New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
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rev knights. and scores Of promotions
or new grants in the Orders Of the
Rath. Of st. Michael and st. George
and others such arc the gifts Of the
King TO lis subjects on his Birthday.
I viii venture 90 suppose that even IN
nurc Republican breasts these decora-
lions MAY Rave an interest; or that
sorc of those on whom they arc be-
s,ovrcd arc objects Of interest TO
Americans. We shall surely begin by
noting that this shower of distinctions,
falling as /. perhaps does on the just
sn6 on the unjust alike, comes down
80 iess freely under a Liberal than IN
- a Conservative Ministry. For II IS,
III r,ost cases, the Minister and not
80 KING himself who confers Earldoms
,.l Csrters and the rest. I'm other
...r5s the King acts in these lighter
..sttcrs as in more serious matters,
=, ,he advice Of has Ministers.
cor,c of them. none the less, are the
,,irc,s We may safely assume that II
IL he who appoints the Queen 20 De
,.,.,oi-in-Chief Of the 18th HuSsars,
lrovn as Queen Mary's Own. -Four
- colonelcics-in-chiet are be-
..ov,o6. two on Queen Alexandra, one
tbo Princess Royal, one on the
yr,rcess Louise. IL does not appear
49, tbis recognition Of women is
ts,ic5 bv Mrs. Pankhurst as step
.onerd that acknowledgements when
Tois doing her best TO make lmpos-
s;blc There is. of course, no noVeiIE
81 chose selections Of Queens and
p~ipcesses 10 be military oihcers' ~ :,
Tbc one X. G. in the list Is Earl
posuc1amp. The Garter IS OF an
orders the most coveted. IL is no.
,..,,ol "a assign reasons for conterrlng
:. nor will / attempt TO guess why II
has now been given TO Lord Beau
.bomp Lord Melbourne, VINO PVT man!
beretical truths into crisp EaeiliSn'
I'D he liked the Garter because tneIe
uss no damned nonsense OF neIiN
sbout it," The new wearer OF II is
scrviceablo politician, Caolnet MIN
;,tor irreproaehable in private me- OF
s-reaf possessions, and Of no Sueh com
handing influence in PUBLIC ne as 20
r,sLc him either feared or hated buS
In all States there is always d p'a0e
fcr respectable mediocrlty.
Verv different will be the comment
on Lord Kitcheners promSotloh aIO,n
no particular reason why IL sh0uiu
80 a. mis- moment, but it would be
,hn,,c.bt natural and proper at any
,,,or,snt No reward or succession OF
,..,,,ayds can be too great for services
80 Great as his. IL is deemed sufficient
I'd Suggest that he comes now TO the
front i'm recognition OF his latest
F~vntian achievements; none the less
;r9Do~.aut because quiet. Not why LORD
Kitchener gets so much, but why he
does not get more, is the question most
likely to be asked.
He has been responsible since 1871
for the safety of Egypt, and though
Fgvpt is not vet a British possession, It
is "a British protectoratei and ever a
point of danger: one of the most Vul-
nerable in case of war; one OF the most
restless. hitherto, in time OF peace: IL
is the iron hand of Kitchener which
holds down the sO-called Nationalist
party. the remnants and the heirs OF
Arabis turbulent hordes. They hau
heard Of him before be came TO the
post. Of which the strength Is VelleG
under the modest title Agent ana
Consul General. They are a qulcn.-
witted people. these Egyptians, and IL
needed bat a look at that stern, strong
face to convince them that the game
was up.
They have twice tried to kill him
and failed. "And to-day" SAID an Eng
lishman lately returned from the land
of the Pharaohs, mot cat IN caro-
can cross the street without hitcheheT
leave" From Alexandria TO khartum
and far beyond there rs peace; OTGer
rcigns. Lord Kitchener sits IN ms once
from morning till night, sees everybody
hears everything, knows every detail
and I'M all Egypt his is the only. VIII
The Khedive is a puppet ms munster
arc marionettes. The spiehdVf 10
theirs. The power rs ms. Lord az
merston said he never knew what Iaih me
yras tiU his name. distorted beyond All
knowledge, was the name o. veIiOl
with which mothers in the Caucasus
rrigb+cno5 their children to sleep.
There is not a village on the Me "here
Kitchener's name. also TWISTED ouI U
shane, is not invoked IN much me SAINT
way. He governs justly, Wisely, even
mercifullv: but there Is no OrlehIai
- which respects anything but
force. And Kitchener Is a Ioroe' al
or the wholly new peerages the most
,otahln is that awarded TO the Master
.of the Rolls. Sir Herbert Cozens-HSrdy'
l., indicial dignity the Master Of the
Poiie.-it is one OF the fine old legal
t;tics which have happily survived the
concentration of the Courts INTO one
Ifi~b Cont Of JUSTICES the thlrc
iooei nersonage in the kingdom. lie
,,,se = Lord Justice Of Appeal IN lSOl;
hss hold his present post Tor seven
,csrs In judicial ability and IN inc
doiicate work Of Appeal he rs SECOND 10
hardly ANYBODY. His Peerage Is not
,,,vard but a recognition. lie mas
,,itbal 4 dry wit and power OF con
cision in speech rare on any pehcn'
Tbsre is among the judges OF the hlgn
Cnnrt a Judge pre-eminent Tor inca
rscitv / must not call him by ms
,sme I will call him Buziuz. BEFORE
tbc Master Of the Rolls sitting IN Ap-
nosI an eminent barrister thus oegSh'
ANY Lords. this is an appeal from
decision of Mr.. Justice Buziuz'
as there any other reason querled
Sir Herbert CoZens- Hardy
which deserves to rank with the best
of Lord Bowers.
y Natalie for altogether different
4. Assons Is the elevation of Sir Edgar
J incent TO the House of Lords. That
} nee august body has been reduced by
e. Asouith to the rank of fifth wheel
= The coach. politically; bat elevation
stiil the technical word for the ere
st;on Of 8 Peer. Led by real leader,
~ so-called Upper House might still
'y;eld = formidable political authority,
ps,liament Act or no Parliament Act
Woreover. the Parliament Act, by
~bicb tho ancient Constitution OF TINS
r. Itch realm was destroyed, will some
y y be repealed and the Constitution
M . again. But the social value OF the
5nsc OF Lords remains pretty mucn
Nbst II was. Such incorruptible kadl-
Gals As Bob Reid lord Loreburn) ,,
49,. NJ Haldanc and