The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

steadily with messages fraught with grave import but is 1 look at it
today, the fate of this nation and her allies, the success of our own
soldiers o m the fields of France, depend in greatest measure on what is
building wherein sit Food Director Hoover and his food generals. To w
o %e it ina ma n S o. nheg %pp as the very enter of the world | "a mink W
I am a casehardened newspaper man of Of years experience. have Y
participated aztec IN state national and international conferences Of grave
import u the most serious session I ever sat in vas that last week
serious talk I eve listened to was that delivered 70 us by Mr.. Hoover
have seen activity in many forms departments working at high
eonaagroHons, congress and parliament in session, but never have I
feyerish methodicai action 9 " I sp W. I Ts didnt see f it; I felt it@ Irf this
o o"s 5gN where err. Is being mapped and planned and plotted the b0odess
good soldiers and patriots should, the orders of General" Hoover,
slogan Of the food administration, you knOw-exempihed in the nth
side o myself the gathering a wholly comprised of fish producers and dis
tributors who had come for this conference at the behest of Mr.. Hoover
ihey epresented thu largest fish centes and the largest fish concerns in
Mr. Hoover quietly entered the room; quietly I say, for no one noticed
his presence until he had taken a seat near Kenneth Fowler, fish expert of
speakers had finished the thread Of a dis discussion necessary to clear u up a GER,
T tpn a DS1i se and a t fsn Words Ms sq Gs% N with na ao fuss and feathers remarked I'VE
or,d a bd rev. ob Words tEo I Thh every man NV woman d IN child In te county
W %1 fn's s% a 6 GPGs HE HE s iHpressed i0p ppon ae ' sat snn s% TSaf the or nS sEeFy s R9ht
mad dMol been sah doing in the matter Of sending ending supplies les to c. the %5 allies am and that 1.-THE the
wv TO- an resources o t0 scna serious extent extent nat at, ne T continuation tdnmn0n OF Of Inc war war
food supply from the United States Then he very quietly, but very gravey said,
every man in the room, that the people Of the United States were lot going
But before W e go any further let us take a glance at this wonderfully
resourceful man, who has become a world figure; perhaps at this time THE
1 have in mind, who have done. IRE doing and will continue to do to the end.
and thick of chest Place o this body, a werlrounded head, face full checked
are instantly helping a big brain behind to make a mental inventory Of you at
first glance; eyes. the heavy lines around which are the only indication of
the stress and strain the mai is working under; yes that once looked into,
give a impression of concentrated power, force and absolute confidence
the greatest pair Of 81 al l will, 1 must" eyes / ever gazed into. Now
dress this ma in a immaculate suit Of blue serge double breasted coat and
ii. to match; part a handsome head If smooth laid hair absolutely in the
middle; fit the whole being with a low intensive voice, a voice wonderfully
even in tone and seldom raised above the conversational tone, which lowers
rather than raises when he makes his telling points; add for the only ges-
tGe su 5ne a n SDnd hd resting shSn r easly at at his ns sde. in Hnq pockets @ sta' or an DSnH t spei o %
the table n front of him-thats Hoover as aw him.
While We werea all forming a Uncover mental impression of the man
before u.s. he wasn't losing a minute. In detail he explained in just what
measure or allies yer able to cater to their w needs and that measure
wasn't anything reassuring, 1 can tell you. He then always giving the exact
figures tic prove or back up n intensity his statements, told US exactly of the
immense quantities of grains and meats the United States had poured INTO the