Show KIPLING IN POLITICS Poet a Follower of Chamber Chamberlain Ch lain Iain and Supporter of His Tariff Scheme London July Jul 31 Rudyard Kipling who is known as a strong admirer of or Joseph Chamberlain and an earnest supporter of ills his political views and who believes that his tariff rUf t proposals will mil contribute largely largel to weld the em empire empire empire pire has written a striking poem which wilt will iU appear tomorrow tom and which Is sure to cause cauS much interest and dis discussion discussion discussion in polities as well as in the tile literary world It is 15 entitled Things and the we Man and is of five stanzas each ending with the italicized Once on en a Time There Was a Man ManThe ManThe an The final stanza Is an enthusiastic suggestion sugg tIon that even en In these days das there is a man maii who is capable of or great things thing Following are the first and last Jast stanzas of the poem Oh ye who hold bold the written clue To all ail save all aU unwritten thIngs thines And BaKa half a league behind pursue The d fact act that flouts and flings Look to your y knee your baby J brings The oldest tale since sID earth began an The answer to your Once on a a time there was a aA man manA A belt Dolt t u is fallen faDen from train the blue Awakened realm full fun circle wings swings p Where dreamer er dreams anew cv Of vast It sad ad d far born barr s And Aad unto U him an empire clings That grips the purpose of or Ms his plan My lords how think you of these tb things Once in our time timela is ts there a man I |