The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
THEY'RE HUMAN
william Anterior Du Puy-

When Elihu Root, who sits In the conference
of nations in Washington. first became Secretary
of War under Mckinley. twenty years ago, he
gave the best that was in him to a study Of the
problems Of the army. He had not gone far until,
he dug into a book which had been written by
Brevet Major General Emery Upton shortly after
the Civil War, land which up to that time had
been given little attention. but which has since
come to be recognized as one Of the greatest
military treatises ever written.
Soon Root proposed a reorganization OF the
army and the introduction OF a general starr,
borrowing the idea largely from General Upton
He took this idea to Congress. expounded 1t, made
It crystal clear. but Congress refused TO act me
next session he went back with the same idea, bet
ter mastered, more thoroughly eIpounded he
argued, insisted, finally got through HE reor-
This accomplishment was regarded by his as
sociates in the Government as rather remarkable
When asked how he was able to do this thing ne
gave an answer which may be the key TO the
position he will assume with relation to the prob
lens that arise before the conference at which
he is an American delegate. He said:
II took the army for my client; that Ii all
MAYNARD owen williams, who travels all about
the world for the National Geographic Society,
"a very much impressed with the stolid common
sense of the Russian peasant, who he hoids Will
some day blunder through and become very
worth while individual
He tells the story for example, Of an occasion
some three years ago when he was In MOSCOW
riding much-crowded and somewhat o,sor-
ya nized tram. An attractive but delicate looking
Young woman came in and swung onto strap
Presently she gave evidences of illness and asked
II some one would not give her seat as she
feared that she was going to faint 49,,
Now there was comfortably seated on TINS
street car in Moscow, as there Is usually on any
street car anywhere, a coarse ana tmck-neckeo
individual with an eye out for an opportunity
TO ogle any good-looking girl. True to the meth.
DDS Of his class he patted his knee ana susses.su
that the Young woman sit there. Immediately
there arose from across the aisle stocky peasant
woman who must have weighed 800 pounds. she
waved the dizzy girl to her seat admonishfng
her tn take it. and said that she herself would SIT
upon the knee Of the ogler. thing which she
promptly proceeded to do.
This sort of practical common sense. says MI.
Williams, will win out for the Russian.
mr. George Kirchwey, who was head Of the
Government Employment Bureau during the war,
,vho was one time superintendent OF Sing Sing
Tenitentiary, but whose real work is that OF oean
If the Columbia Law College in New York CITY,
has earned himself reputation for somewhat
During one Of his lectures, for example, there
,,orvaded the room that inexpicable feeling OF
pnrest which sometimes exists on such occasions.
The students nervously watched the clock Tor tne
end of the period Dr. ,S so sna ust as
the period was up. 1t went over little. now
ever, and there began scraping OF chairs whiie
ne wei a minute" protested Dr. Kirchwey.
.r,on,t ro vet / have a few more pearls TO
cast"
lord Lee first lord of the British admiralty,
member of the "Big Four" at the arms confer
arce GOOD friend of T. r., used to be merely Mr'
o hut has grown steadily in wealth and Of
ticia, prominence until now he looms large In
England, and around the world, for that matter.
He II was who presented the country estate
rrheouers. occupied by Lloyd George over week
ends to the government as a residence Tor its
prime minister. ,ox VIZ r,.,,,s
.har American amba ssador at st. James, that II
o,,ld he a pretty idea for the United States to
ocouire some such estate as Monticello as coun-
g. aolA ont toUa Qti n
NAV some day become a fact
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