Evening star., 1921-03-27
ST|NNES IS WILLING
TO RISK FOR KAISER
Referred to as "Dangerous
Patriot" and Accused of =
Plotting Strikes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
| LONDON, March 26.-Hugo SHINES
generalissimo of German industry. re-
Gently accused of plotting a strike
Iof several hundred thousand work
ters in the Ruhr district to make more
difficult the allied occupation of Dus-
seldorf. Duisburg and Ruhrort. is re-
ferred to by the Berlin correspondent
| of the Times as IAN earnest and
! dangerous patriot"
| SHINES. multi millionaire member
| OF the reichstag. has put through
| of his career since the armistice. He
has been called "a reientlessly eff
cient. cool. human calculating machine.
1t has been said that he would sacri-
flee every mark of his enormous for
tune to bring back the monarchy.
Owns Chain of Industries.
| Mineowner and coal merchant, ship
great chain of newspapers, proprietor
! OF the very finest hotel in Berlin.
! trader in oils. paper. hides. jute. peat
! and manufactured wares of many
kinds, SHINES. the Times correspondent
says. is today the wealthiest, most
! influential, best known. and at the
same time the least we'll known man
| in Germany
! Publicity and notoriety are alien to
him. it is stated. and he prefers to
| remain behind the curtains in the
-eichstag. permitting his henchmen
ianf lieutenants to do the talking,
! while he pulls the strings.
t There is nothing in his appearance
! to betray the man of genius. says
the correspondent. Just fifty years old,
! of medium height and sturdily built,
! with black hair and beard that show
II OIL e9 net hnr nyly
complexion. Hugo SHINES is an in
conspicuous figure as he slips in and
out of the Adlon Hotel. his bowler
hat tilted slightly on one side. one
| hand in his pocket. and one or two
secretaries following hard on the
black coat and black tie. He stops to
speak to no one. He has not time for
small talk in the lounge with other
guests. He is a relentlsssly efficient,
cool, human. calculating machine.
Worked a Miner.
The foundations of the SHINES for
tune were laid by the present SHINES
father. The youth was sent to- a
gymnasium and later worked as a
miner and attended the School of
Mines in Berlin. Embarking in busi-
ness for himself at the age of twenty
three. his remarkable career began.
ne went Will SuCCeSS lHlo lHe COdl
and iron trade. becoming a prominen Mt
figure among the magnates of Rhen-
ish Westphalia and branched out into
the development of tramways and
electric power in the coal fields.
But his real great spring to for
tune" says the Times. came with
the great war.
His fortune before the war was
estimated at 10000 900 gold marks.
" hat it is now he probably could not
say himself-possibly 1000, 900
marks. Newspapers now owned by
SHINES are said to number at least
sixty.
Snubbed by Allies.
People are eagerly asking with
wealth is being necessarily piled up"
says the Times correspondent. Does
his present association with and
financing of the volkspartie mean
that SHINES is preparing to bring
back the monarchy?'
"Stinnes." concludes the correspon-
dent, referring to the alleged trucu-
lent conduct of the financier at the
BRUSSELS financial conference, has
| measured himself once with allies
and received a severe snubbing. He
is not likely to risk a second similar
rebuff Nor is he likely to forget.
Let the allies in their turn remember
that, witness his unconciliating man.
ner of the conference table. he is an
earnest and dangerous patriot"