Show EN HOLDS HOL KINGLY PlACE ON RHINE Thousands R Ready ady to Back Working Genius in French Trouble LONDON LONDO April 7 When revolution revolution tion raged in Germany and a big ex cx was placed in front of ot the name of ot every German kaiser king prince and grand duke there was a little old gray grim man down downIn In the Rhineland who still remained a king Icing Icing-iCing King August Thyssen In spite of ot the fact that French armies hold the Ruhr and the Rhineland and have erected a customs customs customs cus cus- toms barrier Thyssen is still sun a aking king lie He Is king of one of the vastest Industrial enterprises In the I world and he Is king of one of the di i most important p political g parties ti not only of or the old but also of the new Germany German Thyssen is one of the makers of modern Germany German He Is one of ot a a. half hatt dozen men all of ot whom lived I In the Ruhr and antI the RhIneland who I saw the possibilities In Rhineland and Ruhr coal and iron Like old i Krupp of ot Essen and 01 old ol-d 1 Stinnes father rather of Hugo the great at Muhl- Muhl i helm Thyssen by dint of f work and business genius created one of ot the plant giant fortunes of the new Germany Germany- Today he lords lords' It Jt over about men man many of or whom differ with I him In politics and religion but who will win stick tight to him m in the present struggle against France PEOPLE SKEPTICAL When I was In Essen some sopie months ago both and bosses bosses' told me proudly that Withelm Wit Wit- helm never liked to come to the Ruhr because the people there didn't take any stock In his pompous airs and bom bombastic speeches The plain people didn't applaud him and the great Industrialists didn't fawn on him for decorations and titles In fact tact they refused that kind of honor Thyssen could have had his chest covered with pretty fancy tancy ribbons and odd pieces of ot gold and platinum bestowed by the hand of his lila loving kaiser but he couldn't see It with a spy spyglass lass The Th spens Krupps and their ilk fe fel t n that the kaiser might seek to represent Germany but hut they were Germany These men did not take gladly to racy They were all an made self and proud of pf it DEMOCRATIC The democracy of ot Thyssen Is re reflected re- re fleeted by toy the attitude taken laken b by the centre party after the revolution tion Tho The centre party Is the great grent Catholic party of Germany Next to the tho socialists It is the strongest In lit the Reich Helch The greatest layman in Ia It is Thyssen S SIt It Is Thyssen who has always ahas filled t the party exchequer x e when money y was s needed d When h the G German German Ger Ger- man republic started to stand on Its own wobbly feet teet there were many who thought the entre party would unite with the aristocratic and m monarchist par parties es of ot the right to push it over Not ot a bit ott or of It Thyssen decreed It was to unite with the socialists In supporting free institutions The Tho little man who vho wields so much power In Germany German Is 82 62 years old and one of the hardest hardeRt workers In Inthe Inthe inthe the cou country try Like Stinnes he gets up with the lark Like Stinnes he heIs heIs heis Is at nt work early dictating letters Like LUte Stinnes his office in the Ruhr fluhr Is a dingy stuffy little place furnished furnished furnished fur fur- with the 1 plainest of furniture a a table a few tew chairs and maybe mabe a map or two on the walls Like L Stinnes he wears cheap clothes preferably black and they often otten are sadly In need of ot press- press Ing lag His Ills meals me are simple and antI his life Is simple In fact tact It can be summed up In four letters letters etters Work |