Evening star., 1925-06-25

Inc death of Warren S. Stone, preSi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, coming SO soon after that
OF Samuel Gompers, is held to be dis
tnct loss to labor and to the country
High esteem for Mr.. Stone Is voiced
In the editorial tributes to be found
In the papers Of the United States,
most of which speak with unusual
unanimity concerning the personality.
influence and. work of this man. who,
although he had an exceptional
career" according to the Saginaw
News Courier, had no exceptional ad-
Vantages with which to start
The Christian Science Monitor re.
turns to a once widely used phrase.
stating that 'in his particular field
of activity he was, undoubtedly, the
man Of the hour" The Sioux City
Daily Tribune credits Mr.. Stone with
having been, aside from the late
Samuel Gompers, the greatest single
personality in the ranks of organized
labor in the United States" To the
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press
he was among the great Americans
Of his generation and no man can
question his citizenship or patriotism"
and this paper further declares that
Mr.. Stone has left a permanent mark
upon the trend of the labor movement
in the United States, which will stand
as a monument perhaps more lasting
than any shaft which his co-workers
may erect over his body" The AL.
bany News voices it's high regard by
saying: He might have held high
place in the Government of his coun-
try" while the New London Day sees
In him a man who possessed financial
genius that would have made him re-
markable in Wall Street, perhaps to
greater extent than he was remark.
able in unionism."
The Akron Times-Press finds TN
Mr.. Stones own words, II have lived
every minute of life to the full; I
preached-the gospel of the great
eternal Now" the secret of his
success. This characteristic is also
referred to by the Evansville Courier.
The Des Moines Tribune describes
Mr.. Stone, who was a native son of
Iowa, as "a big, powerful man, re-
sourceful and determined; who did
not take many short views nor re.
sort to many short cuts; who plan
ned wisely and with an eye to the
future"
"Mr. Stone was one of the few
really big men developed by the
lIOtcQlSilI lIlS COuI1-
try" declares the Chattanooga
Times. land he leaves behind a large
legacy in ideals, organization and
business enterprises" That his good
work will live after him" is the con-
fident opinion of the Oklahoma City
Times, and the Hartford Times cred
its him with an Exceptional capac-
ity for his work, an extremely good
business head and marked ability as
a planner." The Birmingham News
also feels that "Mr. Stones career
was marked largely by his genius
for business organization" To the
Portsmouth Star he was "one of the
most militant of the modern leaders
Of organized labor"
Testimony that there was no dem
agogy in his nature; that he was
interested, not in pulling the en-
ployer down, but In building the en-
ploye up" is given by the New York
Evening World. HE ruled the
brotherhood with an iron hand, but
with marked WISDOM" states the
Providence Bulletin, "and had the
public's respect in an unusual de-
gree, as well as the confidence Of his
organization" "He made his word
paid by the Milwaukee Journal and
he believed, declares the Huntington
Advertiser, that more could be
gained over the conference table in
a give-and-take game than could be
accomplished by threats and intim-
idation."
The remarkable fact that 'Mr. Stone
in all his lifetime Of union activity
never led a strike" is recorded by the
Philadelphia Bulletin. The paper
adds: cit would be difficult to point te
lany union leader who won more fol