Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-23
FORMER AMBASSADOR PACE
DIES IN P|NEHURST, n. c.
Was We'll Known us Author on De-
vclopmcnt Work in the South
crn Section.
ENEMY OF THE HOOkWORNI
Participated in Many Diplomatic
Conferences and Exchanges Grow
ing Out Of Delicate Relations Prior
to Blockade
lBv Assoclated Press.l

PINEHURS y. G., Dcccmbc. a9-
Walter Hines Page. former ambassad dor
to Great Britain. died here late last
night after an illness of many weeks.
DE- Pages health began TO fail nearly
. year ago, and he gave up his post
as american representative at the
court 'pf 81. Jamess late in the summer.
Dr. Page returned TO the United
States on october -. having resigned
IN August. ana he was moved directly
from the steamer 20 a hospital i'll New
York. For time his condition showed
Improvement but late in Novcmbcr
ne ne suffered a relapse. LARRY this month
ne rallied and ten days ago WAS
brought To Pinehurst. for u while he
seemed 10 grow stronger, but sunereu
second reiapse last Thursday.
Most oil the members OF DIR. Pages
family were with him when death
came. They included Mrs. l.uge; his
ushter; Mrs. Charles q: Loring. OF
Eoston. his son. Ralph W. Page, and
brothers. Henry i. Page, Junius X. Page
anu iurmcr Congressman Robert y.
rage. Major Frank Z. rage, VINO ac-
Gohpanicd his father home from Eng
land, arrived this morning. Another
son, Captain Arthur W. Page, is now
serving in England
Arrangements Tor the funeral have
not YET been completed. but it was an.
nounced that services will be held
Tuesday morning a IL o'clock at Page
Memorial Church, at Aberdeen, \. {.
AUTHOR ON DEVELOPMENT
WORK IN THE: SOUTU
Virtually all MIR. Pages life before
ms amoassadorial appointment had
bcen spent in literary work lie was
ihe author OF works on the develop
ment of the southern portion of the
Chitcd states. in which he was par
s!cuihrlE Interested as a native OF Cary.
~, T., where he was born, .ugust L.,
500, IN his work on the "upbuilding
OF ola tomrnonwcalths." Mr.. Page dis.
cioSeu MS interest in the culture of
Il 4, proad national feeling in the South
he was interested in The moral and
political education of the negro and
formerly was member of the SANITARY
commission for the eradication OF m,
Ih%okmorm: I"r worn, to which John ID. Rockefei-
wss Il close student Of finance.
AS American amba ssador. Mr.. Page
participated in many of the mnor,ort
u,piomauc conferences and exchanges
growing out of tho delicate ralatjons
between the United States and Co,
tfritain at the time when England vas
Diockading Germany before the initial
states entered the war. AS amba ssador.
he presented to the British trovernYnnni
american notes in protest 5eainst ,ho
hritish treatment of American com
iherce, and held numerous conferenrns
Win win british statesmen over this and
other moot questions RISING frnn, ~
war One of these was tbe Amnr;nar
notc 70 Great Britain protesting arains;
',ic misuse of the American fo ~ whan
me me, United States was neutral Mr.
rage was at that time ono ne ~
agents through which the feu, d;nio III.
matte dealings between GERMANY and
treat Britain were conducted 7, No.
sI. rage who effected an agreement
pei ween England and GERMANY untn,
which the United states as web 'uss &c
England was enabled TO feed The
starving Bclgians '"e