New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

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OF Malta, may have had the pleasure
OF reading the tributes 10 his memory:
4 number of eminent persons nave had
a similar experience: Lord Brougham s
case, perhaps the most famous Of all:
Lord Broagham himself was suspected
OF having set ahoat the story OF ms
death in order to see what would be
said of him. The result can hardly
have gratifed him. The origin Of the
report Of our Mr.. Motley's death was
never, | think, discovered, but II GER
tainly did not come from Mr.. Motley.
He was delighted with the eulogies OF
Europe and America. | remember with
pleasure that he liked mine in The
Tribune.
What say OF Lord Montagu shall
be brief because he is living. but
surely his j. one Of the most memorable
Of sea-adventures in private life. The
Persia. after the Kaiser's torpedo
struck her. lived just five minutes.
Lord Montagu went down with her; was
blown UP to the surface again, as he
saws; and climbed up on a broken bost
70 which thirty-one others were al
ready clinging. There he stayed for
thirty-two hours without food or wa
ter. and was rescued. with ten other
survivors. at 9 o'clock Friday night by
A ship of which the third officer.
Maclean. heard their voices. Two other
ships had seen the boat and passed on.
A million 10 one chance, indeed
Tie very interesting column and
half in "The Times" is almost wholly
record Of Lord Montagu's activities.
II is not often that man born 10 a
Peerage and a good estate, educated
at Eton and oxford. puts on overalls
and spends years in workshop and on
the footplate of an engine TO mas
ter a branch Of mechanics. From that
time he studied engines. fuel. motor
cars. and became on those and other
subjects perhaps the first non-profes-
sional English authority.
Few men have touched life at more
points OF warmed both hands at the
fire of life with greater zest. Re IS
soldier. yachtsman, angler. fine shot,
traveller, naturalist, and was IN the
House OF Commons from 1892 to 1905.
,lotor cars and aeroplanes owe much TO
him. He is a wonderful chauffeur and
an accomplished journalist. and amid
all these occupations and interests /
never saw him in a hurry. Al the be
ginning Of the war he rejoined his old
battalion as Colonel, went TO india,
was finally asked TO become Inspector
Of Mechanical Transport Vehicles, and,
having come home TO confer with the
home authorities. was on his way BACK
in the Persia = take up his post.
But NY point is more personal one
He was one OF the busiest men in Eng
land. and vet he found time for
more friendships han fall TO the lot
of most men. busy or idle. He is one
u
mems friendship is an afectionate
friendship. He was John" to all or
most of them. They all loved him
partly because. | suppose. he loved
them The soft voice and hushed
manner we're but evidences OF sincerity
in itself thing not uncommon among
Englishmen OF his class. TO whom SIM
plicity and reserve are birthrlghts: Inc
steel is underneath; and, in Lord Mon
taeu's case. volcanic energies. 1t may
be permissible to say that he was one
of group Of men who have made the
Beefsteak Cab the best dining CLUB,
socially speaking, in London Inc
whole Of this crowded and brilliant llfe
he has managed to live within htty
years.
Colonel House.
Il is suppose. coincidence only
that Colonel House, in his capacity as
emissary of the President, arrives IN
England during the Persia crisis. we
are told that he comes TO discuss Ger
tain matters with the Ambassadors OF
the United States which cannot conven-
iently be put into writing; and with
important personages of one or an
other Power here in Europe. II is
kind of backstairs diplomacy which IN
no case would be likely 10 achieve
much; except to supply the President
with another excuse for other inter-
minable delays.
~wo subjects are mentioned: Peace
and Mediation. Neither is of the time
and one of them is of no time. AL the
talk of peace which has flooded the
American press is Of German or pro-
German origin, where it is not the
drivel Of the professional pacifst. It's
one object is to delude Americans and
other "neutrals" into the belief that
IL is Germany which wants Peace and
the Allies who do not A foolish and
fraudulent msneuvre, OF which the
beadouarters in America are the same
in which the plot for the murder of the
Iusitania passengers was hatched-the
German Embassy in Washington.
As TO Mediation, il is improbable tha'
tbere will ever be mediation between
tbe Allies and the Central Powers. III
;e certain that the mediator will not be
pres;dent Wilson, who has earned and
daserved the distrust and contempt
Like of Germany and O. the Allies.
"''Ne G.. W. S.