The Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1916.
PRIME MINISTER ASQUITH RESIGNS.
For some time past there has been trouble brewing in the
British cabinet, which has finally resulted in the resignation of
*"''r Herbert Henry Asquith, who has held the position of prime
minister for the past eight years.
“ T am one day going to be lord chancellor or prime minis
ter!” Sometime in 1868 Asquith, then a pupil at the City of
London School, gave this reply to one of his schoolmates who
asked him why he took so much interest in the doings of parlia
ment. Although Yorkshire bom, in 1852, Asquith was brought
up as a London boy. His parents intended him to become a law
yer, and his studies were planned with this in view. His chief
interest, however, turned to politics and he constantly asked' his
schoolfellows to tost his knowledge of details of the composition
of the house of commons.
.Tust forty years after young Asquith had declared his in
tention of occupying either the highest legal or political post in
the British Isles he was selected in 19U8 as prime minister of
a cabinet which was a few years later to be confronted with one
of the most serious crises in the world’s history -- ’lie outbreak
of the great European war.
Tn the meantime Asquith had passed through the univer
sity course at Oxford with great brilliancy, especially in the
(lassies. Then he entered the legal profession, in which he
foic(>d his way by sheer merit until he became a recognized
to:, lor.
\\ hen In' left tin* bar to (‘liter politics he sacrificed at least
three-quarters-of his income. A Scottish constituency chose
him for its member in 1886, and he continued' to represent it
during the whole of his parliamentary life.
It did not take long, according to political reckoning, for
Asquith to make a name for himself in parliament. Ho took
rather a modest part in debate for some years while his partv
was in opposition, but he earned recognition from his party al
most immediately after his election by bringing about th >
downfall of Lord Salisbury’s cabinet on a motion which lu< in
troduced. This brought Gladstone into power for a few short
months, but Asquith w-as not a member of the “Grand Old
Man’s” cabinet on that occasion.
It was only six years later, in 1862, that he became a cabinet
minister. Then Gladstone picked him out for the post of home
secretary, w hich he held for over three vears, as he continued’
in the same office under the premiership of Lord Rosebery.
Then he was again put on the the Opposition benches for ten
years by the victory of the Unionist party ,and the coining into
fiower of Lord Salisbury, who was succeeded by his nephew,
Arthur Balfour.
The return of the Liberals to office in 1905 gave Asquith
another opportunity to show his statesmanship, for Sir llenrv
Catnpbell Bannerman chose him as chancellor of the exchequer.
He displayed su/h talents in balancing the accounts of tbe na
tional household that when Campbell-Bannerman died in 1908.
the Liberal party did not look any further for the selection of
the dead premier’s successor. Asquith stood out above all
others for the post.
Once in possession of the position of political head of the
nation which he had'marked out for his own when a boy. As
quilli began with a policy of parliamentary, social and const!
tutional reform which was of an extremely radical nature. He
was urged on to this by his able lieutenant, David Llovd George,
whose vigorous mind had thought out schemes of wide railage
for the betterment of the conditions of the working classes.
Asquith soon proved his worth as parliamentary leader.
There was no egotism, vanity, jealousy or paltriness in his na
ture. He did not insist on playing the leading role in every
thing, but when one of his colleagues in the cabinet suggested
a reform lie let him work it out in his own way, at the same
time giving him strong and whole-hearted support. When the
national insurance scheme, providing sickness benefits and'old
age pensions for the poorer classes and the measure restricting
the power of tin* house of lords to veto popular legislation were
under discussion, Asquith lent them all the power of his strong
intellect ami lucid and orderly thought.
Xo premier in a period of a century had had such important
problems to solve, but Asquith dealt with them as they came
up w ithout any hesitation, lie never tried to tackle a task un
til the necessity was evident, and then lie gave his whole
thought to it. He was not a lover of work for work’s sake, but
undertook the heavy tasks of government because he was con
vinced they ought to be done.
Ill Asquith’s speeches every word told, and lie was always
loyal to his word, both in the letter and the spirit. There were
no hysterics in his utterances. He had to bear much calumny
any many angry outbursts from his opponents, but rarely hail
to withdraw or modify any statement lie made. His answers
"(>re often abrupt when he thought lie was being played upon
by members of the house. He never sought applause and was
too serious for humor. His calm and direct way of managing
the various sections of the house eventually secured him ail
mirers even among his opponents, and this told' in his favor in
great crises.
The great war came on Asquith as a bolt from the blue,
but lie handled the situation with keen judgment. When the
country decided that it would be necessary to form a coalition
government few thought of any other statesman than Asquith
as its leader. Xo little criticism was hurled at him on various
aspects of Britain’s part in the war and her way of handling it,
but his colleagues in the cabinet maintained throughout their
admiration for his management of a situation involving such a
variety oi interests and such immense consequences.
Asquith s endeavor during his cut ire administration of the
go\einiuent was to choose the best man for each post, to give
him entire liberty to carry out the plans he had' formed and to
let him enjoy all tin* credit for success, lie had an excellent
knowledge of men, and although his choices were condemned
in some politically interested quarters, those he selected gen
erally proved to he the best available for the posts they
occupied.
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WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA. ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
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