Evening star., 1921-08-28
ae.many's Unerowned King.

Few men have stood more in the
public eye since the war than Hugo
stinnes. King Of Prodteers." the
Paris Figaro calls him. yet this in
dustrial genius 10 more than that
The Figaro says:
.'The ghost Of the uncrowned king
Of German industry seems to follow
you everywhere in the peregrina-
tions across central Europe. You
hear whispered In Vienna the names
Of papers and enterprises in which
SHINES 10 interested In the Tyrol
q secret influence is attributed to
him with regard to plebisctte move
ments. In Hungary he Is supposed
to have made great plans for exploit
ing the mines Of tho country. Final
|ly, in Germany the good citizens who
speak of his tremendous activity re-
gard him a. q giant, the Goetz Won
Berlichingsn Of national industry.
SHINES 10 already q legendary figure.
His personality il surrounded with
. halo and his words are quoted as
historical.
TN order to separate n much a.
possible reality from fiction. I ques-
toned an intimate friend Of SHINES,
who has been called successfully the
Goal Baron" the potash Prince"
the shipping Magnate." the Super
capitalist" and the business Kaiser"
1T 10 little known in France that
French blood in his veins. he being
the son Of q descendant Of the
seventeenth century to the Rhine
valley. In fact. his mothers maiden
name is coupienne.
coal mine. taught him to be interest,"
ed in GOAL. At the age OK twenty
SHINES worked as q miner and WELD
ed the pick and the lamp. He only
spoke OF coal and dreamed Of anthra.
cite: At txsnty.shsee ni,S he founded the
Of $4,000 marks. Success crowned his
commercial genius. Forty years later
he was to preside over the destinies
Of sixty mines In Germany and many
naviEAtien company trusts. as well
es paper and chemical factories. In
'This Goliath" says the writer, has
not the Napoleon appearance Of GER
tain Wall street bankers; q small
OOl0E, nl8 p18TCluB SyS0 lOORluK OUT
under his heavy Ids the lower part
Of hiS face bristling with q mustache
and q small. black beard. Indifferent
To fashions DEGREES.
.'Stlnnes II surrounded with chosen
ccllahsratorS. Like ali the great In
dustrial leaders, he knows NEST ad-
mirabiy how to Judge Ensn. One Of his
private secretaries 10 Q former ofacer
In the Information setvice OF the
LuttWits Cerpe. One OF his directors
% no other than . former lawyer who
defended the cause Of . rival OF
stiapSs with such skill ana clever
rolled this advesssFy In his camp.
"AnA ret this extraor1lnAry man
does not try to become rieh for the
sake OF the money. For him II 10
eneuuh 70 p6 the power behind the
throne a the English say. But what
lis 10 geins to DO later on with thi.
ever.iaore easing powsrf Where will
this man stop Who directs. among
dfty others, the famous trust OF the
/ Rhine. .Elhe Union, the BochumeI
Company and the Siemens. s.schuksss
Company with Q cApitAl Of 61b b.00O,0 ,000
mefksf Docs the fact that he gives
| Iarre sums 10 the labor party (yolks-
psfteO mean that he would favor 9
fsstoretion o9 the monarchy u occa-
sfoS srossf D6sS not the fact that be
invit4s HindsnburG. ana Ludendor6 e
nresi6e St the launching Of his ves.
sells betray his secret eympathtes5 The
future will show.