New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-03
AN ADMINISTRATIVE EXAMPLE.

Now Porto Rico and the Philippines are o"is'
for better or for worse. ana Cuba Is fCr 'iihe
In our hands for administration. The question
of accepting the trust Is closed There remains
only that of the manner In which the trust snail
he fulfilled If the United States shall give the
islands a good administration. such as snail
"establish justice. insure domestic franlulilt!'
.'promote the general welfare and secure the
"blessings of liberty. it, course IN taking them
will be most practically vndcated. IT not II
will staI,d under a serious Indictment lhe'e
is no lack of counsel as to the way in which
the Nation should perform its task Some OF
II Is wise. some foolish. Nor are examples
lacking. some Of them commendable. some 10
be Stunned Perhaps there is none on me
whole more pertinent. more admirable ana
more instructive than that OF Egypt Inc case
no doubt differs FROM those with which we nave
10 deal in some radical respects But 1t also
has some important points Of contact even of
identity. with them And. at any rate. there
is This 10 be said of It, that 1t presents decidedly
the finest existing example Of successful ana
highly beuefcent administration Of one States
.m.,rs nv the agents Of another: and this also.
that its success is chiefly due TO the wisdom
Toe, integrity and masterful craftsmanship Of
the man who has for the last fifteen years been,
at Cairo.
I.ord Cromer. by happy coincidence. has just
~r,,ten In Lord Salisbury an official letter
~h,cb throws strong light npon the ways and
means Of his administration. and points, 1t may
xreu no believed TO one OF the prime secrets
~ ITO success. lie writes of the numerous APP
r,;c.t,ons he and his colleagues receive from
roung Englishmen seeking employment under
IN. ;overnment In either Egypt or the Sou
Aan The great majority OF these. he says, are
] Aoomed TO dlsappoint .ent and he explains the
/ reason why. A fundamental principle OF his
| administration Is to employ only very small
number of Englshmrn in high positions. Every
effort f. made TO MI the subordinate ranks with
natives Whenever II Is necessary TO engage
! an Engllshman for service o. any kind. In high
MACE or low. the selection IS made with the
utmost care and with sole reference 10 the
merits of the candidates and their especial
technical fitness for the psce. Thus English
mon are employed only in places which no
nat,ve can adequately al, and they are CHOSEN
not because Of Influence or any such thihg'
lint simply because OF their eminent hthess'
q,hus In the whole great Department OF the
yrter,or. exclusive Of two bureaus. there are
cc,v tventy-four English or other European
.mn,oves. while there are no less than nun
Ara and twenty registered applicants for the
er.t vacancy that may occur, besides many
applicants who ere not registered because Oh
their manifest ineligibility
There. then. is one Of the secrets OF i'oru
cromer's conspicuous success The service is
directed by few expert Englishmen. CHOSEN
according 10 merit, and the rank and file hiIed
nm with natives trained and educated for the
work In that wa, good administration Is
assured. and Its personality commends 1t 10 the
confidence of the people. They are made 70
seel that II is chiefly their own and not allen.
rhs strength and experience and wisdom OF