Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-23
AN ENGLISH BOY
VISITS RICHMOND
Came All the Way To See Corn
Grow-Experience During
War and Advice To Boys


peace, parents and home; don't
quit any of them until you have
to."-Advice of fifteen-year-old
English boy from England, to
the boys of America.
Eddie Clock, fifteen years of
age, who was born and raised in
London, England, read in a Ken
lucky paper thrown away by an
American soldier, about two
years ago about the wonderful
corn grown here, and he declared
then and there to. come to Ameri-
ca, after the war, and see for
himself. He arrived recently at
Gulfport, Miss, and arrived
Thursday night in Richmond.
His youthful appearance and alb
sence of companions caused Chief
OF Police Devore to investigate.
The lad, who was unusually in
tellectual for one Of his age, en-
tertained most interestingly in
giving his experiences since the
beginning of the war. He stated
that his brothers, father and most
of his relatives had gone" with
the war, and that after he got
through with his war work,
which was i'll an ammunition fac
tory, he decided to come to
America. He slipped OH a tramp
steamer and decided to leave the
vessel when a port in the West
Indies was reached, but decided
that he had better come on and
see the corn grow in Kentucky.
He said that he made his way
here without the least difficulty,
but was disappointed upon not
seeing the corn. The lad thought
that ears of corn grew out of the
ground and lid not realize that
there was a planting to contend
with before hand. He said that
it must be great" He told of
his chooling, and that everyone
went to war" or helped some
way and that after the turmoil
many of them were unable to find
a living relative. He spoke
highly OF the "Yanks," stating
that they were all good to him,
and great fighters" He is al
so interested in the production of
oil, something else he never saw.
and refused an invitation to stay
all night here, remarking that he
would get back to Richmond
some time "where SO many good
people lived"
Young Clock, now an orphan,
lis one of the thousands of chill
dren born i'll Europe, who has
been turned out by the rentless
hand of war and who have to
shift for themselves. He decided
to come to America, and said that
he was going to make Kentucky
his future home. When asked
whether he had ever been in re-
form school, that institution had
to be explained to him. He said
that he was started to school at
four, and remained there until he
was fourteen years Of age He
spoke of the beauty of the hills
and fields of Kentucky, and the
big roads,, open to all.
Young Clock, who is rapidly
developing into a globe trotter,
said that he did not like the sea,
and that he would 'settle" in
Kentucky and tha the wanted to
see SO much, however, before
going to work. When asked
if he could work, he replied:
"IIi should say Hi can work.
Hat anything and hat any time"
The war brought us all up to it.
! The lad had money and said that
he had good recommendations
from the captain of the steamer
upon which he worked his way to
America and above ali, he was
going to be an American like the
Yankee fighting boys, just as
soon as he had enough expert
ence to become a good citizen Of
the United States" But here is
the excellent logical view of the
boy to American boys: "You
have peace, home and parents !;
don't quit any of them till you
have to-"