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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

thousands Of American tourists clsYno,.s
for money and transportation home. H.r.
Hoover made his debut as nstionst
figure. He organized an American raI,ss
committee, occupying the entire eround
floor of the Savoy Hotel in London. RI
his efforts and under his direction $50 ooo
were sent home. Then he appearsa -
the commission for relief in Belgium.
"His one pursuit in life," writes NJ
Gibson, sis getting things done-tbing.
that count. Efficiency receives his a.
voted service, but always with that di,.
elimination that never loses sight Of the
human element of the people he is worl.
ing for and those that are working with
him. And right here is the secret 80
the devotion to Hoover Of the men uhn
have worked with him. 1t is no small,
thing for man of great affairs, employ.
ing In his various interests more thar
hundred thousand men, to saw that Ia
has never had a strike. There is not
one OF the hundreds of men who hava
been associated with him in Belgian 20.
lief work who is not now an understand
ing and devoted friend"
Hoover has gone further since then
as "The New York Globe" indicates in
summing up his achievements:
"When Hoover accepted the newly cr..tsa
post of Food Administrator for the Tinted
States it was with every expectation Tn,
he would held hic ofEao ~,y-
On the Sentiment, up to that time. no man
mad succeeded IN maintaining himself in that
most thankless and disagreeahle of Jobs for
more than short time; and it was partly
due to this belief on his part that ne r..
fused to allow his own name to be signed
to the early publicity matter of his orran;.
cation. Fully expecting to make himself 81
unpopular that irresistible pressure would
be brought to bear to force his resignation.
he did not want his successor to be ham
pered by an association in the public mind
between his own name and the food admins.
tration.
However, his forebodings proved uniusti-
fed. He made good so emphatically that the
whole country promptly recognized his fair
ness. his keen intelligence, his driving power
of initiative, and gave him the wholehearted
support which rendered comparatively EASY
the herculean task of saving food upon
which he caused the nation to embark"
"The Boston Globe" concludes. sadlv.
Neither the country nor the world is
organized to hold Hoover in the public
service. Somehow, he is too expensive a
man for several hundred millions to employ
to keep themselves fed. OF course, he NAV
reduce the price or increase the quantity
of zinc, but the world needs bread much
more"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

In the future, not only for the citizens of
this country, but for all peoples every
where"
To turn again to the interview accord
ed The New York Times" by Mr.. Cum
mings, the Democratic chairman believes
1T is entirely up to the Republicans
whether the league Of nations becomes
an issue in the next election. AS far as
he was concerned personally, he would
have the league Of nations treated "as a
bipartisan question, as non-political {"
ut is largely up to the Republican
party to determine whether it is big
enough to treat the question in the same
way" he added
In the event that the league is adopted
before the next campaign, he gave the
following estimate Of the future situa-
ton:
"Our country must work out an adjust
ment between labor and capital which shall
be so equitable and so effective that it will
prevent recurring widespread labor disturb
ances. That is most difficult and intricate
problem; the best brains of the country
must be used to find solution. We may
be sure that such attempts will be made,
and it is highly probable that each party
@OIro
ton. If so, that issue will be a crucial one.
"But in my opinion it will be around the
record Of the Democratic party that the
active issues of the 1920 campaign will col
lect. That record, think, will be our
strongest asset. We have record of do
mestic progress unparalleled in a like
period of time. The mere statement of
what was done shows an extraordinary ad-
vance. We have endeavored to interpret
and make effective the best sentiment of
the people. But for the leadership of Will
son we would have been without proper
currency system in the gravest crisis we
have ever gone through In other words.
but for the President and the Democratic
party we could never have gone through
the war and financed ourselves and supplied
Y
the money needs of our allies without a
great and devastating panic. The Repub-
lican party showed itself impotent to revise
the currency system. The Federal Reserve
act is wonderful achievement.
"Other important constructive legislation
to our credit is the Farm Loan act, the Gre
alton of the War Finance Corporation, the
establishment of department under the
Alien Property Custodian. the creation Of
the War Finance Board the War Risk In
surance system for our soldiers and sail
ors, the Federal Trade Commission, the Ship
Purchase act, the merchant marine ship
building law, the taking over of the rail-
roads at crucial period and their central
lied control, the mith-Lever act, the legis-
lation for vocational education, the humani-
tartan Legislation in behalf Of women work
ers and children
'In the conduct of the war tho great
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with the Presidents activities abroad
and his partially formulated programme
at home" AS for the main issue, it will
be SOCIALISM against Americanis,n.
Speaking at St. Paul, at the North
west Republican rally last week. Will H.
Hays, chairman Of the Republican Ma
tlonal Committee, has already voiced Re-
publican sentiments on such a stand.
"The st. Paul Pioneer Press" quotes him
as saying:
with all our power we will strive to
prevent the further spread of socialism. and
set this nations feet once more firmly on
the path of progress and along ways which
liberty and order must ever guard and nrc-
serve"
Kemarking that there is in this coun-
try religious faith which believes in
the divinity of the Constitution of the
United States, Mr.. Hays continued:
we do not accept this tenet, but | an
prove Of the direction Of the thought and
recommend the appreciation. There is q
time not far distant when our heel must
be in the ground. Law and order shall
reign in this country.
Win vision of the country's mission.
and with the highest sense of iustice for
all men, Republicans will keep their cvos
always ahead, but will keep their fort .,-
ways on solid ground.
I'VE will not forget that while we Apbt
to make certain the rights Of freq s,ororn
ment in the world, we have a republic to
preserve in this country; that we are a
representative government, not q Bolshev;k
syncopation; that while there is nothing in
this country that VIC would not take and
use for necessary war purposes, such TAX
ing must be for war purposes only and
IN such action we do not propose to per-
NIT any eventual Interior object.
1.-THE Republican party from it's inception
has stood against undue liberalization Of
industries and activities. There must be
strong Federal regulation, but not Federal
ownership"
Nor was the Republican chairman anv
less decisive on the question Of national
ISM
Us not Tor moment lose sight of
our own supreme nationalism. While We
seek earnestly and prayerfully for methods
'essening future wars. and will 20 far in
oeso IN an honest effort to that end, we
WIN accept no indefinite internationalism
as substitute for fcrvent American ro
tionalism.
Our interest in the creation of interna-
tional obligations shall be In addition Ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Proficiency in Saving
Scraps

CTILL another tribute to woman's in.
~ finite capacity for making good" in
up-to-date fields of labor J. P. Murphy,
in "The New York Central Magazine"
tells of the useful work accomplished by
women as savers of scrap metal in the
yards Of the General Storehouse at
Collinwood, Ohio. Like so many other
Industries during the war, this branch
of labor had been severely handicapped
until women stepped into the breach and
showed conclusively just what they
could do.
"The employment of women in this SER
vice has passed the experimental stage. 1t
has been found that women are we'll adapted
to the picking out of serviceable articles
and take to the work much more kindly
than would ordinarily be expected.
"The women spy and pick out good nuts.
good spikes, cotters, bolts, ETC., from mis-
celaneous pile of track scrap and put them
into coal buckets which are placed handy
and which are later relayed to the work bin
by the crane"
Practical dress has come into its
own:
"The women have taken kindly to ovcr'
alls, making it convenient for them to get
around, and as matter of safety prevents
the catching Of skirts or other garments
on projecting pieces of iron. They are very
keen in the matter of hours and cnergetie.
During the winter months the number ~
naturally greatly reduced. but a sufficient
force continues to carry through the. wors
satisfactorily"
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S,rae reason eve also must earn a
ying," said Mr. Hoover.
There is no doubt where Mr.. Hoover
will betake himself now that his work
Is done. He will return to the career of
mining engineering, where he had risen
o enviable heights before the war
ruught him, with other Americans, to
he offices in the Savoy Hotel in London.
% ends the food career of the man whom
The Boston Globe" calls ''the most
rusted servant of the world" the career
which who's Who In America" sue
sinctly sums up as follows:
sss'Chmn. Am. Relief Com, London, 1914
70, Comm. for Relief in Belgium since 1915;
chmn. food com. Council of Nat. Defence,
Apr-Aug., 1917; apptd. U. S. food admins
traitor by President Wilson, Aug 10, 1917"
In that abbreviated space is the Mr.
Hoover as the world knows him, the man
Whose posters have had their place in
every housekeeper's kitchen and whose
name itself has become verb in our
language. Not so very long ago even
the Belgians were known to ask:
Hoover? Who is Hoover?" and having
learned who he is there are still many
people who are asking, "Who was
Hoover"
- To find out it is necessary to turn to
the files of the magazines and leave the
list of Asiatic names which follow the
name of Hoover in Americas catalogue
of fame. Hoover is not man who talks
about himself. Hugh Gibson, the first
secretary of the American Legation in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

in Iowa, at the death of his parents, who
died while Herbert c. Hoover was still at
an early age, the future director general
of Allied relief was brought up by his
relatives in the midst of the strictest
Quaker traditions. The result of this
upbringing Mr.. Gibson sees in Hoover's
astonishing knowledge of the Bible and
his intense dislike of artificial forms and
customs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

the armistice was
signed last No
vember. S ere
tary Of the Treas
ury M c A d 30,
now in the world
of the films; At
torney General
Gregory, now on
board the George
Washington, and
lastly the m a n
w h 0 stipulated
that he should
receive nothing
have all quit their
pos is for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

Brussels during the first years of the
war, sums up his reticence thus:
HE is modest to the extent that it is
sometimes painful for people to deal with
him and never suffers such acute misery as
when being extolled publicly for what he has
DONE"
Mr.. Gibson gives us an outline of the
pre-war Hoover in "The Century Maya
zine" OF Quaker parentage, and born
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

IN from "The New York Times"
asked Homer S. Cummings, the
new chairman of the Demo-
ratio National Committee, what would
be The main issues of the 1920 campaign.
That is hard one to answer" was
-ne reply, and then Mr.. Cummings
paused"
Yet, although this same hesitancy is
manifested in all quarters, the planks of
me two new platforms already seem to
70 merging from nebulous state into
fu thing approaching the concrete. For
,Arstance, George Harvey, editor of "The
vsnth American. Review" has awaited
sasHself of place in the March num-
Ter of his magazine to outline the issue.
rr:ssfssr resume dealing with the increas-
ing strength of the Republican party as
ssnanlfested by the last elections he turns
fc The plight of the Democrats, which he
~ ms is "pitiable," and recalls a for
e. prediction of William Jennings
p yan:
Early in 1912 Mr.. William Jennings
Bryan predicted to the writer that il Mr..
Wilson should be elected President there
<Masas be Wilson party, but there would
~ 20 Democratic party at tho end Of his
zDertcd Of service. This interesting prophecy
sN already, in effect fulfilled. Mr.. Wilson
Sless no time in demonstrating that his con-
sptien OF leadership was complete mas
ssfy' and in this instance, at any ratio, his
nave squared with his words. He has
n"F only restricted his appointments sharp
II mis- own faction, but he has initiated
pfsctically all legislation and has inter-
fersd without hesitation in primarie.
saargsd with the selection Of Democratic
.,Aadidates for Congress"
AS matters now stand" Colonel Har-
yey states, "the conflict would ranoa
S*sAsciJ AROUND Inc conduct of the var
tine unpreparadness for peace, govern
nlent ownership, universal training, ex-
strayagance, taxation, finance, woman
fakzffrage. enforcement Of prohibition. ex-
ccativc autocracy, inefficiency and the
like, upon all Of which the Democrats
would be put on the defensive in most
embarrassing manner"
se Colonel Harvey already gees the cleav-
Aye Of opinion that is destined to divide
ths voters OF the country next year.
tsGfaduaIIy but irresistibly the over
rowering issue Of the coming campaign
II forming itself in perfect conformity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
V Hoover Says: 1--WE Also Must Earn LIVING

I MAKES three, now that Herbert
III Clark Hoover has expressed his in
- tention Of ceasing his work as
s director general of the inter-Allied
relief organization this summer, who
have stepped from the offices of the Ad-
ministration back to private life since
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
men Still. IN SERVICE
CLAIMED THAT u. S. is DELAY.
ING REHABILITATION.
Fifty Thousand Draft Men Still or
the Rolls-Litte Chance for.
Proc amation.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The war de
partment is not Fastening demobili-
cation, but is obstructing it in many
places, according to information re-
yealed here.
The stock statement of the depart.
ment on the subject in the past has
been that disqualification is progress
ing very rapidly" But records show
that at least $4,000 emergency or draft
men are still held in service.
Many of these men, who were
drafted TO fight Germany, are retained
in such occupations as nurses, but a
considerable number are stationed on
the Mexican border. The departments
reports show that the men have only
one desire-to get out of the service
as soon as possible.
As long as they are in service, the
president can say rehabilitation is
still uncompleted, and that he is pow
erless to lift the wartime prohibition
act. And in addition to this. the war
department Is of the opinion that as
long as there are men sick in the hos
pitfalls rehabilitation cannot be said
to have been completed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
BANANAS Make Berlin Glad.

As | was passing down the Fred
erichstrasse, says correspondent Of
the London Times writing from Ber-
lin. my eye was caught by q crowd OF
people which suddenly collected in
front of a delicatessen shop.
1t was only with difficulty that one
could get near enough to see what
Il was that attracted so much atten-
tion. | heard EXPLANATIONS Of wonder
and admiration, and on looking lit
tie more closely saw-a bunch Of
bananas which the shopkeeper had
just hung up in the window and which
was "A novelty to the Berlners, who
for nearly five years have seen not a
trace Of fruit, once so plentiful in the
capital,
The smiling faces and little jokes
made It quite evident that the banana
was recognized as a symbol Of peace.
and that the delight felt at its pres
ence was due to the evidence 1t ar
forded that the blockade is thing
OF the past.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
HERE'S ONE WITH A KICK"
Ether Highbals ELEVATE" the Thirsty
Maine Lads--Are Sold as
Lniment

Lewiston, Me, Dec 22.-"Have an
ether highbally is the newest invita-
ton among Maine "wcts." The ether
highball is "A mixture Of ether and al
cohol-about one part ether and two
parts alcohol. Those who have cXper-
imentcd with it assert that it has an
"eleyating' effect.
While the stuff is taken as mixed,
many prefer to heat the mixtures to Il
temperature where the ether eyapor-
ntes, after which the alcohol is diluted
with water on $3.50 basis, thereby
becoming the good old time split" Of
Maine fame
This connection is put up in ounce
and half and three ounce bottles un-
der the name Eminent" which en-
ahled it to get by for some time; but
now the officers have begun selling
the stuff and the courts to condemn
it ms an intoXicant.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
MEASURE TO WILSON
SUGAR CONTROL BILL PASSES
BOTH HOUSES.
Senate and House Reach an Agree.
ment After a Long Battle
by Committees.

Washington, lee. 22.-Legislation
continuing federal control of sugar
through 1920 but limiting the licens-
ing power of the United States sugar
equalization board to The period that
ends next June 30 was completed by
congress and sent To the White House.
BY a vote of 80 to II the senate
adopted the compromise on the bill
to continue government control of
sugar during 1920, accepting the house
amendments increasing authority Of
the United States sugar equalization
board by limiting its licensing powers
to next June 30,
On the motion of Senator MCNary
to concur in the house amendments to
restrict the licensing powers of the
board three epublcans-Gronna of
North Dakota, PiondeXter, Washing.
ton, and Smoot, Utah-joined nine
Democrats-Gay, Louisiana; Hendcr-
son, Nevada; Ransdell, Louisiana;
Smith, Georgia; Smith, South Caro-
lima; Thomas, Colorado; Underwood
Alabama; Walsh, Montana, and Will
liams, Missssippi-in opposition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
CONGRESS HAS BIG PETITION
Documents Requests Government to
Keep Railroads - Travelled
Through 39 States.

Washington, Dec. 22.-A petition re-
questing government ownership of the
railroads, which has travelled through
80 states and bears thousands of sig
natures, has been presented TO the
house of representatives by Represen-
tative James II. Sinclair of North Da-
kota.
The petition is grimy and dOg-eared
from rough travel through factories
shops mines, lodge halls and farmer
meetings. The majority of the sigma
lures were obtained in the West. The
text, in short, is as follows:
"To the Congress of the United
States.
"Gentlemen-We, the undersigned
citizens of the United States, hereby
respectfully petition ana urge the in
PRODUCTION and passage by your hon
orabe body of such measures as will
bring about. under conditions in all
respects just to the American people,
the workers and present owners, the
actual and permanent public owner
ship by the United States government
of the railroads of the nation, to-
gether with proper guarantees of eff
cient operation and democratic con-
troll"
On the back of each sheet of the pc
titiOn is the legend:
Keep the railroads. The people
have bought and paid for them twice
over; the people should own and OPP
crate Them
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
VIENNA STATIONS ST0RMED
Embargo on Passenger Traffic Starts
Rot-Women and Children Are
Crushed-Guards PowerIess.

Berlin, Dec. 22.-Dispatches from
Vienna report riotous scenes around
the railway stations in consequence Of
the governments announcement traffic
had been suspended in Austria during
the holidays.
Thousands of persons who wished TO
leave Vienna besieged the stations
many of them waiting "a hours before
they were able to get near the train
platforms.
The station of the railways run
ming west was stormed by crowd of
armed men, the military guards being
powerless to halt them. In the crash
scores of women and children were
crushed and their shrieks added to
the excitement.
The North station was charged
about the same time by a crowd Of
about 5000 persons, some of whom
attempted to pull others out of the
trains they had succeeded in boarding
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
HIS UNSEEN GUEST
Waitress Tells of Experience in
Serving Ghost.
Old Gentleman May Have Been Lit
tie "otf," but Her Notion is That
He Had Recently Lost
Loved GrandchiId.

Jane, who has worked I'm one particr
ular section of the lunch counter OF
one Of the great New York hotels since
the cay it was opened, is the best
waitress that ever set down "A dish
without n spill or q cIatter-so say
the discriminating. Her dizziness, her
quiet manners her rrompness-aboye
all her nntailing pOliteness-stamp her
as one apart from The sisterhood. She
was serene and composed while she
dealt with one Of those peCkSh. snap
py men who had dropped in under the
impression that because one sits on a
stool in this excellent place it is cheap
II isn't He was little ashamed to
fuss about the prices, so he fused
about everything else. But at last he
departed, ana serene Jane permitted
herself weary smile.
You have to get along with all
kinds, don't you" remarked a patron.
"lndeed, yes" said Jane. 81 served
q ghost yesterday morning"
IAN old gentleman came in quite
early, for breakfast. He was beauti-
fully dressed; | think he was one OF
the hotel guests; at least he came in
that entrance. He chose a stool and
when somebody tried to sit beside him,
he said, Pardon me. hut can't you see
that seat is takenY He ordered toast,
soft boiled eggs and, coffee. Then he
turned 10 the vacant stool and asked,
What would you like my dearT
"IIe paused MS If for an answer. Ap-
parenty he heard one, for he said To
me with a smile, MS if amused at the
notion, a piece Of pie and a cup ot
weak coffee with milk and some rolls
There wasn't any pie ut that hour
and so he ordered sliced peaches I
brought all the things and arranged
them as if for two. By that time peo-
pie were moving away from him. He
buttered the rolls at the vacant place
before he ate a bite himself Then
he made his own breakfast | thought
there might be a scene about the two
checks, but no. He added them up
aloud and correctly. counted out the
change in his hand; left a tip in front
of each plate and then asked for a
paper sack. In it he put an unbroken
roll. Then he paid the cashier and
went out They found the paper bag
with the roll in it outside on the
steps"
Gould you make out whether he
thought he was talking to a man or
woman" asked the patron.
81 thought it was a little child" said
Jane softly. Gle always looked down
when he spoke TO It, and he buttered
| the rolls, and the pie order for break
fast was childish, tool thought" and
James eyes seemed a little misty. II
thought maybe he had lost a favorite
| grandChild."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
AMERICAN SEAMEN IN MUTINY
Eleven Members of the Crew of U. S.
Transport America in Irons
Two Dead.

New York, Dec. 22,-Eleven men,
bers of the crew of the United States
transport America were brought ashore
in irons when the transport locked at
Hoboken. The men were the leaders
in a mutiny which developed when the
ship reached Brest on her last east
wound trip and of which there were
sporadic outbreaks on the west-bound
trip.
The America carried into port the
bodies of the dead seamen. Nothing
could be ascertained from officers of
the vessel or at naval offices here as
to the circumstances of the death Of
the men.