Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-14


Open an Office In Financial sectiou
Of New York-Has Condemned Macy
of Ensland's War Policies, and Tin,a.
Has Proved That He Was Correct
Lord Northcliffe, the new head of ttazg
British foreign mission in the United
States, is coming On business. He xs
not coming for speechmaking or h9n-
quoting tour, but means business, and
will start his work at once from an o<-
fee in downtown New York.
This is his own idea Of his post as
successor to Foreign Minister Ba1fo1x
at the head Of the British war mis-
sion. He explained his plans In an I'm
terview prior to his departure.
81 am not on a speechmaking or bgn
quoting tour" Lord Northcliffe decLgr-
ed In an interview. 81 propose taktEE
offices downtown in New York, where
1 can confer on the many business M
terests involved in the British and nE-
lied missions.
II am hopeful not only of fmpartUE
any war lessons which l may hEsRs
learned from many visits to the wxx
to my American friends, but also esS
derive ideas which are certain to- oG
evolved by American natural geafzs
for invention.
Il feel much diff1dence in succeed
ing SO important and charming q psx-
sonality as Balfour but l shall do TE
best to harmonic the work of ebe
allied missions and l may say, CO
facilitate the enlistment of as mSuy
British subjects now in the UniteE
States as possible.
"On my arrival l shall of course ffrsS
report at the British embassy in Wash
ington.'
The most interest in his select5Qds
centers in the bearing it may have aaa
the status of Sir Cecil Arthur SpriMg-
Rice, the British ambassador. aN
| Cecil SpringRic has been critieissHss
| by Lord Northcliffe, who virtually caE-
| ed for the appointment OF q ncw EE8-
| ish ambassador i'll Washington, E1zss
| criticism came at time when Esla
| United States ard Germany were ssZE
1 oa HOLlludlly IIletlulA tStI4iS
The impression was created tHscE
| Count Won Bernstor1r, the German aZ7-
bassador in Washington, was succesa
ing in getting the American press &c
| publish information favorable to- ksss
German cause, and Lord Northchde,
who apparently believed the anegn-
tionS to that effect, let it be knowD
that he thought Count Won Bernstexr
was outmaneuvering Sir Cecil Sprfag
Rice in creating sentiment in Amerlcz-
The comment of Lord Northcliffe along
that line was cabled to Americas
newspapers and created considerable
discussion. The British government
apparently was not Influenced by &c, Ex
the status of the British ambassa1cw
was not disturbed.
Lord NOrthcliffe is q baron fr the
British peerage. His appointment 10
such an important diplomatic missfaM
will give the British government thG
opportunity to raise his rank, and SUE
cess in dealing with the United Stesas
might cause the king, at the instaars
of Prime Minister Lloyd George, %
elevate him to the dignity of yiscoun3
or earl.
Admired, Hated and Respected /
The war had not proceeded very fsY-
when an Englishman on being asked
to define Lord Northcliffe's influence
on the government and people said
'They hate him, they admire hfu5
but try as they may they cannot bs-
Indifferent to him"
In no country, it Is believed. sfnEee
the war began has a man in civil ME
been so constantly in the public eye
or labored so continually, early ami
late, for schemes which he believed
would benefit the empire and its arfssss
and bring defeat to the Germans
These schemes have pertained to- as-
most every department Of activity as-
rectly or indirectly identified with tf9s
war. They have concerned attacks, ex-
posures and appeals in regard to tEss
government and sympathy, informa-
ton, advice to the allies and neutra&s
They form long list from the tfz4ss
he declared that Lord Kitchener WIS
working beyond his physical and mszs-
tai limitations and the exposure of kkas
iaSt tudC SuTdpHei luStedu Oh ulSu EA-
plosive shells were being used at NeusE
Chapelle, the condemnation of the Gsfg,-
lipoli excursion, NiXon's fiasco on kox.
Tigris, long before they became lis
torical facts; numerous attempts xn,
prove the futility. Righteousness axsd
even harm to the cause of the cens1x.
ship OF the press; the remorseIess az
tacks upon ''the old gang" as he terEEs
the Asquith ministry through all Erg
changes; the fearless espousal of rsa-
vid Lloyd George as the man wfan
should really lead; his numerous trTts
TO the western battle front and ~
Spain. al of which he recorded 5ra
feyerish. graphic English in newsgR-
nnrS- Wa~azinoS and hooks and finnEFx-