Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Views and Reviews
Echoes of the VISIT to Omaha
of General Leonard Wood

| Gen. Leonard Wood was in fine spirit and
| condition during his recent visit to Omaha.
| Although he is one of the most prominently
mentioned among presidential possibilities. it
| goes without saying that he kept off that par
| ticular subject. He is an officer of the army
| and every inch a soldier. He is earnestly de-
| voted to the welfare of the men who fought
out the war, as evidenced by the particular note
| of sincerity and insistence in his emphasis of
our duty to see to it that the returned soldiers
are brought back to civil life and put upon the
| path of self-support and usefulness without i'm
pairing the patriotic ideals and morale instilled
in them during their course Of training and
| service. General Wood went out of his way to
compliment the boys drafted from Nebraska
and sent to him at Funston as measuring up
fully to the best furnished from any part Of
the country. wa. glad to have him speak so
was on his personal staff and went over with
| the 89th division, making an exceptional record
on the other side, and ex-senator Willard, who
participated in the conversation, claimed credit
for having been responsible for the appointment
Of young Shiverick to his cadetship at West
Point.
In his talk General Wood is blunt and to
| the point. No hne-spun oratory or camouhage
Of words. He expresses himself plainly and has
opaons He to dn % yh he
constitutes stable government which I think
contains food for thought "A country has
stable government" he said, when capital seeks
investment there at normal rates of interest"
Is Gen. Leonard Wood candidate for the
presidency Yes. and no. In the sense that he
nor any other man big enough to fill the job
would refuse to answer call to serve in that
high Office, he is. but not in the sense of back
ing an active campaign for support-at least not
yet. This conclusion of mine take it is the
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Kansas, with whom I had delightful visit
when he was here a week ago General Wood
stands in the same relation to Kansas as he
does to Nebraska in having had charge of the
training of the larger number Of the drafted men
from that state as well as from this state. There
is a very kindly feeling in Kansas, according to
Governor Allen, for General Wood, but yet no
sufficient focusing of public sentiment to put
anyone ahead of every one else.
incidentally, Governor Allen remarked that
our difficulties over the enforcement of pro-
hibition law so largely in the limelight. were
not seriously troubling Kansas. That is
merely the accompaniment of new legislation"
he declared. I'VE have come to take the pro-
hibition law the same as laws against other
criminal offenses but no longer regard it as the
only law on the statute book We have en-
bezzlement and burglary and bootlegging and
other infractions of our criminal code and will
all merely according to their relative i'm
portance as attacks against the peace and good
order of the community"
sent a message of greeting and congratula-
ton to unique semi-centennial anniversary
celebration in Philadelphia, commemorating the
completion of fifty years of the advertising
agency known as N. w. Aver & Son, which is
probably the oldest in continuous business in
this country. put in claim to small share
of credit in this achievement for having fur
nfch nod hA kIA sn,<, al
perience for the western representative of the N.
w. Aver & Son agency, Charles S. Young, now
in charge of its Chicago branch headquarters.
Few people outside of the newspaper and
periodical publishing industry realize the ire
mendous growth and importance of the work
Of the newspaper advertising agencies Except
of course these agents themselves), for they
have become vital factor in the development
and production of national advertising which is
the motive power for the nationwide sale of
standardized goods. Look over the copy" of
the national advertiser in any newspaper,
periodical, or magazine, and you will see the
work done by these great advertising con-
Germs, and anyone who had accustomed himself
have noted the wonderful improvement in ar
tistic appearance and appealing presentation.
1t has been often proposed to eliminate the ad-
vertisng agency as a dispensable middleman,
it will not be so long as it contributes the val
liable services it is now performing.
Recently in this column reproduced the
tribute wrote for the testimonial Henry Wat
terson edition of the Louisville Courier
Journal. Along with the other contributors I
have handsomely engraved acknowledgements
characteristic of Marse Henry:
Mr.. Henry Watterson presents his COM
pments to those dear friends, personally
known and unknown who have done him the
honor to send their fluctuations on his sew
enty-ninth birthday. He once heard an
claim: I'm APPALLED,, trul ve aonslIed.' and
thought it exaggerative. Yet no other words
can now express his sense of obligation, leav-
ing him only the power to say to each and
every one, I thank you