GREAT TALENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19199, 16 December 1936, Page 9

GREAT TALENTS

USED FOR DIRTIEST WORK ARMAMENT KING’S EPITAPH LONDON, Nov. 29. “A man who used his talents tor the dirtiest work that man can set his hands to,” is tin Daily Herald’s epitaph to ZaharolT. Sir Basil ZaharolT. dominant- shafts-, holder in armament linns, died at Monte Carlo yesterday, aged BV, leaving millions .Lord Balfour once observed that Zahatoff's story was ‘Tike a novel, hut, to bo complete should have, included it-state-ment that ZaharolT engineered the- war. The Daily Herald just fails to supply this missing keystone under the heading, “Millions died that, lie might, live.” 1(. says: “Zaliaioff is death One-pre-sumes that liis friends, it' any, will fed regret at the announcement. Others need not shed even a hypocritical tear. ‘‘ Here was a mail of-great energy, vast ability and surpassing endurance, who used his talents for the dirtiest work that a man can set, his hands to—the promotion of war between nations for 1 1 is private profit. Because of his activities, millions of men have died in agony.” The writer adds : ‘"Ho was ready for the Great War when it came. It was the crown and summit of his career.” Another story states that the Germans put a price on ZaharofT’s head early in the war. A ship on which lie was hastening fo Greece was stopped by a submarine. Zaharolf secretly hastened below. The Germans searched the. steamer, and found a man hiding under a bunk in Zaharoff’s cabin. They carried off this man triumphantly. An hour later Zaharoff appeared on tie deck of the steamer and explained to the captain that he had lain in a locker while the Germans carried off his secretary. Ilis onlv comment was: “TTc was a most useful secretary.”