New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
xnoo JOB FOR WINSTON CHURCHILL.

s5onn JOT7 FOR WINSTON CHURCHILL.
ys,t, thousand dollars a year is the salary which
.hs south African Union Convention has recon-
-,s55e5 "a. the proper remuneration for the new
C-arno- General of United South Africa This IS
q ao Lass than the amount which the Earl OF Sell
horne now receives Lord High Commissioner
Of South Africa and as Governor OF the
Tc-d seIborne has intimated his wish 10 return
horne and providing the Asquith Cabinet IS sun
tn Office it is understood that Winston Churchili
viii receive the appointment OF Governor General.
Nothing however, can be done until the summer
FOR the convention has merely drafted a consutu-
,ton which is 10 be submitted 10 the various CO.
lonial rarliar1ents on March 30. After that the
convention IS 10 reassealbIe at Bloemfontein. and
then the colonial parliaments are 10 meet again IN
y,,1e for final decision after which they VIII seno
an in-ercolonial parliamentary delegation to Lon
don with the constitution, for the approval oi 'Ne
tror,eriai government and of the King.
-These are all however, in reality forTnalities- For
the draft of the constitution devised at Durham
has met with universal approval. both IN south AZ
rica and at home, and no hitch IN It's ulllii
adoption is expected. The Parliament OF OLi'eu
soutr Africa is 20 have its headquarters at cape
Town where the legislative buildings are very fine
snd spacious The principal law courts ana su-
preme tribunal 10 be located AT BloeihIoh'eiN'
yhgs thu official residence OF the Governor Teheial
ana the priucipaI seat of government are 10 Dc NJ
E9-e.rsa Of course this reorganization will re-
suit IN a great economy. For the costly governor
ships o. Natal, the Transveal OF cape Coiohy anu
Of Orange River Colony. representing an average
Of ss0 0pa apiece and still larger sum IN stpehus
f- the various members Of the gubernatorlaI suIeS
viii be saved and economy just now is a very i'm
uortaut consideration in South Africa Fifty thou-
sand dollars sounds like large sum OF money Du'
life ,n sorth Africa is very expensive, and at Pre-
toria everything costs about twice as much as a'
home Still Winston Churchill who as not eXtraNa-
gan. would be able 10 make both ends meet at
Pretoria on that pay.
The most Of Governor General carries with II that
Of corrmander in chief Of the military forces in
soutb Africa and although Winston ChurchlH occu-
pies seat in the Cabinet at home which is equiVa-
len, n that of Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
al Washington yet there is much TO tempt hlrn 10
shando, it for the South African satrapy. his
p-esent salary is $4,000 year, and he has OUT
little fortune Of his own while ms VIE mas Ho
money or expectations There Is no prospect Oh MS
rising any higher in the present administration,
50 ,h-r,gb his absence in South Africa he will
.scane from, the responsibilities and odium that
VIII Inevitably fan to the share of the present MN
listers when the Asqutk Cabinet comes TO gr1ei
year or two hence For II is not expected TO sur
vive the present Parliament. which hss sun TWO
years run
winston ChurchIlI's last departure from Pretoria
Unless / am much mistaken. was an escape as a
f,,s,I,,e ,,rs-oner with price set upon his head
ana q reward offered for his capture In Boer
reclamation that precisely complim entary
on fhe subject Of his personal appearance He was
at the time a newspaper correspondent having re-
tired from the ussar regiment In winch ne held the
rank Of second lieutenant II would certainly ap-
pesl 10 the sense OF the picturesque II he We're TO
-a-e,tsr Pretoria 81 state this the first
Governor Of United South Africa. commander
in chief OF all the military forces in that great de-
pendenev with a salary Of $4,000 year. stately
and handsomely furnished residence. various allow
ances and very possibly q peerage