Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-25

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discussing some grave situation whi'
seems to be great similarity OF tenn
methods of arriving at particular
point of decision Both are inclined
to be conciliatory, and both have a
deep sense of social justice. and are
adopts at feeling the public pulse,
Was Protege at Harvard
OF DR.. Charles Eliot.
Canada's Prime Minister knows
his United States, has a great affec-
ton for 1t, and is much beholden to
1t for a considerable part of his early
training in political science and
economics. It will be recalled that
he was a protege of DR.. Charles
Eliot of Harvard University, where
he was elected fellow in political
science and awarded travelling
fellowship which enabled him to
study economic and social conditions
In England and other European
countries. And in passing-Mr.
Mackenzie King has been heard to
say if he were not Prime Minister
of his beloved Canada. he would
like to be a settlement worker. and
he refers with pride to the social
work he did under the tutelage of
the late Jane Addams at Hull House,
Chicago.
His book. Industry and Human
fly" was the result of his work
under the Rockefeller Foundation
when he made an investigation of
industrial relations in the United
States. The book sounded a key
note which has its influence today.
And while the Prime Minister must
have inherited his liking for politics
from his grandfather, William Lyon
King, a Scottish journalist and poll
tician, who In 1897 headed an abor-
tive rebellion in upper Canada
against the British authorities, yet
his appointment as Deputy Min
lister of Labor from 1900 to 1908 Is
said to have been directly due to his
expert knowledge of industrial and
social problems. The senior King
rebellion, despite its failure. played
some part in obtaining responsible
parliamentary government for the
Dominion.
Prime Minister Fond
OF Southern States.
Mr. Mackenzie King Is particularly
fond of the Southern States and
whenever possible spends his vaca-
tons in Tidewater, Va, from which
he can make little trips out to Will
liamsburg and nearby places. Last
April while vacationing at Virginia
Beach he paid tribute to an old
college mate and friend of his
father, John King, who was a stu
dent at Kings College, Toronto, with
the late Right Rev. Bishop Beverley
Randolph Tucker, one of the revered
and best beloved bishops OF the
Episcopal Church.
He attended the dedication of a
memorial church to the late bishop
and after the services introduced
himself to three generations of the
Tucker family present at the cere-
monies, after which he accepted
their invitation to an old Virginia
supper of fried chicken. hot biscuits,
saUy-lun and other famous goodies
peculiar to the State.
The Tucker family has long worn
the purple of the church and the
present presiding bishop of the
Episcopal Church in America, the
Right Rev. Bishop ST. George Tuck
er, and the Right Rev. Bishop Bev-
erley Tucker of Ohio, sons of the
old bishop, were present. Also, there
was the Rev F. Bland Tucker, rector
of old st. Johns in Georgetown,
younger member of the family to
wear the cloth and who some of his
Pensioners think will follow the
family tradition.
Mrs. Bland Tucker said the eve
ming the Prime Minister spent with
the family at the beach was simply
Jolly and they were all charmed with
their neighbor to the north and
we're much interested in his de-
scription of the visit he paid to Ger
many some months ago when he
met and talked with Herr Hitler.