The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04
RETIRES AFTER
MANY YEARS
Of SERVICE
UNDER SECRETARY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS I'M LONDON TO PASS
OUT <oF ExIsTENcE-ENTEREp
OFFICE FoRTY-TWo YEARS
AGO.


tary OF foreign affairs since 1910. has
practically managed the foreign rela-
tons OF the British Empire, reaches
the retiring age this year and may be
expected to pass out of service to
which he has devoted his life. In Eng
land where in latter years the foreign
policy does not change materially with
a change of government. the perman-
ent staff of advisers to the foreign sec
rotary are largely responsible for all
diplomatic negotiations, and there are
few foreign ministers who would care
to depart from the advice given by
him.
Sir Arthur entered the foreign Office
as long ago as 1870 and he has serv-
ed at as widely separated posts as
Berlin. Picking, Constantinop1e, Ath-
ems. TeEeran, Budapest, Bulgaria and
Morocco as secretary of embassy and
minister, and in Madrid and st. Peters
/. burg as ambassador. It was from the
latter post that he came back to the
foreign office as it permanent head.
Lord Hardinge, then Sir Charles. who
had been ambassador in st. Petersburg
during the Russo Japanese war and
later laid the foundation for the An
glo-Russiany entente, was permanent.
under secretary and he and Sir Arthur
Nicolson worked for better under
standing between the two great en-
pires that for years had been the bit
terest enemies. They had the assist
ance of the French government, which
desired her ally, Russia, and her friend,
England, to settle their quarrels, which
really arose more out of a misunder-
standing of each other than any tam
gible differences, and they were sup
ported by Sir Edward Grey The
agreements which now exist and
which prevent the former squabbIings
were the result.
The great majority of the British
public are ready to applaud Sir Ar
thur for this contamination, for to
him fell the lions share of the work
but there is still little coterie OF an
IT, Russians who can see no good in
any Of the Anglo-Russia agreements,
who are glad to see him go, and who
express the hope. as voiced by one of
theF papers. that "the Russophile
policy which he did so much to de-
velop Is coming to an end with his
departure"
His Successor.
Speculation is rife as to who will
succeedN Sir Arthur Among those
prominently mentioned is Sir Eyre
Grove. who has been assistant under
secretary for a number of years. and
in addition to having held diplomatic
appointments abroad, was a delegate
to the second Peace conference at the
Hague in 1907.
John Sargent. the American painter.
who makes his home in London. Is
to paint the portrait of Henry James,
the distinguished American novelist.
who likewise has adopted England as
his place of residence.
1t has been announced several times
that Sargent had given up portrait
painting. but this commission Is hard
" one he could refuse. He and Mr..
James are friends of long standing,
and the writer's admiration for the |
painter dates back a good many years. |
In the early eighties Mr.. James wrote |
a most interesting essay for an Amer
lean magazine on Sargent's work. and /
the two men. American exiles by |
choice, always have found much in /
common.
The portrait is being painted for i
presentation to Mr.. James by his Eng /
1ish friends in commemoration OF his |
SEVENTEEN birthday, which fell on I
April Is.
The collection of pictures and en- I
cravings of Sir Lionel Phillips. sold at !
euction the latter part of April. con-
tanned several tapestries of special in
ure of the collection were the oanels +
6 old tapestries, the finest Of the lot f
being four Burgundian pieces, Hat
ing from the end of the fifteenth or
the beginning of the sixteenth CEN
fury, and dealing with subjects be- i
1ieved to represent the history of Isa- I
bella. of Castiles who sent Columbus On
his voyage to discover America The
panels measure II Ia by Is feet and
Ev-N~ Ha IAx, to
the Metropolitan Museum at New
York by the late A. w. Hoyt.
Iretand's 5rewsries>
Some $3.0oo,00o, with the possibility
of very large increase in the future.
is being saved to Ireland annually by
the enterprise of a famous brewery
company. which after long research
has found the barley best suited to
the soil and climate of the island.
The Irish breweries use a tremen-
dous amount of barley. For many
years they have been compelled to i'm
port most of it from foreign countries,
A few years ago the company In
question went in search of a seed that
would reproduce the barley of the re-
ouired quality in Ireland and its ef-
forts were rewarded with success. Gu
riously enough they found that barley
which originally came from England
and has been reproduced In Scandi-
4avia was the most suitable. 1t is
known to the trade as Angno-Danish.
Seed was obtained and distributed
among the trainers in ireland. The
result was very satisfactory. and now
Irish farmers are raising barley for
Irish brewers.
fountain made of porcelain and
stone ware will be donated by the
Danish government to the ney Peace
Palace at The Hague, where 1t will be
placed in the court of honor. The
basin shows striking treatment in
which polar bears. seals and other
marine animals are used in the dec ]