New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
,ordon. december -

10 %. o, not help us much. There
Gr''s -. us Two men inside single
~ wendell Holmes. who vas an
40 :. and ought 60 have known
'ra'0",', here we're three. But the dual
'si'''U 80, ~ SIR Edward is not easily
- coe-half OF il permanently
~ ~, from ,hc other unless IN
-, reference 10 public affairs
,s pretty much all that matters
So" have pointed out before now
Foreign Minister and the Min
%. no At times concerns himself
.ome affairs have httle In com
' u, NAV not recognize the iden-
,be two. You may not be able
-' .a,-,srd why tho delicate dis
-, 80 conspicuous in his handling
,', .r,omstic problems should he con
Gus only by It's absence within the
-. seas Blu, Of the fact YOU have to
,ss account ,A.a
an afraid il must he said that ms
,,ssss advantage 81 the distinction
! r,rty purposes. The just reno"n
e. rsward In foreign affairs is
,,,,on too valuable not TO be
.as6 Of by Mr.. AsQwth for very diff
-, ends That IS why he Is so often
.,.-xard IN a dilemma TO Justify the
-, q, the Prime Minister 10 the peo-
,hom. nevertheless he viii not
=, 70 decide their own fate. You
imagine Mr.. AsQuith saying
mis- gentlemen Of the jury. Is the
r,o has led the councils Of Eu-
amid perplexities out Of which he.
~ and mainly, was able to find the
az can you doubt that in the less
,.~,it circumstances Of home politics
!, ny, be an equally sure guide? lie
:. restored 10 England her ancient
"A. Of Place. her ancient supremacy
- leadership on the Continent Is II
a, widen, ths; his Judgment on Home
=. mus, be equally sound
mach else in the same tone, and
at true OF England abroad and
i. a. an true of the England whom
!. Foreign Minister would deal with
,rrciples so remote and by methods
much less cmcient and saiutary.
r.- an the Continent. where he does
,.- sirlonscv what Cook does for the
-,s'iss tourist. r. has more than once
rr. ss,ray. Plainly he is not infalli-
PLAINLY al home he is very fal-
4. 90 not like o. sene-alze too
oss'y ! DO not Ike 20 say he is
ssy, wrong but ! ask you when IN
.-,sn, matters has Sir Edward Grey
.,- rrhfe When has he shown ~
n, The qualities which have made
n Amous abroad and true servant
2 ts counirl
FrImesn not only that think ne
rrong In these English affairs. nat
"a, even we're he right. ne sets about
fsu in the wrong way. and by means
,skulated 10 bring about the result
desires The first may be matter
opinion. The second is capable Of
sromraton. His recent speech IN
s,snsuon Of or apology for. the
rms Ministers Leeds recantation ~
1iybank is an example. He treated
- public - a patient Who needs an
teiyne He made light Of Ulster;
ugh recognizing that Ulster had
ans He suggested that. whatever
,shi b. her grievances. they were
rspeciive and that her fears Of op-
rsslon by Dublin Parliament were
"a prospective and hypothetical. He
ssned Disraeli's famous saving that
ssth has happened since then" and
so.hed the country with the assurance
a nothing could happen for a long
= 10 come. He summed it AN up in
phrase There's no hurry The
s'oih FEASIBILITY Of il all as a piece
"a rhetoric was charming as piece
Craftsmanship il was not success.
T"en as practical politics For when
sfhsr Sir Edward Grey nor Lord Hall
Ns had cosNed the public into
ANY, NJ. AsQuith himself reappcsrcd
me scene, softened Sir Edwards
hurry" into Patience and de-
"n ne was waiting for overtures
" The Unionist leaders touching the
suneni OF Ulster. That. Of course.
meant 10 leave the burden Of re-
stability for delay on the Cnionist
~h II Is 2 method Characteristic
M Asquiih and II has since been
~''''d obediently by his eminent coli
atus
ms ttts or defects what they
y Sir Edward is beyond question
'" Ne Inner Cabinet Beyond ques-
ar Asquiih finds him useful in
capacity. When IL comes 10 form
council neither reputation in
spheres. nor rank. nor speech
nor excursions with Mr..
SWEET IN the New Forest studying
acoustics nor Norman features.
mastery OF fly fishing one
a. Of these would have induced
- a''ui'h 10 choose him as adviser.
N' Asquith is remarkable. among
n'hss..fos strict attention 10
10 the business Of being
me Minister in so far AS being
Minister includes or implies the
- Of leading party and keeping
e'Sard Grey is where he Is be-
\, n Is useful to Mr Asquith Like