New-York tribune., 1918-12-23
Started as Newspaper Man


tnnging the two sections together once
more
Started as Newspaper Man
In 1882 Mr. Page became member
Of the editorial staff of THE New York
World and also did a series of arti
eles for that newspaper on the Nor
Mons mons, going to Utah to investigate con
eeHlons. Then he went to Raleigh,
\; c., where he founded and became
editor Of "The State Chronicle" re-
turning TO this city in 1883 to join the
stat Of "The New York Evening Post"
he remained with that newspaper
unit until 1887, when he became manager of
The Forum" later becoming editor of
lne magazine and remaining in that
POSITION until 1895, when he became
literary adviser to Houghton, Mifflin
GCo. For the next five years he was
Win that firm and also editor of "The
AANantic Monthly, becoming editor of
The Worlds Work" in 1900.
;. IN 1898 he helped organize the pub
alshlng house of Doubleday, Page e.
Co' and 1t was from the double post
o., q editor and publisher that President
hason took him in March. 1918, to sue
cesd the late Whitelaw Reid as Ambas-
Sseof TO the Court Of St. James.
M. Page never lost his sympathetic
interest IN the South, and as a member
9i'he General Education Board and the
International Health Board succeeded
III doing much TO aid the needy in that
Scnon, both in an educational way
ae was said to be largely responsible
;.r tor the campaign waged by the Rookie
'''er fohdatlon against the hookworm.
Received by King George.
AS Ambassador to the Court of St.
scaass's, where he was received by King
EHssGfge May 80, 1918, Mr.. Page had
n..e . time to accustom himself to the
.uu,lne of diplomatic life before the
"0'd was confronted with its great
emergency. His tasks became extraor-
a.nary and ceaselcss with the advent
Of the war
rlFst it was the panicky, clamoring
,sat.can ,.Meflcan tourists who claimed his at
on. ,anon. Then it was more Of their
s'ethren who wandered aimlessly into
celilgerent country without pass
y%nS' with blind faith IN the power of
" american Ambassador to make
set ways pleasant. In the organiza
w OF the Commission for Relief in
iIsElum and of other similar agencies
ssaoassador Page took an active part,
"TTpte ms multitudinous other duties.
,s. me blockade and the U-boat counter
aoas:e tanemslVe soon made the position of the
sSs,"eT'can Ambassador to the Court of
~ 1ames's most difficult one With
M.ap,aints arising from the British
.aSyhist and from the mUrderous at
%sAS OF German submarines Ambassa
Soi;.f Sil rage dealt WITH an impartial and
q, 'sa'e sa'e hand and with vigilant eye
V" me interests of the United States.
p,.".1 ,.."u.n1Isonfed almost daily with un-
rf..rv..eeasnted situations in which an in
t;s.ioes H.. step would endanger the pres
~ ~ VI MS country and perhaps plunge
s,.o Mto war, Ambassador Page con-
go .s'eo himself 50 as TO win universal
s,Ses AT time when Great Brit
n' hard pressed by her foes. found
s.. persistent neutrality of the United
ss" ms.cs incomprehcnsible the most re-
bo"""ec British universities conferred
tabYFs1y degrees upon the American
co,'SaaSsSasdor III token of their esteem.
1rsn.p9 'cSe. Oxford, Aberdeen and Edin-
Ar.ssnN were lie Institutions which thus
''sa,orcd hiln.
.bs w., !. Page resigned as Ambassador in
On On ."'r ,at'er part OF August of this year
RotSS count .nt o. rapidly declining health.
cirel.u' 'oe BRITISH press and American
.-e, eS IN London expressed deep re-
Now a. - MS retirement. He arrived in
sus. io'k from England in October,
and psss.a@ seriously with heart disease,
pin, Was immediately taken to hos
ksnh nome was in Garden City, Long
Wiz ne was married to MISS Alice
RsbS;II N 1850. He vas author of "The
~ihes e".g of Old Commonwealths, "
Nay n.'"aVpu'AecAer' and other works, and
Arts t>.a'sr ~ o. the University National
H. s"a Aathols clubs, cf New York.
daug5. age i'avcs three sons and a