Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-31

Glowing words of appreciation come
from America in tribute to the memory
of Lord Balfour. His long career In the
service Of his country, as well as the
high qualities of his own personality,
have aroused the admiration of the
world.
"The Earl of Balfour richly exempli-
fled the golden traditions of British
craftsmanship, says the Atlanta jour-
nal in its striking eulogy, part OF which
is here quoted: ITO the tasks of gov
eminent he brought a mind of native
distinction and scholarly mold, and to
the battles of politics chivalry that
gave luster- to the hardest encounter.
Had he followed the bent of his youth
he now would be most renowned in the
republic of letters, as a philosopher and
an essayist of rare trenchancy and
charm. Such, indeed, he was, for, in
the breathing spaces which his more
than half century of arduous public
duties allowed him, he produced some
of the treasures of contemporary Eng
lish literature. Yet this meditative man
stood alert and masterful at the helm
of empire, dispatching business that
called for the keenest Of practical Judg-
ment. solving problems which only the
IlneSSG Oh III dCCOUlRt1oi1C0 0ARAOhAdS
could untangle, meeting issues and pertls
which were of moment to all human
kind. Three observation-disclosures, Ed
ward VII and George VALUED his
wise counsel, and three generations adj
mired his character, true and strong
amid shifting tides
X X X x
"What a record of public service from
Parnell's day to the second ministry OF
Macdonald exclaims the Richmond
News-Leader, describing Balfour as "al-
| ways the gentleman in politics, always
| the great gentleman. Bitter partisan
| feeling was foreign to his nature. Yet
he had a range of vision, power OF
analysis, depth of comprehension, ana
a skill in presentation eXcelled by no
| parliamentarian of his day." declares
| this paper The Little Rock Arkansas
Democrat styles him "a real statesman
of a day which is far in the past" while
| the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel in its
word picture of him says: Brilliant,
| scholarly, impressive in appearance,
shrewd, polished, possessed of most
extraordinarily active and alert intelll-
gence residing in an active body, this
nephew of the great Lord Salisbury was
certainly among the outstanding figures
! of an age which produced many an OUT
standing genius" The Chicago Daily
News declares that seldom has there
appeared in British public life figure
so generally attractive"
That he was man of broad cul-
| ture and sympathies" is the statement
of the Chattanooga Times, which also
records that "he is said to have pos
sessed one of the finest minds of his
time and may be classed as philoso-
pher-statesman."
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The Louisville Courier-Journal also
labels him the philosopher in poll
tics" and emphasizes the fact that
clear thinking, with literary quality
even in his casual utterances, charac-
terized him."
Discussing his relations with America
in the various places of high respon-
sibility held by him, the Seattle Times
says: "The American people remember
Lord Balfour from his visits here In
! 1917 and 1918. AS the head of the
British mission to this country he made
a favorable impression. His attractive
personality, his scholarly attachments
and his understanding of the American
spirit marked him as a statesman OF
first rank. His address before the House
of Representatives in 1917 was a mas
terly effort" the Times concludes.
The Cincinnati Times-Star considers