Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-25
LORD GREY IS on
WAY To J.. s. AS
BRITAIN s ENVOY
As Ambassador viii Seek To
Cultivate Better Understand
ing Between England and
the United States,
Copyright, 1919, by The Press Pub
fishing Co
(The New York World.)
Especial Gable Desnatch \


London, Sept. 24.-Viscount Grey
has left for America on the Mauratan;a
to fill the most important post in
British diplomacy as ambassador to
the United States. His tenure of his
post depends much on his health,
but its marked Improvement late!y
gives encouragement for the behef
that 1t will be many months before u
permanent ambassador is named.
Lord Grey has come from retire
ment to go TO Washington because Of
the opportunities of the most farsee-
ing and most influential of his COUP
trymen who believe that he. above all
others, is fitted to cultivate a better
understanding between the two peo-
pies. The cardinal point of his diplo-
macy in America viii be to bring
about that understanding.
1t is the ambition to accomplish
this which has brought him again n
to pubic life where nothing else
would. Americans will find that Wis
count Grey is a good mixer He
wants to know Americans
Lord Bryce, perhaps more than any
other person in this country, did more
to convince Grey that he ought to go
to W ashington, and before the train
left Waterloo station for Southamp-
ton this morning, Bryce engaged in Il
long and earnest conversation with the
new ambassador, who was wearing
dark goggles.
There were few high hats in evil
dence Lord Curzon wore his topper
and so did a few junior officials OF
fhA inn ,Nff I,ttf
wore a derby. Lord Reading, in blue
breezed into the crowd before tho
train left and also had long talk
with his successor.
Just before the train pulled out.
Winston Churchill came speedily
down the platform to say goodby.
lie may now have an alibi for being
late, because he has sacrificed his
fine governmental car for "tin liz
zie." AS the train left Grey was given
three cheers.
Earl Curzon, who has been acting
secretary for foreign affairs, in a
special message to the Evening
Standard on Viscount Grey's depar-
ture for Washington says:
The government views with the
greatest satisfaction the assumption
at this moment of the post of special
ambassador in United States Of
America by Lord Grey 1t Is only a.
the call of public duty and in the
hope he may be of some use to the
interests with which he has identified
himself that he now emerges from
his retirement and assumes role
at Washington that has been filled
with such conspicuous ability and
success by the late Sir Cecil Spring
Rice and Lord Reading.
He will work at Washington for
the fulfillment of the ideals which he
has at heart. for the furtherance Of
the peace of the world and most Of
all for the consolidation of those in
innate relations between the United
States and Great Britain which viii
be the surest and most enduring
foundation of that peace.
His acceptance of the appointing
has been hailed with equal satisfac-
ton on both sides of the Atlantic, and
his majesty's government looks for
ward with utmost confidence to the
results of his mission"
The Westminster Gazette says:
Lord Grey goes with high hopes that
he may be able to serve the cause of
the league of nations on the other
side of the Atlantic with the same
success he has achieved on this side.
In sending him we are at any rate
giving of our best. No other man
has had so much experience of world
affairs, no other man has gained
quite the same reputation at once for
knowledge of the past and for vision
of the future.
The choice of Lord Grey and his
own self-sacrifice in accepting the ap-
pointment are a measure of the I'M
portance which this country attaches
to securing tho cooperation of the
United States"