The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-12
Senator Lodge, Literary Soion, Passes His 64th Milestone Today.

Tn TJne1e Sarn's Senate there are several members who confess that ths& are journalists. but only one who fol81us the profession of literature The menfIeman who enjoys this dis tinexfon is Henry Cabot Lodge , B.. LLB., Pm D.. IL- D., who has repre- .nuted Massachusetts, for more than a score of years Senator Lodge was born fn Boston sixty-four years ago tDday, May n, 1850. and, like most BuNEsn youths of good family. was ed- uc4sd at Ha<vard. ia AL. the age of tye4tv-tfares he Was4 sitting in the editorial chair Of the North American RtFdavr- Later he studied law and was admitted to the bar, but soon re- turned to literary pursuits as editor of <he International Review and a.u- thor af books. the first of which, s-LAFA and Letters of George Cabets' was published in 1sT7-
 The Massachusetfs statesman and namn of letters has been one Of the most prominent members of the Sem ate since he entered that body in 1ss 3, following am apprenticeship in the 1orrnr house As ranking Republican of the Senate Committee on Foreign ReI~11ons he has lately been much in the Hxnelzgnt He supported Presi- dent wilson in the debate the re- peal of the discriminating Panama, canH7 ton provision and warned his colleagues that unless they supported kTHEI0enL nations might lead the United States te .ssserzorzs loss or serious injury or Wars or something like war"
 Senator Lodges most widely read literary effort was perhaps his drama tIr kreaznb1e to the resolution justify 1nE President wilson's use of force in Hexico- It was the Senator's opin- ion.
 .sFiaat the state Of unrestrained vio- leuee and anarchy which exists in Mexico. the numerous unchecked and unpunfshed murders of American citizens. and the spqilation of their property in that country, the i1npos- sibfiity of securing protection or re- dress by diplomatic methods in the absAuce of lawful or effective author fty- the inability of Mexico to dis charge its national obligations. the un- provoked insults and indignities in f1icted upon the flag and the uni form of the United States by tho zrn{ed forces in occupation of large pa<ts of Mexican territory have be- come fntulerabie-'
 Senator Lodge has the largest 1ft- erary library of any member Of Con- Erezs, and is an enthusiastic coIlec- for Of rare books Ills interest does not cease when he has a book on his shelves. however, and his appetite for reading is insatzab1e-
 Not the least interesting of the many volumes of history, biosTaphy ana essays which have come from the scHo1Hr7y Sozou,s pen is his ssE:arly 1Eeu71des From his youth MT Lodge hRB be@n acquainted with fandous men Charles Sumner and Rufus Choafe were among this small army of notables who came withir the ken of the youthful Lodge He was sin in his teens when he visite< Europe
 sE remember very well the after. noon when saw the Emperor ane Empress. fof France) returning from revfew at Lsonechanps- She wal then E1etY Erstty and graceful and looked like her pictures which hat stared at in the shop windows" Int Emperor made him conscious of strong sensation of disappointment The Emperor had the talents of conspfraxor in a high degree. He alss had the gift, which is serviceable t< no many lesser men, of holding hi tonEne and looking wisesf the sures way In which a. commonplace mar can gain a great reputation not onI, for saEacsfy but for ability and force because nothing is more imposing than the unknown-
 Of the men of letters Mir Lodg. knew or saw in his youth. among tn, most prominent were Emerson Long James Russell Lowell Often h. walked with I.ongfelow, and found i stmosf delightful to be with him. fo he seemed 50 calm, so removed abov the storms Of zife-'