New-York tribune., 1911-03-23
SHAW UPSETS JAMAICA
u;s Visit Causes Demand for
Governors Recall.

s~5 shaw Is never so happy as when
,,r trouble. either by his writings
- u,.erauces. Tie has recently been
bis brother Fabian and fellow So
- sydney Olivier. the Governor
l-,rtain General OF Jamaica, at the
s'.-o.s House or that colony. and as usual
,.st a whole sea Of discord and un-
,..-.ross i'm his wake. so much so that
5,uhtfuI whether Sir sydney will oe
80 - continue in ofice as the repre-
..s,., ~ mis- sovereign on the island.
- an Great Britain's oversea depen-
-.,.,ss there is perhaps none that is more
fashioned. more conservative and more
,.,a-ically Tory than Jamaica. With its his
col, psst II is perhaps the most intensely
.orveptional of al English colonies. and
,ovhe~e do formaliues and etiquette play
more important role.
naturally while Bernard Shaw was stay
,-~ A. tie Kings House with Sir sydney
oli-i.- he. IN accordance with his usual
,-ar,,ce sought by every means in his
'over 10 rub colonial sentiment the wrong
a., and 10 ridicuie and anathematize all
...-.rslitv and convention. and the fact that
d. o,o tn.s from beneath the roof Of the
Governor General had the effect OF working
- r1afo- portion ot the white population
no 10 the boiling point. not only against
srsw himself. out against sir sydney OIL
,t.- whose recall Is being demanded and
40 IS being subjected 10 O social boycott
,t Is no, precisely conducive TO the dig
n,., " his office in the eyes Of the large
eo.o-e1 population.
S.r sydney Is perhaps the only colonial
g,,er1or who abstains from attending ary
fo-r of religious worship. lie never goes
> ,.urch. either privately or publicly. lie
has horror of every kind Of official fuss
ans ceremony. declines attendance by the
customary a!des-de-camp IN uniform with
sr-te-t-c gold aisunlettes. and refuses TO
re - an elaborate barouche with four
fr,ss nreferring % drive himself, alone,
i- D. very uuassuming American buggy.
Ills c-sss is in keeping with his manner
fs, IS. decidedly careless-and his shaggy
.r,--ned beard and his mostly unkempt
tsI- have little of the well groomed appear
...s that one looks for in those very
mighty. self-impor,ant personages, the gov
e-r--- ~ Great Britains colonies. Most OF
--e-- insist on every one rising and on the
rs-1c ~ the national anthem in tneir
honor r.eneve~ they appear a any public
-4-re~f-- whereas Sir sydney Olivier en-
sesvo~s to eIude anv such attention. and II
-~rs r necessary 70 speak AZ some
i-et.re usually endeavors % make his en-
t-- -robserved and - take his seat among
ne eoi nollo.. from which he says what he
hss 20 saw. instead OF from the platform
Worst o. al. in the ewes OF the old-fssh-
lo-s1 col0r.sts. Sir Sydney processes 70 see
s7-i-s equality between me handful OF
7h.tes anl the very large population Of
lacks-a doctrine which i is all very well
te e1lnc.ate on a lecture platform IN Lon
do-. or even in some American cities but
w-.-. becomes very dangerous and suover-
-'-s % order in a country where the su-
v-e-acy OF the whites Is q condition or
empire and where the black population out
n1r 1e-s the white by ten. fifty or even q
hundred 70 one. For q governor 70 DO away
.~ such colonies as these with forms and
ceremonies and with the absolutely essen
'.sl uappings Of nigh offce IS calculated
q. damage. perhaps irretrievably. the pres
tse q sovereignty.
olivier is familiar figure al Washing
-oa where he spent nearly a year. about
decade ago. IN connection with negotia-
lions for reciprocity between the United
nas written remarkable work on white
% piral and CoIored Labor" issued as one
90 the series Of the Socialist Library"
which Is edited by the Labor Member o.
Tarliament. Ramsay Macdonald. and pub
he'd by the Indenendent Labor party. IN
Lo-d0n The book is al Indirect con-
[.u-a-ior Of the American treatment u
t.- ~e rroes. which he compares. 70 rs dis.
advantage, % the condition OF the neero
race in tie British West Indies. agreeing
R.- Professor Josiah Royce of Harvard
o. his assertion that the negro question. in
t-e American sense, ls substantially solved
90 jamaica
- sydney Olivier salary as Governor
General o. Jamaica amounts 10 So 0rD
ea- and ll allowances ~ one kind and
a'.-e er The sum rs made I'D TO about
$4,000 His loss ~ these emo,uments. and
10 a9'ce which is considered one of the
ribbons OF the colonial service OF
Hrsa- Britain. viii lc mainly due 20 Bor-
'-tl shaw. who has neither the Kindness
cart nor the sincerity and freedom
a-te-rat.on ot his friend. and whose
with Olivier 'ldulsins in sarcasln,.
q! SINS and r.d!cule al the expense Of
O.. WHIT" element of Jamaica. an the more
au.c because ISSUED from the King
"o--e' has caused the cup 70 overflow
'..' Ue- have put ~ with Olivier a DIT
tit SaaW rendered tho POSITION I'm
possible.