New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
EX-SECREIARY Of
 STATE OLNEY DIES Served in That Capacity Under
 Grover Cleveland HAD INTERESTING CAREER Deceased Had Declined Important Posts Under Present Administration Was Nominated for President in 19O4-Approved of War.
HAD INTERESTING CAREER

Boston, April 9.-Richard Olney. statesman, once secretary of state and always a noted student of information al affairs, died at his home in the Fenway in the Back Bay district at 8:45 o'clock last night, at the age of eighty-two. Word of the passing of the great citizen was not given to the press until today.
 Three days ago he lapsed into semi-consciousness with smile on his face. He had just been advised of the presidents message to congress asking that a state of. war be recog- nized and his joy was unbounded. It was the consummation of his most earnest hope.
 Throughout his final illness up to late last Thursday. MT. Olney's mind had remained perfectly clear and he followed every move in the interna- tional struggle. Those who were with him said that the one thought in his mind was that something be done."
 Checred By Russian News.
 A little earlier he had been rejoiced over the news from Russia. He had never trusted the autocracy and re- garded the Russian government as the weak link in the chain of the AL lies. He feared that Russia would make a separate peace with the Teu- tonic empires and as he became physi- cally weaker this fear preyed on his mind more and more.
 The news of the revolution heart ened him wonderfully and President Wilson's call to arms made him happy and content even at the approach of death.
 It was rarely that MT. Olney would speak for publication.
 Suffered Paralytic Stroke.
 Since February he has failed stead- fly and 1t was apparent that the end was not far off. Yesterday afternoon he suffered a paralytic stroke that left his right side paralyzed.
 1t was typical of MT. Oiney that Mt- tie was known of his Illness. From the time that he entered President Cleve- lands cabinet as attorney general In 1893. becoming secretary of state two wears later, no man in New England had been sought out more consistently bv newspaper men for his opinion on current events and none probably fur nished less copy.
 When in 1904 he was awakened by the telephone a little after midnight to be told that the democratic na- tional convention had before proposition to nominate him Tor pres ident the only comment ehcited rom the man was that it was ':an extra ordinary early hour'' at which to dis turb a mans slumbers.
 Richard Olney served successiveiy as attorney general and secretary or state during the administration or President Cleveland, and although at the head of the state department Tor the short period of one year and nine months only, he won reputation as a statesman of commanding ability ana force. His greatest triumph was his successful insistence upon arbitration l of the boundary dispute between l Great Britain and Venezuela. | Imperturbably disregarding the warnings that a rigid maintenance l of the Monroe Doctrine might plunge 1 the United States into war with Great Britain. President Cleveland and Sec 1 retary. Olney carried out their own l ideas of diplomacy. In his famous 1 message sent through Ambassador l Bayard to Lord Salisbury. British secretary of state for foreign affairs, MT. 1Olney, promising the inalienable right of the United States to inter- vene in questions affecting the terri l torial integrity of South American | countries. said in part:
 Great Britain both admits that there is a controversy and that ar bitration should be resorted to for 1 its adjustment. But while up to that point her attitude leaves nothing to 1 be desired, it's practical effect is com pletely nullified by her insistence that the submission shall cover but part 1 of the controversy: that as a condi- ton of arbitrating her right to part
 of the disputed territory, the re- mainder shall be turned over to her
 Upon what principle-except her fee bleness as a nation-is Venezuela to be denied the right of having the claim heard and passed upon by an
 impartial tribunal? It is so, because I will it to be so,' seems to be the
 only justification Great Britain offers ? l Although Lord Salisbury at first re.
 fused to submit to the American de I mand, upon further representation.
 he receded from his attitude and
 agreed to the arbitration of the entire
 dispute.
 Famous i'm Railroad Strike.