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THE VICEROY-ELECT OF INDIA.

A CHARACTER SKETCH

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BY.

GENTLEMAN WITH A DUSTER ****

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATUEDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 1925

When I say to people that Edward | do, all the same, bring home to the House Wood seems to me the highest kind of of Commons the gravity of our social Englishman now in politics, many off problems and the importance of getting them look surprised” and perplexed. fundamental things right.

Edward Wood, they question; and one can see in their eyes effort of the memory to attach this name to some

scasational event in Parliament or some

haunting paragraph in the newspapers. He is the son of Lord Halifax, I ex plain.

The trouble clears from their faces. "Oh, yes: of course; that ex treine High Churchman." Minister for Education in the late Gov ernment," I continue. The trouble re turts. Oh, was he! they say, and dis. miss Mr. Wood as a agnentity, and me

as a pedant or a poseur.

For example, much of the money we spend on education, believing that we solve the greatest of our political pro- blems by this expenditure, is wasted. We have come to see that education is it must be used in conjunction with bous- only one instrument of reform, and that

He was reform if it is to give us a higher order of citizen, And we have also come to see that it must be more closely linked up with employment. This is to say, we shall never get value for the money we spend on education until the people live in better houses and are assured of But I have never had this opinion of regular employment. The whole atmos Edward Wood challenged in the House phere of their lives must be changed." of Commons. Men of all parties recog nise in his personality something which he had no fear of a Labour Government. On that same occasion he told me that ім admirable. something which dis tinguishes him from other men.

Even

The House of Commons, he said, had those who do not share his political taught him that in all men there is some. opinions readily pay their tribute to the thing good, just, and straight. In spite range of his intellect and the gracious of many symptoms of materialism in the ness of his character: more remarkable present generation he believes that good still, even those whose intellectual ness is still the mark to which humanity qualities are the equat of his, but whose is pressing. Among the Labour men he moral qualities have degenerated in con- told me he had found few who thought thes with the sordid atmosphere of more of cleverness than of character. politics never speak of him with an However, wildly they may express them affected amusement as a religious bige selves if public speeches the majority or a narrow-minded moralist; in the re- of them acknowledge goodness as the marks of these latter politicians I often highest thing in human life. detect a tone of rather wistful regret, as if they were conscious in themselves of a loss for which the world they bave gained has, by no nicans compensated.

THE HIGHEST KIND OF ENGLISH POLITICIAN.

think, for

There is something genial, too," he said, "about the judgments of the best of them. They seem to example, that Lloyd George is a good argument for the doctrine of purgatory; he is not fit for the society of the elect, but not quite bad enough to bura per-

, CONVERSATISM—A SPIRITUAL. -

EVOLUTION.

Iral Edward Wood the highest kindmanently!' of Englishman now in politics for the flowing reasons. He is a man whose life and doctrine are in complete harmony with very lofty moral principle, but His definition of Conservatism is simple who has no harsh judgment for men who and convincing. It stands in his mind err and go astray. He is a scholar of for a evolution of the social order as real distinction, but his sympathies with thorough and as peaceful as the evolution ignorant and ball-educated mankind are of nature. It is, moreover, not a both generous and affectionate. He has mechanical nor a materialistic evolution, maxt gentle and attractive sense of but a moral and spiritual evolution. The humour, but there is no derision in his end of everything it does is the moral words, and no unkindness in his smile. and spiritual nature of man. It is not He is profoundly convinced of the truth policy of mere expediency, but a de of one form of the Christian religion, finite thesis of life in action. It believes but he is as profoundly interested in the in confidence and security because trade good work of men, who represent quite cannot flourish without those conditions; different forms of that religion. He is and it desires trade to flourish, not for wise, reflective, careful of his words, and the enrichment of manufacturera and unemotional in his public utterances, but he has a warm and cheerful admiration trade is necessary for the population; and speculators, but because flourishing for the effective gab of a genuine spell it seeks revenues for the State and the binder. He believes without, one shadow of doubt that Conservatism is the truest Personal welfare of the population be und most enduring form of politics, but evolution of man's moral and spiritual cause these things are necessary to the he can see the good that is-in Labour, and in the sorrows and sufferings of the dripressed classes he can perceive at least one excuse for the wild words of the extremista.

PRIEST-LIKE, BOYISH LOOK.

nature.

Socialism, in his view, is a movement clearly backward, for it involves the sup pression of individuality, the curtailment of personal frectlom, and the sacrifice

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race of acting as protagoniste in the defence of Europe against one form of tyranny after another. We can hardly boliery, he says, that the historical film, of which, so far, the main scenes have been 1889, 1700, 1900, 1914, has been the product of anything but an over-riding purpose, of which the Saal outcome is yet to be

seen.

* That the British race in 1911 should. have been empowered to play its part in the world struggle must compet the reverent mind to acknowledge with gratitude the heritage of the past that has been the instrument of the present achievement. In this spirit we shall urety week to preserve all the best of what is old, in order that we may, in years to come, better discharge the duties of the national trusteeship which work events have laid upon as

OPTICAL GLASS.

SUPREMACY OF BRITISH PRODUCTS.

ADMIRALTY TESTS

Mr. F. E. Smith, Director of Scientific Research, Admiralty, writing in The Times, says :—

1 have followed with interest,and at- tention the correspondent in The Times on the subject of the optical industry of this country, and it is my concern at the moment to endeavour to remove any mis- apprehension which may exist respecting the comparative qualities of British and foreign ortical goods."

It is a commonly, held belief that. This attitude towards the Empire, and British manufacture are inferior to the optical instruments and optical glass of towards the moral character of the instruments and glass produced by cer English people,' is characteristic of tain well-advertised Continental firms mouera Conservatism. It is an attitu and sold in large quantitica in this coun of great firmness, strong courage, and try. I wish to state that this belief is no boastfulness. Nothing in the per- erroneous and that it is based on pre- tormances of the Labour Government has judice rather than upon a knowledge of se uisappointed and troubled Mr. Wood the facts. "Comparative tests made with as its attitude towards the Empire. He rigid, accuracy in the laboratory, and dorestic and its foreign intentions, can prove that British optical instruments era new that Labour, "however good its trials under stringent service conditions. easily inflict great damage upou this and glass nro inferior to one. most precious and sacred achievement of

The British Navy is the largest user of British genius. He deeply deplores the high-grade optical glass and instruments reak in our inter-imperial relations in the world, and there should be no dif which Labour has so rudely and heulty in appreciating that it is of vital roughly made. He has all the in-importance that the rangefinders, gun- tellectual contempt of a

man whose sights, submarine periscopes, binoculars, whole life is ruled by great principles, etc., used in the Service should be the for politicians whose minds are ruled by Enest procurable. The Admiralty have shibboleth. He cannot easily imagins assured themselves that British optical how a man of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's Instruments and glass meet their exact vision is unable to see the benefit to our ing requirements, and it is always speci working-classes of developing the British Gel in Admiralty contacts for optical Empire, nor can he understand how stores that the goods shall be of British party, representative of Labour, is un-manufacture throughout. able to see what great danger they run in flouting the wishes of our Demisions. The principle of generous co-operation in his judgment, is vital to the mainten ance of the unity of the Empire.

optical instruments-if only of hinoculars, I hope that the majority of buyers of microscopes, or camera lenses will need no further certificate than that which ap pears in the foregoing paragraphs, and It is the essence of Conservatism, he that they will in future hesitate before says, to assert the essential unity of albuying foreign goods. The British optical classes and interests, to break down every industry, at the moment, leads the world barrier of prejudice and ignorance which in the quality of its products. This supre- prevent comradeship, and to dengue macy is the result of research, and re- the odious spirit of class-hatred and search costs money, which must be set sectional antagonism which is working aside out of the profits of the industry. in the country to destroy the freedom of If we are to maintain our supremacy we the individual ad the unity of both the must rinintain the sales of British instru- Aation and the Empire...

ments, or wo shall fall behind other He believes that Conservatism rony do countries which can devote more money much to bring employer and employed to the improvement of the quality of their into closer and more harmonious re- goods because of their large and profit- lations and that by a comprehensive able foreign markets. The British Scicu- scheme of insurance the Conservatives tific Instrument Research Association, may do a great deal to relieve the work with Sir Herbert Jackson as Director of man of his more pressing anxieties. He Research, is assisting the efforts of believes that these things can be accom British manufacturers to improve the plished by wise prudent Acts of Parlin quality of satisfaction and leads to con- meat, but he believes that even more fidence, not only that the existing high important than Acts of Parliament is standard will be maintained but that fur a revival of the Conservative spirit in.

ther developments can be expected the nation. From such a revival he looks That confidence in the enterprise and of unity and comradeship. A real fecting Placed has lately been emphasized by the to see in the national life real sense skill of British manufacturers is not mis of friendliness and co-operation, real successful production of the novel optical conviction that we are a great nation equipment used by. Mr. J. E. Barnard in discharging great duties, and bound by his work on the cancer virus. great responsibilities.

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not to be found anywhere under the sun; and to mislead, such people seeias towa him one of the greatest of sina

"A BETTER WORLD.”

RELIGION AND POLITICS: I once talked to him about the place of religion in poties, he thinks that, for obvious reasons, Christianity can never be mads the touchstone of a detailed political policy, but believes that as an attitude towards the problems. He longs for a better world, and he of the world it is essential to right prays for it. The unhappiness. of many. action. The attitude of religion in an employer makes a good "employer, and

poor people, the divisions and separa in a workmar a good workanan.

sions of GOT social

pos an attitude entirely opposed to greed but never deject him. He holds firmly It is sectarianism, distress him and pain him, and dishonesty; it consecrates energy and sanctifies Embition; it robs commmer can deliver man from all the delusions to his faith that love and good sense cialism of its ugliness and vulgarity; of materialism, and that a day will it gives grace and beauty to every aspect come when an England conscious of com of everyday life.

radeship, and a British Empire conscious of unity, will lead the world into the way of pence...

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LB

Like bis friend Algernon Fitz Roy, of great and noble body of national Edward Wood, who is only forty-three tradition on the jerry-built altar of an years of age, is six feet three inches in height, but holds himself with none of the utterly untried Internationalism. rigidity of the Life Guardsman. It is A TRUE BALANCE BETWEEN THE difficult to think of him as a major in..

INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE. the Yorkshire Dragoons, or as hunting

pack of barriers at his home, or going Life as he sees it is a continuous out across the moors with a gun and a struggle between the soul and the law, or, politically speaking, between the in- dog.

dividual and the State. The object of wise political system must be to strike He has something of the priest-like, true balance between the personal boyish look of the Cecils, and is of a rights of the individual and 'those of the rather dusty and untidy appearance, as society of, which he is a member. though he lived chiefly among books and State cannot be healthy and progressive was entirely careless of practical matters, unless it provides full scope for in- Under a strong, forehead the large eyes dividual enterprise and individual deve. are set deeply in the face and look out lopment; at the same time, an individual

Christianity, he thinks, thus can, and upon life very quietly and entirely un-who denounced the right of the State to ought to, exereissa powertoi nhuchee excitedly, with as much humour as sweet-interfere with his liberty would soon fallon politics; but it not infrequently fails nes, as much tolerance as earnestness, into moral anarchy. A balance must be through a conrusion in the mind of re

His great affection for Robert Cecil, as much kindness as seriousness. The struck. The various loyalties of individual ligious leaders between motive and

apart altogether from his own religious large and flexible mouth which is above life must be linked up and harnessed to

action. The first can be brought to a the League of Nations but be

impulse, makes him a warm friend of all other things critical, expresses also a greater loyalty on which ultimately spiritual test; the second must be judged practical and far-seeing, and he would good humour and friendship; never does they all depend. These lesser loyalists, by whether or not it is well calculated pot go the length in this matter which it harden into severity or become firm he says, valuable as they are as the main to achieve the desired result. It is clear many of our idealists have already and oppugnant with self-aggression. The spring of much that is best in human life, ly the function of the spiritual leader gone. face is self-evidently that of a grave, become disruptive unless, consciously or at all times to insist upon the moral res scholarly, and kindly man, whose wisdom unconsciously, they can and a contribu-ponsibility of wealth in the face oi

**Bometimes," he once said to a is gentle, and whose sympathies are sin- tion to make to some organism larger poverty or want; but there is ng reason

I wonder where one can look for a than their own:

to suppose that he will be a better judge common centre for the world's loyalty HIS FIEWS ON LABOUR.

"In the affairs of the next world the than the statesman of the wisdom

There was a time when every Eurpean 'Before the Conservative Government

pure individual becomes the gloomy particular proposals by which the State nation acknowledged a common centre for its loyalties in the Church, and a fell, and before Labour had given any Calvinist, intent only on the importance may secure that this responsibility is

Com even then; indication that it would use moderate of this he becomes the greedy profiteer,

of saving his own soul. In the affairs discharged. Thus to Lazarus the Church world peace did not

may justly say that she offers him an

now, not only has that common centre courses if it came into power, I was one intent only on

increasing his bank inward peace and a certain hope which ceased to exist for mankind, but there

powerful До will enable him to triumph over the has been room at the House of Commons, about the manner and methods of the Labour of his fellows." Opposition. He said to: me then: THE CONSERVATIVE ATTITUDE.

Labour at present seems wanting fa

The Conservativé does not regard the appreciation of the values of loyalty and discipline. Some of them say to me quite unusual man as an enemy of the State, Our troubles will begin when but as a useful person whose activities openly, we get into power,' and Ramsay is the must be watched and whose profita máy clergymen, when they see the necessity before War can be abolished. But the i only man who can hold our crowd to. rightfully be taxed for the advantage of I for this admonition, rush into Socialistic infuetics of a powerful British Empire, gether. Many of them are disorderly. his leas gifted fellows. He will do no Many seem to me essentially violent thing to hamper the talents and energy ferocious hatred proclaim an economie in friendly relation with the United minded. I do not think they find it easy time he will not permit any exceptional Lazarus. Ther, do not see that this virtual War at bay until the democracies of the)

of the unusual man, but the the same gospel which would be disastrous to States of America, may at least keep to see any great question in its true propertions. Helativity would appear to rsons, however beneficent his activitica, of the Christian attitude consists in its world are on higher spiritual ground."' have no meaning for them!"

to use his powers in an unsocial manner. gentleness and compassion. Hatred is PEACE THE SECRET OF HIS

The Conservative does not look upon foreign to it,

Though I hestow

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night talking to Mr. Wood in his private balance without reference to the welfare social conditions of his material life: nationalism and racialism, and

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but she must also say to Dives. What as if we are on the eve of a new fierce Are you doing to help your brother nees in commercial competition. It would Lazarus? How are you using the riches be foolish, I think, to expect for BODIC and the powers which are entrusted to time any absolute security for & long peace from the "League of Nations. you only for a little while?" Too many

Humanity, one supposes, has far to go

excess and denouncing Dives with

:

But be added to these remarks, which were uttered without any unkindness at the British Isles or as a challenge to give my body to be burned, and the Empire either as an encumbrance all my goods to feed the poor and though all, Nevertheless, I am very glad that other nations He regards it as u rre the point of view which these men reponsibility and as an opportunity. Ile

have not love, it profiteth me nothing prcaent is articulate in Parliament. Our delates are richer for their presence.bolioves that one of his chief duties to Not all of us are as near to the suffer the present generation, and one of the -ings of the working classes as they are,

greatest of his responsibilities to those Sometimes I think we are like people who come alter him, is a wise and just listening to a band with wool in our en He is convince that the Empire pro- devolopment of this tremendous estate, we hear, but the music comes to us muffed, seems to us remote, un docs misca' better social conditions at home, a not really penetrate to our souls. These greater and healthier race of English men, however misguided they may be speaking people for the future, and also in their opinions, and however, violent by far the most powerful influenen for they may be in publicly expressing them, world peace."

[This character sketch, as the internal evidence reveals, was written nearly three years ago. ED.]

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past, in spite of all the propaganda of the bread of real life.. actionate knowledge of his countryman enjoy in their souls those invisible and Mr & Mrs H. A he is convinced that the day has not gone intangible things of the spirit which are

Mr J. 8. CoxN athelem and hate carried on so ceaseless To know Edward," one of his friends Mr W.B.Cat

by Communists," when the people of said to me the other day, "you must see Mr C. Farnakaw England can be appealed to in the name him, among his own people at Garrowby, A. F. Johnson of religion and virtue His faith in and get him out on the world talking of Johnson, their good sense is strong and deep. lis the things that really count. It must. Ir B. Jede H. Moore admiration for their moral qualities is bo dificult for such a man, I think, to boundless. A finer people be holds, is breathe freely in Westminister or in Oxberry

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