Organizing the Fighting
Resources of the Dominion
BEFOUE the wnr I received many letters
from h friend In Ottawa and In most
of them "Colonel Sam" was mentioned. It
seemed that "Colonel Snm" had a penchant
forgive the word for national defense,
Canadian national de
fense, and that he
was not at all bashful
about telling the Do
minion Parliament
and the public nt
large what he thought.
He was himself a
member of the House
of Commons. The
"mlllt l.i crank." ns he
was popularly called,
was made Minister of
Militia and Defense.
He wasn't quite a
militarist, it seemed,
but he was rather
rude in his talk about
preparedness. Canada
was. and Is, a non-
fiKN sam Ht-UHKU. mnitnry nation. Then
came this war. Snm Hushes, major gen
eral by virtue of his Cabinet olllee, became
the man of the hour. The military establish
ment was Infinitesimal, but this man, who
has won the title of "Sam. tho mllltla crank,"
was ready to deliver the goods. He has
raised nnd equipped and trained the 105,000
soldiers who have won undying fame at
Lnngeniarck and Festubcrt, on the battle
fields of France and Belgium, and though his
achievement has brought him knighthood,
the Canadian people are still culling him,
from long habit, "Colonel Sam." "Sam" he
was christened, tint "Samuel."
Tho Dominion 1'arlinmcnt bus decided to
bring the quota up to 250.000. That Is equiv
alent. In the I'nlted States, to enlisting,
equipping and training a force of 3,000,000
fighting men. The task across tho border Is
Colonel Sam's. From the beginning he has
addressed himself to the work with almost
faultless clllciency and with splendid success.
Conscription Is not in prospect. The first
rush for enlistment has passed, but the
appeal to patriotism and tho Hughes method
of meeting tho situation are still effective.
On hhort notice It was necessary to
mobilize an army of 30,000 men. There wns
first the mechanical transport problem,
Hughes looked over a list of automobile men
nnd picked out T. A. Bussell. Hughes handed
BuHsell a piece of paper a few Inches square
and covered with notes. The conversation
has been reported as follows;
Obstacles Ignored
"There." said Hughes. "That's a memo
randum of what we'll need in tho way of
mechanical transport. I want thnt looked
after and I want all the stuff ready by Sep
tember 22."
"Hut, Colonel ," protested Bussell, "it's
absolutely impossible. It can't bo done."
Hughes looked up.
"What did T tell you to come to Ottawa
for?" he snapped. "To tell me that?"
"Hut, Colonel Hughes, thero are heavy
trucks and light trucks, different kinds of
bodies, different types nf motors required,
repair shops to go with each unit, spare
parts, spare "
"Never mind the list," retorted Hughes, "I
wrote it myself, I know what it says. What
I want Is tho work done. It must be done
by tho 22d. That is nil. Good morning."
Everything was ready on schedule time.
It was the same way with railway transpor
tation. Soldiers came pouring into the train
ing camp at Valcartler at tho rate of 10
traluloads a day. There were problems of
lighting, draining and equipping the great
camp. For each branch of tho work of
mobilizing and getting; the soldiers ready
for service Hughes called some able man to
his assistance, refused to listen to objec
tions and treated him as a colossus of
capability to whom, nothing was impossible.
He took it fori granted thut every demand
could be and would be fulfilled. And so It
turned out. Hughes left details to others, in
spiring them with his own industry and de
termination. To his subordinates he yields
the praise. He 13 not a boaster, but a
worker, As for red tape, as wo have In
dicated, ho doesn't know that such a thing
exists.
Hughes Bids the Boys Good -by
One of the great problems connected with
raising a volunteer army and sending it off
to fight Is tho problem of officering it well.
We havo spoken of Hughes as a "mllltla
crank." The results of his crankiness come
la handy last fall. He hadn't given Canada
a stand tnir artnr establishment of anv ran.
siderable proportions, but through a small
establishment be bad trained a toodly supply
"THAT'LL HELP SOME !M
MM
of company nnd regiment officers. Perhaps
ono reason why tho Canadian troops have
shown up so well on tho fighting front Is
thin very fact.
They aro well officered. Tho first contin
gent sailed from Halifax. Hughes was there
to see his boys off. "God be with you, boys!"
he cried; "I can't go."
A Canadian has lately written that "tho
Colonel Hughes who In times of peace oc
cupied himself with all the minutiae of mili
tary work, attending rifle matches and pre
siding at meetings of small arms committees
and ro on, if? not tho same man you meet
under thnt name today. He was a man out
of plnco except when war such Vis the South
African war or the present titanic struggle
gave hi in nn opportunity to Horve. In South
Africa his Impetuous gallantry and daring
was unbelievable. Now In the work of or
ganizing the resources of tho Dominion In
the present struggle he hn found his
metier." He's a mnn "who thrusts out his
splendid Jaw, drawn down the corners of his
tight, yet humorous mouth, sots his rather
good and aggressive nose straight In tho fnco
of public disapproval and blazes away with
as fine a pair of'snapplng, defiant and Intel
ligent Irlsh-Cniiadlnn eyes gray-blue -as
ever shamed tho devil."
Tho accomplishment, his and Canndn's, Is
something of which Canada may well be
proud. The dtfllcultlci were enormous-. Tlmo
wns short, tho results were big. Poster ad
vertising helped. That wns a part of tho re
cruiting campaign. The favorite picture on
tho billboards was, and maybe, still is, the
Highlander In his kilts. There aren't very
many opportunities In the fighting service
for wearing Highland costume, but somehow
or other the tilted little tnsseled cap and tho
bare knees have proved excellent ns Insplrers
of military ardor, The reuson therefor may
bo left to psychologists and philosophers.
Hero we record tho mere fncti
Major General Sir Sam Hughes Is now
busily engaged In making artillerymen. This
Isn't nny harder, probably, than making good
Infantrymen, for the lntter need at least six
months' training before going up for their
degrees on tho battlefield. Canada's army,
we must remember. Is not an army In the
national sense, for an army has nil sorts of
"armn." Preparedness means something dif
ferent to Canada from what it means to thin
country, nnd wo slinll bo wlso If wo don't
count too much on what can be done In rais
ing a volunteer Infantry force and what can
bo done by such n force In actunl warfare.
In .h- Boer War
Colonel Sam would like to bo over whero
his boys are lighting, but "I can't go." Tho
boys llko him. It Is related that In South
Africa, whllo out all night with u small
scouting party, his men, worn out and tired,
"Hughes, whoso bodily strength Is a byword,
whlled nwny the time telling his nil but dis
couraged men bits of stories from Canada,
nnd reciting to them odd pieces of poetry ho
had memorized. When tho crew were ready
to turn In It was Hughes who took the hard
est watch of the night, and because he knew
ho was In better condition than the others
he tool: two watches without telling any
one."
Colonel Sam was recently asked about tho
enlistment of Americans In Canadian com
panies. "You don't think I am going to use
force to keep them out, do you?" ho replied.
He added that ho had received letters from
prominent Americans so unncutrnlly worded
that he had been tempted to burn them to
prevent future embarrassment. Perhaps
since then he has done bo. B. II.
THE MAN WHO GAVE HIMSELF
John Jacob Hoffman, 73 years old. was a few
days ago taken from his bare, cheerless little
rented homo to a hospital In New Orleans In a
dying condition. While he lay on a cot with
llfo ebbing his story became known to the
world.
In UCI John Jacob Hoffman became a clergy,
tr.an. Twelve years ago, old and poor, he opened
a little mission In n poor district in New Or
leans and there went on laboring until death
beckoned him away. It Is said that "he was a
friend of the poor nnd needy"; that "no one was
ever turned from his door when oppeallng for
aid," and that "hungry men and women were
fed dally and shelter and clothing given to the
destitute." Yet the aged minister was without
means save such as humble donors afforded
Mm. Of the pittances he received he saved
nothing for himself. When taken away to die
he hiul no food or lire In the bleak little build
ing wheie he had so long- and so unselfishly
laooreil.
It may be said that his method of helping was
crude, ineffective, useless; that be destroyed
his own power for larger good; that by in
Tiding suffering on himself he did little to
lighten the burdens of others and nothing to
lessen the suffering; In the world. All this may
be to a degree true. But there is yet another
aide too fine to be passed over without notice.
For this humble man's life was consistent
with his beliefs. And If the material aid he
was able to give was but small, he save him
(elf, than which oo man can make a greater
gift for the uplift of the world. Such gift must
be a seed. Somewhere, some day, the world
will see the Ilowirlng, and it cannot fail to be
both jtnrat and beautiful. Detroit Free Press.
AMBITIONS OF GREAT MEN
VI'U has said all along that his chief desire
is to tie a farmer What have you always
yearned to be .'-Boa Um Ulobe.
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A LEADER OP
MODERN JAPAN!
Every Day but Sunday Is a Busy One
of Eighteen Hours for Baron Shi
busawa, Millionaire, Philan
thropist and Progressive
QARON EMCiri SHIII17SAWA. now In tH
U country. Is Japan's most distinguished mu
of bUHlness. Ills interests and Influence w
varied nnd fnr-rcnelilng. His interpretation !
tho word "business" Includes every activity for
tho benefit of theptb.
tic. In spirit and li
works lie oxtmplita
tho "social spirit,
which today animals
the progressives h
Japan's world of busi
ness, n well ai h
America's. In earlier
life ho was- n political
reactionary, but i
French cducatloi
changed hts attitude.
In the Jnpnneu
"Who's Who" he li
described ns ft "mil.
llonnlrc." Hut belcti
millionaire is not I'l
profession. 1'ubile
li.WlON siltlifSAWA service enmes ntam
the mark. It was for this that he was ralsd
to the JnpanoFe peerage.
Now In his 07th year, lie him hud a varied aal
adventurous career. He entered the serviced
the I ist of the Shoguns, nnd on the orsanla-
Hon of the Imperial Government, In ISO,
copted a position In tho Treasury Dcpnrtmtiil
.Since his resignation, four ycuts later, on ac
count of differences nf opinion with the UlnU-
try, be has not held public office, Althoort
bus been orrcred blm often, ins nrimura is
the promotion of the commercial. Industrial atl
civic welfare of Japan- have given him a plict
In public esteem that a political career eouli
not have won.
lie It wns who founded the first national bati
In Japan, organized the first commercial train
ing Institution In the country and formed tk
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce. He Is cnsapJ
in nuinv lines of chnrltablr nnd philanthrope
work. He dos nothing loudly Altogether M
must be regarded ns one of the makers of til
new Japan.
On his travels lie always carries with him
copv of the Itlblo and one of the Itomto of Cea
nidus. Ills Interest In cthlcnl and relMHi
questions Is pronounced, and one of the objeca
nf his present visit to this country Is In conn
lion with the proposed international Surnui
ichool convention In Tokvo.
This is the third time thnt he has irnvjleds
the United States. lie has many friends Oct
nnd is confident that the gooil icntloni
iween tlio two countries will ,be mnlnta'nw
nn end toward which lie lends his great U
ence. "It Is the consta.'.t' hope." he snjs,
tverv patriotic Japanese that relations betwia
Jnpnn nnd the United States will ever F'
warmer and warmer, and wctrust that then"
spirit prevails among Americans." Tho fiaroni
intcrpi elation of Japanese public opinion l
unholy dependable.
Hut let us see this Jnpnneso mnn of anas'
nt home and In olllee. Fifteen hours a W
works, with an energy which would put ro"J
a younger man to shame. Up In the morsel
nt 6, he bathes nnd dresses, and nt 1 ' "'
to receive visitors. Klght or 19 Interview as
usually given between 7 nnd 10 o'clock, wheat"
breakfasts and leaves his suburban home W
automobile for the city. He often steps Intotw
or four places to fill engagements, (hen goes"
IMe bank, attends to duties here, lunches wp
the directors perhaps, transacting business u
the while, then nt 1:30 hurries to his office
Tokyo's Wall street. Hera he receives vir"
Abo cull on bi'slueon or on mntters r0""
with his numerous charitable nnd phllsn"";
enterprises Usually ha has to attend '
meetings of some kind or other In the f"nS
and if he getx home nt 10 he considers him"
lucky. There ne r?nds newspapers nnd inwj
allies in Jupanesc nnd fore gn lanuuasM. "
nildnlsht he retires. Sunday ho spends
his family, resting, visiting nnd rending,
that he sometimes attends Christian roeeuoj
On other days he sometimes hears Con."ST
teachers. Tho teachings of Jesus and of i
lucius are his special study. He Is ,"-,
of the Kllchlkyokal, nn association wMj
ut the founding of a new rellglou be lei '
brac'ng elements of nil tho older rcllxioua i
Unions and ethical systems aj.
nroad.mlnded nnd public-spirited. Wron
busawu has in his conceptions as d0C'a'.J"r1..
and progress a faith and u purpose ww
essentially and predominantly moral.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
The heavy patronage of the art P"1"',
Pan Francisco attests to the fact ,l'dia,
American peop'e are eager for art instruu-
and enjoyment. Washington Star, . .;
It is a record in the history of 0,J;?2
humanity thnt Ihe United States Is, ma"'
this war. And the ltd Cross stand repreu
tlve of IU purpose. Iloston Tost. flj
We all need to be made to feel more Jf
feel at present tnai we are a l'" " .::. ijlJ
ernment, and that our gooa ana nav --
governmental concerp, ltlchmond Tlrn""-j
patch. ,J
Waterways and defense promise to 1
together as surely as -a rivers and harpo" .
Is introduced. Waterways have been -,,
portant, if Inconspicuous, factor in tn P",g
war. Indianapolis News. r,
The best means of learning tl" fbJll
condition and how to meet ihtm i"
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