Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
SALISBURY TO SOON RESIGN
Aged English Premier IL Weary
of the Cares of
once.

LONDON. July liking Edward has
signed the appointment of Lord Salisbury's
principal private secretary, Schomberg
Mcdonnell, to succeed Lord Esher, who re-
tires from the secretaryship Of his
majesty's Office of works.
The Times, in an editorial article on
this matter, says 1t thinks It doubtful IL
Lord Salisbury will try to find a new secre-
tary, and that the appointment of Mr..
Mcdonnell cannot fail to revive the rumors
of the premier's resignation after the
coronation.
NEW YORK, July Sat the earliest pos
sible moment Lord Salisbury c~ontemplates
retiring from public life. but that sever
ance from affairs of the empire which he
has so long administered is not likely to
come until after the coronation, and it may
possibly be further delayed for unseen
reasons of state or politics.
During the last few months the premier
has more and more detached himself from
the cares of of1ce. With increasing age his
dislike OF publicity and dread of details
which his ofice-holding involves have been
strengthened into an antipathy so strong
as to render even the conservative leaders
less importunate in their demands that he
remain premier.
Those who have recently been brought
into contact with the aged statesman pri-
vately comment on his Observation-Disclosures,
which Is only overcome by great effort
when 1t is absolutely necessary for him to
deliver a public utterance on q question Of
Importance. Peace in South Africa having
been procured, Lord Salisbury is said to
consider the GROWING of the king as the
moment when his services to the nation
may most htly be ended. One of those in
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throughout his political career, more so
perhaps than any other person, said to a
representative of the Associated Press to-
day:
I suppose that no one can have failed to
notice that Lord Salisbury lately has
seemed to be slipping more and more away
from public life; The reports OF bis ia faii ing
a long time II has been an open secret
tina ne IL extremely anxious to retire. l
do not know any reason for believing he
will announce his determination In the
immediate future, but l fear 1t is only. a
matter Of a short time, perhaps, after the
coronation.
The curiously yelled lntimation in the
Times this morning, when referring to the
appointment OF schomburg Mcdonnell. pri-
vate secretary OF Lord Salisbury. to sue
coed Lord Hersey, secretary Of his mai
esty's officer Of works, in which the Times
SAYS that II is doubtful II Lord Salisbury
will try to ind a new secretary. adding that
"the appointment of Mr.. Mcdonnell canno
fail to revive the rumor of the premier's
resignation after the coronation, is the
only notification here that the often re-
peated baseless rumor is now on the verge
Of becoming a fact
The Westminster Gazette Oiberal). while
not protesting to know the truth or other
wise Of the Times rumor, sadly m that
II Lord Salisbury retires 1t will not bring
the liberals into power and prophecies that
the "unionist party. II Salisbury goes, will
probably move along the line OF least re-
s~istance. make Mr.. Balfour premier, leave
Mr.. Chamberlain at the head Of the colo
MES and exchange some old lamps for new
by the process which is called reconstruc-
ton. How long the reconstructed govern
ment might last and whether Mr.. BalfouI
and Mr.. Chamberlain might not change
places before the end Of Parliament. are
questions which at present are too specu-
lative to answer"