New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
G0RST A RICH MAN.
Difficulties Confronting Sir EIdon
at Cairo.


sary 20 restrict her selection of candidates
tain appointments to men possessed of large pri-
vate means. and there many offices of great
honor and high rank which are virtually barred
10 men without private fortune. owing TO the fact
that they involve even greater expense
than the salary and allowances. Thus, although
the Viceroy of Ireland receives salary of 100000
year, besides large lump sum down for
'equipage"-that is TO say, outit-and most liberal
allowances and perqusites, he is invariably
obliged TO dip heavily into his pocket In order
TO make beth meet. and there is report
political circles in London to the effect
that Lord Aberdeen is about to give up the Lord
Lieutenancy OF the Emerald Isle on the ground OF
the Office proving too expensive.
Among the various reasons which have led to the
selection OF Sir Eldon Corst successor to Lord
Cromer British Plenipotentiary IN Egypt is the
fact that he. too. is very rich, through his mar
rage 10 the beautiful daughter Of Charles d. Rudd,
one Of the South African multinillionaires Lord
Croner has on more than one occasion admitted
the advantage which he enjoyed in possessing large
private means which enabled him TO manifest a
degree Of independence in his dealings with the
home government which he could not have shown
II he had been a poor man, with nothing but his
pay Lord Cromer on several occasions was
obliged TO tender his resignation order to secure
the consent OF the home government in London
10 that policy of his which has proved of such In
estimable benefit both TO Egypt and Great
Britain. Had ne been a poor man he could not
out OF consideration for HIS wife children. have
risked FORGETTING his off9ce-that is to say, his
means Of Hvelihood-by threatening to resign in
the hope of coercing his superiors into his of
thinking. certain amount Of independence IN
ones relations with the home government is IN
dispensabe 10 the successful administration of
Office such as, for instance. that OF British Pleni-
potentiary in Egypt or Of Viceroy OF India, espe
ciaIly when IL becomes necessary 10 refrain from
complying with demands and orders from home
that have been issued without adequate knowledge
Of the legal condtions-a condition that is likely
70 arise in any government dealing with dis
tant dependencies Moreover, the home gov
eminent is always likely TO treat a servant with
much more consideration when it knows that he
can afford TO abandon his post in the event Of
its failing to listen to his advice
Let add in this connection that Lord Linllth-
cow was compelled TO resign the'Governor General
ship Of Australia the ground Of expense. and
that the late General Sir Henry Norman, APP
pointed Viceroy of India the nomination of
Mr. Gladstone. subsequently asked that the norni
nation should be cancelled in view of his not hav-
ing the necessary private fortune.
Not that Sir Eldon Gorst will be required TO
make any great display of wealth at Cairo. 1t is
altogether a faacy 10 imagine that In order TO
rule Oriental nation must impress IT by
magnifcence Simplicity IS much effective
in this respect, Lord Cromer furnished stril-
ing illustration thereof, since the natives, well
all those enormously wealthy Levantines who
constitute the bulk of the Christian population in
Egypt, perfectly well that It not
lack Of means. but merely sense of personal dig
nifty and excellent taste. which led him refrain
from anything in the nature of ostentation.
II IS just this rich Levantine element in Egypt
that Sir Eldon Gorst will find most difficult TO
handle. It is the most dissolute depraved and
dishonest class in the world. and is supplemented
by the moral of the society Of every capital
Of Europe. These people who, in the eyes of the
natives. the representatives OF Christian CIV
iizaton. Lord Cromer ruled and held in check
IN a very quiet yet firm manner. He used TO keep
the lid down with vengeance, and yet there is
city where the lid is more necessary and where
difficult keep 1t in it's place; and the
way he suppressed baccarat and similar gambling
games some years ago at the clubs. in society and
after that among the lower classes was master
piece Of moral policing. The fact that, while most
hospitable himself. he rarely accepted any invita-
lions, and in that way held aloof from the Cairene
world, mingling socially only with those who were
fl 10 sit at his table, Of course helped him a
great deal in thus holding the wckedness of Cairo
and Alexandria in check.
Il remains TO be seen whether Sir Eldon Gorst
viii be able exercise similar power. Both he
and his wife fond Of society to forego its
manifold pleasures, and & is Of course difficult for
a man maintain the necessary degree Of stern
toward people whom he is constantly meeting
entertainments a footing of social equality.
and from whose hospitality he has in consequence
thereof been unable 20 escape
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
Charles D. Rose Member of Parliament for Cam
lridgeshire who has just been elected presi-
dent Of the Royal Automobile Club of England, is
half American his mother, a famous beauty in
her day. having been the daughter Of Robert EN-
Temple, of Rutland. Vt, and a descendant OF
the brother Of the Irish patriot, Robert Emmett
Charles Rose has been prominently identified
with the turf having been for many years the
racing partner of King Edward when Prince of
Wales, that it is somewhat astonishing to find him
now enthusiastic the subject of motoring.
Yacht racing has likewise engaged good deal OF
his attention. He has owned the Emerald, the
Satanita and the Aurora and in 1896 issued a chal-
ienge for the Americas Cup. which afteTward
Withdrawn at the instance of the Royal Yacht
Squadron, TO which he belongs. He is the former
business partner of Levi 2 Morton in the Anglo
American banking house Of Morton. Rose & Co, and
Is the second of the late Sir John Rose.
treal, who, after being Finance Minister of Cam
ada, represented the Dominion its High Com
missioner in London. becoming there the prin-
clpal financial adviser Of the then Prince of Wales
Charles Rose had four all OF whom took
part II the Boer war where two of them lost their
hFes One Of his sisters is Lady Stanley Clarke,
whose husband the general Of that name. is senior
equerry to the King and OF the veteran mem
oers OF his household. A brother Captain Edward
Rose formerly Of the 10th Hussars, spent a con-
siderable time IN this country with his wife Lady
cecilia Rose. after leaving the army and sustain
ing heavy financial reverses. The baronetcy of the
family is held by his nephew Cyril young fellow
whose marriage has hitherto remained childless
and in the event Of his remaining without male
The new president OF the Royal Automobile Club in
England
LORD Gives SUCCESSOR
N view Of the movement now in progress in
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