Evening star., 1920-02-29
Who's Who for President

those years Of active life. For
many years he has maintained a
residence and an Office in Califor-
mia and offices in New York, as
well as his Office in London. He
has for years been a member of
the board of trustees of Stanford
University. He took hold of and
put through the projects for the
new university buildings after the
earthquake.
When China was looking for a
director of mines she selected the
young American mining engineer
who had made such a success in
Australia Mr.. Hoover was mar
ried to Miss Henry just before go
ing to China. He and his wife
were in Tientsin at the time of the
Boxer uprising and during the
siege. He helped organize the de-
fense. 1t was later Mr.. Hoover
was called to London as junior
partner in the firm for which he
had developed the Australian
mines. He withdrew from the
firm some time later still and
went on his own hook"
One thing Mr.. Hoover's friends
are worried about when they think
OF him as a presidential candidate
he is not an orator. This doesn't
mean that he cannot speak well
and clearly, but that he has no
delivery; he doesn't seem to be
able to make himself heard half
way across a hall. About a con-
ference table he is a power indeed,
they say, speaking clearly and Civ
ing his reasons with punch.
When the Belgian relief commits
sion was having a hard time i'm
pressing the English with the
need of keeping up this work
Hoover tackled Lloyd George, who
was inclined to oppose the com
mission. After an hours confer
ence Mr.. Hoover had convinced the
British premier that the work
must go on, even though it SEEM
ed to violate th', allies blockade.
At another time when he was
having great difficulty with the
Germans over the Belgian relief
work and a vessel bearing supplies
had been torpedoed. Mr.. Hoover
German ministers. He was as
sured that he need not be worried
further, that no more ships would
be sunk.
II remember" said Mr.. Hoover to
the minister, that there was once
a snarling dog who bit at my
heels. 1 complained to his owner.
and he assured me the dog would
not bite me. l replied that 1 knew
the dog would not bite me and
that he knew it, but what I want
ed to know was did the dog know
it,"
The German minister instantly
answered: Il will telephone the
dog and he will know it in the
future"
At the opening of the war thou
sands of Americans were stranded.
Hoover aided some $4,000 to get
money when needed. Then he went
into the Belgian relief. During the
entire war he gave up his private
business. He had no time for it.
Before Mr.. Hoover left Europe
the last time, he went to Warsaw,
in Poland, to see what had been
the results of the relief work he
had been conducting. He had been
particularly emphatic all along
that the children should be cared
for. He had heard they were SO
not walk or play in the streets. So
the government officials in Warsaw
determined to show him what he
had done for the children. Sew
enty thousand of the children from
the schools passed in parade before
him cheering and singing, and
carrying the little tin cups and
pannikins with which they had
just received their supplemental
meal from the relief organization.
On their heads they wore as caps
the little paper napkins stamped
with an American flag. For hours
Mr.. Hoover stood on the old War
saw race track and watched the
little ones march by.
A little rabbit ran out onto the
track In a minute hundreds of
the youngsters were in full cry.
They could run as well as walk.
And when, they caught the little
rabbit. they carried it to Mr.. Hoov-
er. Those who stood near him say
there were tears in his eyes as he
took the rabbit, evidence. that the
children could run again.
Copyright. 1890, by The Washington Star
NEXT SUNDAY-Gov. Frank o.
Lowden.