The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
Interesting Chats
From Hotel Lobbies

DIR. Edmund Won Mach, who tried to
send matted milk to babies OF Germany
at frst-class mail rates, has come to
Washington with the hope that he can
make members of Congress see the Ger
man side of the present situation so clear
" that war will not be declared. DR..
Won Mach, who Is an American citizen,
born in Germany, and living at Cam
bridge. Mass. is stopping at the Raleisn.
People have been led to believe that
Germany was the first to declare a mill
tIry area, or forbidden zone" said DIR.
Won Mach. but as a matter OF fact Great
Hritain declared a military area around
the German coast in 1914 and sunk or cap
tured all ships going into German ports.
Who was the first to sink unwarned
passenger ships? Entente submarines
sank Austrian passenger ships in the
Mediterranean long before the Germans
started sinking passenger ships.
Who was the first to kill American
citizens? The American ship Carib was
sunk by an English mine or English
cruiser in the North Sea February q,
1915. and the State Department has never
told us bow many Americans lost their
lives"
Dr. Won Mach said the State Depart
r,ent had omitted from its white book
the British admiralty order of November
. 1914 declaring the North Sea a mill
rlry area. on the ground that it was not
Important enough to be printed and that
here was not room for 1t, but that un-
.nding criticism had been aimed at the
German declaration of a military area
around the British Isles.
Uncle joe Cannon doesn't have a
high opinion Of the jokes of the South.
A Herald man met him in the Willard
lobby last night and wanted to interview
him.
"Oh. hell, no." said Uncle Joe. I've
been down South on Joe Fordney's farm
and brushing around New Orleans and II
l could have stayed another week my
cold would have all been gone. That's all
l know"
But didn't you hear a funny story
down there" asked the reporter.
They have a lot Of damned old chest
nuts down there said Uncle Joe dis
gustsdly.
Julius RosenTald, of Chicago, who Is
a member Of the Council OF National De-
fsnse. arrived at the Willard last night
for the meeting of the council
Mr.. Rosenwald is the chief owner Of the
Sears-Roebuck Company, which sold moro
than Hooooo.Ooo worth of merchandise by
mail last year. and Is one Of the largest
donors to public institutions in the coun-
try. Last week he gave H,0O0.000 to the
Jewish war relief fund
But he doesn't like to be interviewed.
II work so hard have never learned
to talk much." said Mr.. Rosenwald,
smiling.
Charles Eisenman, a community work.
er of Cleveland. who Is a member of the
Council OF National Defense, arrived at
the Willard last night with Julius Rosen-
wald
The best thing the people can do these
days for the country said Mr.. Eisen-
man. "is to plant gardens. Food Is a
tremendous power. in peace or in war
War these days Is considerably a matter
Of starving out the enemy.
Every person who has a small lot
ought to make a garden out Of 1t and
raise as much Of his own food as possible
1t would do a lot to reduce the high cost
Of living, or the cost of living high"
Senator Hiram johnson, of California,
arrived at the Willard yesterday and
spoke last night at the American Insti-
tute of Bankers. He speaks today at the
loyalty rally in Independence Square in
Philadelphia