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Show '"" " " ' Mam CT UlWl Cl DELIGHTS AND SEARCHLIGHT C I IRbI M M f' ON PUBLJC MEN AHO EVENTS JJ.J Why linker Re.slgned. Llttlo Politic Forces Out n Hlj; Jinn. Washington, Fob. 17. Uernard N. naker, of Ilaltimoro, ha3 resigned .from tho shipping board. Who Is Bernard N. Haker? Well, hero are a few of tho things ho ha3 done: Whe'n tho United States found her-solf her-solf without ships with which to transport troops at tho outbreak of I tho Spanish-American war, It was Mr. Uakor, as president of tho Atlantic At-lantic Transport Lino, which ho founded, who offered President Mc-Klnloy Mc-Klnloy practically his ontlro fleet of shlp3. When tho Boor war was on, It was Mr. Bakor who placed In ser-vlco ser-vlco tho hospltnl ship, "Maino," on which sick nnd dying soldiers were transported to tholr motherland. When, nt tho closo of tho war, on account of tho great humanitarian sorvlco tho "Malno" had rendered, tho British admlrallty nsked him If thoy could not "borrow" tho vessel a llttlo whllo longer, Mr. Baker, at1 his own oxpenso, mndo Great Brltaiu n present of tho 3hlp, fully equipped. When tho historic "Denmark" sprung a lealcln mid-ocean, It was tho "Missouri," ono of Mr. Baker's ships, that speeded to her assistance nnd every soul aboard was saved nearly a thousand persons. Tho law of soa-salvago Imposes a goldon fortune for-tune for such sorvlco. But Mr. Baker would not havo a single cent for what his ship did. For tho last two or three years, Mr. Baker has given his tlmo to tho establishment of an American merchant mer-chant marine. It was h!3 efforts, moro than any other ono thing, that established tho shipping board, Sec-rotary Sec-rotary McAdoo and tho prosldont sought his counsel as tho greatest known Amorlcan expert In maritime subjects. Mr. Bakor la slsty-threo years old. Ho has given up nctlvo business af- K fairs and could havo retired at his H ease, but In tho shipping board, ho R saw an opportunity to roallzo his H lifo's nmbltlon to see America tako K her placo on tho high seas. Ho or- K ganlzed tho work of tho board, mado H Its estimates, outlined Its policies, B worked cheerfully with tho Ropubll- H cans and Domocrats alike, for,ho H know no polities. Then H Politics mado It necessary in tho H oye3 of the administration that tho B chairman of tho board should .bo a man tram tho Pacific coast. Call- nf fornla must bo recognized. So, Mr. W William Denman, a very estimable " II gentleman of ability, was uppolnted IS nnd Mr. Bakor was shunted aaldo. l It has been over a week slnco Mr. ll Baker resigned nnd to all tho news- Ml paper men, public officials and others lu who havo Importuned him, not n If word has been spoken against tho Al administration. Ho has said that ho W' wants to boo tho shipping board sue- ' ceed. Ho Is ovon willing to help it. 'wfl This la tho story of how a great ' jj man was lightly pushed asldo that I politics might bo playod. However, It 13 only ono Instance, but perhaps ' V the most striking, of tho wny tho nd- 1 ministration has played politics li fl somo of tho most serious affairs that, I America has had before It. T ,i-Jfci. |