Evening star., 1921-08-07
BRIG. GEN. DAWES PREPARING COUNTRY,S
R1JDGE,T IS A HUMAN DYNAMO' ON THE JOB

a minute and a quarter. The general
rises, congratulates them on the good
piece of work they have done and
sends them forth with lightened
hearts and proud that they have been
appreciated by the busiest man in the
United States today. For wonder.
no one enters for period of ten
minutes, during which time his official
mail has beeH> cleaned up. Personal
letters are handled outside OF office
hours-these hours according to those
who know him. are somewhere be-
tween the hours of midnight and
dawn. AS Gen. Dawes is at the
present stopping at the home Of Cen
Pershing. the latter will be probably
presented with an electric light Dill
larger than he had before the advent
Of this dynamic personality
In the generals mail are letters
from all parts of the country. offering
all sorts of suggestions and ideas;
He appreciates letters that offer real
suggestions. These are the only kind.
however, that ever filter through the
outside Office force and reach him.
1t is a waste Of time to write to him
for a job.
A point that should be impressed
in describing the manner in which
Gen. Dawes works is the rapidity of
his decisions. and as one of his as
sistants laughinely remarked at
luncheon. that if you are out of touch
with the general for twentyfour
hours you are miles behind the pro-
cession when you next see him.
Gen., Dawes chief assistants are
William T. Abbott, vice president,
Central Trust Company. Illinois. a
man of high standing and much force
io1
". H. Mosley. who served long
enough in France not only to be
entitled to wear four gold stripes on
his sleeve. but also to win the high
regard of all men who appreciate
ability Of the highest character: Col.
officer. who rendered valuable SER
vices during the late war. These three
men. always tuned up to concert
pitch. are doing all that thev can to
aid Gen. Dawes in. his TITANIC task.
All of the generals nature is not
confined to betng a, busy business man.
He has an a--tistic side that is finely de-
veloped. His chief hobby is music,
and his compositions have been pro-
nounced by critias as most worthy
efforts. The writer recently observed
him when he was lunching at a
hotel. About half way through the
meal the orchestra played eeauti-
eating and listened until the piece
was finished. He seemed to absorb
every note of the music, to appreciate
the splendid rendition. A moment
later he was. between mouthfuls, dis
cussing a government problem. The
impression that some have gathered
is that the general is q hard man.
and this impression is erroneous. He
does not desire, to hurt in any way
the feelings Of his fel1ow-men: he is
most considerate of the feelings of
others as long .aR. their actions do
not interfere with the job he has in
hand. but il any one deliberately seeks
to block his path in his effort to place
the government on a sound business
basis. he had better be prepared to
receive a severe jolt.
Gen. Dawes is earnest and sincere
in his efforts to have the government
run along sound business lines; he
wants economy. but not such economy
as will prevent the functioning OF the
government departments in an efficient
manner. He gave two or three years
Of his life to his country during the
war; he is giving another year OF it
while the country is at peace, and he
is trying to place the government on
a sound business basis. He is trying
to save money for the taxpayers Of
the country, and il he doesn't succeed
to the fullest extent it will be be-
cause the politicians put innumer-
able stumbling blocks in his path.
and If they do there. will be. his
friends say, ''hellapopptns!" :. -