Evening star., 1941-11-16

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MARSHALL FIELD, Sd.
columns Of the Tribune Is I'M
doubtedly one reason why Marshall
Field wanted to invade Chicago.
Mr.. Field is an ardent interven-
zionist and his paper will give ex-
preSsion to this point OF view so
that morning newspaper readers will
have a choice. But the motives for
his new venture lie much deeper.
They are part the story of a man
who has finally overcome the ham
dicap Of $1OO,OO0,000.
II don't give a damn about what
happens to my money"
That was what Mr.. Field said the
other day In q speech to social work.
ers on the necessity for major sac
rifice If Hitler is to be defeated and
the basic American liberties pre-
served. He was pointing to the
moral of France, where men were
afraid of losing their money and
their privileges, and therefore they
lost everything.
At 48, Mr.. Field has divorced him.
self from such fears, even though the
Field trust"-approximately $780,
900, ,0O0-will be his personal respon-
sibility two years from now, when he
is so. Outwardly he is urbane,
handsome, his silver hair pulled back
sleekly from high forehead He is
well tailored, his voice is rich and
low, his speech vaguely British. al
though not exaggeratedly so. Plainly
he comes from a privileged back
ground. with the mark of the
huntin', shootin' and fishin' set upon
him.
But when he speaks. you some
how are no longer aware of these
caste marks. He talks. without any
of the reticence or pride Of the very
rich. about the transformation that
occurred in his life The revolution
that changed him from a gentleman
farmer and athlete into a citizen de-
termined to do a decent job In q
badly muddled world.
Went to England at IL.
When he was II years old, Mar
shall Fields mother uprooted the
family and transplanted them to
England. The immediate reason
may have been the tragedy that had
occurred. Marshall Field II had
been found shot. A coroners jury
returned a verdict Of accidental
death while cleaning an automatic
pistol. Two months later the first
Marshall Field died. leaving the for
tune he had amassed In his State
street store and in innumerable
other ventures tied up in compli-
Gated trust for nearly 40 years.
England was difficult, as Mr.. Field
recalls it. He was sent to Eton,
where young Chicagoan, no mat
ter how rich. would have about as
much status as an Afghanistan
tribesman. His natural shyness and
reserve were increased. Then came
Cambridge. and the British stamp
was deeply impressed on the young
Chicagoan Money showered down
on him. In income and in principal
divided prior to the final settlement.
Mr.. Field has received up to now
about $93, 900 900, according to re-
cent estimate.
1nheriting not little Of the drive
and energy Of his grandfather. Mr..
Field went In for the violent diver
sions Of the rich. But they were
never quite enough. AS a trustee
of the Field estate, he came to take
rather active part in guarding the
Field fortune and as q director of
Marshall Field 6z Co. he took an in
creasing part in directing that great
mercantile enterprise. In fairly
rapid succession he made two mar
riages which ended in divorce.
Something was lacking in his life.
A fundamental discomfort gnawed
at him. He says that he was in
danger Of becoming hopeless neu-
rotic. Then he went to New York
psychiatrist. DR.. Gregory Zilboorg.
DR.. Zilboorg convinced Mr.. Field
that he should be psycho-analyzed.
For year and a half the analysis
went on with Mr.. Field, under DR..
zilboorg's direction, unfolding his
past. One Of Mr.. Fields basic fears
disclosed by the analysis was a fear
of losing his money and DR.. Zilboorg
in turn related this to deep-seated
Freudian complex.
Treated for Year and Half.
DO I have this fear because I
happen to have so much money!"
MIR. Field asked the analyst.
Not at ALL" DR.. Zilboorg re-
piled. Il am treating a carpenter
IN the Bronx who makes $50 a week
and he has exactly the same fear"
Bringing this and other fears and
Illustrations into the light, under
DR.. Zilboorg's treatment, Mr.. Field,
as he tells the story, won through to
a serenity he had never known be-
fore. 1t convinced him Of the value
OF the psycho-analytical technique,
although he adds the caution that
the psychiatrist must be carefully
chosen since there are many uuacks
IN the field. Also. it is expensive and
lengthy, Mr.. Fields analysis reouir.
ing a year and q half.
Another patient Of DR.. Zilboorg
was Ralph 1ngersoll, founder and
editor of PM, and the legend is that
Mr.. Field and Mr.. Ingersoll were
brought together by DR.. Zilboorg,
Mr. Field says this is not true. His
interest IN PM was enlisted by a