The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-18
LORD FRENCH IS
 NOT TO RETIRE

<. Dublin, Nov 1S-The rumors that Lord French is about to retire from the office of Lord Lieutenant because he is dissatisfied with his lack of in haence on policy are regarded in usu- ally we'll informed circles here as without foundation in fact His role . was definitely settled several months ago when Sir Hamar 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 arrange ment was that each should have ali equal voice in the administration. When they differed the difference was referred to the cabinet. Where there was no time to make the refer ence Lord French's view prevailed. This plan did not work well. Neither party was satisfied. Each minister thought he could do better without the other. MT. Shortt was sent away to the Home Office, and Lord French was allowed to choose a Chief Sec retary not as a colleague but as subordinate and he chose MT Mac pherson. of whom he had had a fla vorable experience when MT. Mac pherson was Under Secretary for War.
 Lord French is said to have inter- fered in all the details of administra- ton. He tired of the job and well comed the change which brought Sir Hamar Greenwood a real Chief Secretary directly representing the cabinet, and General Macready to control the armed forces The three men have since got well together and the Viceroy is understood to be be content with a mainly ornamental position which relieves him from much trouble.
 The salary attached to his post is E20.00O q year, with various addi- Honal allowances, and with some . concessions in the matter Of income tax. Previous Niceroys found the sum insuffi cient 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 large scale in the Castle, all mod clled in imitation of the functions of the royal court in London. These have not been resumed since the war which suspended them, and the en- tertainments are few and - on the modest scale possible in the Viceregal Lodge. which is small house less extensive than many Irish country
 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 hin to remain in it.
 It is a convenience to the govern ment that Lord French should stay It would not be easy to find a suitable successor. Unless, therefore, LorG French's health breaks down . change is considered unlikely.
 Should a complete reversal take place in present methods of Irish ad ministration and a new policy ot conciliation be inaugurated, ther' would be a change in all the Iris1 offices. Three names are mentioned as possible Viceroys in that event Lord Decies, who married Miss Goult of New York, is constantly spokel of. He is personally very popular with all classes and is a very genia man typically Irish in his ways. Ht would be an ornamental Lord Lieu tenant of the old spending style.
 If the Lord Lieutenant were tt have the real as well as the merel! nominal power, Lord Northcliffe i mentioned a possible choice Another likely man IS Lord Shaftes bury, who made an important speecl at the Irish Peace Conference am whose role would be, while conciliat ing Irish feeling generally, to secur the adhesion of Belfast where he Ina great interests.
 If, owing to reasons of health continuance of the present regim the most probable successor is be lieved to be the Marquis of London derry.