New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
L0NDaN NOTES,
Toung Mcn IN Public Life-I,o,,
Hugh Cecil.
Lonfon. Fehr,,a-..

since Mr Giaestors's Death and the a.
SalishGry's retirerafnt from public Hfe E,,s--
has been governed by young men. The 3
Minister is hIty-six. and. while old IN co--.-
son with the second Pitt he Is youn-e, =
his recent predecessors in that great Office -
been. Lord ROsebery alone excepted. Mr. -
four is surrounded With young men In his g.
net. Lord SelbOrne, Mir Wyudharn. Mr. D.
rick and Mr.. Austen Chamberlain are 1, -
fo-ties. and several Ministers are in ths,, =.
ties. With the ext option Of the Lord C,an..r.
who is hale and hearty. whatever mis- sgs Fl
be or how many Judges he has norln,fa.
veterans OF the Union.st party have retired :
Duke Of Devonshire. Lord Cos, hen. Lord -
slr. Richie and Sir Michael Hicks Bs.,,b
fallen into the background LOfd f.on9a,a-
- younger than the Prime Minister. and
Lansdowne has barely passed sixty. tn.
uingham leader is - y-nine. but 50 sE.-
ne in body and mind So Jauuty and you,bs
appearance. that II is hard 20 believe ,b,.
is a veteran in politics He has raI.ies i,
him the youngsters on his ogvn side OF tbss
n.ors; he has recruited his tariR corr
with business uen IL taeir forties. and bt,--
tiers" IN the conduct OF his reform an
are men in their thirties Ike Mr Pearson :.
Opposition bench is occupied by veterans
the active slsirnIshers who force the aghttrg,
young men. Ike Mr.. LIoyd-CeoFse and "
Churchill So far as England Is concsrnsa
Is an era Of young men In public he. and =
is also on the Continent and across tsa a..
where the Czar ard the King OF Itslv A.. :
their tlirties. the German Emperor. ana p-.S
dent Roosevelt in their forties and the E-,s--
OF Japan has barely passed afty. The Em,.-,
OF Austria Hungary and the King Of De,-...
are almost the only veterans on thronaz =.
King Edward VII IN the course OF hi. 3D.
reign has renewed his youth IN active ua-,ie,,'
ton In public affa.ls.
If confirmation were needed OF The s,a.s-,..
that young men are either ruling or powerfuUT
influencing the world. it would Be found in =,
proceedings OF the opening week or Parilansr,
The most brilliant speech has been made IN
young man OF thirty-six. ST. Henry Camp5sl
Bannerman. Mr. Balfour Mr.. Asqulth and Y,
Chamberlain have been prominent figures in 4.
debates on the address. but It was not usr
Lord Hugh Cecil was heard that members al
one to another; This is the best speech an,
MIR. Gladstone disappeared from the Hous.
The CON parison has been natural one. n
while he Is not a master OF debate he sos1
like the Grand Old Man. with moral force a.,
tone OF authority. There Is something In a
quality OF his voice that cOTnpels meu % Is
to him. What he says has the supreme rcs
OF personal conviction. When he began msvs4k
In tFa Commons several years ago be vas zlst
a monk from his interest in ecclesiastzz a.
fairs, anu IN his white heat OF earnestness rs
face twitChCd. his arms gesticulated wildly as
body swayed and his voice was pretsrusyualy
solemn These faults OF delivery nave Ssz
mended. but the moral power OF the sps.ss
has remained. In ustless time when noboiT
concerns himself deeply In public affairs al
everybody IS Overanxious about what =
garded as good form. Lord Hugh Cecil q -
ribly IN earnest Yet he has cOmpensati0ns
offer TO auditors who are either frightensd r
bored by earnestness- He has IuCidity of ~
nobody can misunderstood his meaning. Eel
has freshness OF thought and vigOr Of mzt
He has the keen wit and fine irony which u
father displayed in the famous Saturday p
view articles There Is never a dull m0mss
when he is on his feet. He has a natural dE
nifty OF utteranee. which becomes eloqusncs wa
his heart Is IN his work He has The cOarzg
required for taunting the Prime Minister ,
polished epigrams and he does not dinch tu-
answering Mr.. Chamberlain deAantly whsn d
terrupted by him. All these gifts and grs5
he displayed during the debate this week All
when he finished his speech IL was considers.
mastery performance on each side OF the HOes
The Significance OF the intervention q y
member for Greenwich In the debate lay n b
Ingenious argument that the Interests of Frs
Trade would be promoted by keeping ths HE-
istry in Office Mr. Chamberlain had not cor
cealed his own preference for an early dlsS'!1-
tion OF Parliament. although he was not pre-
pared to force II by direct action Of he ad-
vanced tariff retOrmers. The Liberals we're ca
ger 10 have the general elections brought On al
the earliest possible moment. The Prime Nm
istsr wes bent upon holding his ground tsna-
ci usly and averJing what could hardly tah %
be a disastrous appeal 10 the country. Lord
Hugh Cecil. as the leader OF the Free Traae
Unionists defined their motives and Intentions
with precision and authority. They have %
thought of following Nr Churchill across tns
flO1r TO the Opposition benches ard thereby cor
promising their attitude on the Eiucation a'
ard other questions. They mean 70 fs---
where they are and TO keep up their Hshi =
Free Trade within the Cnionist party. Ths9
not intend to vote against the gov ern-rent Va
they consider that time is against MI C9-1
herlatn and that there Is q reasonable expe'-
ton of wearing him out Lord Hugh CecA q
not say this brutality. hut he made his neahs
clear. The DOWNFALL OF the government vas >,
TO be accom- pl.shed with his help or y "
secession OF Free Traders looking 70 nm ~
guidance. Whether the Prime Minister ~
ambiguous or explicit whether be vas -
Chamberlain's ally or was haltirs between -
opinions. he was TO he kept in office tnlS %
and. II necessary. the next as veil LORD H-'-
Czech declined 10 be an accOmpHce In OvertAF'
ing him. when vaCiIation was proving hep.
to the Free Trade cause and Mr. CharuosTiAI-
was IoSirg rather than gan
ground by inaCtion and delay Taat vas
Teaning OF this remarkably eloquent ana -
liant speech. When II was finished ne h'-
was convinced that the general e.ec tions ~
he brought on only by accident or BY tariA
form defeCtiOnS: and NIr Chamberlain ~.