Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-09

compliment paid to it than that he
should be in our midst when his heart
to all who know the honorable gentle
mans scrupuious sense of honor that
mis- one desire at present Is TO be
among his constituents, who are un-
derstood 10 be at least as anxious TO
meet him.
All of this uaiden speech makes di-
verting reading. but the iinal thrust is
unsurpassed. some OF The more earnest
OF the Liberals had been returning:
thanks to heaven FOR their success in
chiefly on what Winston Churchill "a
member of the party, described AS
archaeological inexactitudes."
MIR. Speaker" said Smith, 81 do not
mind being cheated at cards. but | con-
Tess ina ii a trife nauseat!nS wnen
m! opponent goes on publicly to
ascribe his success 10 the special favor
Of the Most High"
POLITICAL ENEMIES. BUT
CLOSE personal FRIENDS
The newly made Lord Chancellor and
Winston Churchill. though political
II may be questioned ii the present
Secretary Of State for War has every
quite forgiven IF. r" for once, in il
ing him TO AN insect. Churchill had
refused to protect, Lord Milner.
q, sa i,Ges I'M il tos asked Smith
special is !rnnateria which expired
under the Impression that il had az
tordcd lifelong protection TO the Hon
spent"
Eng!and's Lord chancellorship more
crown. is associated with the expert
ence and gravity OF age According iy
II is paradoxicai indeed TO see the his
toric woolSack occupied by Lord Birk.
enhead. ii seems strange 70 call!
F. E." with al! the freshness Of youth
almost boyishness. on his alert face and
A. nj IN y. 80 ~.
tered hair. A. Attorncy-General / saw
him conduct the prosecution against
Sir Roger Easement. the Irish traitor.
and ii Was almost im possible TO believe
that this slim youth. rs he looked. in
Wig and gown occupied the highest
british lega! post next to the Lord
Chancellor,
GENERAL PROTECTOR OF
IDIOTS AND i.UNSTICS
As representing, in this capacity. the
pattrual character OF the sovereign
ne Is the general protector OF all idiots
and lunatics and has the supervision
OF all charitable uses in the, kingdom
As regards his judicial patronage the
chancellor appoints all the judges o.
he superior courts except the Lord
Chief Justice: who is nominated by The
dinate officers. All these functions
the chancellor performs in addition 10
Lords, The Privy Council. the Court of
Appeal and the chanccry division of
the High Courts OF Justice.
Lord Birkcnhcad. then Sir Frederick
Smith and Attorney General. visited
the United states about ii year ago and
made himself LUMINOSITY popular there
On his return he wrote a nightly
readable book. entitled MY American
Visit" now in its third edition. His
"eiEhtier works include his 'interna-
tional Law" "Toryism Until 1892" and
The Destruction of Merchant Ships"
tie was on active service with the
Indian corps in France in 1914. with
the rank OF lieutenant- colonel. and
gained n mention in dispatches He
told OF his experiences in another well
written book which rapidly passed into
second edition. He was Solicitor
General in Mr.. Asquith's first coalition
government, and as the first head Of
the famous press bureau. was for a
time. cditor-in chief OF England AS
Lord Chancellor he draws L salary OF
$4,000 a year. and upon his retirement
Will enjoy an annuity of S25.000--Copy-
right. 1919.