The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
RulER WHOM IRELAND LOVES
,oRD ~ DIZZY THE MOST POPI-
An ~ IlCEROlS.
and Purchase BllI the Result of Ilis Way.
sid. Talks with the Plain PeOple-Then.
Too. Hes Rich and Generous and
Ua> Kind and Clever VIE.

voo, Hes Rich and Generous and
ia. Kind and Clever VIE.
Whon King Edward and Queen Alex
.,dro visited ireland recently they were
..r,y greeted, but the crowds cheered
,rs, a. heartily for Lord and Lady Dudley,
.lo plloted the King and Queen around
nrhbu And with good reason. Lord
mpdIry l. the man who is making peace
be.wcpn England and Ireland
He Is the most popular Viceroy Ireland
h,s eyer had, is the verdict OF an Irish
nstjonai-t Member Of Parliament, Vice
~ after Nceroy has come here with the
.c,;on that he is the head Of an English
GARRISON IN hostile country. They have
stayed in Dublin Castle. surrounded by
od.rashioned, prejudiced officials, and have
learned nothing about the people or the
country except through official reporte and
minutes. They have allowed themselves
N be swathed like mnmmies in red tape
and then they have wondered why their
administration was failure.
"Nol 80 Lord Dudley. As soon as ne
VAS made Lord Lieutenant and took up
the rein- Of government in Dublin. the Off
rial. swarned around him and expected
him 20 20, r. all their proposals like an
sr,onlaton, as his predecessors had dore
But he politely declined. saying. in effect
Il am going among the people to find
~,t things for myself. | won't do anything
hindfolded When come back I'll con-
dder vour schemes on their merits. | am
going 10 make tour through Ireland in
nv automobile.
Alone" the officials gasped. 1T is
madness, my Lord. You will he assassin
ated'
NO. not alone. Lady Dudley is going
with me.
"In vain the officials imllored him to
give up the idea. He said he was going
among the people as friend. and he was
sure they would receive him as one.
$50 they did. That automobile trip
was a trlmphal progress. Lord and Lady
Dudley both possess the golden art of max
ing friends They made themselves so
popular that anybody who had even insulted
them, much less harmed them, would have
run good chance Of being mobbed.
Often they would stop tLeir automobile
at a peasants cottage. ask for a glass OF
milk, and chat with the family. Lord
Dudley would get the husbands views
about politics and the land question. while
Lady Dudley would find out from the wife
all about the woman's side of Irish life
and the need for reviving the lacemaking
craft and other old industries which would
give employment to the girls.
They didn't 60 to the big country houses
of their acquaintances. for they knew
the landlords views already. They gath
cred information from the blacksmith,
the village tradesman, the rural constable,
the postman and the cottager. Lord
Dudley would sit up nights drinking whiskey
with the parish priest and getting to know
the truth about Ireland as no Lord Lieu
tenant ever knew it before He would
even dance with the country girls at the
crossroads on Sundays. and so around
the cottages expressing learned opinions
ssl the value of the family pig. When he
re trned to Dublin he had made hosts Of
4. .nds everywhere, and there was hardly
IYpliase OF Irish life with which he was
kFsamiliar.
Then continued the speaker, he
n, .rifed the officials by bursting all the
holds OF red tape and rejecting their
schemes for more coercion. In hundred
different directions ne initiated a peace
making policy which eliminated event
ually in the great Irish Land Purchase
bill Most wonderful of all he--a great
andlord-went among his friends, the
Irish landlords, and talked to them like a
Dutch uncle until he convinced them that
1t WAS folly to remain in open warfare with
their own tenants.
George Wyndhan. the Irish Secretary
has aided this policy Of peace. and SO have
others, but we 1rishmen are convinced
that the credit il mainly due to King Ed
ward and the Lord Lieutenant. We be-
'ieve that the King. who is an intimate
friend Of Lord Dudley. inspired his APP
polntment and backed up his policy from
first to last. One thing is certain. While
Lord Dudley remains ut the head Of affairs.
there is not likely to be any serious trouble
in Ireland"
Lord Dudley the great peacemaker.
is remarkable man in many ways. He
is one Of the richest peers in Great Britain.
He has no need Of his salary of 100000
year as Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland. In
deed, the cost of maintaining his viceregal
Office far exceeds that sum. His oollieries
in the Black Country" alone return him
over $500 coo a year, and he also owns de-
posits of minerals in Staffordshire and
"Wt'sl "rslllTe, IRON "oThs, az! ic'ii' uidi
estates in various parts OF England and
planrs'ions in Jamaica and other West
Indian islands
Al first sight nobody would take him
for tho thoughtful statesman and clever
administrator he has proved himself to
he II" j., inst Jolly. bluff. good -naturod
country squire to all appearances the
typical Master Of the Foxhounds whose
priuclpa worrv j. the health of his horses
aud IpDpI. j.. ipIoal hptf ~
sportsman in England His word is law
in the Jockey Club, the Ranelagh Club
and the Royal Yacht Squadron three of the
most exclusive sporting clubs in the world.
Vet this wealthy peer, who has all the
money and titles A man can wish for, and
every inducement 10 live a life of idle lux
nry, works as hard at the difficult trade
o. government as any professional poll
ticlau
IN 80 Il" va- elected Mayor Of Dudley.
grmv collery town from which he takes
his ttIo 10 proved himself such a good
chie' executive that he Was rewarded with
"A second term
Week after wcek lie attended the meet
ing,'"f ~" iowa Council and its commit
fees 2ray"iv debating with butchers and
"k'I and candestick makers the dry
!9l''di'F ~ sewerage extensions and build
ING 'rglauo'~ No public business was
700 petty or tiresome 10 receive his per
soma attention He would give up house
mf'y or a Yachting trip in order TO check
me 'ou"hers Of an assistant surveyor. or
a'"ln , meeting Of The sub-com mlttee on
street cleaning
one m 1898 the House Of Lords had TO
rrN'l'l" y momentous question, and Lord
WIHor "as asked TO attend and swell
m" vote Of the Conservative majority, to
"hLh Ie belongs
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