London, Mar. 2
The leader of the Conservative Party, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, unveiled' in Carlton House Terrace today a statue of the late Marquess Curzon of Kedleston.
'When he was at Eton it was predicted that Lord Curzon would bre day be Prime Minister Bae. the' presi tive, for when Sir, Bonar Law died Labour had a substantial representtion in the House of Commons and the undesirability of having a member of the House of Lords as Premier was recognized.
On May 22, 1923, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who had been Chancellor of the Exchequer in Mr. Bonar Law's Cabinet, was summoned to Buckingham Palace ard asked to form a Cabinet.
Lord Curzon, who had Teng cherished the ambition of being Premier, was broken hearted, and to the end of his life regarded the fact that he was passed over as his greatest disappoint Mr, Baldwin referred to the incident to-day—the sixth annivers-of Lord Curzon's death, "Lord Curzon's, experience and jons at that time were inly_greater than mine," said. "Tecan never forget the generosity with which he treated is willing consent to serve ye-and never by word, by expression, by look, did he, show hho would have it otherwise."
The statue stands at the end of Carlton. House Terrace, where Lord Curzon lived when he was Foreign Secretary.—Through Reuter.
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