New-York tribune., 1909-05-28
HOW THE SPEAKER MAKES HIMSELF
FEARED.

HOW THE SPEAKER MAKES HIMSELF
FEARED
No Speaker has ever suffered less from boredom
than the present presiding officer Of the House OF
Commons. He is a most gifted caricaturist, and
while apparently taking notes during long and
dresry debates relieves the tedium Of the hour
by caricaturing both the speakers and their
listeners. In fact member can ever be quite
certain thai he has not been quietly taken or
by the Speaker, with all mis- weakest points
emphasized. in such manner as TO render him
ridiculous: and il is tie fear which the Speaker
thus inspires quite as much anything else. that
enables him TO maintain discipline with so much
more facility than his predecessors in the chair
The Speaker has the keenest sense Of humor. Is
Of the foremost fencers In England. and Is
never SO happy as when riding TO the hounds II is
no wonder. therefore that he should have achieved
the reputation Of being one Of the most successfu
and popular men that have ever presided over the
deliberations Of the lower house Of the English
Parliament
LORD GRANARDs PRIVATE INVESTITURE
Lord Grsnard is the first peer Of Ireland 10 be
Invested with the order of ST. Patrick by the SOW
ereign in person at Buckingham Palace. instead
Of by the Viceroy Of Ireland at Dublin Castle, at
chapter Of the knights assembled for the pur-
pose, these chapters being always made the occa-
SION Of q great state pageant The unusual and
altogether unprecedented method Of investture
adopted IN the case of the earl Is due in the first
of the sovereign for the Master of the Horse, and
secondly. TO a wish to avoid delay and unpleasant
ness. which would certainly have ensued in the
event Of The yiceroy having attempted to hold any
Chapter for the knighting Of Lord Granard.
The refusal OF the members OF the order TO re-
spond 10 the Viceroy's summons TO chapter would
not have been in any way attributable 10 unfriend-
Aness 70 Lord Granard. but would have been due
70 their pronounced prejudice against Lord P1rrie
The latter would. in his capacity as junior knight
q the order, have been obliged TO act as Lord
Grsnards sponsor, and would also. controller
Of the viceregal household, have been called upon
10 play one Of the important roles I'm the cere-
nony Of investiture WITH the exception of Lord
Ssstletogn practically all OF the Knights OF st
Patrick are Unionists. But what renders them
Particularly bitter against Lord Pirrie is that the
latter formerly a member Of their party, oc-
eupied very important place in their councils
and Al such was Initiated into many Of their Sc
erets- His desertion TO the enemy caused intense
4seing- IN fact, they have word sufficiently
strong TO denounce what they describe his gross
reachesy II is because Lord Aberdeen appointed
MN 10 be controller OF the viceregal household
mat the of Dublin Is virtually boycotted by
TIE Irish aT1stocracy while, when the Prime Min
-ster nominated Lord Pirrie last year for knight
acod OF the Order OF ST. Patrick. the Viceroy
Unable 10 find 8 single knight. with the exception
VI Lord CastletoWn, who willing take part
AZ any chapter organized 1or his investiture. The
eohsequence was that Lord Pirrie privately
invested by the Viceroy Dublin Castle, without
say chapter and without sponsorship for the first
Nle within memory.
Lord FiFre is the head Of the great Belfast ship