Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1913-02-14 | Page 2 | Viceroy Hardinge's Task is Great

VICEROY HARDINGE'S TASK IS GREAT I jrN - wWs ,r f J WTien Edward VII, following that ( remarkable series of visits to Conti-. v nental capitals which began in 1903, was acclaimed throughout Europe as Y the peacemaker, there were certain keen-faced old gentlemen in Downing street who allowed themselves the emotional relaxation of a quiet smile and registered the thought at the same time that a considerable portion por-tion of the credit for the diplomatic success of those tours was due a young man of serene temper and engaging en-gaging manner who was attached to his majesty's suite. Sir Charles Hardinge . was that man, and when almost coincidently with his appointment to the highest office in the gift of the crown the viceregal throne of India he was elevated to the peerage in 1910 and became the first Lord Hardinge o( Penhurst, there was neither surprise nor envy among the diplomatists of Britain, for it was recognized that his rise was only a natural development, and It was remembered that it had been remarked of him in the early days of his career, even before the king showed him such decided favor, that he was a young man who would go far. In Hardinge's speech, after accepting the appointment to the viceroynlty 1 in London on October 20, 1910, he said he would "strain every nerve to con-ciliate con-ciliate all races, classes and creeds."