Evening star., 1925-10-13
.isquith ImnOvable.


some sort ut change was desirable.
isquith Immovable.
There is great dissatisfaction. too.
with the government. but there's no
way 10 change it except by the volun-
tary resignation of the ministers. The
prime minister will not resign this
wife said the other day that nobody
but God could put Herbert out'o, and
Sir Edward Grey'S resignation will
not he accepted by him. 1t is against
these two that the tlerceSt criticism
continues to beat-againSt ASquith be
cause the war doesn't 90 forward fast
enough and because Re doesn't seem
70 deal frankly with the people. and
against Grey for the diplomatic fail
ure 10 secure the Balkan States 10 the
allies. But during those months the
English We're thinking chiefly of keep
ing the Germans out of Calais AMI of
holding the German line i'll France
till the Russians should threaten
Berlin The story goes about now
that the Turks offered to permit the
British to go through the Dardanelles
tor the payment Of Il sun. that Is
small in comparison With what the
DarGaneIles failure cost. The answer
they got was that the English do not
do things III that way. The navy and
army regard Sir Edward Gley. who
is supposed To he responsible for this
answer. as a visionary. statesman
too much of 4 gentleman as old
Lord Fisher said 10 Mr.. Balfnuf
Deem Grey Invaluable
OF course. we who are onlooilers
here have long ago passed tn. place
we can be surprised by any
@vcrt. hut unless new and disastrous
things happen IN the Balkans or be
yond I have good hope that Sir Ed
ward will not he driven out of office
till the war ends lie will then go be
cause his eyes demand rest. Else he
may go blind. | lay stress on this be
cause his continuing in Office is Of
prime importance 10 US. He sees more
hearty eye-to-eye with US than Il
thtal;l any other member Of the cab
inc lie has To weld To his asso-
ciateS who reflect and represent Brit
iSh upinio1 about The uses OF sea
power, and especially does he have TO
Weld to the military and naval group
and 10 the lawyer group. But he has
softened many d blow. The diplo-
matte corps here share my estimate of
him. Within the last few daNs allied
and neutral diplomats alike have eA-
pressed 10 me the great test alarm lest
he should resign in disgust at. the
criticism of him which comes from
half the points of the compass. |
don't think the diplomats now in serv-
ice command great weight of brains.
I fear that one has a tendency to
lessen his list Of great men as he
sees them at close range. But. as
nearly as I can Judge, the group i'll
London make a higher average by
good deal than the group at any other
capital Imperiali. the Italian Am
baqsador dined with me three nights
ago. and | could GET him to talk about
nothing else than Sir Edward. Merry
del Val. the Spaniard, gave me call
lasting II whole working morning, to
express his alarm. The Minister from
Y danced all around the
room mutterng his fear, God knows
we have a hard enough time now.
But with CurZon, who can tell what
we should suffer-" And it's Curzon
they talk about for the foreign office
If a change should be made.
Kitchener's Name Fetch
Those of US who have so far fought
through this war have long ago got
past the least trace of awe of noble
lords or vice regents. or royalty. but
YOU don't want-for steady inter
course-to deal with a fellow who has
an air Of ordering all mundane things.
You're afraid you'll be tempted some
day 70 say what you think of him.
which wouldn't be diplomatic. In In
aia Curzon quarreled with Kitchener.
which | secretly hold to his credit, for
nobody seems able to work with kitch-
ener For 20 years he ordered say
ages and dependent nations about.
The people believe him great. and the
government uses him as an effective
dummy. His name raised q great
army. Lord Derby actually doing the
work Thus. YOU see. we live not in
an ordered world, but in a world of
ragged hopes and fears. | fancy that
history. in one of her yagarieS, will
set down these plausbilities for facts
that Asauith was England's greatest
prime minister and that Grey failed
in the great war as secretary for for
e;cn affairs-both wide of the truth.
I've heard nothing lately about the
British reply TO our long note. /
know they are looking up facts for a
reply. and I'll ask when l see Sir
Edward next--in a day or two. But
7 think | have written YOU that ! do
not expect any important concession
10 our demands.
Navy Party Popular
The navy party has public opinion
sauarely behind 1t. They are going to
do all they can to starve out Ger
many and settle the bill with neutrals
after the war. There ism much feel
ing against us on the score of our
protests against British action. Feel