New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Fifth Earl of Rosebery Is Dead;
 Was One of Greatest Victorians

Lord Dalmeny, was educated at Eton and then at Oxford. although he left the latter institution without troubl- ing to take the degree when he was reprimanded for giving too much att tention to his extensive racing stable Unlike the sons of other peers. he did not. while . student, bet on his horses under an assumed name. It was to the rector who predicted that he would turn out badly" that Rosebery made his celebrated boast:
 T shall win the Derby. marry the heiress of the year. and become prime minister"
 Ten years later he married Han nah. only daughter of Baron de Rothschild. thus becoming one of the richest men in the Empire, and in 1894 he captured both the Derby and the premiership. When Chaun- cey Depew heard of these two favors from the hand of fortune. he sent the famous cable to Rosebery:
 Heaven alone is left to be won."
 Enters Politics
 A year after young Lord Dalmeny left Oxford, his father died and the heir took his seat in the house of lords. A contemporary of MT. Glad stone and John Morley, he became secretary of state for foreign affairs in the Gladstone cabinet in 1sS6 and embarked upon the political career which resulted in his reputation as 8 reformer The liberal ministry remained in power for only a short period. but in 1892 Gladstone regain ed sway and Lord Rosebery again became foreign minister.
 As such he fought against the evacuation of Egypt and demanded the retention of the upper Nile val ley and Uganda, and was instru- mental in avoiding conflict with France over the question of Siam by bringing about an agreement where- by Siam was made a buffer state be- tween the English and French pos sessions in Asia.
 Succeeding Mir. Gladstone when the latter retired because of ill., health. Lord Rosebery continued as prime minister for IS months, when the government was defeated and he stepped down in favor of Lord Salis- bury.
 Leader of Opposition
 Subsequently,, as opposition leader. Lord Rosebery exercised consider able influence in British politics. When certain powerful factions were urging intervention in Turkey be- causes of Armenian atrocities, he re- fused to support the demand at the risk of European war. and resign ed the liberal leadership. This was the second great stroke that estab- lished him in the peoples confi- dence. Previously he had won his laurels as friend of the common people by bringing about the settle ment of great coal strike that had placed 800. 900 miners on the verge of starvation.
 Asi an drA tbrss,,I:sra Rosebery un- doubtedly was supreme after Dis raeli and Gladstone had passed; i; many. in fact, prefsrred~ him to either. His manner was impressive, his meditation exquisite: his style and diction almost perfect. His lan- Euage has been described as that of the seer. never that Of the debater. He was particularly effective with the masses. Once for instance, dur ing his political activity, he was ad- dressing a huge crowd in Edinburgh. An old man at the back of the hall forgetting himself for the moment, shouted:
 'I dinna hear a word he says, but it's gran. it's gran"
 Was . Book Lover
 Books were perhaps Rosebery's greatest solace. He read necessarily.