The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-08-20
GREAT CHAMPION
OF PEACE PASSES
In Death of W. l.. Scruegs
All the Americas Lose
Noted Author. Diplomat and Traveller
Who Devoted Entire life to
Cause of peaCr.
tfy TX Associated rre.

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the death at Atlanta. Georgia. OF
William Lindsay ~Scrugrs. all the
Americans lost one IF their greatest
patriots. The best part OF his llfe
vas devoted to ~ceuenting closer the
ties OF friendship between the r-pub-
lies Of both continents and his death
Viii be II ned for many years 10
come.
Althoueh Air. Scruggs retired from
puhlic life in 1900. he continued his
literary work to the time OF his
death All his work Was done with
one object in view. TO ONO friend
Is relations between the United
states and its sister republics in
Central and South America. He also
used his great ability in the cause
Of peace
Remarkable Career.
Mr.. Scruggs had a remarkably
successful career. In 1870. at the
age OF twenty-nine. he entered the
American diplomatic service and MAS
appointed minister TO Colombia
After doing much good work in This
position for six years he returned TO
the United States and the next four
years served as consul general TO
China. Because Of a diplomatic
crisis in 1881, and his well known
ability as a diplomat, he was recalled
from China and again sent 10 CO.
lombia, where he served with great
credit another term Of six years. one
Of his most notable works which at
tracted the attention of the people
of both Americas about this time was
his unusually attractive and descrip-
tive writing on the physical and
Climatic Peculiarities Of Colombia"
IN lSS9 he was appointed minister
plenipotentiary to Venezuela, filing
that post until 1893. Upon his re-
turn TO the United States, Mr.. Scrugga,
at the request of DIR. Pedro FzeQuiel
ROjas, then minister for foreign af-
fairs of Venezuela and now minister
plenipotentiary in Washington. de-
voted all his time TO the study and
settlement Of the old standing Nene-
zuela-British Guiana boundary ques-
tion, acting as legal adviser 70 that
government until 1893.
Daily Newspaper Editor.
During his early life. Mr.. Scrnggs
was editor and publisher OF several
daily papers. He then took up dip}o-
matte work and later wrote any
books. His time was occupied from
carly morning till late at night with
literary work of all kinds His prin-
cipal work was that on British Ag-
gressaons in Venezuela, or the Mon
roe Doctrine on Trial" This WIS
published in 1894. The next year
he wrote another book on the Official
History Of the Guayana Boundary
Dispute" and in 1895 published still
another entitled Lord Salisbury's
Mistakes He also published a
striking commentary on The Falla-
cies of the British Blue Book OF
all the books written by Mr.. Scruggs
it is doubtful if any attracted more
attention than that on Evolution OF
American Citizenship" published in
1901. and The Origin and Meaning
Of the Monroe Doctrine" which came
out about 1902.
In a few words it may be said. with
truth, thai his whole life was de-
voted 70 peace and ne promoted good
feeling wherever he went. He vas
a man Of attractive personality and
made many friends during his life
time. And It is If the
Americas ever had a better friend or
wiser counselor than William Lind
say Scrusgs- He leaves four chill
dren. all married, except one, Miss
Maud Scruggs, with whom he made