New-York tribune., 1919-09-27
Lord Grey
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him to serve Britain we'll in a post
that he felt honored to fill.
He said he would remain on board
the Mauretania overnight and go to
Washington at 10 a. m. to-day. He
preferred to avoid stay in New York,
as he felt 1t was acting in conformity
with his mission to this country to go
direct TO Washington.
Il should like to visi. in New York
for while" he said, "hut it is proper
that get at once to Washington and
sec the President
Niscount Grey was then informed
that the President was i'll and had
Cancelled the remainder of his tour in
behalf OF The league sf nations.
Sorry Wilson Is Ill
Il am indeed sorry to hear of this"
replied the ambassador. Il trust his
!llness Is nothing serious. This must
De late news. as we, have had no word
of 1t IN the wireless news that came
to the Manretania."
Lord Grey had followed closely the
progress of the league controversy in
TINS country. and seemed to regret
that the President had been forced to
abandon his tour
Asked If his opinions of the league
had been wagcd in Washington, he re-
Piled
NO, not in the slightest. believe
my views on the league Of nations are
a matter OF record"
Some ore in the ambas sador's party
inquired about the Prince of Wales
and when Informed that he was having
9 real rood time in democratic fashion
IN the wlids Of Canada. Lord Grev re-
marked
md that royalty is about as demo
cratic as other folks taesc DAYS,
Niscount Grey wore q gray sack
sult and gray cap. lie smiled often
and spoke in low tone His interest
IN America was apparent throughout
bis chat, and he expressed his apprecia-
tion of New York when he came here
1897. '''''e' III
Tells About keeping Fit
-, lie then reverted to the Presidents
illness. He expressed delight to know
that 1t was nothing more than fatigue
and stress Of the tour and added:
I'm strenuous times one must work
long and hard under pressure. have
been through it in the early davs of
the war and know how difficult it is
to keep fit. The strain did not bother
my health at all. but il Effected nv
eyes severely 1t occurs to me that
you men OF the press have q rather
strenuous time Of t. How do you
manage to keep fit coming down the
harbor to meet all the guests that come
to New York am indeed pleased
to meet you all and thank YOU for
your good wishes on the assumption of
my duties at the embassy in your
country
= Lord Grey was accompanied by Sir
William Tyrcll, Ronald Campbell. and
greeted at Quarantine hy Sir William
Wiseman. the Hon. Ronald s. Lindsay,
Major General H. K Bethel Licuten-
ant Colonel Norman Thwaites and
lieutenant Colonel Andrew Tho. ..
His Future Prophesied
Viscount Grey of Fallodon is known
as an arlstocratic democrat, a "silent
pilot OF British diplomacy,' and the
greatest living authority on fly casting.
Of him John Morley, the historian.
said twenty-five years ago:
That young man viii go far. He
will be Prime Minister some day"
And Gladstone, speaking Of him. said
ne might be anything he chose, but he
only book is ely Fishng.'
II never saw the old Premier
added. "a man with such aptitude for
political life and such a disinclination
for it.
Viscount Grey was born April 25.
1862. n son Of Captain George Grey. of
Northumberland. He entered Parlia-
m!ent when he was twenty-thrce, serv-
Ing through repeated elections until
1916, when he was elevated to the
peerage with the title he now bears.
dis appointment to tnc office of For
elgn Minister was made fourteen years
ago, and IN 1912 King George made
him q member Of the Order of the Gar
ter, the only commoner so honored.
AS British Foreign Minister. Wis
count Grey devoted himself to
strengthening ties OF friendship be-
tween Great Britain and other coun-
tries, a policy founded on the Anglo
French and Anglo-Russian entente eff
fected in 1907.
In l91lo he supported President
Tatts arbitration proposals and five
years before, at the Algecras confer
ence over Morocco, he turned the
scales toward French predominance in
northwest Africa. All of these efforts.
It has been said. were taken in view of
the growing aggressiveness of Ger