South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-10
Statesmen Real
and Near.
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - Sec'y
Bryan sent a number OF friends a
little booklet last Christmas entitled
"A Message From Bethlehem" one
OF these went to Ambassador Spring
Rice Of Great Britain. few days
ago, at the close of a conference,
Bryan asked Spring-Rice:
by the way, how did you like my
little book, "A Message From Beth
leheDt"?
Now, the British are supposed not
TO have any sense of humor. The
British ambassador, however, replied:
al liked it; but 1 couldn't find a
word about Mr.. Schwab in it,"
Chart: Charlie Schwab runs a steel
mill at Bethlehem. Pa.
In the same connection it may be
remarked that COlville Barclay. coun-
sellor for the British embassy has
either an especially keen sense of hu-
NOR or else none at ALL Barclay
came up TO the state department the
other day on an Grand and while
there was asked by a newspaper man
to tell him something about the war
situation. The diplomat evaded the
questions, and this led the correspond
ent to remark:
This is certainly the most con-
idential war l ever heard Of The
countries involved seem to want the
whole thing kept quiet. One might
almost term it a clandestine war"
That's just it." agreed the British
er, earnestly. you see the war is
just a little affair between ourselves"
on a cold January night-one Of
the coolest of the winter-a lone man
walked up the driveway to the main
entrance of the White House. He
looked like a strong, robust man, per-
fectly able to perform a full days
work if he could just find the work
to do. Yet he had no OvercOat. Now,
with all the talk about the great num-
Der of persons out of employment,
one is prepared to see able-bOdied men
going without overcoats; but the sight
OF an OvercOatless stranger heading
boldly for the front door of the White
House on q cold night is a thing to
make one stop and look. Those who
saw the man did stop and look.
The fellow walked unhesitatingly
past the officer on guard. and the
dOorkeeper actually let him in.
A moment later he was received by
the president of the United States.
You may possibly have received the
/ impression from the opening para
graph that the overcoatless man was
overcOatless through lack of employ
ment All, no. Not at all, not at al.
To the contrary, the fellow has most
desirable job. to wit: the job of
United states senator from New Jer-
sey. The person we have been talk
| ing about was Sen. Billy Hughes.
why. Rilly," exclaimed the presi-
dent of the United States. What
are you doing out a night like this
without an overcoat?"
"Oh, I'm a great fresh-air crank.
/ Mr. President" Sen. Hughes explain
/ ed. and 1 never wear an OvercOat."
I eff you aren't careful suggested
I the president. people will think you
\ don't own an overcOat."
And that" declared Hughes
would be the exact truth. l don't
own one"
He doesn't, either. And he wears
\ the lightest underwear he can buy.
i Yet he defies the raw. changeable
I Washington winter climate to make
\ him put on an overcoat
/ The explanation is that Hughes is
/ a red-corpuscled person, and keeps
/ his body heated by his own steam.
He is an athlete and, among other
things. a champion swimmer with a
/ record of having rescued some half
/ a dozen persons from drowning.