Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-18

gal adviser of the Mexican petroleum
companies controlled by Edward L.
Doheny.
Born near Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island. July Is. 1s64,$the son
of q Canadian doctor who removed
to California during the boys child
hood. young Lane was educated at
which he was graduated in 1886. BY
reason Of his scholastic achievements
the honorary degree of LII. d.. was
conferred upon him some years later
by his alma mater and by New York
and Brown universities and the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Was Newspaper Man.
Upon leaving college he engaged in
newspaper work, becoming part own
err and editor Of the Tacoma, Wash,
Daily News. In 1889 he was admitted
to the bar Of California and from 1897
until 1902 served as corporation coun-
Sel Of San Francisco. In the latter
year he was the Democratic candidate
for governor Of California but was
not elected. He received the party
vote Of the state legislature in 1909
for United States senator. Appointed
commission by President Roosevelt
in 1905, later becoming chairman.
Mr.. Lane was serving in that capacity
when he was made secretary Of the
interior.
During his service on the interstate
commerce commission he earned the
reputation Of being q progressive. His
decisions in the railway 8 were
said to have been almost invariably
pleasing to men OF advanced ideas.
He favored for years a national cor
marathon m mission 0irni1ar fo tho
interstate commerce commission with
power to regulate all business enter
prises engaged in interstate COM
merce, as the most effective remedy
for trust evils. He also advocated a
commission form of government for
Alaska. He was elected a member
of the permanent International rail-
way commission. organized in 1910 at
the International railway congress in
Berne, Switzerland.
In 1916 Mr.. Lane headed the Amer
lean delegation at a joint conference
with high commissioners from Mex
leo, as a result of which a protocol
was signed at Atlantic City and Unit
ed States troops were Withdrawn from
that country.
Outlined Policies.
When the United States entered
the war in 1917, Secretary Lane in a
number OF public speeches outlined
the country's purposes and urged
business men to show Sacrifices as
worthy as those Of the men on their
way to the trenches" In numerous
addresses in behalf of the Liberty
loans he declared the defeat OF the
United States was ''unthinkable" and
that the government was determined
to see the war fought to a finish.
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for the employment OF returning
troops. urged congress to federalize
the characterization Of the foreign
born. aided in the reconstruction OF
France and other war-torn nations
and advocated immediate passage OF
a bill to give farms, to- soldiers. He
was also active in the council for ma
tional defense and the American Red
Cross.
Secretary Lane was a keen supper.
ter of the League Of Nations coven-
ant and advocated ratification OF the
peace treaty Of Versailles. ~
In the summer of 1919 Secretary
Lane recommended to the president
the calling of a conference Of repre-
sentatives Of American capital, labor
apd industry to discuss economic
problems. The national industrial
conference. Of which Mr. Lane was
chairman OF, the railroad wage com
mission in 1913 he helped to settle
a number of strikes and avert threat.
ened wAlkouts.
Mr.. Lane married in 1898 y Mis-,
Anne Wintermute OF Tacoma, Wash
Two children were born to them
Mrs. Nancy Lane Kaufman Of Wash.
ington. and Lieutenant Franklin X
fIAne, Jr.. U. s. A., Of Los Angeles
Cal. /,
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