The sun., 1916-01-02

- EORGE w. PEhklNS IL not
only one Of the big busi-
" ness men Of the United
States. but he Is also a politi-
cal leader. having been especially
prominent in connection with the Bull
Moose movement. This is not a pollti-
cal interview. but II is well to empha-
size in the introduction Of this article
the fact that Mr.. Perkins Is a business
man Of great Importance. as well as a
political leader Of real moment, be-
cause II will be found by those who
carefully peruse his statement that in
II he expresses a broad Americanisn.
1t was not because Of any direction
which I Intentionally gave my ques-
tioning that he followed this course.
Not once during our entire talk were
'the words Republican" Progressive"
or Democratic" upon his lips or my
own.
what we Americans Of to-day must
DO II We are successfully to weather
these stormy times" said Mr.. Perkins
els 70 take, so to speak, the aviator's
point Of view. At Dallas, Texas. on
one occasion. I met Art Smith. the
famous iying man.
"'This Is the age Of paradoxes.' said
he. When am in my car. mountains
seem to me as mole hills, mansions as
dou houses. rivers as ribbons, railways
as pencil marks upon the distant sur
face Of the earth
THAT Is the view which we must
take Of world events-the aviator's
vi0W, the birdseye view, which shows
m true comparative relationships, not
details only.
He had been doing spirals and other
6ihscult feats in the air. and said to
him that I presumed he always was
glad to set his feet upon terra firma
after one Of these perilous exhibition
flights.
the studies which an air man can make
Of currents and atmospheric holes. In
flve years the air ship win be as
common as the automobile is now.
There Is nothing to be afraid Of in the
air and my feet are just as safe there
and Just as comfortable there as they
are upon the ground
"In what he says I found another
suggestion which crystallized a
uNnnght which had been drifting
through my mind Of late. II Art
Smith IL right, how absurd We are
when we continue to talk about State
lines. II he Is right. we are like
ostriches with our heads buried in the
sand.
Personally I believe him to be
tight. Personally, believe that the
zone thing which every one Of us must
do II we are to realize our destiny as a
nation and our destinies as individuals
IL to take the world view. the birds
eye view. the aviator's view. of politics
and statecraft. Of industry and eco-
'nomics. even. when possible Of our
Oersonal problems.
"Another episode more recent than
my conversation with Art Smith has
\given my thought another impulse in
the same direction.
"Frank Vanderlips great company
which the City Bank Of New York
the greatest banking institution OF
this country. with many associates. Is
'organizing for the purpose Of provid-
ing a medium through which the
United States may become world
power in business, in order to comply
with the law was of necessity created
at Albany and incorporated under the
laws Of the State Of New York.
I'm other words, 1t Is authorized and
approved by one Of our forty-eight
States. instead Of being authorized and
approved by the United States Gov.
ernment in view Of the fact that its
scope will reach far beyond our ma