Therefore, you see, world prosperity and
comfort can be at their height only when there is world peace under
which all nations are friends, maintaining cordial trade relation
with one another."
"What political party do you belong to, Mr. Hennessey?" asked Bob,
glancing into the superintendent's earnest face.
"I do not know just what label you would put on me," the big man
replied evasively. "But this I do know: first, last, and all the
time I am for a universe where each country shall work for the good
of the whole."
He spoke slowly and with impressiveness; then breaking off abruptly
he led the way up a winding iron staircase and the boys, still
pondering his words, followed him silently and thoughtfully.
CHAPTER V
VAN SPRINGS A SURPRISE
The room into which they emerged was at the top of the factory, and
it was here in great vats that the dry sugar was melted.
"We often melt down as many as two million pounds of raw sugar a
day," said Mr. Hennessey. "The United States, you know, is the
greatest sugar consuming nation in the world. No other country
devours so much of it. One reason is because here even the poorer
classes have money enough so they can afford sugar for household
use; in many countries this is not the case. Only the well-to-do
take sugar in tea or coffee and have it for common use. Our
Americans also eat quantities of candy. At the present time children
eat three times as many sweets as did their parents, and the amount
is constantly increasing.
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