VISCOUNT MORLEY.
RECOLLECTIONS AND RECORDS.
A Brilliant Narrative.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1918.
Home Rule.
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As to his oratory we get an OUR NEW BATTLESHIPS. amphatio verdict.-
Imperialism.
The own.
Queen Elizabeth and Tiger »Outclassed.
Killed In Action.
FIR L. 5. JAMESON..
ONE-MAN
Some Details of His Career,
BUSINESSES.
Special Commissioner Appointed.
so that the follow-tradara who
to-day's name," he says, in Disraeli, of Balwar, tosay nothing Militeriem, the point blank op of Clarendon, Bolingbroks, and posite of Liberalism in its fallest Addison. His friend Arnold **Fonce asked "Mr. Gladstone and profoundest eense, whatever evidently thought that Morley's on the baroh if he did not think the scale and whatever the disposition would be really greater Parnell a good speaker, 'Indeed guise." In other words, Morley if he universally recognised I do, for he has got the very ra socepted almost from the ontset as the literary, exponent of a rest of all qualities in a speaker- the gospel of free intellectual and Radical creed, and remained a messure. He always asyn exactly
The President of the L:sal In its obituary notice of the Government Board is anxious scial expansion, and in his early great publicist. But our author as much xx, and not way more Paris, Nov. 6-M. Ronassau, late Sir Leander Stare Jameson that all possible steps shall be relationships, as well as in his is quite clear that his fate nor less than, he means to say, the naval expert of the Temps, the New York. Evening Postaken to reduce hardship is the early works be illustrated and ordained him to become His speeches, even when least ex-continues his appreciative and sey Dr. "Jim," as he was poemes of sole proptistors of basis Many threads of serious ralne pounded this gospel on strictly politician. No words," he mys, citing or rhetorical, were studded well-informed articles on his polarly known in the hustling newwa who through the nation's
rationalist lines, When be can really be needed to explain with incisive remarks singularly visit to British centres of ship days, went to South Afrios in he are combined in Lord Morley's become editor of the "Fortnight that now and then a man should well compressed. "Meredith, who building setivity. At Fanfeld early days of the discovery of the geoscitise have to join the "Recollections," Farn the Daky|ly Review," bis sim was to make grow wearied of decent profici-throught Mr. Gladstone too much Yard, Govan, he mw with Kimberly mines, and there met colours. Es is convinced that Telegraph His bas been an it an organ of the most advanced ency among the horns and of an sator, was immensely wonder and emsement the Cecil Rhodes and became his the best way of doing this, consists featly with the legitimate claims interesting figure in the political thought, especially in matters of strings of the orchestrs, and strosk by Parnell's style in a extraordinary dimensions of warm friend and confidant. The of the army, is by co-operation world; it has also been both religion, and at a later period. resolve to try his tread upon the speech si a public banquet to certain new British warships, young Scotch doctor soon develop- interesting and important in the when he went to the Pall Mall stage, where, besides the de- which I persuaded our poet to go. beside which the age of the ad into a veritable South African among treders, and he appeals. literary world. The question is Gaste, has main efort wee- to clamations of the scene, he is No public man of his time was Queen Elisabeth and Tiger would diplomat, and appeared to have only to traders who remain
remarkable power
in civil life, whether they are OTOR the have been better for John Marley ght a battle against coercion in freshened by pithy asides in the more free of the evil arts of pose, seem very modest.
of military age ‘or, abava mili- every form, bat especially in souliases." At all events Marley nabody more disdainful of play- Although complete discretion nativse. At one time he went to remain a great intellectual and relation to Ireland and the Irish took the plunge, and daring ing to the gallery, though when was observed, he adds that as to alone on a mission, on behalf of ary age, to reist in this mailer, literary force, or whether he Reformers," John Stuart Mill twenty-five years, from 1883 to be bada pesesical object to gain actual 'se one needed only to Rhodes's South Africa Company, have to leave their business decided rightly to extend his clearly influenced him. Mors 1908, sat in Parliament, for he did not forget a ruling passion remark that the alipe on which to King Lobengals, of Matabele indasuce by entering the political over, he had the greatest rarer seventeen of these years being to his hearers, so when he talked thees two earlier vessels had been land, and persuaded that warriorder to serve the contry may do sphere. These are points on ence for his teacher, because hea mizority.
of snapping the last link to a laid down bad to be enlarged to shief, in exchange for a few old with the eranos that their which he himself touches, na we championed so salonaly the
Fenian audiencë în America.”
realise that the new types were firearms, and trinkets of little basineen interests will as for sa
possible be protected. shall see. Meanwhile, thare on
cause of woman's emancipation, "It was Ireland, Ireland all the Lord Marley trusted him, and, bigger then than the old. M. value, to permit the company to The solution of the problem be no question whatsoever that This did not prevent him, how-way-during the time when apparently, without repenting it. | Bousseau continus::-
settle his country and exploit the
rests mainly with the traders and pointing out defecta, for tion in the politics!
from criticising bis master Morley hold a prominent posi-Ou the eve of the Home Rale **In these yards one sees congold wines. Within five yearu
world Bill in 1886, Parnell asked if he structed side by side oruieers, the ixou zale of Lebengals had themselves, and if they will but instance, in Mill's posthumous Gladstone bad picked him out se might have a draft of the main destroyere, {aubmersibles, mine been broken sad le himself-operats hole heartedly to
solve the difficulties much epicuous part, and especially in tract on Theism. If, however, one of his ablest lieutenants, provisions to communicate to sweepers, passenger steamers, perished miserably, very largely be done our baltastin rafarens to Chamberlain, Glad we think of Morley as Badidal and, indeed, it is quite a question balf a dean. of his colleague, cargo, beate, and even a ferry through the energy and foresight been chi-ved in various part of stone, and the Home Rale Bill of a somewhat dry and austere whether the policy of Home Rale After some demur Hurley con bosi”—Beuter.
of Dr. Jameson himself. In later yeare bin name is pro type, & disciple of the Manchester did not come from Morley's sented, with warnings to him of
From 1881 95, Dr. Jamason the ountry to show that co- minently identified with the pro- school and an expounder of the brain rather than from that of the frightful mischief that would
sored sa Administrator of Mash-operation for the maintenaces of gress of reform in Indian ad-inner value of Cobden's theories, his chief. At all events, as be caused by any leakage/
onaland. When the Matabele, men's business in practicable to ministration; while last, and by we must also remember that some Secretary for Ireland, when the Not a word came oni. Recalling no means lesst, his personality of his friendshipa showed a very great Liberal leader was com the incident some time after-
A report from Home esye that menaced the safety of the very large extent if good ill and an earnest desire to render Mashonia, Dr. Jameson consider
BSKİstance to gains piquant significance as genial and humane side. There posing the outlines of bie great wards, Parnell said "Three of the Lisat Latyens, son of Mr. Arthured that it was essential to break all reasonable
the шад who
been being one of those who, for good is a delightful chapter in this scheme, it was the business of men who saw your draft were Lutyens, formerly well known in
the power of Lobengals. In or evil, refused to undertake the book on his friendship with Lord Morley to meet the Irish newspaper mer, and any news the F.M.S., has been killed in reply to bis wire to Rhodes, "Shall called to serve his country are responsibility of the great Ear George Meredith, and there is a leaders, especially Parnell, to paper would have given a thoa-solion.
forthcoming. It is not practicable I go it? be received the opean War. *The war and our warm-hearted tribute also to the decide questions of detail-for sand pounds for it. No wonder
mysterious Selegram, Bead Lake to lay down say one scheme for setion in it," says Lord Morley in character and work of Matthew instance, whether the Irish memfal virtue, you may say. Bat
xir, 31" A Testment was with the whole country; the messures which may be advisable in any bis introduction, "led to my Arnold. The chapters on Joseph bers were to be retained in the how many of your House of Com- bome in his business and their some d fically procured, and he retirement from public office. Osemberlain, the new friand that House of Parliament or not and mons would believe it?"
The recent dissensions read. "Or what king, going to local circumstances, and it is tha particular case depend on the The world is travelling under Marley made in 1873 apparently to adhere with firm consistency later period in his career-that and the memory of them melted make war against aro:ber irg. men who are conversant with the formidable omens into a new era to his surprise-kavS rea! to Lord Spencer's view of the miserable debacle after which for promptly away under "the sitteth not down first, and con- very unlike the times in which bistorical value containing one of necessity of accompraying Home Parnell himself vengeance be- cohesion of office," and he found salteth whether he be able with bulan perped a ho are the my lot was cast." In a certain the most sympathetic portraits of Rule by a Land Bill. Parnell at osme the policy of a tragic day no more loyal adherents than 10,000 to meet him that ocmath persone best qualified to deter
a man with whom Morley after later period paid a anthor earveys period closed warda so scutely disagreed on the hearted tribute to his firmness there is the less reason to deal apprehensive of his failure."
Warm is only lightly touched on. Indeed, these who had been the most against him with 20,000" The mine in what way boip can best
be given. buoyant Scotchman's reply was. and finished, frankly acknowledg subject of Irish Home Rule. and consistency, adding that with Parliamentary details; in-
Mr. Hayes Fisher has appoint There is also an appreciation "All right; have read Linke xi, ed Mr. B. A. Rotherham, the ing that the newer ers belongs to Hare, for instance, Bre some if there had been more Johs samuch as the politics of the of Sir William Harcourt, which 21," He had bas 1,000 mp chairman of the local tribagal younger men, adds to the weighty sentences which reveal the great Motlays in the Administration time are fally discussed in More should like to quote, did only sore machine gune, and the help for Coventry, who has been active importance of these two volumes Birmingham dictator as Morley Ireland would have been aley's "Life of Gladstone." apsca permit. Incidentally it of Khama's nativae; but he over- of recollection, especially when
|ia pressing forward· co-operation happier country. Two charecter-
throws freeh light on that some-game Labengals and his 15,000 for safeguarding the interests of we have to add that bis thoughts.
"Of the small personal jealousy istic anecdotes are told of John We have left ourselves hat what obscure chapter in car splendid fighting men with ease. are clothed in a literary style of that is the terment of men who Bright sai Baxley in reference little space to indicate the inter- political history which followed and dispatch, at a cost which was men who have joined the forces. mach ober and distinction, and sok confidence in their
as a Special Commissioner to ora to Morley's resolute advocacy of eating comments which accomp the retirement of Gladstone. trival as compared with the visit localities and generally to that the book itself, not being in qualities it is little to aay that Home Bale, Bright the Erst any the incidents of Morley's later Then Rosebery succeeded to an advantages secured. In recogn assist the Board in forwarding say accurate senee a biography. Chamberlain bad none. From time he met him in the lobby years. We know the attitude be unesay throne, and Harcourt-his tion of their Imperial services, schemes of co-operation.
that root of evil nobody in the said: "Do you know what I say assumed towards the Boer War; only possible rival in the Mr. Rhodes was made a Privy world stood clearer. His fidelity about you? I keep wondering bie views on Imperialism and Premiership-discovered that be Counciller and Dr. Jameson to a political ally was incompar-whether it is courage or folly in Imperialistic policy are familiar could not count од as much 0.B. and Administrator of able, but for a man who was you." I wondered pleasantly, in to us. Chamberlain had once support as he thought be de- Rhodesis. more to him than a political ally reply, sage Lord Morley, whether said that, though we could not be served. The chapters on Indian At this time Rhoden was Prime his solicitude was always alive the question was in him good proud of all the stepe taken in reforms, in which Lord Morley, Minister of Cape Colony, und hie Journal of the Iron and Steel In 1866 Galena 18 and anxious, and-I-bare-known nature or good manners. Haxley, the acquisition of our Empire, it now become Secretary of State for schemes for the unification of Confederation there is str Morley was the 8k Jass of our more than one instance where it who had his own quarrels with is great potentiality, the Ladia, explains and illustrates South Africa bad been thwarted article on the increased shipbuild- was even singularly chivalrous. Mr. Gladstone about Gadarene greatest that was ever given to his liberal policy towards by President Kroger, and after ing programme. Referring to the revolution." How many of the Be was intent upon his public swine and other critical affaire, man." Morley comments: When natives and his desire to extend tempestanna interview with the forta being made to secure a audience had heard of St. Just or ends, and confident that they remarked, "Ah, he has sent you, we remember the quarrels as to the aphere of independence and Boer President. toward the end largely isorsased ontont of steel how many could have told any must in the long run succeed. In my dear friend, to Ireland sa le anzerainty, paramountry, and the eelf-government, are very Tala- of November, 1895, Dr. Jameson for this purpose, the writer states: three face of his oarte on the moves and mar mavres that sent Gordon to Khartoum, I other juridical mysteries of Eng-able and important; and no lese promised the Uitlanders to ze we know that the members doubtful matter. At all events,
from are inseparable
to the advise you to look out for your lish claims that led to the Boer significauos attaches the sally served its purpose, and
the dress their grievances against the of the confederation will put its immediate rhetorical effect matinery of party be speedily self; that is all."
War, misgiving as to the virtues chapter A Crisis in Prerogative," Boers, visited Jobannesburg, and their back into the matter, and became a peculiarly sharp-sighted Balfour and Parnell. brought down the house. Though
of sovereign potentialities may in which our author throws aide- it was urranged that he should see to it that the shipbuilders get quite inexact in most important expert, for they were indispen- One of the most charming well arise." In this connection lights on the battle between the enter the Transvaal with an arm their steel, Witboat steel these
in these we find the following footnote to two Houses and particulars, Goschen'e phrase had able in carrying policies for-qualities illustrated
the much- en frèce simultaneonely with the some meaning in reference to ward. Of him we may say, volumes is the author's analytic history:
criticised Parlismert Bill. But outbreak in the capital of the carried ont, and every man who ambitions programmes osanot ha Morley's early stadiee. He had said of Thiers, he was fit for ability to trace the character of
Week end with the Cham though mach must be omitted, Band, but only on receiving word does his best to incresse oulph: all the parts in the great drama." those with whom, or against berlaina at Highbury. Extremely we must fad room for a silhouette from the Reform Leaders. They peforming a natr pal service." "associated himself with the course That shew two men should be whom he had to work. There is, pleasant. He asked me
of thought in Rousseau, in Vol-
of the German Emperor, whom gave him ben sa andated letter, saire, and in Diderot, and from friends at all aroused a certain for instance, a clear difference of eternal question, Where was it Karley met more than once. The which justified the resolution sad that it was epay to infer that be smount of surprise. Mr. Glad logical and social temper between you think we went wrong in the last sentence has a tragic itong appealed to him for aid. It con- accepted some, if not all, of the stone, for instance, found a Morley and Balfour-the first Boer quarrel?" and I gave my "About the Emperor's person-tained the famous phrase that if I had ones got in, I must sak
of the French revola constant puzz'e in the long rationalist, the second a metaphy-standard spawer, "At the Bloem ality. I bear a good deal of talk thousands of principles of matter of fat than intimacy between Chamberlain sicien; the first a direct and on-fontein Conference, between from some who saw him at close women, and children of our race there would have altered the anarmed men,you to believe that my arrivat studies to which reference he and Morley. "You are not diffe- compromising politician; the Milner and Kroger. You had at quarters; some of it little better will be at the mercy of well-armed while complexion of affairs." man and second a highly intelligent but leat got the old gentleman down than gossip, it is true, but from Boere," and appealed to Jameson The Boers handed the raiders been made were more literary in rent," he used to say,
practical statesman. from his sulky tsstresses at suthentic gossip one may pick up to come to the rescue. What over to the British Government, intention than anything eles, and wide are often different, but you always
two are the very contradiction." But the picture drawn by Morley Pretoria, and yet, at the first a grain of ore. The general actually decided Jamason to so and Jameson and the fora in they are of somewhat aqua. On this Lord Morley comments, of Balfour in these chapters is point of difference, Kilner throws verdict from people well qualified is still somewhat a mystery. On pommand are tried in London. valde. But Morley from a "I do not try le saalyse or fall of a gentle indulgence, the table over, and breaks ff. If to judge seems to be adverse to the night of Sunday, Decemb In May, 1896, Jameson was found early age, subject to foreign in
For thirteen gracions appreciation which, fluences or not, was a Liberal of xplain. a somewhat extreme Badical type,
strenuous years we lived the life caneidering the opposite ricers you had been there, when a nerd any claim to a plece in the front 29, he took the bit between his guilty of a felonious offence, wod point arose you would have pash-rank,eg, with men like Bit-teeth," and invaded the Transvaal waa ntenced to penal servitude, In bia first volume he defsed of brothers."
they took of Irish affairs, led the toboon jar to him across mazek, or Cavour, or old Metter-with 484 men, sight Maxime, and hat the septeBos Literature and Politics. |infinitely pleasant to read,. what be intends by Liberalism.
the table, anggested a reflective nich, or statesmen of the foxy shree light field pieces.
commuted to ten months ordinary Respect for the dignity and By this time, of course, Morley. it would be more natural to pause, and persevered until the breed like. Leopold of Belgium. worth of the individasi is its had already crossed the Rubicon find an appreciation of Parnell thing had been brought round." Superficial, hurried, impetacus, kap, near Krugersdorp, almost as in the December following, owing He was surrounded at Doors-imprisonment. He was released root. It stands for "puranit of which divides intellectual work Horley had much to do with him, And bere is an estimate of the badly balanced, theas are a few the gates of Johannesburg, and to ill-health. social good against class interest in a study from political business seeing him probably more character of Campbell Banner- of the descriptive epithets. One on January 3, 1898, compelled to After a while he returned to or dynastic interest. It stands for ons platform end in the Hoves constantly than say of the others, mso, a warm tribute, as we impresion and in my eyes it is warrender. Bhodes at once real South Africs, and was elected the subjection to human judge of Commons. It is interesting to and doing his best to work with might expect, hat paid wish that golden impressione sppears ised that his friend'a rash set Member for Kimberley in 1900. most of all claims of external note that he feels himself called him towards a solution of the sore falicity of touch and that to have left in the mind of every meant the ruin of his own career, He was soon appointed a director authority, whether in an organis- upon so defend his abandonment Irish problem. Everyone knows just appreciation of important body, namely, that he does really and the failure of the whole of the De Beers Company, sad of ed Church or in more loosely of letters. "Of the thousand there something cold, points which mark all the many desire and intend Peace.” Uitlander scheme for overthrow- the British South Africa Com. gathered societies of believers, or felicities of youth," he remarks, austere, and hard about the portraits in these volames; Such are the main topics of ing Kroger. But, withoharacteris pany, of which latter company ha in books held seared. In law what can surpass the elation of uncrowned king of Ireland. He
*A 1000 as ever Parliament two volumes of autobiography, in tic generosity, he said to Mr. was later president. He exerted making it does not neglect the a literary apprentice one probably pon-essed little or no mer, it was evident that the new the highest degree remarkable Schreiner on that memorable himself actively in Ospe politics, higher characteristics of human day finding a gate opes for him personal ambition. He bad leader, with his bonhomie, ham and characteristic, presenting of December: "Poor old Jame- and came to be regarded as "the" the great Parliamentary thrown himself with all the manicur, plain and lively common-personality, essentially kindly con! Twenty yests we have been second in command" of the Pro- nature, it attende to them firet, in
executive administration, turnpike road?" It was not tillfold powers of his nature into sense, splendid temper, not with- and sympathetic, intelligent and friends, and now he goes and gressive party. When Rhodes's struggle for Irish out occasional points of pleasant soute. Lord Morley has not rains me. I osonos hinder him, death occurred, Jameson, was though judge, gaoler and perhaps 1883 that Morley became member the the hangman will be indispen- for Newcastle-on-Tyne, efter independence, and throughout malice, his easy ways in basiness, always been graciously treated by I cannot go and destroy him." acclaimed bie politics! successor, eable, still mercy is counted a seeking in vain sest in the greater part of his career he was exactly fitted for the new bin critics, who have sometimes Jameson, when in London and it was under his leadership wise supplement to terror... Blackburn is 1889 and at West- was confident as to the reault, assembly. When he instantly attributed to him a narrow out awaiting trial, admitted having that the Progressives fought and
Was the He did not care for laurels, followed one of Mr. Balfour's look, and frequently called him, mede, a discreditable failure,” so the minster in 1880. Needless to say, we
won a general election, and in decision wise? Morley clearly Until the last fatal period, when ingenious trains of dialectic by cold and hard. Tei he deserves bat, he added, "I should like all 1004 he was made Premier of spreading, contimental sense, noi thinks it was, or rather thinks to a large extent be lost his the blast exclamation that we mach se Mill the title of "The my friends to know that my Cape Uolons, wad Privy Coun merely in the sxone of English thapin his oase it was inevitable. nerve, Parnell even in the most had beet bave done with all this Saint of Rationalism." A well-enterprise WEST DUI WO mud cillor in 1907, remguing in 1908, He is quite aware that a transition agitated scenes' preserved on 107 foolery," the House felt, with krown Frenchman once said that as you all seems to think. It was when bis varty was besten in the politice and party.”
from books, and the publicist's composure, and discovered no excited refreshment, that they all great thoughts came from the question of houte, if not of election. From 1910 to 1912 ho pen to the vicisitudes of political sign of quickened pulse. As had got the very man they heart. Morley added the rider. minutes, whether I succeeded jar was member of Parliament front action is not much favoured by Lord Morley remarks, His wanted. More and more they Yes, but they must go round by not in reaching Johannesburg the Harbour Division of Upp happy precedent. He recalls the politics were a vehement haule, liked him and respected him, and the head." That exsolly fixes his with my troops before my advane
Town and in 1911-was orestu
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ments on the main topica of the
suthor's career, is possessed of a rare attractiveness from the fret page to the last.
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