New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
Anglo American Memories
Copyright. 1911. George " smail4y.,
1-ordnn. February ll.

&c lord Russell said Of SIR George
- that with all his gifts and capac-
-. che most remarkable thing about
~. is his courage Il may be seen 'n
nc and In public alike: IN litte
80 and IN great. He may not ike
-. cord. hut ne is a born NonconiorH'-
label which. enthusiastically ana
s.-,allv. Churchman may well decline
- accent as applicable 10 himself TOR
~ pYrrose The great body o. Mt
-brrrbfrs political supporters iHcluo-
- ,,e whole or nearly the whole OF his
.s,ifYerts in Dundee are. II YOU con
-,s.- ,bs church OF England only Non
..,forrists assume that their mem
= &c NOT ] never heard that when ne
hanged his politics ne changed also MS
-.g,ion or his church. which many Eng
,.-,~,o, would consider the same thing.
o.. ae use the word neither eccleslas-
..-.rv nor socially. nor yet politically,
d, &c In TACT descriptive of Mr.. Churc'iiL
10 * bv nature and temperament a
-isss7+o~. His critical faculty is at least
,oral 20 his constructive faculty He
,t.ss standing alone, apostle Of Demoo-
-sor though he be. He never forgets
hat his grandfather was seventh Duke
- MARLBOROUGH. and even when he de-
-i5ss and abuses dukes in general there
mental reservation in favor Of the
,5reelv lire Of Blenheim. On a plat
corn, his manner is one Of authority. ana
sis sppesl is not to the sympathies but
sor,etirles % the intelligence and very
,f,en - tre prejudices OF his audience.
10 stands apart. aloot. almost alone;
he blue blood flowing 10 his finger tips.
-. ~ YOU ike. to the tip OF his sharp
tongue He stirs impotence in friends
and foes alike Often the most agree
able he is sometimes the most absorbed.
distracted. distr1U OF companions.
whether with women or men; unwit-
,snzlv disturbing the sensibilities OF the
more delicate sex. You may hear a SEN
tsace no7 and then repeated which fell.
~ is supposed 10 have fallen. from the
'ips Of one Of the most gifted Of Deauti-
ful beings: a testimony 10 his charm
and a complaint Of his carelessness. in
matters which women think no man en-
TILED o. neglect.
More than once his political chief has
-ebuked him for assuming functions or
declaring policies which only the Prime
Minister has authority to announce. Il
vas supposed he meant 70 force Mr..
Asouths hand I rather imagine he
had an irresistible impulse 10 proclaim
the gospel 81 the moment as it presented
.tsef % his own mind. Foreign Affairs
Finance the Rights Of Labor. the
rohcy Of The party-nothing comes amiss
O. Mr. Churchill. Critics who think his
administration OF the Home Office irreg-
u.ar or ftful. or in violation OF the fixed
traditions OF that great department. have
gone So lar as 10 suggest that his con-
t.ol over all that complicated business
would he more complete If he allowed
his colleagues o. manage their own az
fairs They insist that, Of all other
things he should suffer the Prime Minis
rsr 20 ue Prime Minister. and that Mr.
Asq1ita under the friendly guidance Of
Nr Redmond should direct the policy
~ nc qovz-r-,en. and rho nrooed,rs ~
he House ~ Commons.
HIS courage might often be called au-
6acy Early Do life he took for his rule
NJ life -1- tremendous sentence ~ Da,.
TN us did m, 7e..7 70 bav. IL ,a,tooed
m -,s --sa.. ike s..lo~ nor er,broid.
eyed m his .,s--,as. ss the TApioraries
Of Honor are .e.a 70 eo. i'm France v.ban
FIRST tr.s coveted Vel POO freouap, dis
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at-s used An .-ia,ie ~oro,rfsr,rv of
address suited him better tran stsrcbed
.ir.ires Ey..-a--.. -r sir" IN those
days seldom passed his Hrs. an ambas-
safor- surname. or even an abridgment
Or 10 with "tr.e' as prefix. served his
purpose. even if it surprised the ambas-
saro- and rho ..uuany There ifs. / SUD-
pose nobody WHO sets greater store by
,he corseerat.a courtesies due 70 his