New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-16
NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS
REVIEW MIR. REDS LIFE
Services for Clean journalism Dwell Upon
by Contemporaries-Note Of
Kindness in All.

Tbe editorials appearing in the New
York morning papers to-day highly com
mend the services Of Ambassador helu 10
his country as "A diplomat and TO journal
isy, as q leading and forceful factor IN
that field for nearly half a century. They
point out the active span OF MT. heiu
life as an example and Inspiration 10
Young men Of what may be accomplished
when one stands for all things clean ana
constantly works toward high ideals.
They point 10 him as one OF Arhoiio" .
most distinguished citizens.
II IS a tribute to his place in Journalism
bofb kindly and comprehensive. to say
ss one editorial does. that he made his
rarar one OF the finest examples OF clean
and wholesome journalism" the sun
saws: His ambitions were honorable ana
they were richly reward%.' The
World" expressed the ulumatum Of many
great mems desires when Il says lie
died as he would have wished TO die IN
harness"
THE TIMES says
Fortunate m a very high degree far
above thr lot OF most men, was tut NJ
of yVhitelaw Reid n was the lie oi MS
desire his ideal the career ne would nave
shaped FOR himself had be- had free chpl. e
and full control Opportunity seemed 10
attend AT his door. and Ter suumous'a
v.,re needed The tasks that bcfel MN
wore altogether 10 his likng. tasks De
was well ntted 90 perform. and nor ,onlN
that but tasks b. enjoyed. ~ Whcn ne
felt a vital interest. ana ot "nlch Il,u
could say when ACHE, ri ihat thty ~
find their -oiOuru on earth su rrplcte WIN
the satisfaction Of things Accomplished
and enjoyed.
Sir Reds career as a journalist, nota-
bile as % was. has naturally been over
Swallowed by his later ana more con,
spicuOus services IN public NE. lie mao
for the newspaper calling the essth'ial
SIT and equipment Of mih4 habltua.y
Interested IN everything that Us solIIb Oh.
II cannot be said that he was an tultoi
Of the creative type Ike MI Greeley
with whom o., was associated. much less
like Mr. Pulitzer. Ills ta~te- ana lhCA-
nations indeed led him away iToIn, W ~
TYNE of journalism OF which Mr.. lullt@ei
,,as the sXcmplir. Working with men
of not. and distinction whom Mr.. Grecleg
had gathered about MIN, men Ike Day a.
TAYLOR. John Hay, Hdssard. hlplty, d"u
with Paris correspondence from the pen
/ Of the brilliant Houssaye, Mr.. Reid made
Tho Tribune in the years lmincdldlrlH
succeeding Mr.. Greeley's death Huc
example Jf journalism or a hlEh DldS,9
IA may be doubted whether ne "ouLu
I hove beeu content 20 pass his life In per
forrnauca Of the daily tasks OF ne
uauer office With his marriage anu W.
great change In his fortunes came oliu.d
tuuities OF "A different kind. re Iounu
great enjoyment In society anu III 49,, 49,.
Very likely the drudgery or the news
nauer had grown irksome 10 him Wh.u
Inc call came which summoned mn, "
public duties ne nau 80 admins
tratious. that of Mr. Hayes ana tldt -
his successor He accepted the appolH.
ment 10 France, offered by MT idt ~,
Thereafter 20 the close OF ms NJ "a a.
Reid was for a great part 81 Wy ~ e.
10 automatic service. lie ehJoyeu ",
~. baJ keen pleasure IN his assocla'io,n
With men Of note and prominence ai'' - H.
ercial gifts and his wealth. ehdDi'u 49,
90 hear mis- part i'm that lie WIN tld,I
ID d,a,f,ctiou In particular ne tulp9'u
~ ,,Crtt,uities of his life as American
Sr,bassador al London. Inc CRU ~,
&c been heard IN this country tl,lt -
Iospitalltv he dispensed AT Doi 40
House and the noble qua. a,,r,ntt,-
Wrest Park was somewhat wv
certainly II was quite beyond tllf ,,,,.,,i
~ ,,,,,et anba ssadors under appointment
rom our government But socld' ~. no
tsirneut given or received. Wa -. IN
,aa,,s Tho whole OF Mr.. Reds career IN
I ondon His interests were DIoauTI. -
was bonored with frequent lhNllatio', -
deliver addresses upon occasions Vi ri
roony at universities or upon ~ Eno-
,,ere9ries of men OF letters "hoh TIE
tord honors. and these duties ne De-
Sorrned as they have been performer ~
orr other diplomatic repIesth - 80,
|. ondon. In a manner 10 win tht 1pP' liz a.,
- opI,Iause of the English pupHc, ill9
. -, addrcsg that upon Thomas JeIiei-
Z son ot the University College OF
an october 81. has been the occasion ol
some unfaVOrable comment III th,a 80
~ amt Mr. Reid simply painted Jeutt,,
49, s be Uas having nigh tribute, luli
,rihute 10 his greatness. ana mercy I ot
ing rs d faithful biographer soile ol 1t hV,s
Inconsistencies OF Jefferson ; cdi 'el " ~ -
we're the outcome OF the polluChI lVaoo u" ~.
assumed. For jefferson was az ullIeS :,
@o,,t unsar and the practice has moi by
any means become obsolete. We ia ,rtii ~
our own day the example OF ou, -,
mans. our Joe" Cannons. our bry aI i
and our Roosevelts The sum total OF tne
! immersion given by the address was ~
Jefferson was very great man WIN 'he
defects Of his qualities. ..,ora,,, ~.
II was q ,OnC life that ended yesteIud.
and honors. Of opportunities proHereu a iis
avaIled OF. OF ambitions satisfied, ne
whose rewards might well content any
man Of gifts who aspired to It.
~TaE HERALD" under the caption
Death Of a Great Editor and Diplomat
| ist." says:
THE death of Mr. Whitelaw Reid, the
| American Ambassador to England brings
! 10 a close "a most romantic and honorable
career The romance lay IN the UPWARD
stride OF a poor boy. born IN an opsou =
tov-n in ohio TO the highest position IN
| American Journalism, to posts OF the most most
| Intimate confidence in the counsels OF ms
country and finally 10 the most coveted
vice Mr. Reid came on the scene OF ac-
tiyity i'm the Civil War as young man
hardly in his majority. and that was the