Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
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~ 'anana, ana the present PREMIER
Mackenzie king. at the same lunch In
tAtta"a. whcro ] was entertained by
sir George and Lady Pcrley. In In
wiling tho defeated minister and Mr.
King. my hostess reminded mo of tho
carly days when in my fathers houEe
Mr.. Gladstone. Randolph Churchill
and other Cabinet mInistcrs OF rival
parties met and conversed together.
was grateful TO MIR Meighen for
the cordially with which he greeted
me. az the thoughtful Canadian press
had added impromptu reflections Of
their own TO what had said OF him.
sat next TO MIR. King. but as We
had no opportunity OF private CON
versation he invited mo 10 go 10 his
home for supper that nigh. after my
lecture.
IT does not take long soJourn
IN Canada 10 Sc. that Prime Minister
King Viii need all MS courage and in
dependence 10 stand up to the hogtil-
i'y ~ his Conservative opponents
i'ut u -" is able TO make himself
known 10 thinking men his admins
trhtiOn ouph t I" t." successful
I'm" Canadian rrrmi"r IS man
"l'"f my own h'afi Shr"wd, straight,
modest and cultured was surpris.d
t" nud how much no know. not only
of N" rolitical situation In England.
hg, ~ IN" chief characters concerned
in IL,
Interested In Inrmpi"y mrnt.
Aii'r discussing Lloyd George, Mr
Churchill Lord Birkrnh.ad and
l'"n"r Laws Canadian friend. Lord
E'aE"r brook. ~ talked az Sir WI
rcd l.alrl"r President Harding aud
Mr. Hughes.
Mi KING spok" with genuine nd
!nlrntion az IN" Washington confer
enc" and agreed with IN" in condern
nation Ht the many foolish and futil"
concentrations that had preceded II.
~" asked m" about labor conditions.
IN England and the Irish Free state
.As h" had s"tti"d many Canadian
strikes he waS Interested in un.tn-
I'"ym"nt said the land NJ for
lo"S l" I'VE m Was 4 less fash
!"nable resort than was generally
supposed. ana That thanky 20 Tn.
policy OF official rcprtsals" tho
ground had not been prepared in a
manner TO encourage either Craig
or Collins 10 p!"c" implicit confidence
IN IN" coalition.
II" told mo that r"priSals had come
as great shock to all thourhrful
r"or!e and. pointing 10 nne Ital-
IAN picture Of our Lord hanging on
IN" Wall. asked M. II His life had
cap'ivatcd mo as much as {; han him
said that following IL appeared
10 me 10 he In. only chance No could
ever have Of acquiring that purity
OF heart which would enable u. 10
see God. and walked up to examine
tn" picture.
Tn" mex, day lunchcd with tho
Premier and mot one of tho two
sitting members for ottawa. MIR Hal
Mctlvcrin and the lion Dr Henri
iceland Minister n Soldiers riyil Re
F''ahiishrncnD. whn was a ,;istin-
Ruish"d physician in Belgium whom
the war broke out and was taken
prisoner hv Inc Germans and confined
FOR over three years
During ~ Beland's Incarceration
his wife died In Belgium and he was
rot permitted To attend her death
bed or funeral. lie wrote "A Thou
sand and one Days In Prison in Der
I'm
also met the Hon. George era
ham. Minister OF Militia. whose only
son was killed in the war. the Hon
Sir Lomcr Gouin. Minister OF Jus
tice. and the only other lady. Mrs
g. q. Kennedy, who made up our
party.
We had general conversation which
my stepson Raymond once described
a. series OF ugly rushcs and awk-
ward pau.es." but on this occasion
most successful. as we discussed
politics and books
/ asked my ncighbor what tho
statue was which commanded such
wonderful view near the houses
or Parliament. lie told me j, was
Sir tnlahad". and had been erected
IN memory OF deed OF hcroism, and
had no other Inscription upon il.
A Deed of Hcroism.
\ young man called Henry Albert
harper was skating with friend
when ne observed couple in front
OF MIN disappear into the river at
" sudden break in the Ice He sent
his companion TO the shore for help.
and lying down. stretched out his
walking stick to II the girl i'm
the water. or her friend. could catch
hold OF IL.
Seeing that this was Impossible.
as they could not reach him. he rose
10 his feet and took on his coat
Tho other skaters implored him not
TO attempt their rescue, as IL an
parently meant certain death for him
as well.
What else can do?" said young
Harper. and plunged into the icy cur
REM. The three dead bodies were re-
covered the next morning.
Hearing that MIR. King had written
memoir OF young Harper. who had
been his greatest friend. | begged him
10 gvie mo copy OF it, lie sent IL
l" me with his autograph in II and
asked me to sign his volume of my
own autobiography, which he adj
mlred' was sorry to say good-by 10
the Canadian Premier
apathy and breeding In Audiences
me capital of the Dominion is
beautiful town. wonderfully situated
and. In spite of being covered with
snow. was dancing and radiant with
Spangles and sunshine.
y greater contract to the audiences
of New York. Boston. Chicago
Rochester and Toronto than the one
addressed in Ottawa could hardly
he Imagined. and recognized some OF
the apathy and breeding" which had
characterized my listeners in Mon
treal.
was introduced to several selec,
ana fashionable people and one GEN
Grafton gave me an Inventory of our
british aristocracy. most OF whom ne
had known and stayed with.
felt like putting my arm on hi.
shoulder and saying with sympathv