New Britain herald., 1918-07-31


 Wise, who Is now 46 years of age, does more work than the ordinary la borer, and does it better.
 Hes just like any of us,' said the man. We don't feel uncomfortable when he's around and we don't have to be careful about what we say"
 Found Lugging Lumber.
 Dr. Wise was Juggling lumber when an Advocate reporter saw him. Three huskies were helping him but none appeared to be so husky as the athletic appearing scholar, who took off 8. pair of soiled cotton gloves and tossed aside warm cloth hat as he extended his hand in greeting. He had on a pair of dark brown overalls that bore plenty of evidence of the hard work that the owner was do- ing. His skin was tanned a deep 1 brown by the sun and wind. Eye, step and general appearance were those of a man trained to the min ute, one who could take care Of him. self in any situation. And there was always, even when he was taking life seriously, good -humored smile on his lips. He is a big man, well pro- 1 portioned, and he looks far more like the athlete than the scholar he is. Dr. Wise was not trained to be a mechanic, and so is not fitted for the finer work of a ship building plant. He can carry and haul and drive nails and rivets and help about the saw mills. Today he was assisting step- ping a mast.
 Never Did Hard Work Before. J Do you find it hard to get used to { this work :" he was asked | The hardest thing in the world. I never knew what hard work was, and l may say I never did a real days work until I took this job. I was soft and the first two days were pretty try l ing ones but it comes easier now. I've i ironed out all the kinks and pains 1 and I ue' CT felt better in my life than 1 l do right now. It's hard work, to be 1 sure, but there is a compensation in 1 doing something for your country I l really believe that everybody who can l take time from his major occupation l ought to give of 1t to government 1 work of some kind"
 1 Asked about the spirit of the men ! in the yard, his eyes sparkled as he l said:
 Tt could not be better The men realize that we are fighting. for every l thing worth while in the world, that life would be unilvable if we had to ] face and suffer defeat l find little ! bitterness against Germans, but a ter rible determination to destroy the system of which high Germans have been morally mad enough to be l C oil l deeply believe that we are warning for peace and for nothing less than a peace that will rest on the founda- tions of international justice. The men are not insensible of the terrible cost of victory but they are willing to pay it.
 No price is too high to pay said one fine, gray-headed workman to me, the other day. But we must make the world safe against Ger mans or any people who dream their mad dreams"
 Pounded Free Synagogue. Dr. Wise was born in Budapest, but l he was educated In this country In 1 the college of the City of New York
 and in Columbia university, where he 1 received his doctors degree. He was pttSlOE or the ALdQlSOn Avenue SyQa-
 gogue in New York from 1893 to
 1900, and, for the following six years,
 was pastor of the Beth Israel syna-
 gogue in Portland, Ore. In 1907, he
 founded the Free Synagogue in New
 York city.
 He was, American delegate to the
 second Zionist congress, at Basic, in
 1898, and was the founder and first l secretary of the Federation of Amer
 ican ZiOnists. While in Oregon he
 was first vice-president of the State
 Confederation of Charities and Cor
 rection and was also Commissioner
 of Child Labor for that state.
 Many books have come from his
 pen, and the chance is that, some day,
 the insight he is now getting into the
 character and mind of the humble
 laborer will be reproduced in a VOL
 tune for the betterment of man.