New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
London. October s.

As,-e governed '''' - ,,o,,,s
~he h&Ne ne empire 10 come nome
pro'ihees ss.s,,,en. For i've years OF more
sRo De 20 go Iires of great dignity, OF
1'ey ..-'o -. ,owtr. Their reign comes
spiehcol' ~ "a thsy return 10 md that
10 aIl si-,-, -..,ts atroad England has no
iol As .t,, imperial centre. II mas
Eiaos ..,ne with the commanders n
- Lera Kitchener was an eHSep'.V-.'
.,sre have been others, but hot
anL There died the other day SF
h41....s.,, r7ainss. o~ce co1a~na"1se- IN
- ). Trsis. CT whom Lord RoseosfE
80 - rec-ersully as q friend But az
-.~,s,-.-l-,s vFe. which IS record -
--,,;,s-,, services snd great posts. enos
-, ,,is retirement from the command
of the lna.oa army n ISL. Ihere re-
NAMED 10 him e:ght-ard-t''N 'Nr1! years
n ohscur!-y. during which his neIo mar
-,.,s,ir e,5 honorable career could not
go ,,ir, rom fc-getfulnosS- lie had
,.s,,.-,s IKE multitude q ether men
S;s-;neufsl7ed = imperial work, q SUI
-nerss6 unit n this little ls-and-
- rs had. early in this long period
cf ,bIivion. cne moment q brilliant re-
vne-rrrspoe. Lord RcseoeTy had asked
him 10 Mertmcre 10 meet the tI4eh
Prince OF wales On q weekend Nls-t-
The Prince said. IS he shook hands with
rhs Indian veteran. sir Frederick. you
7,-rre the only officer az the Delhi durpar
~hl had his medals on in me right
0-lcr." i was an exploit Of memory
ana & matter concerning which the
Princes authority is beyond dispute. Tie
meant il k.ndly-nay, he thought it a
real -as~it. holding all military and court
etiquette 10 De Of high import Yet q
singular testimony to a battle Scared
soldier
] remem Der Sir Frederick as a man If
military presence carrying his seven Y
and eighty years aIertiy; unmistakab'y
: soldier, caTable, 10 doubt. Of much
work he was never asked 10 d.. When
you are & f1eld marshal your opportuni-
-ies become limited. But il LOOKS some
times as if good service 70 the empire
Il is remoJer parts " re almost 4 dis
qualification for service here.
Not -. al any rate. with Lord Curzon
of Kedlezton. bar then Lord CuTzon
KEGS the mastery over his own fate. He
makes his own opportunities. tie has
alwaEs made them Although the son
y q pee-. hs may wei be called 4 self
saade man. Etou. no doubt. had some
sHius 70 say 10 The making ~ him, and
oxford something more. de was one I
JoWetIs PEI boys at BaIlio' College. and
when JoveJt took the trouble 10 set his
mark on student it never washed IF.
Il was burnt IN; il eobed and flowed
With the blood ia his veins. M. AsQuith,
1he Prime Minister Of England Tor the
time being. is another Of JoWett's pro-
drctions; Yet he. too, i q scII-made
Hasn. and well made.
J0wetts influence, once established,
was permanent. hope Lord Curzon viii
forgive. ne f I tea d story which illus
mates il We were staying at q house
IL SCOTLAND. Al dinner J0wett said to
Lord Curz9a- Come 10 my room after
dinner ana we VIII have talk" The
Master Of BaI!icl spoke as # Curzon were
srll his puIil ana his pupil assented as
= the CID E2gisteriai authority survived
7 ne Il whispered. Il have not been in
s-cn e. Lank since LEFT Oxford When
he came down said, 7 see you have es-
-sp=d alive" 7 have never spent a
rccre delightful hour" he answered.
This was =tore The days OF MS great
Tess. -Lr NOT before the promise Of his
greatness had dawued. He was still thar
George Nathaniel Curzcn about whom
rhymes were made, now tco hackneye !
p" g1c-e. II vas for some tine the
HcS- unpopular man in the House OF
commons where IL al Tor the South
p1rt Division q Southwest Lancashire
1to-n -1e5 10 lt9s. and long before he
le-t = had become one OF the most popu-
lsr He had ceased 10 Dc the ..sunerior
YF-E1n.' III manner. n proportion as ne
'Sc~-Ae teo-iy superior. He made his
-* Is L1cer Secretary Of state fo-
'~-4' @e maze = far deeper che as In
secretary q state FOR Foreign Al
iAe puEIl OF Jowett had become
p-p- q Lord Salisbury: and his
11S t1r AZ iing KNOWLEDGE Of al
- Sit" D. what il fed on. He mad
- published Russia in Central
4ee.): Persia and 80. I5l~s,s,,, ;,
Far r~s,a les2), end Problems Of the
~ J7-o-s., '-ee4). Ee had not zone 10
7hsse -. -'-1se-Ea for the material Of
As. - p+ he had gone 10 Cen1rai
many eno'her Ear Eastern -5-z..n; Ian and 10
-, =, Ire rs Journey - .--.,...-
-. No'zoh and Miss NJ. -
'@~ come - IN urdere,..,-,. - -let
''-9i -JiDfe --igs Leiter - aD9ut
'4-s LAT thelr eneacer7e-. -, +St-e VII
loonced 40. said cera1r '.-o .' u an
certain whether ,a,,e u Is IN
Aighanistan, where Ene.es 0-1A * from
--9l always welcome. IF .F 'i' :
'''' you "ih be in q bette~ ,os..-. -'-.'1id
- anno1ncemont be made Do =, u ="
-eF-&tie Of him: aororstr. -. ~. as
@sre-lmcat Of Incfa vere ,..-. ,-.L'.-
rse,.. going 10 Afshanis.a. ,rfs.
llght os !, ne i--a TOO great Curzo,. ns5.
-taat IS -, 'Yez.7 answered the yi[.ro-'
pose asy1i,,ne ~ very wei for you I'm. 80
70 20 to var ,,'s sss ,-eppeas To you. are we
70. so'.' u order to .',sl.e1.a1 rsr,e. 10 avenge
discourage cor1sa' ~ Ssa..o also in order TO
-9t.iy 10 aid a.H IN any ny ,.ed refused ALSO
-''cisted the eoyern.se,., ay They dis
- -o'ly fFam this alvsngg-. - -ne'a abso-
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