PEACEMAKER AN]) DIPLOMATIST. Was there a danger of some sound
financial scheme for, fire nation's good being -frustrated because of -frict ion between those who should be working in harmony ? Time and again was Lord Revelstoke the means of causing friction to give place to co-operation, and always the process= was that of working quietly behind the scenes, with a keen enjoyment of the results achieved. That wholesome enjoyment constituted an ample reward for the trouble which had been taken. His diplomacy, indeed, amounted- -to genius, and those who knew hint best, while recognizing his power in the financial world, were sometimes feign to express a wish that he had chosen the political sphere and that his rare diplomacy had been exhibited in the position of Ambas- sador to one of the more important countries. Gifted with a rare sense of humour, he had the wisdom to know that a too free display of humour can sometimes be a hindrance to effective diplomacy, and it might be said that while no one appreciated humour mom keenly, few were less prone to -exhibit -it.
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