New-York tribune., 1910-07-14
SIR ARTHUR N|CO[SON
successor of Sir Charles Hard
inue at the Foreign Office.

"a, Arthur Nicolson. who has just been
.-,o;n;e3 principal Under Secretary Of
c...s for Foreign Affairs in London. and as
..,b becomes permanent chief OF the Eng
=. rorsfcn Office. is a hrcther-in-law of
.be late 7 ord Dufferin, and was one Of the
,--,a,he-s Of his staff when the marquis was
.-,hs<sador al Constantinope and High
,,orszaissioner in Egypt Sir Arthur's
.-s,,evr the present Lord Duferin, who
..,.r~is7 the daughter Of John II. Davis OF
>ev York. is one Of the senior 5000 a year
,,y-ts at the Foreign Office and is at the
reaa of the particular division thereof
,bf-h has direction and supervision of the
rorsulates in North America
Sir Arthur entered the Foreign once
-s-zice forty years ago. and may be said TO
rave received his first training as one OF
-ba r~fvste secretaries Of the late Earl
Granville when the latter was Foreign
,.;r5s+e-. II was while al Constantinople
,4z- re married Miss Mary Hamilton. sister
=. .be Dovager Marchioness Of Duferin,
,-6 after leaving Egypt was in turn
,aa--s d'afaires at Athens and at
-ebe-an. where he did 50 we'll that he re-
.ei,-e5 ? knight conmandership of the In
7fsn Fr1rire After 3 troublesome year In
bulgaria as diplomatic agent, he was ap-
,o;~+ea Minister Plenipotentiary TO Moroc-
- where he remained nine years, un-
~ s-nCirted A-nba sSador at Madrid
r he was left so leng at Tangier 1t was
+srsaza ,,ntil At any rate. three years ago,
~fa-oc.o was considered by the leading
4-rsifsF statesmen one Of the principal
danger points OF European politics In
sso1 -he late Lord Salisbury was wont TO
,7-e7icr that the next great European war
would have its origin in quarrels relating
., Morocco. rather than in the Balkans or
erro.7os OF Turkey. Owing 10 Sir arthur
extensive experience in Moorish affairs ne
US naturally selected 10 represent Sreal
7s~i-eir st the Algeciras conference. anu
sr-er having attended the wedding OF 'iie
king and Queen Of Spain he was trans
<erre5 IS Ambassador 10 St FetefsDui < IA
s-oressjep 10 Sir Charles Hardinse' WHO'LL
Re- now again follows as head OF ihe oi
essn O4ice. greatly TO the satisfacIioH u
-re foreign diplomatic corps IN boiluo'i
which finds il much easier 10 transact ousi
..ss V-irl7 men who have had diplonahc
--..,-.. a+-oad such as Sir Edward
c. Sir Charles Hardinge and now oiI
- ,-i,o,son than with officials whose
entire life has been spent IN ana aIouiN
Downing Street.
- -sfa- 10 Sir Arthur Nicolson as 1hs
-,.4e. of -be 5ersrtr7ent. i is because tlie
2
s,,-.-ar,- of state and Minister Of Forelsh
,4e.=-e changes with the administrator
- ,,fs e+a.-z in Downing Street are, 10 put
=. mildly. e7herneral. whereas fhe per
-rsuerr I-ndeT Secretary OF State Is d liAO-
,,-e and Il IS upon him. ratner IMAM utoii
-aa minister that the continuity o. Eng
-a15-= foreign policy depends It Is ne too'
-. s.. 3r -rarre of the personnel of the
y47re in Downing Street, and OF the olp-
.,--e-sc and consular services He holos
.= -5,a threads in his hands, and the
,-s.7isre- fs entirely dependent upon hlIh
-,-=- -re --arlzine Of the entire department
While at 81. Petersburg SIT arthur
waved 2 great success, negotiating mat
Invention which put an end to the pi'tei
60 Of eia1,r7 wears between Great Britain
and Russia. Transforming them from loeS
I'D rivals into friends. and even allies. and
r-acricallv removing all danger Of an IN
,zsfor cf India by Russia, which for half
@ ce7-r,r, had been the one bugbear Of
every English Official in India For this
1ir Arthur was decorated hv King Edward
--i-f7 -7-e Grand Cross Of the Order Of the
Eath.
ST. Arthur. who IS short IN stature. slightly
i-@ps win short cropped mustache. and
ETfsr1 IN figure. is a most agreeable con
versarionalist. possesses an extraordinary
eifr Of languages and q fund Of aneCdote' a
se-se o. hu-nor quite unusual in scotch
ra~ore- and ewes and manners that inspire
s--~r7athv and confidence His baronetcy
= one OF The oldest il Scotland, being OF
-re Nova Scotia order. and dating from
-ss-. when i was created by Charles / The
fourth holder Of the haronetcy was also
fourth Lord Napier. having inherited the
Nzrier baronv from his uncle. But dElng
without issue, the peerage reverted to his
maternal aunt. while the baronetcy de-
vclye6 on his cousin. Thomas Nlcolson.
re ninth haroner, great-grandfather OF
81 arthur, served IN the English army
fere IN America. IS well as in India. and
married the daughter of the historian
Robertson. Their only son vas Sir Fred
eek r(icolson. who Won much distinction
in -le Criueen War as an admiral Sir
arthur Nicolson Is his son and successor
II tie baroneJcy. and has three boys, the
o6esr q whom IS q captain IN the 18th
Husears and the second a lieutenant in
-Ee TCvsl navy.