The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-11-10
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

copyright, 1917. Western Newspaper unionD
Washington is Col. Edward
Npndell House who Is TO gather war
data for the United States government
f"r service on future day Of peace?
This is question that is being asked
ty very large proportion OF the peo-
~" OF the United States and In fact
a. MI the allied nations.
Colonel House does not wenr the
record OF his deeds on his sleeve. II
f. probable that II this unofficial coun-
n,'lor 70 the president OF the United
States were 10 be elected TO congress
tito autobiography which he would pre-
Yrre for the congressional directory
would read like this:
Edward Mandcll House. Democrat Of
Austin Texas born 1858; elected to
RE ----- congress. November. --------
IN this brief, ultra-modcst, II you will,
way would this Texan be prompted 10
write an autobiography, justified
doubtless from the viewpoint or other
incn in being extended into many
chapters.
who Is Col. Edward Mandell House,
who until the day w'lcn the final order
Cease Firing" roncs. Is TO study in
t"'hnif Of the government Of the United
sates the economic. the geographic,
the democratic and the humanitarian
problems which the American counsel
2"rs at the peace table must seek 10
f.llve after manner which the people
,of great democracy can approvef
Consulted by Precedent
IN the Washington dispatches some
thing like this IS read several times n
year: Colonel House has been In the
city for twcnty-four hours as the guest
nj the president He will leave for
Now York tomorrow morning"
BEYOND this the reader gets nothing
from the dispatches except the word
That the president and his visitor dis
cusscd Mexican matters. or European
matters, or II may he, but in this lat
GER case rarely. political matters.
The public has known little more
VAaout Colonel House than that he is
q man frequently consulted by Wood
row Wilson and q man in whose judy
Ff'flA WI l''hAlNh'H '"'Vl''fil' anu l'SlN
Iatiye matters the president puts con.
fidence. There is Il sort of glamour
about men and things which are mys-
trrious. II would seem that because
% the attraction which mystery has
FOR the people, as shown II you will
IN their gluttonous reading Of dctec-
tive stories and the like that writers
.of the news of the day in part have
chosen to treat the goings and com
ings Of the colonel and his conferences
with men of affairs as IL they were
deliberate attempt TO hedge them
in and hide them from public knowl-
edge .
II IL just as possible TO get at the
truth In the case of Colonel House MS
81 Is In the case OF any other man
whose doings are Of public interest. 1t
is modesty not mystery which has been
the basic difficulty.
Colonel House will not tell you TINT
he IL modest man. as know from
personal contact with him. To claim
modesty for ones self is TO be immod-
est. He does go from his present abode
in New York city to Washington occa-
sionully or frequently MS the requests
may come, TO give what he can OF 'thc
counsel OF his views" 10 the president
az the United States. Why should he
my more than any other man send n
trumpetIng herald ahead or band OF
cymbal clashers?
lie goes to the White House, stays
his while aud leaves. and because no
great noises fill the streets at APP
proach or departure, exclusiyeness, Sc
,cIusiveness and secrecy have been the
order of the days words concerning
each visit.
Gives No Word Of Work.
II perhaps Is not too much To say
That II the full record of the results
of the conferences which House Of
Texas has had with Wilson of thu
United States is 10 be read Il must be-
sought In some Of the accomplished
deeds of the present administration.
That Woodrow Wilson has been moved
20 certain courses or strengthened in
his purpose 10 pursue them. Ivy the
cOnnsel OF Edward NJ House is not 10
he doubted ThdfmpoSsiblct task would
ne 10 get from the latter definite
word concerning the public work ia
-:hich his counsel has played a part
Those who have built up wall OF
my stery about the man who is study
Ing matters against the dry Of peace
apparently have not wished TO pull
down their hnndiwork. The wall can
I've demolished by anyone whc tries TO
get ut he foundation ~ the fiction.
coward M. House lives rs open a
life MS that vf any American whose
profession ~ oQs:aess does not call