THE LATE LORD TWEEDMOUTH.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 6

THE LATE LORD TWEEDMOUTH.

■ '•''■.'. ■';.' ; ; .HIS CAKEEB..' : ■':''■/'■ ' ■ \Lord Tweedmouth, the Right Hon.' J Edward' Majoribanks, whose death was cabled yesterday, was v bom'.in 18-19.-.th0.60n of the first Baron, and after.Harrow and;'graduating at Christ Church, Oxford, and getting himself called to the Bar, heiwent in seriously'for. politics. Hβ first tried West Kent in 1874, but landed at the bottom of the-poll; was. successful in 1880 for Berwickshire/when he turned out the Hon. R. B. Hamilton, and ■ sat on, until i the death of his .father.in. ,1894 sent* him up to the House of Lords. -Before that he acted as.Comptroller ■■ of the .Household in the short Parliament of 1886, and made->.a reputation 'in Opposition

thenceforward as a Whip, receiving Ms rewarcj in 1892 with the Patronage Secretaryship.to.the r^Siesf: '^k' : li'ad>-then;begiiii,! f forv.je dad to -keep' 'the •..-' Gladstoniaii ■-.majority, -to'ether'onUhe'narrow.: margin .of;,*) yotes,,ana many'were ;the -hours, Kβ. spent in .saving reoalr Jittanta like ;Mr.' JCeir Hardie' from J Toting ;ho'Opposition.lobby on- critical occasions; ■.Hβ ivas' not-in'command when 'the debacle came ibout-'onVthe -cordite ,'vote;. which;resulted in' ;he censuring -of the late jSir.'iHenry. CampbolJBannefman'sv.'War Department, and tna fall .or :he Bo'sebory Government.. Prior to that event; ie ■had-been'appoirite.d, by. : .Lord'Eosebery>Lord Privy:.Se^';and;jChan'ceUor'.of.''the i ; Duchy, of Leicester J^"■ :.'■<■!< : .iV■l'.vi/,. ■:-•■';:.' ; .--'_ '■■■■'■■ : -..". : In ; the' Campbell-Bannerman ' Government tbrd Tw«edmouth. was Tirst .Lord of the A'd-niralty,-afii'-Wheti jilr.' .A?qUith\formed: the >reseht QbTirntße'nt-' , Ebfd Uireedmouth'becanio President of the.Opnncili'.- As head'of.'thoi S.dmiralty..he-_had been criticised for lack of aqtin'conne'ctipn.witK. the .Kaiser's letter incileiit.:;;lt is said' that.Lofdv.Tweodmouth--'felt' leenly. hie - withdrawal , from the Admiralty, 1 ind, he. sustained 'a; nervous^breakdown. The oss ; in- .1901 •'■'. of ..-.his. ■• ■ wife, ■. .Lord • Eandolph Jhurchill's' favourite "'■sister, .'was'an' irrepartble, • blow.?'■ Then ' came■ .the /turn of ■ fortnne■ rincK,converted:;his.income of jeiO.OOO- a year roin Monk's-brewery, into a/Jburdensome'.-finan' , ial responsibility.-;' Lord Tueedmputh- waafor line- years an 'Alderman of the London County kjunoil.;'■■:■■ '■'.■■ :"■;; ■:;.;. : ; ; i: 'r ;.■■.-."::■;.■ ■'->;-■••: 'In'Va \ speech jnst after he loft the Admiralty to lecomo 'Lord'. President -of the Council,- Lord Hveedmoubh/ saiaV—'lt has been a' very heavy ilow.ltb":nie"..to;be,' severed: from- the Naval .serice.':; But >. let ;me : clearly say,, that'. my' .transerence.\to.. another .office; is. not. due * to'.any

Baladihinlstiation that I..have, teen guilty of.Lam'qnite content to stand by the verdict'of ny oolleajues and'my, .officers in tho Admiralty tself;;, Jhe reason that.-has; caused : this change if office Vis purely. , ti .'political one. . My right ion., friend, Mr. Asquith, holds very strongly ;he opinion that' bothf the-Admiralty, and, the war Office—lho. two great spending - Depart-nents—should-have their; heads:in the- House if Commons/where they can give their account :o;; the , representatives - ,of .the. 'neople. ;: . This ■ ipmidn has • been-' , the; cause : of; tho heavy blow ■o^'me--;-personiilljr, ! -:bnt ll'-: am* 'bpiiiia 'to" say hat I am very much in , accord with the Prime' llinistor .in-. , his; opinion;: -~I thiDk-.there are •ery , : strongVarguments' indeed in,' favour of hosa: ■two. great - Ministers, 'of /the Crown. : beng m the House of .Commons." ■■ ■ : --- ,- ; ; ■".