New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
MR.. HENRY CHAPLIN
A Character Study Of an Illustrious Member
of Parliament.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: To the best Of my belief saw the
announcement in The Tribune. but, OF course
| may be mistaken. Anyhow, having seen It,
I ordered copy OF the book. Prophets
Priests and Kings" was the title OF 1t; au-
thor. A. G. Gardiner; series, Wsyfarers
Library. knew that this must be reprint
in book form Of some of those delightful pen
pictures that used to appear in the Saturday
issues of "The London Daily News
Pondering the feast in store, recalled one
particular character sketch which had struck
m. as one Of the gems OF the series at the
tim. ~ reading it. The reminiscent smile
froze on my face as the sudden fear seized
me that this charming portrait might DC
omitted from the gallery on the score that
the subject WAS neither prophet, priest nor
king When the book arrived | at once
,urned 70 the contents list. My finger tray-
elled down the page, and stopped. The smile
came back to my face. There stood the name
sought-"Henry Chaplin" Ny cup OF JOY
was full.
Nv Oldest pipe and my easiest chair being
likewise. | settle myself to the enJoyaoie
task Of refreshing my memory OF England
,s che was. and of the drama Of Westminster
n
G. Gardiner presents Mr. Henry Chaplin IN
Britain Guarding Her own enucAie
again as once of yore over the delicious
sood.natured banter which A. e. G. piles
HIGH upon that massive auburn head. Hark
a. this: "He rises, and then what Jovian
thunders echo round the House in sonorous
reverberation. With what pomp the portly
nlatitude stalks forth to combat!
Hear tn. deep chest notes sink into unim-
aginable depths under the burden of Brit
aims woes and Radical iniquities.'
As read | see once again that majestic
60urc erect upon the platform of the Albert
Hall. addressing that great meeting OF the
Tariff Reform League; the flower IN his but
tonhole; the monocle dangling on his capa-
cious bosom the while he turns with pa
ternal air TO that other Immaculate figure
seated on his right Mr.. Austen Chamber
lain.
road on. ale loves the poor in
fine old English way; that is, he loves them
from the point Of view OF a kindly Provi-
denc.. They arc poor by the grace OF God,
az he il an aristocrat by the same divine
authority. think he would probably spend
his pension in scattering benefactons among
his retainers. But it would never occur to
him that they belonged to the same hemi-
sphere As himself Thrift. for cY-
annie is a noble thing in the laborcr earn
ing fifteen shllings a week; but thrift in a
gentleman of blood, sir.-God forbid!
and on to the end. Long
NAV wo see him. the last Of his type, sitting
on the Front Opposition Bench taking notes
and watching over the empire. a pleasant
fgur. of industrious futility. We could bet
ter spare a greater man..
ut foli nj m la | n
dering idly what the average American
knows Of Mr.. Henry Chaplin and his doughty
deeds. He probably knows as much as the
schoolboy in Mr.. Chaplin's constituency who
had TO write an essay on "Our Member" and
accordingly put il on record that apart from
being possessed of great private wealth he
earns a fabulous income by acting for the
moving pictures" Ny rowing eye slghts
upon Yesterdays Tribune lying open my
table. What's that headline! rise from
my chair the better TO read il, and-my
sanity aunt! What the
HENRY CHAPLIN MADE PEER.
London. April e.--Hsnry Chaplin. unionist Mem
Der Of Parliament for Wimbledon and former presi-
dent Of the local government board has been
n IL understood King George conferred the
ronetcy tsic TO relieve Its recipient Of the
duties Of representing the. important constituency
81 wimbledon.
Chaplin has been in failing health for some time.
Chaplin. forsooth. You have nerve,
Journalist Of The Tribune, to credit our bull
wark Of empire with a pceragc in your head
| line, to cut it down to a bsroi ,tcy in your