The Washington times., 1922-08-20


would understand the Oriental view
point, and be "au courant" when
things occurred, as they were going
to occur inl Japan. during my life.
time.
AS we returned to the club house
we saw two American sailors seated
on the grass near the club house
gate. Northcliffe asked them where
their ship was and they told him II
was at Vancouver. He then asked
them what they were doing out here
in the country instead of amusing
themselves in the town. They told
him they heard that Lord North
.cliffe was at the club and were wait
Ing to get a peep at him.
Posed With u. 8. Gobs.
He seemed embarrassed for a mo-
ment and was going to walk on but
/ told them that they were talking
to Lord Northcliffe, and they both
got up and shook hands. They
waited until we were through lunch
and then asked him to pose with
them while another one Of their
friends took snapshot. / bet those
two boys were prouder than the
admiral of the Pacific fleet.
buEiHB tuHCncOH al
occurrence took place. 1t will be re-
membered that while Lord North
cliffe was in New York some Of the
papers misquoted him. At that time
/ happened to be a member Of the
staff of one Of these papers. The
British artillery ma jor who had play.
ed against Northcliffe during the
morning, and who during the lunch
had been freely imbibing of a liquor
which Mr.. Volstead has prohibited in
the United States, suddenly out Of the
clear sky said: Say, your lordship,
you certainly pulled a bone when
you told Of your row with Lloyd
George. Why the devil did you ever
say that?"
NorthcIiffe Enraged.
Lord Northcliffe didn't reply and
everyone began talking very loudly.
Some ofThe government officials had
Joined us at lunch, and SO when the
major went on. II caused a very en-
barrass'ng situation:
What do you think you're going
to do with Lloyd George? He GER
tainly closed you up with the gov
ernment. didn't he?'
Lord Northcliffe was purple. He
snapped back: Ask me that ques-
ton a year from today. I'll give
you the answer then"
During the entire time that
was with Lord Northcliffe-and
that was most Of the day-he never
touched a drop OF Intoxicating
liquor. Once during the morning
he lay down on the banks Of a
stream and drank some water and
at lunch he had a large glass Of
milk
Comments on Journalists.
/ asked Lord Northcliffe about
the journalists of the world. He
talked Of william Randolph Hearst,
Sho Inouye and c. p. Scott.
then asked him what were the
greatest qualities in each of these
three men and he went on: "Inouye
has created q chain Of the great
est newspapers In the Orient and
made them pay. william Randolph
Hearst, regardless Of his policies,
owns the most important string Of
newspapers In the New World and
has made them pay, and c. p.
Scott, publisher Of the Manchester
Guardian, my competitor, In q sense
owns the fairest, cleanest paper In
all England and not only made II
pay, but makes money in large
quantities by publishing the truth.
Once during the day I asked Loi d
Northcliffe IL he worried about those
who criticized him or his papers.
He smiled as he answered:
"Once a week i make IL a point
to spend several hours reading over
criticism that anyone makes con-
cerning me. I read the good and the
bad alike, and from those who are
continually knocking me I try to
learn whether Il is jealousy or some
thing I have done that makes then,
feel thus.
But here is something I would
advise every young journalist to do.
Every man who writes an article n,
which he knocks me or my policies
for purely jealous reasons, / remem.
ber that mans name; 1 keep II In q
file. Some day he'll be out Of job,
and he'll come begging to one Of my
papers. Perhaps you might call II
revenge; hut I'll say this for him,
he'll never get = job from me-"
His Health Ritual.
How do I keep my health?" he
laughed.
"Since you have asked me, I'll
tell you the absolute truth. Once
month I spend two days on my
back in bed, never see soul
outside Of my family. For two
hours during the first day I die.
tate to my secretary. The rest of
the time read, talk and rest.
About once every three months
I 60 away for ten days. My ia
forite sport is golf, and next to
that I like nothing better than a
trout stream away off in the noun.
tains. II L get a chance love
shooting. and when can take the
time I go to Scotland, Switzerland,
and sometimes into the Pyrenees
mountains of Spain.
IT travel to and from work in
my car, with as much air passing
around me as possible. I rarely
walk. except wEle playing golf. At
home I take physical exercises In
my bath room every morning after
get up. That's how keep my
health"
Success In life and the attainment
Of ones ambitions can come only
after long years OF hard werk. This
was indeed the belief OF Lord North.
cliffe. While he was teeing off at
the Oak Bay links In Victoria he