The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
Jean Finot, Editor Of fla
Revue" Charges Sir Edward
Grey With Ineptitude.
~ JEAN FNOT,
Editor 81 LA Rev.e," Paris.

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The British psopls's hitherto unreal.
issd power and vitality have been mani
tested during the present war. In real.
~ not . mahtarist1c people. yet their
small army Of 2be.eoo men has been
augmented to three millions within the
abort space Of Q few months, ana this
without resorting 70 enforced military
service.
A nation Of forty.nvs miliions Of souls
furnishing 90 many volunteers for ser.
vtos u one Of the moss exceptional
svents IN history.
However. not only her allies but the
people Of Great Britain themselves are
conscious Of . certain disillusionment
with regard to the part their Govern
msns has played since the early days Of
the wAr. IL there any reason why
0esas Britain, whose diplomacy in for
mar days has always astonished the
world by is logic and stability. should
aODsar now to have turned about. like
q ~eafhercock, according 10 every wind
that blows?
In the philosophy Of this conflict Of
Europe there 10 one grim fact from
which II Is impossible for US to escape.
We owe It TO Sir Edward Grey and his
validating. hesitating policy.
EnsIana's First Delay.
IA Great Britain not withheld for
i've days the declaration that she would.
1t the decisive moment. enter the wal
AtNne tho ninlutlNn ~ no1Dt,.uaso sna,ssst-
ity. Germany would not have precipi.
lated the conflict in which such a
dreaded adversary was to participate.
whose entrance into the conflict wal not
looked for
Sir Edward Grey. always h~esita,ing.
allowed events to shape themselves which
cannot be remade.
Tile arose to activity too late. and his
late attempts were like a sprinkle Of
water on All immense conilagration.l
The historian of the future will not
forget 1.-THE attitude Of Sir Edward Grey
duringl the tragic days at the end Of
luly and the beginning Of August, 1914.
The future historian will yet advance
another argument in favor Of influence
individual IN a nations progress. Let
us fancy "A Pitt or a Beaconsfield' ~
the head Of the Foreign Office. doubt
less Europe would have still continued.
under such conditions. to .ycgetate under
the Gcrmanic Peace."1
THIS first incident that occurred at the
beg nning Of the war afforded the Allies
Ia good idea of the English Secretary
Of STATED.
An accomplished man of the world. his
loyalty - his own country IL generally
Omitted, las intelligent as the average
English diplomat. for the las; few years
'" appears 20 be a man fatigurd Justly
~Ittiguedl 10y the services he has rem
red lin the past to his country.
Great Britain owes him, and he de-
.rrves an honorable. We'll earned repnse.
lIut with "a zeal that we yauuot suffi-
emily regret. he has insisted on re-
Gaining in power, his misconception as
90 duty unhapp.ly leading him to take
up an attitude contrary to the interests
u his countryl.
Consequently irresoluiion and blind
movements continue to reign over all
IN the diplomacy Of Great Britain.
With some little persistency NJ. Del
casse might have taken over the diplo-
matte direction Of the Allies. hut he
also was tired Tin his turnl and more
over. being under the cloud OF British
uncertainties. accepting Sir edward
Grey for dimensions successor. he let
things AXE their natural course. and
the centre OF diplomatic activity in
London thus caused the Entente [diffi-
oulties which could not Is seen before
handl.
A pic,uresquely expressed by Lord
Curzon. Sir Edward Grey was at
tempting to drive "A four-in-hand single
landed"