Sir Stanley Maude and other memories . inly have at least as muchinfluence in these separate entities as she has had heretoforein Russia as a whole, and probably much more so. Thisinfluence will be directed against England commercially,politically and militarily. What better or safer way ofharassing England than by egging on Russia to penetrateinto Afghanistan ? When that moment an^ives few men will be found withso accurate a knowledge of the country as Sir West Ridge-way, who is a clever man with a very retentive memoryand is a diplomatist to his finger tips, with a wonderfulrecord of a busy
Sir Stanley Maude and other memories . inly have at least as muchinfluence in these separate entities as she has had heretoforein Russia as a whole, and probably much more so. Thisinfluence will be directed against England commercially,politically and militarily. What better or safer way ofharassing England than by egging on Russia to penetrateinto Afghanistan ? When that moment an^ives few men will be found withso accurate a knowledge of the country as Sir West Ridge-way, who is a clever man with a very retentive memoryand is a diplomatist to his finger tips, with a wonderfulrecord of a busy and eventful life. When first I knew him he was Captain Ridgeway, ayoung man full of ambition and unswerving purpose. Hemeant to make a name for himself and quickly did so,beginning with his appointment as Political Secretary toLord Roberts in 1879-80, and did good work for himthroughout the Afghan War. Following this, he becameUnder-Secretary to the Government of India in the ForeignDepartment and took Sir Peter Lumsdens place in Her. THE KICHT HO\. SIR J. WEST RIDIJEWAY WHEN UNDER-SECRETARYFOR IRELAND AND OTHER MEMORIES 103 Majestys Commission for fixing the Afghan Frontier aboutwhich I have been writing ; after which he was sent toSt. Petersbm-g on special diplomatic duty, and for the finalsigning and sealing of the Boundary Agreement. After the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish he wassent to Ireland as Under-Secretary, and I knew he wasgoing before he knew it himself ; at least I knew it wasgoing to be offered to him. This was during the time J. Balfour was Chief Secretary for Ireland, and theLondonderrys were at the Viceregal Lodge, which was rathercurious as the first Earl of Londonderry about 1565 wasSir Thomas Ridgeway, from whom the present Sir WestRidge way is descended. In 1892 when Ireland was a little more tranquil. Sir Westwas sent as Envoy Extraordinary to the Sultan of Morocco,expecting to return to Ireland when he had accomplishedhis task, but instead of
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