The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-10
Hines and Railroad Labor Leaders Again Fail to Agree
'.Hoouer Would Make Fine
President Capt. Lucey

"A thorough and true biography OF
Herbert Hoover's life Is found in Who's
Who in America. Mr. Hoover is about
forty five years of age and was born.
think. in Iowa. His parents. who were
Quakers, died while he was a boy; he
then moved to the Pacific coast to re-
side with his uncle, He attended the
Leland Stanford university. which is
considered the greatest mining engi-
neering school In the world, It's founder.
MIR. Stanford was one OF the world $
greatest mining engineers, Graduating,
Hoover went to Australia, where he
made good as he has done ever since.
He brought good results from mines
which had been given up and marked
worthless. He then became associated
with an English company and was sent
to China, where he continued to make
good; when the Boxer war broke out
he prepared the defense of Chinese
town in which he was living and the
citizens under him held the town un-
I'll the arrival of the allied army. He
was instrumental in organizing the
Chinese railroad system.
World Mining Authority.
lie came to London and residing
there, was recognized as one of the
greatest mining engineers in Europe,
He then became largely Interested in
mines in Russia, Siberia, Central ana
South America. Mr. Hoover, while vet
young, was called on 60 pass upon every
large mining deal in Europe He. how
ever, always maintained residence in
New YORK ana London and Il home in
California.
''He is. and has always been. a rood
American and is no more pro- English
Than ! am. lie has always handled
every interest for the benefit of Amer
ica, ana 1t was by virtue of his intense
Amerlcanism that he was. at the out
break OF the war, called on to assist
Ambassador Page in helping Americans
IN Europe return home. His standing
as an American in relieving Belgium
can never be questioned He Is educat-
ing his children in the United states.
lie is, at the present time, praCtica lly
the administrator of the Leland STAN
ford university, being chairman of the
board of trustees.
No Blemish on Record
hen the war with Germany was de-
clared, by virtue of his American
ism and his recognized international
ability he was called on to head the
food administration, which every Amer
ican and every foreigner knows he did
successfully.
Senator Reen, OF Missouri, attempted
to DIG up HooVer's past but not polnr
or a blemish could be found. He has no
bad qualities. and \ should know, for
have lived with Aim. he is as blu.
II not bigger, than any man on either
side has yet mentioned. He knows the
worlds needs possibly better than any
other living man.
Lord Roberts Is probably recognized
MS the worlds greatest diplomat, but
Mr. Hoover Is recognized in lGuropc and
should he here, as the worlds grentcst
business man. lie has courage, vision,
ability and would surround himself py
men-and men oily of this cathre lie
believes that American people can Rc-
Complish anything and he proceeds al
ways on that theory, and has never vet
tailed In n SINGLE undertakings | was
present when MIR Hoover appealed to
htty of the worlds largest industries
and not In n single instance was he
turned down. He would mike n great
president and I would like to know that
such good fortune awaited the Ameri-
can people,"
Capt Lucey who is the head OF tho
l4ucey Manufacturing company, and one
OF the countrN's most successful busi-
ness men, himself was In a. manner
himself responsible for the suoersa
achieved by the food administration, as
he was one of the first men MIR. Hoover
called ON when placed ct the head OF
the food, administration.
Capt. Lucey. however. gives all the
credit TO Mr.. Hoover and snVos none
for himself While he organized the
business end OF Mr.. Hoover's admnis-
tratlon, he says that II was under Mr..
Hooer's direction, as he had to nave
some one to assist him as there rs n
limit to every mans capacity. If none
TO his ability