Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-11-15
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

" NNFNNNNNr wv N'HiA'N HffNNANl'A NHi'h
Washington Who IL Col. Edward
Mandcll House who Is 10 gather war
data for the United States government
for service on future day ~ pcncc1
This Is question that IL being asked
by n very large proportion Of the pco-
pie of the United States and In fact
~ all the allied nations.
Colonel House does not wear lie
record Of his deeds on his sleeve u
Is probable that n this unofficial cuun.
scllor 10 the president ~ the United
States were 20 be elected 10 congress
the nu'ohiorrnphy which he would PRE-
pare for the congressional directory
would rod lik" this:
Edward Mnndcll House Democrat M
Austin. Texas; born lSis; elected 10
the --- congress. November ---
In This brief. ultra modest. n you viii.
way would this Texan be- prompted 70
write an autobiography. Ju.un,i
doubtless from the viewpoint ~ other
men In being extended into many
chapters
who is Col. Edward Mnndcn House,
who. until the day when the final order
"Censc Firing" comes. N to study In
tehalt II the government Of The United
States the economic. the geographic,
the democratic and the Humanitarian
problems which the American counsel
lors A. the pence table must seek n
solve after n manner which the people
Of gren, democracy can npprovc'
Consulted by presiden,
In the Washington dispatches some
thing like this Is rcnd several times n
year: Colonel Housc has been In the
city for twcnty.four hours Rs the guest
Of the president. He will leave for
Now York tomorrow morning"
Beyond this the reader gets nothing
from the dispatches except the word
TINT the president md his visitor Dis
cuSscd Mexican matters. or European
matters, or II may he hut In this lat
ter case rarely. political matters.
The public has known little moro
about Colonel House than that he II
n man frequently consulted by Wood.
row Wilson md n man In whose iuig.
mcnt on political, economic md lcgis.
latlve matters the president puts con.
fdence. There ~ n sort ~ glamour
about men and things which nre nrs-
terlous. II would seem that because
Of the attraction which mystery hns
for the people. MS shown II Won viii
In their gluttonous reading ~ detec-
tive stories aud the like. that writer's
~ the news Of the day In part have
chosen 10 treat the guincs and com
ings Of the colonel and his conferences
with men ~ affairs rs II they were
deliberate attempt 10 hedge them
In and hide them from public tnowl.
edge.
II IL Just M possible 10 get NJ tho
truth In the case Of Colonel House NJ
II II In the case ~ any other man
whose doings are Of public interest II
In modesty not mystery which has been
the basic difficulty.
Colonel House will not tell you that
he II n modest man, rs ] know from
personal contact with him. To claim
modes'y for ones self II 'o he inrnod-
est lie does 60 from his present abode
In New York city 10 Washington occn.
sionnlly or frequently NJ the requests
may come, 10 give what he cRn ~ the
counsel II his views" 20 the president
~ the United States. why should he
any more than any other man send n
trumpeting herald ahead or band ct
cymhal clashersi
lie goes 10 the white House, sthys
his while and leaves. and because no
great noises hll the streets nj hp-
proach or departure, ciclusiy.ness ~
cluslyeness and secrecy have hccn tho
order Of the days words concerning
each visit.
Gives No Word Of Work.
II perhaps Is not too much to my
that n the full record 81 the results
Of the conferences which Ilonse ~
Texas has had with Wilson ~ the
United States Ia 10 le read II must he
sought IN ssmc of the accomplished
deeds NJ the present administration.
That Woodrow Wilson has been novel
10 certain courses ar strengthened Ia
Ills purpose 20 pursue them. by the
counsel n Edward NJ House IL not e.
be doubted. The impossible task would