Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-25

T ONION, Sept t6.-Wc are used in
this country to talking about UNI
crowned kings. LLOYD George is
popularity referred To- as the un-
crowned king of Wales and John Red
mond is known 10 thousands Of Eng
lishmen as the uucrowned king OF Ire
land. There are "a score Of Scottish
lairds who are really uncroWncd kings
I'm their own country. but we have
never had an uncrowned king of Eng
land. The average Englishman some
how feels that il would not be quite
respectful 10 Edward. the regular royal
king. TO afcr his title. even an Jest
on any OF mis- subjects, and so no mat
ter how popular "a politician has become
he has never been byevetted to royal
rank.
Now. however. We have something
more than an uncrOwned king in Eng
land. We have a real old fashioned
American style boss who has far
more power than any king has exer-
cised since the days OF Cromwell, and
who, like the real article i'm American
boss-ship has all the power OF a ruler
without any OF the responsibilities of
office The boss of England IS Lord
Esher and he has been boss since the
present Liberal government came into
power.
who the dickens is Lord Eshcr?"
no doubt good many Americans viii
ask. and they viii only be eChoing tho
question which has been asked by
thousands Of Englishmon, many of
them too i'm high phces, which would
ontitlc them 10 HnoW a good deal about
the country's rulers And tho mystcri-
Gus thing about 10 is that no one has
been able 10 answer that question sat
isfactorily.
A SILENT FACTOR.
As matter Of fact, Lord Eshcr is 10
an intcnts and purposes a private Eng
lish gentleman. lie holds no office ln
the government, he seldom appears in
the house Of lords and he never makes
any speeches. for the excellent reason
that he has no gift Of oratory. when
he was "a young man, he tried TO make
one speech In the house Of commons
and failed miserably Since then he
has realized that silence Is golden. Yet
there ~ no man today who has more TO
do with the goNernance OF England
than Lord Esther, ana particularly does
he concern himself with the army and
navy. although he is found every now
aud again with finger in many an
other governmental and administrative
pie
OFFICERS In the army know that If
they desire promotion II Is good thing
10 b. on the right side of Lord Esher
Officers In tine navy who are anxious Of
attaining flag rank while they are still
young enough 10 enjoy lts emoluments
are diligcnt callers al Lord Eshor's
town house. Rising young politicians
who see visions of themselves on the
front treasury bench viii break any
political engagements 10 put IN an APP
pedrancc al the little dinners and
dances which Lady Esher gives during
the London season.
Everybody who is on the inside I'm
English politics and society knows an
this. but mo- one seems 10 be- able 20
answer the question who the dickens
is Lord Esher?" number Of people
have tried but ] have not found one
who Is able 20 give satisfactory an
sWer A few days ago ! put the ques-
ton Co "a parsonage who is in close
touch not only with the court but with
tho chiefs OF both the great political
parties and with everybody who Is
anybody in London society and he re-
piled. An there YOU are asking me
"a question that 1 can't answer l can
tell you who HIS father ana mother
were and what he has done, but why he
Is tho real ruler of England r. more
than Z can explain. He is not a man of
great wealth and ne belongs 20 no par
tuhr family He rs only the second
peer of his line and the family has not
had time 90 make great connections by
marriage. some people say IL is pure
personality. and in the absence of any
better explanation we had better can
% that
LORD EsHERs ORIGIN
Tho reference 10 Lord Eshers family
started "a train OF thought that may
be Illuminating His father WAS "a
great lawyer Sir william Brett. Who
became "a Judge and finally lord cham
cellor and Won his peerage, aud his
mother Was a JcWess, Miss Eugcnle
Mayer. the daughter ~ a great hank
Ing family With such parcntaEe
young "Ieggie' Brett, as De was known
before he succeeded 20 his fathers title