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plunge to the heart of a knotty point.
whether law or in politics, while merely
clever men were sti1 nibblinR at It's
edges. He also had the waywardneSs OF
genius who Is law unto himself and
VINO ngnts nj sbattles more easily alone
tnan In cooperation with other men.
Yet with all his brilliance Lord Birk-
enneads career was something Of dis
appointment-poSsibly a disappointment
70 nnmself, and certainly q disappoiut-
ment to other men.
When young Frederick Edwin Smith
nrst Mashed Ike q comet into the
legal world, dazzled with his eloouence
ana aStounded men twice his age with
MS extraordinary grasp Of the most alb
strtse legal points, IL was felt that
there had arrived O new phenomenon
In public life and that the entire course
OF English history might be altered by
this one man.
War Changed Course.
Perhaps 1t nearly was. When Eng
land was on the verge Of civil war over
the Irish question early In 1914 no
name was more frequently on mems lips
than that Of "Galloper Smith, tie
redoubtable aide-de-cannp of the Ulster
leader, Lord Carson
But Q revolver fired IN the Balkans
settled all Of that and Galloper found
another outlet for his adventurous tenn
permanent In France and Flanders That,
too, passed away. Galloper became q
baronet and Lord Birkenhead and his
maJesty's secretary of state for India.
Then the luck of politics and failing
health conspired together and the great
lawyer-politician withdrew, not, indeed,
from the public mind. but from the
front pages of the newspapers
Few men In British history had more
fervent admirers than he, and few have
aroused more bitter animosity. poem
by @. K. CheSterton, of which each
verse ends "Chuck it, Smith," probably
will remain known for long time as
one of the most bitter investives ever
perpetrated by major poet.
His death marks the passing of a
great fighter, q lawyer of almost super
human ability and one of the most col
orful personalities that has ever APP
peared on the British political stage.
Lady Birkenhead and other members
OF the family were at the bedside when
Lord Birkenhead died.
King George, on hearing of the pass
ing OF the great statesman. sent a mes
sage OF sympathy TO Lady Birkenhead
Leaders Voice Tribute.
The Earl Of Birkenhead is succeeded
in the earldom by the 23-year- Wis
count FurneauX, whose courtesy title
was subsidiary honor which accom-
panied the earldom when It was con-
ferred in 1922
Lord Birkenhead's passing LIS calling
| forth tributes on all sides to his public
career and his qualities as a man and
| q friend
Lloyd George. in whose coalition gov
| eminent Birkenhead was lord ckancel-
lor, said:
There was no more brilliant mind
consecrated to the service Of the state
during this generation. He had qualities
| of mind and heart which are unique.
| The public knew the former and adj
4 ntred them. Only his most intimate
friends Understood the latter"
( Sir Austen Chamberlain said. "At thi;
moment ! cannot speak of his public
(; work. can only think of the friend
whom ! have losb No man was ever
more loyal or more generous in his
| friendships"
Lord Hewart, lord chief Justice. said:
The country has lost q distinguished
statesman and lawyer and many persons
have lost . stAsanch friend