New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
ord Chief Justice to Sue
ceed Spring-Rice at
Washington
Will Assume Duties
OF War Mission Also
Floated $500, 900, 900 Loan
Here on Visit to
America in 1916

LONDON, Jan. Earl Reading. Lord
chief Justice, as indicated in previous
dispatches. has been appointed British
pich Commissioner in the United
States. Besides taking over the work
of the British Embassy in Washington
be will have charge of the work of the
british War Mission and Its establish
ments in New York and Washington.
The official announcement of Earl
Readings appointment says that Lord
Nor.hcliffe will remain head of the
British mission to the United States in
London.
1t is understood that Earl Reading
will retain his position of Lord Chief
Justice.
The appointment of the occupant Of
the second highest judicial position in
England to diplomatic post has no
urecedent in the annals Of the British
bench, and as Earl Readings appoint
ment to Washington Is for an in
definite period it is presumed that it
will be necessary to appoint q deputy
to perform the duties of chief justice
during his absence. Justice Darling
acted in that capacity during Earl
Readings recent absence in the United
States.
The official announcement of Earl
Readings appointment says:
Mission Is Special
"On the departure on leave of Sir
Cecil Spring Rice, the King has been
gracously pleased to appoint Earl
Reading, Lord Chief Justice of Eng
land to be his High Commissioner in
the United States in the character of
an ambassador plenipotentiary on q
special mission.
Lord Reading, as high commits
slcner and special ambassador, will
have full authority over the members
Of all British missions sent to the
onlted States in connection with the
active prosecution OF the war. and the
labors Of such missions will be com
lIetely under mis- direction and control.
Lord Northcliffe will remain in
London as chairman of the London
headquarters OF the British mission to
The United States" w
America first learned to know Earl
heaolng intimately in October, 1915.
Wnen the Entente Allies placed him at
me mead of the international commits
son which came here and arranged
l0f s5o0,000,00O loan, the largest It
nhanclal operation ever consummated
u."een governments on one side and
private individuals on the other. On
'hat visit he was cheered for minute
ana nall by 500 members of the New
iofh bar ASSOCIATION and made a nota
pe speech to them. He set with Chief
justice White on the United States
Supreme Court bench in Washirrton
Vh the commissions trip to Chicago
and other Western points he made
many friends and admirers,
Came Second Time
In September last Earl Reading unex
Pectedly appeared here a second time
MS mission was to take up financial
Questions with the American govern.
Meh'' the exact nature of which was
never dlvulged. While here he reused
- "S &c iIdtt huU1eOCo TO great en-
,nusiasm BY an appeal for the Liberty
Loan.
IN 1904 he became Lord Reading. He
sst In the House of Lords until 1918
Sl Snen he left to take the Office OF
,nlef Justice. He had become a mem
Oe' OF the Cabinet the previous year.
Prosecuted Crippen Case
=, before ascending the bench he was
me most sought after barrister in Enr.
land. He helped prosecute in the ia.
NOUS Crlppen murder. Both as counse,
ana as prosecutor he was noted for his
constant refusal to introduce evidence
ne regarded as in any way unfair
even though tho technical rules anc
,ne usual practice would have allowed
MIN to do so.
IN 1887 he married Alice Edith Cohen
daughter of a London broker. His hei,
Is tne Hon. Gerald Rufus Isaacs. born