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Show Knndsen's Patriotism Asked why he had left a job paying h m $150,000 a year to accept ac-cept his post with the National Defense Commission with no sal- j ary at all. William S. Knudsn made this reply: ' I don't want to sound sentimental senti-mental but 1 had been working n this country for more than .'or'.y years. It had been pretty iood to me. I was in a position :o work for nothing, and I felt hat :f I could do something for the country, I would like to do it." j No wonder that the spectators, j hearing this honest sentiment, roke out in applause. Quest oned as to the relationship relation-ship between himself and the President and the latter's attitude toward him, Mr. Knudsen replied. "I stick to my last. Whenever I have anything to take up with .ne Pres. dent, 1 always get from him fine and prompt action." Mr. Knudsen denied that he feit any legal lim'.tations on his author ty that m.ght be hamper-ng hamper-ng the defense program, and in-S-sied that the "defense of this country is the primary reason" for the bill. He persisted that .he United States was simply tak- ; ng care of itself. |