The Cordova daily times., 1920-11-26
RESIGNATION OF LORD FRENCH IS
 NOT EXPECTED


 Press.) The rumors that Lord French is about to retire from the office of lord lieutenant because he is dissatisfied with his lack of in fluence on policy are regarded in usually well-informed circles here as without foundation in fact. His role was definitely settled several months ago when Sir Hanar Greenwood and General Macready came to Ireland and no change has since taken place.
 When first appointed Lord French was accompanied by MT. Shortt as chief secretary and the arrangement was that each should have an equal voice in the administration. When they differed the difference was re- ferred to the cabinet. Where there was no time to make the refernce Lord French's view prevailed. This plan did not work well. Neither party was satisfied. Each minis ter thought he could do better with out the other Mr. Shortt was sent away to the home office, and Lord French was allowed to choose chief secretary not as a colleague but as a subordinate and he chose MT. McPherson, of whom he had had favorable experience when Mir McPherson was under secretary of war.
 Lord French is said to have inter- fered in all the details of admins comed the change which brought Sir Hamar Greenwood as real chief secretary directly requesting the cabinet, and General Macready to control the armed forces. The three men have since got on well together and the viceroy is under stood to be. content with a mainly ornamental position which relieves him from much trouble.
 The salary attached to his post is G20,000 a year, with various addi- tional allowances, and with some concessions in the matter of income tax. Previous viceroys found the sum insufficient and some of them who were wealthy men supplemented it out of their private means. But then there were levees, drawing rooms, dances and entertainments on a large scale in the castle, all mod elled in imitation of the functions of the royal court in London These have not been resumed since the war which suspended them, and the entertained are few and on the modest scale possible in the vice. regal lodge, which is a small house less extensive than many Irish coun- try mansions.
 The viceroyalty is thus now an Of flee of considerable profit, and since in the new conditions it is involving it's holder in less labor and anxiety, there is every inducement for him to remain in it.
 It is a convenience to the gov ernment that Lord French should stay. It would not be easy to find a suitable successor. Unless, there fore, Lord French's health breaks down change is considered unlike ly.
 Should a complete reversal take place in present methods of Irish administration and new policy of concilliation be inaugurated, there would be a change in all the Irish offices. Three names are mentioned as possible viceroys in that event. Lord Decies, who married Miss Gould, of New York, is constantly. spoken of He is personally very popular with all classes and is a very genial man typical1y Irish in hio ways l1O WOuiu Ut du DTudlleu- tai lord lieutenant of the old spend ing style.
 If the lord lieutenant were to have the real as well as the merely nomi- nal power, Lord Northcliffe is men, toned as a possible choice Another likely man is Lord Shaftesbury who made an important speech at the Irish peace conference and whose role would be, while consolidating Irish feeling generally, to secure the adhesion of Belfast where he has great interests.
 If, owing to reasons of health, Lord French should go during the continuance of the present regime the most probable successor is be-