Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-18
LOWELL IsTERvrrvs
The E1-MInistsr t. England Chat. :.
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anu Hef Statesmen.
Mr.. James Russell Lowell was
viewed at length by Julian HawtA
Of the N. Y. World. The Ex-m;,
to England was in q talkatiys &
and, chatted at length on EnsIiss
tics, art and literature, wind.
the following approval OF Mr.. Pi
treatment OF Thorndike Rice.
"oh, Mr.. Phelps was in the
undoubtedly in the right., i,
Mr.. Lowell, emphatically. at
have been a breach OF Official Is
ETY. to do otherwise. The attaci
on Mr.. Bayard was not only ~
but the fellow didn't venture e
his name. 1t was more than ~
affair of Mr.. Phelps. Mr.. R;cs'r
emit claim to distinction can ~
disconnected from his editorsb;
the North American, and a.
In the wrong to expect n
tary courtesy under those ciri
stances. The correspondents
lished was clever on both
but Mr.. Phelps letter was concl,3
and very well written. There was
one word in it that / objected "a,
spoke OF extending courtesy.
phrase is to me like a red rae +
bull. ] wrote to him the Other
and entreated him never to 'exte,1
courtesy againl" and Mr.. ~
laughed heartily.
Naturally Mr.. Hawthorae &
some questions concerning the d
and the Prince OF Wales. Mr.. -
considers that Victoria has thor
of the nation, and thinks thas
Prince viii be allowed to reign
out-lives bis mother, and he dish
her Majesty with the word: as
very tough" OF the Primer Nj.
well remarks:
swell, he's very fat" replad
Lowell; "he's immensely fat. a Il
labors, such as they are, are -
physical. He delivers very
speeches, but think there's no n
they are written for him. Thev<
written by a man who used to -
bhe addresses delivered by the
Duke OF Albany-Prince Leopold
remember reading one OF thess
thinking, "Well, this is really zoo
But it turned out not to be Leopo|
goodness. There was a good de-
voluntary make-believe in the 81
lar attitude toward Leopold. He +
always spoken of in the newspaper
q sort of paragon--a Marcellas.
when he died, and the queen oss
mourning for a year, ] spoke to 4
one who knew him well. aboat
universal regret that seemed to Be E
and he laughed and sail: He was
greatest cad ever knew in my iifo
Speaking OF the Queens perso1
power the ex-minister says:
"Still, she no doubt, has perso'
influence, as is natural, for she
woman of sound sense and great 81
ical experience. / think it was
who brought about the reconciliat|
between the commons and the u
three years ago. / saw Salisbury s
days before the reconciliation q
place, and he said very posivitely 4
nothing ofthe kind would be adnlita
He said it was better the Lord sho|
perish than yield, and that he wo|
consent to no compromise. But, 4
ing the next two days the Queen d
for him and sent for Gladstone, an
am sure she worked them. She "a
them agree"
Being asked his opinion of Gladsto
SIR. Lowell cleveriy intimates
great Liberal statesman's persoI
power:
He believes in himself; be Is sine
He is very resolute and rather unrs'
ageable. The Queen is reported
have said of him that he was the q
one of her Ministers who had treal
Ter as il she was neither a sovefe
nor a woman. / don't vouch for
truth of that, but he prefers bis .
way. recollect once, at the TIM
the Ascot races, a number OF n
several of whom were in the CABIN
wanted to 60, but doubted whst|
they could evade the Cabinet met
appointed for that day. Finally
OF them gave me a waggish look I
said: 81 don't see why it wouldn't
just as well il the g. o. NJ. had thee
met meeting alone to himself" ~
of his power may be due to tbs sinc
ty OF his convictions"
Speaking of Lord Harrington,
Lowell thought the respect for j
was very widespread and genuine:
HE is a good kind OF Englishml
He is a gentleman. He understsI
the House. He has great i:rmness
character. The back OF his ne
straight and thick, gives an impress
ofstubbornness. never saw anyth
to compare with it except Presid
Cleveland's. Harrington stands IN
succession for the Premiership;
only danger is that ne may at
moment be turned into the House
Lords by the death of his father.
Duke is now seyenty-eieht years Z
but he is still strong man and n
live a long while. Lord Hartingto
detection was a serious loss to Gil
stone, and so was Mr.. Chamberlain
who is a man of great intelligence :
force. Chamberlain is also y
honest man and has broad vie
But Gladstone is not an easy man
get along with unless you agree y
him."
The conversation turning into II
affairs, Mr.. Lowell referred to his
ton regarding the American clti1
of Irish birth arrested by the Brit
authorities:
THE feeling against me was bitt
I know, and / was well abused in
newspapers. Even my life was tire
sned," he added, with a smile, =
the oldest part of it was that | '
then, as / am now, a sound hoi
ruler, though they didn't know it;
ly, l couldn't see how a man could
a citizen OF America and OF Ireland
the same time. Secretary Freiingnl
sen was weak, and / took the actl
l did on my own responsibility,
cause / believed. il l asked him
wouldn't venture to do
The Irish will have home r
think, but it may
fulfill all their anticipations. FOR
thing, their own men will govern To
much more strictly than they ID
ever been governed by England
will be an iron rule. Another po'
bility is that there will be q qnal
between the Irish in Ireland and
Irish here. The American Irish d
paid the piper, and they viii To
they have a right to lead the Dan
But the people at home won't VI
that and there will be ditferen
do not think the Irish leaders
riously desire separation. 1t WIZ
commercial impossibility, Tor !
thing. The case lies in a nutsn
Ireland's eynorts are 500. O0O.UuU