Evening star., 1941-01-26
Witnessed Both Present
and World Wars.

Witnessed Both Present
and World Wars.
The Governor liked to talk about
the League of New Hampshire Arts
and Crafts which he originated and
organized in 1882 when the entire
country was sunk in the gloom of
depression. New Hampshire had
been losing its factories to the South
and Middle West, and many of the
smaller industries and occupations
had given way under the advent OF
modern machinery. AS member
OF the House of Representatives,
first in 1917, he had during his cam
paigns become acquainted with the
more remote districts in his State
and had encouraged the people to
again take up their home arts and
crafts.
Mr.. Winant has not only wit
messed many Of the terrifying as
poets of the present war. but he
knows war at first hand. In 1917 he
went to Paris, where he enlisted as
private in the A. E. F.. with the first
areo squadron. Later he became
commander Of the Sth Observation
Squadron and was honorablv dis
charged as CAPTAIN in April of 1919.
He returned home and again en-
tered politics. He says he believes
in all aid to England short of war
land time is of the essence"
When twitted by some of his Re-
publican friends about supporting
President Roosevelt for a third
term he said he knew of no other
man who had the trust of the COM
mon people of all the democratic
countries of the world. as we'll as
representetiv tives of social and civic
groups 8, that the President in
snlres their faith and confidence
the result partly of circumstances
and Of the dynamic force end vital
sympathy Of coura aceous character.
Would Re in Comr,ete
Accord With President.
AS Amb2 SSador to England Mr..
Wlnant would be in complete ac-
cord with the President. In the
October 26 number of the Nation.
he wrote: Il agreed with President
Roosevelt when he told the world
at Munich, there can be no peace
II the reign of law is to he replaced
by a recurrent sanctifcation of
sheer force. There can be no peace
II the national policy adopts as
deliberate instrument the threat of
war. There can be no peace if ma
tional policy adopts as a deliberate
instrument the. dispersion all over
the world of millions of helpless
and prosecuted wanderers with no
place to lay their heads: There can
be no peace if humble men and
women are not free to think their
own thouqhts, to express their own
feelings. to worship God"
It's delightful time-worn custom.
that of speaking of sending an
ambassador to the Court of st.
James. st, James is one of Eng
lands most interesting and historic
palaces. dating back before the
Norman Conquest. In olden times it
was known as James House, the
House in the Fields and the Kings
Manor House. The Court of St.
James or st. James Palace stands
on the north side of st. James
Park, at the west end of Pail Mall
1t is said to have been originally
occupied by a hospital dedicated to
st. James the Less, bishop of Jeru-
salem. 1t was for the reception Of
IA leprous maiden sisters, who were
to lead a devout life. In 1892 it
was the residence of the late King
George v and Queen Mary, before
his accession to the throne. 1t was
the palace in which Charles I spent
his last days.
It was from the crimson -draped