The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
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Ill MI lL VI.
Gladstone to cool down about Elsass'
clussed d II Ills rivals. I'D gained Ills point
by giving England his support tmore os-
tcnslble than otherwise) as against RUS
sla, though Russia finally secured the
abrogn tion Of the Objectionable clause OF
the treaty III ,S49,2a5) The matter was set !.
tied by an International conference IN
I London 10 which 13snlarck's will was
the only really vital part.
j It was little that England gained either
of glory or pi estiget during these stirring
times and Gladstone knew this. IN tact'
EnGland's position wa s an extremely dan.
geruLs one, and the nlnistry did well not
to do worse. Yet Germany bears a Erudge
against England to this day because OF
her Tagging, Notwithstanding attitude.
and many a tirno since have English stu
dents and tourists felt the effects OF an
almost Intense hatred which began IN 1871
and had gone on growing ever since THIS
not been touched upon by the author, per-
haps because Of the very Jealousy Just
described. IVA
FAMOUS HOME RULE POLICY. h
Not much space remains In which to-
sr.,ak Of Gadstone's great free trade
and irish policies. Twenty years OF his
life he was Englands premier. and a.
full half century he was the first sub
ject of the Queen. During all these
years he was In the midst OF contest and
controversy, with the full glare Of pub
llc attention turned on him. Never did
he fail his people, and only at the very
md OF his career did the great body
OF the nation lose faith In him as
leader.
This came frcA, the failure OF his
Home Rule policy. England was not
ready to give freedom and political and
economic autonomy to that down-trodden
rar.,. And Scotland, too. turned against
Gladstone, for Home Rule in ireland
meant Discrimination. as the Scotch
thought. against their country. So Glad
stones most humane and benevolent
proposition failed. and he was forced into
retirement and to see the great Liberal
party almost hopelessly wrecked, Still,
Gladstone was not soured. England for
the time was under the spell OF Salisbury
and OF staunch conservatism not unlike
that which prevailed then and prevails
now at all the courts OF Europe, not ex-
centing those OF republican France.
Yet GlaGstone's idens have been adopt
ed Of late by conservative ministry,
and present conditions point to spc,?dy
restoration Of the Liberal regime Ger
tainly the irish problem Is being attacked
from the Gladstone point Of view, and
that unfortunate island Is like to re-
ceivc. after all, most Of the benefits
which it was promised in the early
nineties.
Viewed altogether, Gladstone was the
most remarkable and the greatest man
of his age OF his own power and ini-
tIative he reached the highest pinnacle
Of SUCCESS: he grew from Conservative
into a free trader under Golden and
Peel, then into Liberal and as such
he will go down to history. He was
religionist all his life. and at times an
extremist, though never narrow secta-
rian like so many other High Church.
men. Personally. one seldom thinks OF
Gladstone as very wealthy man, yet
| he was millionaire and business man
OF great ability. About 1850 he assumed
| a debt OF a million and half dollars
| and paid 1t Off without great difficulty.
Mr.. Morley has done noble work IN
1 giving us this three-volume life OF
Gladstone" 1t rests on hundreds OF
thousands OF documents OF one sort or
another. and cost its author three wears
OF constant effort. It Is worthy tho
theme the author and the occasion.
book which every cultured man ought
speedily to place in his library.
WILLIAM Z. DODD.
Randolph Macon College. Va
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