The Washington times., 1921-09-21

Rockefeller conqueror.
Tough Human Body.
Wanted-Soft Words.
The Insured Grow.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

to America after all, and that's
a pity Since Cromwell's day
there has been no more inter
esting or more powerful man
in England.
In Lloyd Georges brain there
is a reservoir of power, patience,
I perseverance and energy that
You couldn't replace with the
brains Of a hundred average
great men," 1t is a pity that
this country is not to see him.
Yesterday afternoon in Pekin,
China, John d. Rockefeller, jr.,
reading a friendly message from
his father, gave to the Chinese
city a hospital and medical col
lege that cost eight million dol
lars. The gift was not charity.
The Rockefellers don't consider
it charity, for China has given
them, in cash, many times eight
million dollars.
This Rockefeller gift on the
other side of the earth repre-
sents common sense. 1t will
save the lives of millions Of
Chinese-and they will buy more
oil, but Rockefeller cares moth
ing about that.
The important thing is, that
Alr h4
and help to clean up Asia as a
spot that breeds diseases, the
worst plaques, then sends them
travelling to US.
Young Mr.. Rockefeller, with
iron gray hair, thin pale face,
made of hard work and pure
water only, addressing powerful
officials of the worlds most an
cient people, giving them eight
million dollars worth of science
that they don't know how to
provide for themselves, is a new
picture. 1t shows human energy
transformed into dollars, the sol
diers that never eat or sleep,
conquering with science, farther
from home than any military
conqueror ever carried victory.
Alexander never reached China,
heard Of it vaguely, perhaps.
Mr.. Rockefeller goes there, his
entire fighting force being his
fathers check book, and instead of
{ arranging to show his power fby
massacring Chinese as Alexander
would have done, he shows it in
the modern way by saving the lives
of Chinese. The world improves,
although it still needs leaders and
rulers of the Rockefeller type, not
having yet learned to lead or rule
itself. --r r..
Marshal Foch, who went through
the war and its strange diet and
hardships without serious injury,
saysshe fears "the battle of Ameri4
can public dinners" and is training.
He need not train-let him ifni-
tate Chauncey Depew. He ate
something at home, very light and
simple, early, then went to the
dinner-looked and listened and
made. his speech. That is what
every sensible man does. There
are few sensible men.
The human body Is fearfully and
wonderfully made, as the ancient
writer observes. 1t is also a mar
velously tough body. Take it to
the burning equator or to the
North Pole, with temperature fifty
degrees below zero, the warm
blood inside that body stays the
same heat-does not change half
q degree.
In a hospital not long ago you
might see O man with his head
open on both sides and tube run
ming through to drain It. The tube
followed the path of a bullet. The
man recovered.
Isaac Green is in Philadelphia
hospital today with his heart
stitched In four places and recover
ing. He was stabbed in the heart
twice. All that is nothing COM
pared with the miracle Of those
teaching those born deaf, dumb
and blind to speak, understand and
enjoy life.
The Irish situation seems to
need q Talleyrand, Metternich,
or Disraeli-somebody able to.
find words that will make some
thing unpleasant seem smooth
and agreeable. Ireland and Eng
land are not far apart in the
negotiation, England having
gone 80 per cent of the road.
What is needed now is to find
A phrase that will say what both
sides are willing to say and
without offending extremists on
either side. The great achieve
ment so far has been with de
Valera, evidently born a diplo-
mat.
Anything that is absolutely
new is valuable news. There
fore. you are informed that Bob
Karna, a vaudeville performer,
has insured the life and health
of his trained crow Jocko for
$4,000. This highly educated
crow juggles with Indian clubs
!. .L;llfuily. catches light celluloid