The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-30
GENIUS IS UNDYlNG
Jas. G. Young's Estimate of Ebert
Hubbard Not Affected by
Domestic Troubles.
He Believes Time Will Vindicate
the Course Of Fra
Elbertus.

. James G.. Young Of this city denied to-
day that he Is soon to entertain again FL
bert Hubbard, author lecturer and editor
Of the Philistine, whose original defense
Of an action for divorce begun by Mrs.
Hubbard, has attracted widespread COM
ment Mr.. Young expressed sympat thy
with Fra Elbertus in his domestic diff
culties, but declared himself quite fgnor-
ant Of the facts involved. Mr.. Young con-
scented, however, to furnish a statement
relative to the Hubbard case and to SINH
lar problems. These comments are Of pc
culiar interest; for the intimacy of the
local lttterateur with the sage of East
Aurora has attained such height that Mr..
Young has frequently been mentioned in
the Philistine as jamie the Well-Be-
loved Mr.. Young's statement follows:
II have received several letters from
Mr.. Hubbard in the last month, and one
only yesterday, and in that he made no
mention Of coming west, and think had
he intended to do SO he would, as he has
always done, notify me. "a.
Gin reference to his domestic relations.
Z have no knowledge whatever, and have
never discussed the matter with him in
any manner. Our conversations and cor
respondence has always been in the realm
of literature.
there are very few men who have done
much more good In various ways during
the last few years than he. I believe him
ito possess kind heart, and to be filled
with noble impulses. I do not think he
would knowingly wrong any one.
Il $50 far as am concerned, I made q
compact with my little wife when we were
| married, that in our home there should
never be any gossip and that If we could
| not say good Of a person, we would say
nothing, and that most certainly would
apply to those call our friends. Sc
have taken no interest in inquiring con.
cerning the newspaper reports of Mr.
Hubbard, believing time, which makes al
things right, would vindicate his course
+ Eve must bear in mind that this mar
did what no one else has ever done in the
world before, and he made a conspicuous
success, and wherever a man Is success.
full there are jealousies engendered anG
the tongue OF every one riot. Mr.
Hubbard is remarkable in his success from
the fact that he not only made the Philis-
tine and his publications a success so thai
they go all around the world, and have
made him famous in every country, but as
a lecturer he fills houses everywhere
and does not even have an advance agent
to herald his coming. He Is so smart anc
interesting that he makes the public pay
a dollar a seat, to hear him advertise his
own publications. do not believe it is
any crime in this age Of the world for a
and, fair. do not believe that any one
will say that Mr.. Hubbard does not pay
all his legal obligations, and If any ons
has a just claim against him in law, am
sure 1t can be collected.
Il do not think it fair to slightly attack
the character Of a man who has done a
great work like Mr.. Hubbard An archi-
a sculptor may devote a lifetime to the
creation Of q marvellous statue or q