New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04

/ g W. J." ventures 20 describe him as
replying To- q question In the Commons
with the sccrn habitJal to him This
I +, v',hou, the slightest oundation--on the
/ contrary. he is notable for his uniform
courtesy. calm and philosophical speech
/ both outside and inside Of Parliament.
Your correspondent writes as one who
| has some personal Grudce against not only
I a great statesman but always the courte-
Gus gentleman.
Is SUBSCRIBER TO THE TRl BbNE
FOR FIFTY YEARS.
New York. Dec. !. 1919.
Tho Tribune gladly prints thu follow
ing o>ccrrts from Colonel Harvey's cd
;orial ir The North American Review .
suffice 90 for the present pur-
pose ;o recall that the swift and sure e.
ra,t..r.-s with which he iAsquth'
,ourter.d the beginning of labor revo-
lotion srrewdly designed 10 paralyzc the
uur,rs and sta5yo its inhabitants has
. hard,. been cQualled IN sheer fore" ana
adcquacy He nrug politics to the
winds. hr never stopped 10 think no" ms
action might in0ucnc" voters he turned
bis ,ses slusreiy 60 the immediate need
.ra. o., o. -uokc of matured decisi'eneSs'
.. declaring PROMPTLY and hrmly that u
necessary. no would employ AL the 90
Sources uf tH, government 70 Keep the
aupa,. boo running order. he averted the
mos. appalling distress that could bcfoll
u.u.e populated land.
And crcsi many Erglishmon stu ONE
him something more than gratitude. IhrN
.g. him .r apology for their egresio IS
and generally vlml misleading Of his
character 1i "a time when consideration o.
fr. .nuuIuI GOOD should have Induced
STRENGTHENING Of his hands. For MI AZ
.,..tU had proven hi- mettle on NOR" IMAM
r,.. o,,t..pl Do the old days Of MS
Home Secretary ship when. mo idol 'I
I.bor. lie WAS stretching all the powers "i
Ga. ,,,,... .u the .ause 81 social and Indus
TRIAL reform and impressius uNon the ma
.,.... ,.v. sense of .ts responsibilities. he
..,..f1af,4r ON three crucial questions
fl.. I,I.Ia, ut tr' li.sh e. utmterS' me
r.rGr %. th, unemployed 10 meet ''
.Tr.f.I.a. square and th' use OF the in''-
,,,.. Ip au.llins Industrial riots-had not
r.,ri,red ~ stand mp TO labor 100 '"'
.....,.,,, and ,o hls colleagues in the
rl,u.. of commons when convinced 'h''
,ro public interest 20 required. Ills ''"'''
10. ,,,,g.. ,,icrucir- should have dispose'
,..,.,..r of the legend Of Mr. Aslrith re-
,,,..J e,LbIncss ~ tempo.am"nt-a m!th
rt,.t Though circulated with design TO
l.lr, as late as two years ago. mas no"
dl,4ppclred before an exhibition 81
sourcafulncss and RESOLUTION h''"''
,ol,,lca certainly unsurpassed ia con-
.f.yctly. stat,smauship OF recent times
4 americans viii inquire. what manner
/ 81. min * this VINO has become the CON
/ scryatnr OF II mighty empire Inteue''
} r.lt, that H. to say In sheer meh'"'
/ uo,,,r and maturity. Senator Root alone
J s,,ora our statesmen could fairy ne con.
,id,rea the compecr Of Nj Asylum W.,
| in conception 81 the functions ana o"'''
of leadership Mr. Roosevelt ht"IS
/ morn. striking resemblance. not that WI
/ poos,v,lt and Mr Asquith have mGch III
.,.,,,,,,, Far from g. one could more
! .,elIy discover IN them points Oh 'o"
t,.et than OF comparison. Inc l'''''
/ ,,i,.i.,.r has none OF the eX-Iresldeh'
e1.o,y activity. or 81 his sanguihe' eN'
! - ir,pctuosity o. Of his engasihH
.,,.-si,ledn,ss or of his passion for pro-
! ,,,,,,,IIpe estimahle verities that hilheI''
had always been taken for Srah'e'' u "
his beadlong. hectoring temperament %
,f his genius for advertisement hut =,
,,,t,,s mn for these distressing deiec',
49,, lin, AT least Mr. RoOsevelts eddd'
=, ulr,itable seif-conhdence and ms su
pcrlor IN Inyarying determination
Mr. Asqu!th has none Of MI hooSe
,c,,,s engaging frankness' Out my
meyer arises in ones mind the ia'"'e''
doubt Of his complete genulnehesS ~ us
,erfcct freedom from any form OF van
a., Ills reputed alienation from hu
ma, sympathics, too. is wholly my th'
III #. would never think OF kssihT
s,rarea babies 10 curry favor WIN wv
| ,,,..,oratc hut no man Is more devoted U
a.. children ne knows or better loNeu ~
,t,o, in return Lord Rosebery SUI
! ,'.,,od England when he declared tha'
ur \souith possessed qualities of hear
| guTUaSslng even MS b""''
hut IN bis lntimates the assertion pore III
,rac. of novelty. His emotions are less
,,,,.id and. of course, much less IN eNi
,t.,,,.. than Mr. Roosevelts, but they NV
,.ye,theless as the most powerful eve"
dominating. attributes Of strong man
.a,,r. The impression To the contrar!
n.,,b Senator Root, Is due to weilnls"
lr,.ct control which fnds It's genesis
III. In recognition OF the dignity oi MS
I ,si,t,r but chiefly In wholly uhai'
/ rac,cd simplicity amounting almost u
! Go To one who recalls the custom
.sa-cod bv Mr. Roosevelt OF dinner
,.,cstq rising from the table and stshd'hs
: ,,,,,tly and dumbly till the president hau
.,,.~,, bis pIace, the contrast In the great
az huut for William Pitt In Downing
aa, ubere not even a lull in conversa-
zion attends the entrance of the Prime
,,,.'t.tor is as pleasing as II Is marked.
10 Ar Asauith loses something by his
,ahi,uaI self-reprcsson. he also gains a
oreat deal notably in those rare moments
lion as i'm paying tribute TO thc-late
kim mr. more recently Ia III" unlVer-
s,tly beloved Lvttelton, some deeper