New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

81 D Tho morning light still shines
.,.. ewes. tho buoyancy Of early
,stss still his. and he has now. as
81 go, wears ago. the air Of one
? r- t,h himself and with the
THE face is luminous. not with
III, but with kindness, with
~ GOOD humor. with a benevo-
s..b a life Of hard work and
'f s,e thought has not impaired
. sr,ns,heneo.
, cannot for a moment over
~ ,,uer Of the face. or the great
:, ,se head You say at once
man Heavily built as
nan who has always had heavy
.hracs TO shoulder. erect. alert
=. manner Of command and Of
% boine obeyed: and some
.,,st him which suggests to YOU
~ intimate terms with Nat
nth natural forces: Of which
100 IS one. and therefore in Kin
- me rest You viii not find
areni of speech. he prefers
and Observing 10 talking He
-, slowly. bat when ne gives you
-.,i,n ID is as from the judgment
.sb an authority which no man
.,re n he have II not. and with
-,cirs method. lie gives YOU. as
/. ,,sprs. not reasons a decision,
7. rsument. and you recognize
al. o. a statement behind which
i. reflection Of a lifetime: In this
,,,s and easy manner there Is no
. assertion. no anxiety TO make
-.-,ssion. he IS content to be
~
4 Ike Lord Northclffe 10 have
nd a journalists tribute to Lord
.-.n They are the two master
~, their profession here in Eng
II A comparison between them
- 10 interesting and might even
.r-uc,ive. were this the moment.
!, ,u,rer once spoke Of the elders
..--rsrsble brain" in itself a trib-
yasl 70 any. coming from the one
!. ,ho could speak with the most
-.ss,ce He and the profession
- rs Inspiration offered 10 Lord
IAN on saturday an illuminated
s..,s n concratulation on his sun
.,s,r and on what he had done dur
r.ssrty years in Fleet Street The
,s Is signed hy leading journalists
e.st Britain and Ireland and the
~vss Dom.nions. and by represen-
rs In this island Of the Continental
- with NJ. de Chassaigne, Of the
h Figaro" a. their head: and OF
r. ssdlng American journals.
rs,s has been nothing like II in the
r-7 Of British journalism. All hos
Is ard iealousies have been put
-. ]; Is seen once for all that in
) scsinsss Of newspaper-making.
= Al its relentless rivairies. there Is
r-r n brotherhood The Press is
:, Fr.-h Estate Of the Realm. said
sst IN his Heroes and Hero
En.g-. an out-Of-date description,
,a es legislative powers Of the
rs Spiritual and Temporal are IN
rrs But when Carlyle said il the
s-gion vas thought daring, If not
.-uuE II Will not be less 50 If We
y an u the Third Estate. Nobody
r ..ry that since 1911, when Heroes
\ Zero Worship" was first pup
~ ne power of the Press has in
z;s1 II you take Europe as
- you may say that the two chief
Is and influences which sway its
INES the Press and Finance. are in
,snds Of the Jewish race; 10 which
I Durham belongs. And during
sIiy years of rulership, or during
rssisr part Of II. no single per
Influence in English journalism
'-sn equal 20 his.
- the foundation Of the fortunes
rts Daily Telegraph was his
rs work. bot the building up OF
sper into the power it is to-day
Lord Burnham's work. He sur
~ himself with able men-that
= one secret Of the power ne has
u. Mr lie Sage has been his
lieutenant Tor fifty years, and
Bufnham son. Mr.. Edward
~. has Tor some years sat on his
re throne. a man Of fsrreaching
~ energy Judgment. trained by
A'hef 10 take over his responsible
And. Of course. many other strong
Not otherwise than by devolving
power maintained and devel-
But Lord Burnham is none the
i'-csy the final authority on his
asked him not long since
s-eh he now actually concerned
~ in the conduct Of the paper.
Ea:
~ When they get into a diff
asy send for me-"
= a Pause. and then:
hey don't get into difficulties.
i -'les sometimes occur"
commonly said in Fleet street
journals and journalists most
"a that Mr. Levy. the father,
ne Daily Telegraph" for S25. =
'na that before many years its
j revenue was a quarter OF a mill
'"''n since then has Jrebled and
he figures may or may not be
'f but that this property was
- FOR almost notbing and has