The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-22
KNIGHT OF THE GARTER
King George Rewarded Him for His
Work But Not as Literally as
He Would Have
Wished.
[By Ed. l.. Keen, London correspon-
dent of the United Press.1

Ueut OI stHe OlltCd lSoS'I
LONDON, June 21.-The people Of
England are beginning to appreciate
that they have a real statesman for
their foreign minister
AS originator and successful con.
ductor of the ''ssmbassadorial confer
ences" which resulted in complete
and satisfactory understanding among
the six great powers in the crisis
following the Balkan war, Sir Edward
Grey is today easily the foremost
figure in European diplomacy On
several occasions in the past few
years he had really done more than
his share in holding back the dogs
Of war, and by his latest accomplish
ments he has well earned the title
of "preserver Of the peace of Europe"
| Grey has had seven and half
years continuous service in the Brit
ish foreign off1ce-a longer term than
any of his continental colleagues-and
he is sure to remain in that position
4 as long as the present liberal govern
ment lasts. Such Is the esteem II
which he is now held by many of his
political opponents they would like te
4 see him keep the job even If a con
! sentative government should assume
office. The reason is that he Is SC
much more of statesman than he
/ Is politician. Gladstone once said
4 of him, ''Grey combines greater capa
i city and smaller inclination for poll
i tics than any man of his time" AL
though a good liberal, Grey Is quite
content to leave the defense of his
party's program to other ministers
The Greys have lived in Northum
berland for centuries, and have sem
many famous statesmen to Westmin
ster, so it is not surprising that dur
ing the % years he has represented
/ Berwick in parliament he has had nc
serious opponent. Even hereditar.
!, tories who vote against him merely
s because he is liberal never regre
his success, and it must be said tina
the only real opposition he has eve
encountered has come from the rank
of his own party. Some advanced lib
erals have resented his bureaucratic
methods and demanded more publ
city in the conduct of foreign affairs
but Grey has always refused to alte
his methods in the slightest, and hi
critics have now been silenced by tn
overwhelming weight of public SUI
port for the man whom they attacked
1t is very rare that conservativ
criticises Grey in the house.
1t is a curious thing that the onl
| two liberal ministers who have hel
the posts given them by the lat
Sir Henry Embellishments !
1905. are bureaucrats. One is Gre
and the other is the president of th
local government board, John Burn
The fact that they are both burea,
Gratis and hard workers provides tn
only similarity between them. Gre
is an aristocrat of the aristocrats, an
| SO FLOODED that he can afford
be democratic, while Burns is har
| headed member of the working clai
who does not admit that anyone ca
have better ideas than himself, ar
who strenuously opposes anythir
which he himself has not originate
Belonging to the governing class
Grey was trained from birth for Il
great positions which his family u
doubtedly imagined to be his rigf
and this training has given him son
advantage over Honest John" Burr
Burns has always had to appeal to h
own class and to rely on the vot
of the workers to keep him in pc
lament, while Grey has never had
trouble himself about the approval
disapproval of what he would doul
less call "the mob.'
Revered by the people af his oy
district, where the old feudal spi
still exists, Grey has merely had
offer himself for election and tn
return to London with the knowled
that the only thing in doubt was t
size of his majority Even had
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