New-York tribune., 1920-02-22
BY silas B. Fishkind

oil quarters Of the globe and they are
not made up Of his countrymen. One
does not have to be Scot to laugh at
narry's songs. to be amused by his
quaint stories. His art is. universal.
He MS been AMY from his home at
Danr or fifteen months and Is now
O. antic on the first leg OF his
a. % Africa, which he will visit
for tae first time in his long career
New York, or rather Brooklyn. saw
him for only two days this year. many
old friends greeting him on Thursday
dad Friday at the Academy OF Music.
"Therc's one thing that makes, me
Thankful FOR being in Brooklyn to-day"
the great comedian said in his dressing
room last Thursday. "I'm going to
have a real Scotch tea with Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan MacInnes-scones. fresh
butter and everything" he added with
: mischievous wink.
Sir Harry's arrival at Grand Central
Station and the ride to his hotel was
ike a triumphal entrance, "just like
going into London. it was" he says.
"sWell, we'll, Harry; where've you
been this long time?' burly porter
rushed up to me and asked: We're
glad to see you he assured me, al
though he was the only one greeting
me. He felt probably that he was
representing the City of New York. |
cot into a taxi and we rode through the
streets, Two colored draymen on top
Of a big truck waved their whips at me
and yelled, Hello, Harry The taxi
driver looked around to see who was.
As he turned around the car swerved
and ran into a snowbank. When l got
out at the hotel he said. Il didn't know
Harry Lauder was my passenger.
In the fifteen months that he has
been travelling, In Australia as far west
as Adelaide and across the omteo
States, Sir Harry has not let one op-
portunity pass without WORKING Ior ehe
thing he holds closest to himself now
the "Harry Lauder 91,000000 Fund
for Scottish Sailors and Soldiers" The
fund is being raised, managed and ad-
ministered in Scotland by Scotsmen tor
the benefit of Scotsmen, war-maimed
and broken. It's purpose is to give men,
not only those who have served IN Scot
tish regiments but also Scotsmen VINO
have served in other units, fresh start
and a new interest in life, to secure
them the free occupancy OF decent
home, to find them profitable employ
ment, to supply them with tools, or 70
set them up in business.
GIVE found the public most gener-
Qua" Sir Harry says. "1n America l.
have collected between 100000 and
$50 900 and altogether there has been
raised about 100000. Sometimes run
into places where there is an air of
carelessness, where the feeling is me
wars over; what's the use?' But II
the people only knew the service tnelr
dollars and cents would render they
would not think this way.
"While in Australia and also in Can
ada men came to see me, to snake my
rand : asked them who they were
They replied that they we're Harry
Lauder Fund men, sent out to get
re-start in life: In Toronto taiSeo seo
10 the Rotary Club and asked for JOBS
Sor two soldiers. Twenty hands went
I'm among shouts of T'll give them'
Job l was present at meeting OF
the Rotary Club in Detroit and man
read off list of seven names asking
for Jobs. For each soldier more than
ten Jobs we're offered. The Rotary,
think. is the greatest social organza-
tion in the world and the biggest force
for good"
more the philosopher than he is the
actor. Speaking of reconstruction' he
said:
1T wouldn't be good for us if we
recovered TOO quickly WOuAu AOi
get too soon. We must have klndil-
ness, we must forbear, we must be
patient.
earl Haig told me on the battle
field: Tell the folks at home to have
patience; it's in practice here. We've
served our apprenticeship at 1T. For
year and ten months We never moved
an inch forward nor an inch backward,
stemming the tide of the Hun
"Let us have that same patience to-
day in the great reconstruction. While
we're watching and waiting let US work,
and not altogether for ourselves. If
we work only for ourselves we are on
the same track as we were before the
war, and that was the wrong track. We
should eat only three meals day and
eat to live and not live to eat. We can
Hive In only one room at time Let
W all get back to mother earth and
stand solid. Let US get away from the
fairy atmosphere and. utopian dreams.
Let US get down onto good, solid
ground.
ain talking about the great recon
struction we should realize that we are
expected to be as patriotic In peace
time as In war time. and realize the
situation and embrace the savior of
humanity-work. That little word
work Is the best word in the world.
Work is mans best friend and was
never mans enemy.
''The world WAS worth fighting for.
Our sons died for the world and LETT 1t
TO us. It's bonny place-the world.
ppOOKI AMT1oEMENTS