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KING EDWARD AND THE LIBERAL"

GOVERNMENT. `

CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP WITH SIR HENRY

CAMPBELL BANNERMAN.

THE DIFFICULTIES OF CABINET

MAKING.

[BY SIR SIDNEY LEE].

RUSSIAN BURGLAR SHOT.

A SHANGHAI TRAGEDŸ.

PORTUGUESE HOUSEHOLDER UNDER ARREST,

Waking up upon hearing a tape ping sound in his bedroom at four o'clock last Thursday morning, says the Shanghai Times, Mr. Francisco Maria Guedes, a Portuguese resid ing at 49, Kungping Road. pulled a yua fram underneath his pillow and fired two shots nt a moving figure in his room. He then jump-. ed out of bed and switched on the light and discovered that he had shot Beris B. Boraky, à Russian locksmith trying to burgle his house and wardrobe. Beth shots had en tered Borsky's chest.

Continuing his series of articles in the Landon Daily Tele- graph" on the reign of King Edward FEE., Sir Sydney Lee givea a very interesting" account of the early days of, the Campbell Bannerman Ministry and the excellent relationship that prevail- ed between the King and the Prime Minister. The Conservative Ministry, aplit Prime Minister's Precedence, " by the fiscal controversy, had long | One decision which the King had been tottering to its doom and had taken on Mr. Balfour's suggestion, only survived by a series of adroit on December 9th, 1903, became and astonishing fents of plate-spin operative on the assumption of

Mr. Guedes ran downstairs to ning on the part of that past-master office by the new Prime Minister the servants to call up" the o political tactics, Mr. A. J. Bal The anomalous position of the police. While downstairs he heard four. Finally on December 4th. 1003, Mr. Balfour suddenly resign: ren ignored as an officer of State started to return upstairs and whea Prime Minister, who had hitherto Borsky moving about upstairs. He ed. The choice of his muccessor had

in the formal orders of precedence, half way up been for some time under conside-

first suggested that on the retiro- was then repaired.

met Borsky it the It had been top. Guedes took careful aim and Ministry the Prime Minister's pre-hitting him in the neck, Borsky ment of the then Conservative fired a third shot at the burglar, cedence should follow that of the Lord Chancellor. The King de fell down and died shortly after. murred to the proposed placing,. Wayside police were summoned ter should follow the Lord Privy house. A search of deceased's and suggested that the chief Minis and removed the body from the Seal, but it was finally decided

the next Parliament. This concession

that the Prime Minister should pockets revealed a quantity of follow after the Archbishop of jewellery belonging to Guedes and cellor, and the Archbishop of Yerk, locked ready to carry away. Canterbury, the Lord High Chan a box containing a manicure set

On March 20th, 1905, a warrant

Guedes stated at the inquest } the next Administration should be as he carried a torch in his hand was prepared for issue whenever that he thought Borsky was armed'i formed, and on December 3rd, but failed to light it and in the by the Home Office, by direction of The tapping sound he heard, and 1005, the instrument was executed darkness it looked like a weapon, Mr. Balfour on his resignation, which he first thought was a cat, and the Prime Minister of Eng-was Borsky trying to pick the lock and was formally recognised as of the wardrobe. He shouted "Veh being, after the members of the Iau doong?" (don't move), to the Royal family, the fourth most im- burglar, but the latter backed away portant subject of the King.

ration. Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- perman had, since February, 1309, been accepted by the Liberal party

its lender in the Houss of Com mons, but his strong criticism of British methods of waging tbe South African War and his faith in Home Rule as the solution of Irish difficulties had impaired his held over many Liberal leaders of an intellectual capacity man fortly superior to his ow In November, 1905, however, he had removed one abstacle to his acces- sion to supreme political power by assuring Mr. Asquith that he would net introduce a Home Rule Bill inte rendered his appointment as Frime Minister more generally acceptable, and, when Mr. Balfour resigned, the King immediately sent for Sir Henry to take his place. The meet ing was thoroughly good-humoured or both sides. Campbell-Beaner man accepted the King's invitation to form n Ministry and kissed hands on his appointment as Prime At the first it seemed rather, Minister and First Lord of the doubtful whether or not Campbell Treasury

Bannerman, the ostensible leader The King had first come into of the Liberal party, could secure personal association with Campbell the co-operation of all sections of turned by Judge Yu and Deputy At the inquest a verdict was re Bannerman when he was Secretary his party, in which there were Meinhardt that deceased met his of State for War in the Liberal Gov-acute divisions on both home and death from shots fired by Mr. crament of 1899-5, and although he foreiga questions. Lord Rosebery was not at one with Campbell had lately, refused in public to deceased was burglaring the home Francisco Maria Guedes while Bannerman in a scheme of Army march under his banner, and the Reform which then compelled the three ablest members of the party,

of Guedes. withdrawal of the Duke of CamMr. Asquith. Mr. Haldane, and Mr. Guedes appeared before the bridge, he could not withhold ap Sir Edward Grey, championed Portuguese Consular Court before proval of his tactful handling of a Imperial and

foreign policies the Provisional Court proceedings difficult situation.

which seemed to conflict with the charged with the killing of Boraky, party leader's principles. Yet a He was remanded on bail pending three men were missing was not Consul Bethelo testified to this. Liberal Ministry from which there the result of the inquest. Vice likely to enjoy any widespread confidence. madation was reached with all ex- However, a Accom-

The New Cabinet.

and made no reply, Whereupon Guedes fired When the police ar there were two more burglars on rived the neighbours told them that the roof, but a search failed to find them.

Some Old Friends.

The Cabinet thus appointed con-

Tastes In Common. The two men had much in com mar. However, much they differ ed in their views on home and foreign policy neither of them was insular in his attitude to foreign peoples. Sir Henry, like the King, Lord Rosebery, and all see- tions were ultimately represented appreciated the French character, spoke the language fluently, and found most of his recreation in reading French novels. He knew Frenchmen and Frenchwomen of of Commons and that the Prime the new Foreign Secretary, had all ranks, and, like the King, enjoy Minister should go to the Bamse been known to the King from in- ad the friendship of General Gallif- of Lords. Their point of view was fancy, the King having been his fes and had frequented the salon of the Princess Mathilde. Later on man's physician, Dr. Ott, who had been one of the King's first by Campbell-Banner- godfather. Sir Edward's father Sir Henry's attitude during the wrote to him from Vienna warning equerries, and his premature death South African War and his reflect him most earnestly against taking had greatly grieved him, The tions on the humanity of the British the double pest of Leader of the King often recalled to Sir Edward Army had offended the King, and House of Commons and Prime his friendly, relations with hig even as late as June 28th, 1905, the Minister on the ground that his father, King, although he had met him health would not stand it. But visited him at Balmoral he con- and when Sir Edward occasionally at Marienbad, had Campbell-Bannerman was his own ducted him over the ground which besitated to meet him at a dinner captain, and would not budge he had traversed with the elder party at Lord Carrington's. On from his self-appointed task. reflection, however, be decided to

Grey many years earlier. Whilst The King was aware of the Grey Under Secretary of

In the newly-formed Ministry. tained many men who had not Both Mr. Haldane and Sir Ed-hitherto come into contact with the Asquith should lead in the House old friends. ward Grey" desired that Mr. King, as well as one of two of his Sir Edward Grey,

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gu. Campbell-Bannerman sat next doubts cherished by Campbell-Ban-State for Foreign Affairs in Glad- the King after dinner and they nermin's colleagues as to bis fit stone's last ministry the King had Fet on capitally together," the ness to lead the House of Com- come into contact with him and King being in excellent spirits and mons, and their remaining until one o'clock. The should accept promotion to the tious sagacity and rigid principles. wish that be had learnt to appreciate his can- King, on leaving, said to Lord Car-House of Lords, and he tactfully rington, I like Campbell-Banner inquired as to Campbell Banner- dent of the Board of Agriculture, Lord Carrington, the new Presi man immensely, and I think he is man's attitude to the proposal. He was another old and valued friend. quite sound on foreign politics." spoke of the heavy calls on the The King had recommended him to To which Lord Carrington replied: physical strength of a Prime Bir

"If we come in, Sir Henry will Minister who sat in the House of on December 8th for the post of Henry Campbell-Bannerman make your Majesty a rat-rate Commons, and good-naturedly re- Lord Chamberlain, adding: "I Prime Minister and will furnish you minded C.-B.," who was rather look upon Charlie as a brother, with a good Government." The more than five years his senior, and I should like him as Lord King laughed and said, "Of that I that neither of them was a young Chamberlain again, which is now am convinced, and I hope you will man any more. But Campbell- a most important office," But be in it."

Raunerman had already (Decem- Lord Carrington demurred 013 "I was very glad," Lord Carber 6th) made up his mind to stay medical grounds," and the Lord rington relates, "to get the chance in the House of Commons, and was Chamberlainship. of bringing the two together, as uninfluenced by the King's hint.

was offered to Campbell-Bannerman had been

"Bobby" Spencer with a Vis- Like Queen Victoria, King Ed-county The King was pleased. much run down-he was called us.ward-abstained from making any with the appointment, though, as patriotic and a little Englander,' suggestion as to the distribution he wrote to Lord Carrington on

his unfortunate expression of the more important ministerial December 6th: 'methods of barbarism' (applied offices, and he only inquired as to

and

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My dear Charlie-Your kind

to the concentration camps, and the whom the Foreign Secretaryship letter received to-day has greatly burning of farmhouses) was twisted would be offered To the King's touched me. It is a very great dis during the Boer war into a alur on satisfaction Lord Cromer was men- appointment to me that you are our badly-armed, overworked, and tioned; and Campbell-Bannerman unable to take up the important gallant soldiers. He is very made him the offer. But the next post of Lord Chamberlain under popular with Court and Society day Campbell-Bannerman wrote the new Government and still more generally. But, he is so straight, that Lord Cromer declined on for the reason. But from the re so good-tempered, so clever, and so grounds of health. full of humour that I am certain party leaders differed from the your Doctor's letter which Francis Again the port you give, and having read people will like him when they get Prime Minister and they pressed sont roe, I quite understand that to know him,"

earnestly that the Foreign Office it would not be possible. I trust. Campbell-Bannerman SOOR

should be offered to Sir Edward however, that you will be able to came personally congenial to the Grey, whose views on foreign fill another post and that your King

who grew to appreciate the policy inclined to the Imperialist health will daily improve-Ever. pawky humour and the general side, whilst those of Campbell yours very sincerely, kindliness of temper of "the gay Bannerman were of the Glad-

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EDWARD R.. old dog with a twinkle in his eye. stonian colour. Finally a settio- Several of the more senior He had the knack of amusing the meat was reached and Grey was Ministers had long been known to King with good stories, and never appointed. veiled his own political views or

the King. Mr. Asquith, the new The new Cabinet was large, Chancellor of the Exchequer, waa intentions from his Sovereign. though not beyond recent pre-by no means His comments on his colleagues cedent, and it was recognized that though there could not be said to a stranger, and were amazingly frank; he greatly there must necessarily be an inner be great friendship, on either side, amused the King on one occasion and an outer Cabinet, the main the King appreciated the legal by referring to-the-austere coures of policy being determined acumen, classical -- oratory in John Morley as " that old maidish by the former.

storical courago of the last of the Priscilla'

great Gladstoniana,

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