The mirrors of Downing street; some political reflections . an argumentwhich induced one of his listeners to say that he hada stammer in his thoughts, Mr. Balfour announced hisfaith in God. One may recall Pascals exclamation,How far it is from believing in God to loving Him! 70 THE MIRRORS OF DOWNING STREET I have always thought it significant of his true naturethat Mr. Balfour should be one of the worst offendersin that unlovely Front Bench habit of putting his feetup on the Clerks table. The last time I was in theHouse of Commons Mr. J. H. Thomas was lying backon the Opposition Front Bench w
The mirrors of Downing street; some political reflections . an argumentwhich induced one of his listeners to say that he hada stammer in his thoughts, Mr. Balfour announced hisfaith in God. One may recall Pascals exclamation,How far it is from believing in God to loving Him! 70 THE MIRRORS OF DOWNING STREET I have always thought it significant of his true naturethat Mr. Balfour should be one of the worst offendersin that unlovely Front Bench habit of putting his feetup on the Clerks table. The last time I was in theHouse of Commons Mr. J. H. Thomas was lying backon the Opposition Front Bench with his legs in theair and his muddy boots crossed on the table. Theboorishness of this attitude struck my companion verysharply. But I pointed out to him that the differencebetween Mr. Thomas, the Labour member, and , the great gentleman, was merely a size inboots. LORD KITCHENER LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM Born, 1846; entered Army, 1866; Colonel, 1899; Burmah Campaign,1891; Viscount, 1914; Baron, 1914; Earl, 1914; Secy for War, 1914;died, tORD KITCHENER u. & u. CHAPTER VIILORD KITCHENER I never knew a man so fixed upon doing what he considered his duty.—Croker Papers. Soon after he had taken his chair at the War Office,Lord Kitchener received a call from Mr. Lloyd politician had come to urge the appointment ofdenominational chaplains for all the various sectsrepresented in the British Army. Lord Kitchener was opposed to the idea, whichseemed to him irregular, unnecessary, and expensive,involving a waste of transport, rations, and clerkslabour. But Mr. Lloyd George stuck to his sectarianguns, and was so insistent, especially in respect ofPresbyterians, that at last the Secretary of State forWar yielded in this one case. He took up his penrather grudgingly and growled out, Very well: youshall have a Presbyterian. Then one of his awkwardsmiles broke up the firmness of his bucolic see, he asked; Presbyterian?—how do youspell it? This was o
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