FAMOUS MEN OF THE DAY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 71, 23 March 1912, Page 12

FAMOUS MEN OF THE DAY.

Both President Taft and Sir Edward Grey are practical statesmen, holding positions of influence which can go far towards making their dream come true. They have seen a wonderful vision of a world at peace. It may be long before that vision is realised, but all things must have a boginning; and if the United States and Great Britain ultimately agres to arbitration in all disputes they will be setting a thining example to the other nations of the earth.

The Bight Hon. James Bryce is a. historian as well as British Ambassador at Washington. In his book on "The American Commonwealth," written twenty-three yeara ago, ta made some remarks upon the United Stake Senate which some American politicians have chosen to treat as the considered opinion of the Ambassador of to-day. The result has been to delay the ratification of the Arbitration Treaty between the United States and Great Britain.

After a long and successful career ac British Minister in Egypt, Lord Cromer took hie seat in the House of Lords, where he was prominent in opposing the Parliament Bill. Afterwards he bowed to the inevitable. His amendment and those moved by other Unionist peers were withdrawn when it was made known that the Government meant to get the Bill through without the alterafion of a comma.

Next to»the King and Queen, the moet prominent figure in last year* Coronation solemnity was the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose high and responsible duty it 'was to "present" King George to his people, to anoint him, and to place the Qrowu on the head of His Majesty. Dr. Davidson waa the favourite preacher of Queen Victoria, and has long been a great favourite with the Jloyal Family. " He is a knight — the only one on the episcopal bench.

A wonderful man is Prebendary Carlile, founder and chief secretary of the Church Army. Hia object is to get at the people, and he believes that the way to dp it is by advertising. He chooses a topical subject for his discourse, and takes cam to make it known. The re^ suit of the advertisement and his effective preaching is that he fills each Sunday a church which before his day was very poorly attended. Queen Mary is much interested in Mr. Ctvrlile's work.