New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-11
TIE GosCHEN MEMOIRS

THE GOSCHEN MEMOIRS
Lord Goschen, who died SO suddenly LAST wea,,
had been engaged since his retirement from active
politics in the task Of compiling and editing the
memoirs and correspondence OF his grandfather
George Joachim Goschen. the most famous Euro
pean publisher Of his day, who making HIS head
quarters at Leipsic was IN personal relations and
correspondence with all the great literary person.
ages Of his time particularly during the latter half
OF the eighteenth century and the first few years OF
the nineteenth century. The correspondence IS said
10 include a large number Of hitherto unpublished
letters Of Schiller and Of Goethe and IT NAV Ia
hoped that Lord Goschen had completed his task
when oyertaken by death, for the memoirs when
published cannot fan to prove of absorbing interest
IT was the son Of the Leipsio publisher who
founded the London banking house OF Fruhling &
Gosohen. which was active IN financing foreign
governments during the earlier portion Of the Vic
toFian reign and launched many Of the loans raised
by Khedive 1srnail for the development of the re-
sources Of Egypt Lord Goschen himself was
member OF the firm and governor Of the Bank OF
England until he first took Office under the govern
ment. and his partners in the firm, which
still hourishes and from which all the family
wealth is derived Though the Goschens have been
Christians for at least three generations they are
Of 6emitc origin, fact TO which may be ascribed
the marvellous skill of Lord Goschen as hnancier.
Indeed. Lord Goschen, who on several occasions
held the Office Of Chancellor Of the Exchequer,
IS declared by some experts to have been the most
able hnancier Of his time. When Lord Randolph
Churchill made his sensational resignation OF the
Chancellorship Of the Exchequer thinking thereby
20 bring the Premier, Lord Salisbury, to terms
owing to the difficulty OF replacing him by a man
enjoying the same degree Of popular and especially
Of Tory confidence. he discovered, too late, that
he had, as he expressed 1t, forgotten Goschen,"
who was at once appointed TO his place.
Lord Goschen viii remain on record as having
trained some Of the most successful men of their
age. Lord Miner the late Sir Clinton Dawkins,
who, after being Finance Minister of India died as
partner Of J. Perpont Morgan; Sir Edgar Vim
cent. formerly financial adviser 10 the Khedive and
governor OF the Ottoman Bank of Constantinople
as well as several other equally distin guished men,
may be said TO have acquired their administrative
and financial experience while serving as his pri-
Vate secretaries. The new Viscount Goschen. his
son, is man OF about forty, Of his
fathers private secretaries, served the staff OF
Lord Jersey when governor Of New South Wales
OF the militia aides-de-camp of Lord Rob
erts when commander in chief and has also sat in
Parliament Tory. lie Is married to the young
est daughter OF the late Lord Cranbrook. and has
several children.
USEFUL sCOTCHAAN
Colonel Sir Colin Scott Moncrien who is now in
this country oelIvering of lectures at the
Lowell Institute OF Boston. is of the greatest
authorities the subject OF irrigation in the world
lie is the reorganizeF and creator Of the present
colossal system Of irrigation British India where
the canals aggregate In length the circumference
OF the globe After thirty years spent in this work
IN India he began a similar system IN Fgvpt yvhera
during his administration he brought about the abo
Htion Of the system Of forced labor which
had from time immemorial been used for public
works Since leaving Egypt his services have been
invoked as an expert the question Of irrigation
BY the Turkish the German and, above all by the
Russian governments and II is IN accordance with
his advice end designs that the Muscovite autboi-
ties are now carrying on extensive works In the
shape OF river regulation and canal construction In
their Trans Caspian and Central Asian Possessions
Moreover, there is probably living man who
knows so much about the Valley OF the Euphrates
and the scheme for the restoration Of the superb
system OF irrigation which thousands Of years ago
brought much prosperity and wealth to the Chal-
dean Empire.
II is needless TO say that Sir Colin Scott Mon
Grief is a Scotchman. He IS little than
seventy years OF age, and stin wonderfully well
preserved IN mind and body. In fact. It difficult
10 realize the amount Of Immensely valuable work
that he has crowded into the fifty years which have
elapsed since he first received his commission as
q young lieutenant Of engineers IN the army and
certain 81 IS that there .few now living who
have left their names more Iastingly carved upon
the annals Of their time than Sir Colin Scott Mon
Grief.