New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15
midas NEW VCEROY
,..r,erIy English Charge DAT
f"'' saires at Washington.

! q VIZ ~. English Embassy ano al
sssry g. .o,res. is one Of the favorite'
ss.ge IIe may be said to have begun
fertDHe .s private secretary to Lord
y oareeI .o, the latter was Ambassador
osfeTin -" ...o7le. came from STEAMBOAT tc
8 oons rr,rv and was then transferred as
sis eo1 .,s agent and consul general. te
gloria he remained during four years
SIS W.. difficult period of the modern
{ ne m p,Iearia. He was secretary OF
psi0R - Petersburg at the beginning
sssSsss re,en. and soon after the &C
me i@'I Inc Edward was. at the latter's
'sssiOn ' appointed to one Of the assistant
rsiano oeo'.-etarvships Of state at the For
.sd eI,sss. 90 as 10 admit Of Mrs HardinSe
~ i'm as thenl fulfilling her duties as
. sae .1,,,e 70 Queen Alexandra, who is
'.s..nlarly fond Of her -.
ii'l'-'. .hs late King started off on those
Wen e.-o,en courts and capitals which
81 "a much bearing on the foreign
aN g england and have changed the
SIC - the powers in the concert OF
f'-t, :, was considered advisable that he
s'ol'' member Of the Foreign Or
Fe'i' I'll, him. so that touch might be
< So 70. novning Street. Charles Hard
~ selected for the purpose He man
3 ,biurs very adroitly and strensthehed
9 degree the opinion formed OF his
- bv the King that the latter caused
he appointed Ambassador to ST.
80 a. a moment, in 19e4. when the
] 3siels o- sso,vraan Russia and Great Britain
- he most delicate handling. owing
s.c+ thai Russia was at war with
.-s,e sllv-Japan. In order 10 endow
ai,b the necessary official prestige for
-,;ss,on. he was knighted, made a
- of the Privy Council and invested,
-i.h one. but with several British
- ,sn,elv. the Bath, the St. Michael
:, c~oree. and the Victorian Order
- tao wears later the Liberals came
o4cs and the late King acquired
~ far greater degree of control sof
t,-sisn relations than he had enjoyed
.ba Conservatives were in power, he
=. s-xio,Js n have as principal Under
,---...-v ~ State a. the Foreign Office
&c peTmanent head a man more
-...,la n his dictation and in sympathy
:. ne vjeys than Sir Thomas SandersoH,
:. s4eial OF the oid school Accordingly.
!. rbanas was sheived, being only partly
.-solsd by q peerage. and Sir Charles
g.-snre was appointed in his stead. In
.~s-.ro compensate him for the difference
> sslsry-that OF Ambassador at st.
oe,-sa1rg is $4,000. whereas that of Under
,.--.,a-y Of State was a little more than
,,m-sn annual grant a6 personam of
uNs wear was awarded him from the
T-.ig- Office funds.
int with King Edwards death he would
:. .rznsferred 10 some other post was
.u-gone conclusion. The late King was
z-t 10 RELY so much on HarGinge to carry
n MS and that one OF his views in mat
rs Of foreign policy as to create the i'm
ussjun among the public that Sir Charles's
as, namely. Sir Edward Grey. the Secre-
IT Of State for Foreign Affairs. was being
measure left out N the cold Indeed.
II matter was on several occasions made
IL subject Of unpleasant discussion in
Parliament. where Sir Edward Grey was
ttlgsd for his own sake and for that OF
Il King. 70 emphasize the fact that he.
& Edward, was the sole constitutional ad-
TER Of the sovereign in foreign matters,
I'd not Sir Charles Hardinge. Il was.
aEsf0re, natural that when King Edward
cd Sir Charles would be shunted to some
etE post. II was believed that he would
REEVE the embassy at Paris, which is the
Ing ribbon Of the diplomatic service. and
= succession thereto has been frequently
-sSEted. But the viceroyaity Of India is
4 tsr more magnificent alternative. and
sfTally when ii came within his reach he
Esued il
Need OF Private Fortune.
Possessed Of perfect manners. the most
Fr temper, great tact and. as demon
risi by his career, no small amount Of
qanscl, Charles Hardinge is particular /
vel qualified for the Governor General !
p a. time when tact and diplomacy
Z i0ore everything else needed in deal !
: VII the princes and the people Of |
4 50 many o. whom have been hurt 1
'asf pride and dignity by lack Of con-
sesnon On the part OF English officials /
ne modern school. Moreover. Sir |
kss is good locking. with an air Of |
Seaon, both things calculated TO i'm |
he native mind; and then, too, he 1
= knowledge and experience of court /
<sIperior 10 that CT any Of his pred 1
ISIS as Eiceroy. and which viii prove /
--lsble 10 him at Calcutta. conducting /
q dignity and prestige Of MS own /
Isssal court there.
= ne other hand. he lacks the con 1
~11ae private fortune enjoyed 10y gov /
= general such as Lord Curzon. Lord !
~l'Sne' the late Lord Northbrook, the
~afquis Of Ripcn and even by Lord |
- he last named Of whom. though not /
rs nevertheless considerable private
q his OWL. The emolumentS OF the
-' o lnula are very large Including
eno allowances, they amount to
-tY year. to which must be
4Aiy furnished residences. the main
t o. 5odyggards and Of immense
=. servants, etc. Yet with all that,
- every Eiceroy has been obliged TO
''7nsi his official emolunents from
f'e'e income, and when the late
ga q Duffer.n, WHO was al no time
arned from India at the close of
IN Ct Office i was with altogether
~' resources, SO much SO that he died
El'st ruined man.
aa.an Kiceroy that I can recall has
%sel OF MS salary and allowances.
a AL have deemed it q matter of
spend every cent which they re-
Il maintaining with betting splen-
dignity Of their high Office. and
-, he most princeIy Of them ali, the
-4o Aorthbrook, declined throughout
- o. Office tc touch q penny Of his
,s-oes' Insisting on paying everything
- - ms actual salary out Of his own
49, tn'son Of Famous Vfceroy. !
=. --s'iss Hardinge. who is 10 be raised
:. psefase before he goes out to India,
= Aezt brother Of the present and
Ass.. -SOount Hardinge, and. Ike him, a
~ o. that nrst Lord Hardinze wis
- y ~ u The principal lieuten2nts Of the