The Independent . eaks in public he al-ways talks from the shoulder. He didnot, from any sense of patriotism, failto give strong utterance to his disap-pointment over Americas contributionin the past to the Belgian Fund. Onthe other hand he has never been analarmist; has never wished to usurppower. Even now when the term FoodDictator is coupled with his name, herepeatedly declares that he is not adictator, but an administrator—a fardifferent thing—at a crisis when thefood situation the world over requiresregulation so that no one of the alliednations need starve. Feeding about twelve millions
The Independent . eaks in public he al-ways talks from the shoulder. He didnot, from any sense of patriotism, failto give strong utterance to his disap-pointment over Americas contributionin the past to the Belgian Fund. Onthe other hand he has never been analarmist; has never wished to usurppower. Even now when the term FoodDictator is coupled with his name, herepeatedly declares that he is not adictator, but an administrator—a fardifferent thing—at a crisis when thefood situation the world over requiresregulation so that no one of the alliednations need starve. Feeding about twelve millions of des-titute people; handling millions of dol-lars every month, without any ques-tioning as to distribution; working withbusiness swiftness, but with a humanfeeling for the task which proclaimshim the idealist he is, the Americanpublic has before it in the person ofHerbert C. Hoover an example of thebusiness man in the finest exercize ofhis power. New York City I TheIndependent-Harper^ 14feekly NEWS-PICTORIAL. International Fil The first great Italian advance, begun a fortnight ago under Ceneral Cadorna, has already gained nearly 30,000 photograph shows the Italian commander with one of his aides, reviewing the troops from an aeroplane ^ Tlie Independent NEWS—PICTO RIAL Harper^ UZekfy
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