The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
T oday What Rockefeller Has Seen. MT. Hastings Gets a
 Medal. Bankruptcy and a War. Red and Colored
 Brethren.
 By ARTHUR BRISBANE
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

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 John D. Rockefeller, s3 years old % yesterday. ts writing his life at his leisure. Very interesting it wf1l be and 1t may contain anecdotes about "my one hundredth birthday" Voltaire wrote little book called, Things seen." The things Mir. Roeke- feller has seen are the milestones ] covering the whole distance from < ancient to modern methods.
 He has seen slavery SO out and the gas engine come in. also the tele- l phone. wireless. submarine. flying machine. He saw the day when 8 man with sIoo.o0o was pointed out as rich. He sees the day when a man with si.ooo.ooo only Is called mod srateiy well off.
 Mfr. Rockefeller has dons useful work with his miilions-more, per haps, than any rich man ever did. He has saved for the future, many millions of lives through his Rocks- feller institute.
 His own work. however, is . thou sand times more important than all the work done by his money. He has proved that competition is waste full and unnecessary. The people one day will thank him for that truth when they learn to manage their af- fairs for themselves. They will build a big statue labeled. "John D. Rockefeller. He taught us how" The King of England gives . gold medal to Thomas Hastings. American architect Hastings saw a pleasant gentleman, with a short beard. who wished everybody we'll and probably wonders how long his ancient Job will last.
 The King saw In Hastinss the con- eentrated face of an American who had succeeded because his mind had always been on his work.
 Thirty years ago. when he was 60 young he hopped and skipped as he walked along Fifth avenue near Forty-second street, Hastings pointed to the old abandoned reservoir. say ing to this writer: They will tear that down some day; there will be a competition for big building-and I shall win that competition" They dId tear 1t down. there was oompeti- ton. Hastings did win 1t, and built New York's magnificent public li- brary. Moral--Think about your work
 It was announced that Germany will declare herself bankrupt and fall to pay the installment of gold marks due on July Is. If she does that France will seize the Ruhr dis trict. England permitting. and Eng land will probably permit for tho present. Possessing the Ruhr. France will control Germany's iron and coal and German industry will live or die as France may decide. The situation will mean industrial stagnation in central Europe for a while. then another war. Germany. Austria. Russia and Turkey against western Europe. And you can make up your mind what will happen that next time.
 Oklahoma Indians. prosperous own CTS of oil lands. drive to the tribal dances in automobiieA Father east colored brother. bod carrier by profession. drives to his work in his motor and is arrested for speeding.
 This sounds strange. but t is en- couraging. An Indian in his auto mobile Is . great improvement on his ancestor hunting soalps. A ne- gro laborer in his automobile. even arrested for speeding. Is great improvement on his ancestor. stand ing on the auction block.
 President Harding says Political organizations are the agencies of power and must be obeyed-"
 That is true, between big events. as the President knows. But when the big event comes 1t usually begins with the slaughtering of some or ganization that had believed itself powerful and very important Un- less conditions get better in the United States there is coming some kind of big political barbecue. and in 1t some organization is going to play the part of OK.
 The Pennsylvania railroad. big powerful wisely managed usually. announces that all striking employees on the New Jersey division have been told to take home their tools and all personal property-they will not be hired again. That is rather a severe penalty. especially as the men have no weapon they can use except the strike. and as officials well know. whom a majority of the < men go out 1t Is morally impossible for the others to refuse to go.
 Washington announces that the strikers in Texas and Louisiana will be prosecuted for interference with the mails All this Is important news, perhaps a good deal more im- portant to capital than it Is to la bor-labor has less to lose.