The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
Earl Cawdor, a Man Who Has
Made a Brilliant Record in
Conduct Of Railroads.
By Frederick Miles Bernard.

s When President Roosevelt called Paul
Morton from out OF the West to take
oyer the relns Of the Navy Department
there was howl from section OF the
party. Morton was not a party man
+ in fact, he had been for long a&member
& OF the opposition party. But the Presi-
dent realized that Morton was q business
man. for was he not the successful eX-l
ecutiye head OF 4 great railroad? History
In the Morton case made in the United
States has repeated itself In England.
The head OF England's Navy Department
q was changed in the first week In March ,
"A man by tho name of Campbell--a
Scotch Wclshman, who is In the House
OF Lords as the Earl Of Cawdor-was
L appointed - 4
When the announcement was made
+ the English taxpayer almost had a fit.
Z "A great howl went up He's not a
party man. they shouted. Others
i laughed. "Cawdor, Cawdor? Let me
SEQ. HES railroad president. What
can he know about the Nayy?" First
and foremost Cawdor Is a successful
business man; experienced In the execu-
4 tive work OF a great corporation and the
handling OF thousands of men and mil
lions OF money. He was chairman o.
the Great Western Railway OF England,
the second largest In the kingdom and
the most prosperous When CaWdor took
hold OF 1t ten years ago 1t was a losing
venture and not even equipped up to
the requirements Of a flrst-clas road.
History Repeats Itself.
SO history made in the United States
has repeated itself in England, Morton
and Cawdor, former railroad executives
In their respective countries. are now
4 rulers Of the two great Anglo Saxon
NaYies. Both were selected for their
business qualities and political qualin-
cations. @
In England tho Secretary OF tho Navy
! is called the First Lord OF the Admiralty.
He is In tho Cabinet and Privy Council.
With ono or two notable exceptions
the position has been always q political
one. and the chief duty OF the holder
has been to answer questions In Parlla-
ment and generally represent tho Gov
eminent OF the in the Navy and the
important Navy estimates. The First
Lord has side partner. SO to speak.
This Is tho First Sea Lord. The latter
parsonage Is always a sailor. lie is
Of Senior Naval Lord Of the Admiralty,
He is the Commando Chief OF the
Navy, and In a jorlty OF cases In
the past has been the real head Of the
4 Navy, Admiral Sir John Fisher is the
present man at the helm He Is much
like the late Admiral sampson or, the
u. s. Navy In that he has theoretically
and practically MI naval matters at his
4 finger ends, Tie is a sailor every inch,
and has served his whole life beginning
from the bottom When Prime minister
Balfour had to make q change in tho:
Navy Department., according to report.
he went to Sir John Fisher and ASKED
Y him to suggest q man for First Lord.
y "Get q business man.. said the bluff
sailor. "a man who can handle sue
cessfully a. hundred thousand men md
several millions OF money, know the.
4 ropes OF tho Navy want q plain un-
1 vanished man Of business.
Hunted for CaWdor.
For a week Ba1four and his Cabinet
\ cast about for q business man.. "a 'lheys
didn't want q Jam manufacturer or baker,
u butcher or candestick maker. Bankers
{ handled money, but not men, merchant
\ princes handled men and women and
money. but In ways which hardly filled
the bill. great manufacturers and foun-
drymen were more OF! less mixed mp with
government contracts, end SO they passed
on to the executive officers Of the great