The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-18
Special Cable Dispatch

Copyright 1919. by Public Ledger CO..
LONDON, Aug. 16-Gordon Hewart,
tho English attorney general, mas las d SaT|n
ing that Sir Edward Carson cannot p''
prosecuted for hts recent uttcranr"S on
the Irish situation If ne had decided
otherwise. Bonar Law would my" huu
to resign; he Is too deeply mixed up
with Carson to remain H. an adminIStr2-
ton which prosecuted his old c"Eradc
and fellow rebel
Who Is this man who had the trcrn"n-
dous responsibility OF saving or wreck
ing the ministry?
Gordon Hewart IS one Of many men
who owed their FIRST chance of making
newspaper which founded in the latter
eighties. Like so many young parriSt-
ers with small means, he had to marx
time by newspaper work until the briefs
came and no became leading writer on
the Star, remarkable even among inc
vigorous contributors to that radical
journal by the intensity Of his radical
ism. But the coming Of hrtefs released
him from ill-paid Journalism and soon.
while still little more than n youth, no
rushed to the front and obtained n big
Ancestors were Frugal
Thrifty by his upbrinGinG. for he
came from a middle class nonconf"rmiSt
homo Of modest means, he saved ms
money. Then he tried politics and was
beaten In Manchester. but eventually Il
vacancy in the radical city Of Leicester
gave him another chance. 1t WAS
triangular light between Tory, Labor
and Liberal I went down to the cleo
ton. which excited intense interest IN
the whole country. and | was told
helped Hewart get in. Then came INC
upheaval in politics Srent Sd,,i pL Ai Thl
most prominent Liberals refused to take
Office with the man they thought had
stabbed Asquith in tho back. but lt"wart
was one Of the few exceptions: re tonH
service under q new leader and h"camc
solicitor general and now. AZ attorney
general. is tho head Of the great legal
profession, a great position Tor q Juan
not yet fifty years Of age.
Hewart is small sized, stout man.
With a slow, sentcntious method OF
speech, Of great subtlety. great ambition
and determined. Whatsoever premier
may reign he will hold his great position
and splendid cmoluments. He is typical
Of this epoch Of British politics where
psrty conviction is dead and each man
plays his own hand.
McXenna Makes Debut.
Tho same week which saw this be-
travail Of all Liberal principles was
marked by the disappearance of another
very different type Of politician, reg
inald McKcnna- He was nppolntcd' JuSt
after Lloyd George had bounced him out
Of the chancc)lorship of the cXch"purr
a director Of the great Midland Bank,
whose chief figure disappeared IN In"
death Of Sir Edward Holden. ana nj once
he began to neglect politics and dcvCl"
his tremendous industry to studying IN"
details Of the great banking concern "
was already known that ovcrwork had
undermined his constitution and proph-
cts began to speculate whether MchHn-
ma would get he succession.
Anybody VINO knew him could have
easily foretold that II the chaHc" "amo
McKenna would have It.
His history is interesting. cTT"ciHlly
TO Irishmen. His family belongs to
CountyMonaghan. where thor" Is among
| the Catholics. as among tn" i'r"tc tantS,
n sturdiness due to the continual force
| conflict between the two CrC"dS. TIL"
| first member Of tho family I" ''rN"
| County Monaghan for London Wa Sir
| Joseph McKcnna, RcSinald'% uu"!". Be
| ginning MS n simple bank Cl"rl'. Jos"rh
McKcnna reached. when StIll " young
man. the great position of cha 'rr:nu "C
| tho Irish National Rank. fuUr'"C orig
inally by Daniel O'C'cnncll. nov on" If
tho most powerful banks ~ IA 'n';"d