The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-30
Grey's Mission
Is Not a Failure
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright, 1919, by The
Intelhgencer.)

WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec 2s.-Vis-
count Edward Grey-the man VINO As
foreign secretary OF Great Britain 4eS
me allies in the critical moments OF
.Iuly. l9l4-returnS this week to Europe
10 t,ll the people over there exactly
whpi he believes TO be at issue IN tne
ire .ty controversy IN TIE InIteo SIales'
The ambassador leaves IN no com ON
plsining spirit and in no captlouS or I'M,
paticnt mood. He IS neither sltShteo
s. his inability 10 have an audience
with President Wilson nor is ne lr,s-
pressed with the charge that party poIi-
tics alone lie at the bottom of Amerl-
ca'S hesi,ation TO ratity the Peace
Treaty. i.
sion OF Lord Grey has been failure
but In quite another sense II ls aoous
the most important mission thAt SousG
have been contemplated for this critical
moment in the relations OF the Onlte"
States and Europe. II will be remeth-
bered that Lord Grey was sent 70 tne
United States 10 d:scusSe WIN trest-
dent Wilson certain questions arising
ont OF the ratification OF the Peace
Treaty When he got here Mr. " ilSoh
had a nervous collapse and not even tnc @
Secretary OF stat" was pcrultteu ~ SO
him And. Furthermore so far as Amer
;ca is rGucr-nrd there have been no
'.nurstionS arising out or the r3tlltSa-
,ion OF the Peace Treaty" FOR the "oEl-
Gus reason that the treaty "nich r.t-
ronc expected to see ratified D. oSTo-
ber with the first meeting OF lue
league Of nations in session oy 'ntn"
still remains unactGd upon by the Scn-
ate OF the United states lhSFv
ma!ned TWO things which Loru N't?
could do-wait here tiIl inc Se"aSr a.
Oh which might prolong his Nls't IT
America beyond the time whtch ne n1o
arrecd. on account Of his failing hea!th,
10 remain in the United States; or etse
20 back homo and serve the european
osnnlr best BY telling them cSactiF
what is involved m the treaty contro-
,Aersy in the United States.
Tho Tue Cause.
oturauv Lord Grey chose the latter
such a situation as the present nom
ing but first hand c"nS'ictat'on H,u
PERSONAL contact could "nlIHn'cn lot
cIynar ON thu trUN cause OF America
treaty struggle. Tho British envoy mas
had an opportunity " meet senator
i.,dp, m. Republican leader. and other
nnnnnrnrs oC thr treaty. Fl" has had \
chance 70 discuss with them the reasons
for their desire for reScrNAtioAS as wei
as ,hrir reasons frr wanting 70 see
Nmrrirl keep out ot F.u-up" altoEethcF'
yJc has been 1,Ul,' - size up the Situa-
ton and hcinr back a c"nrrchrhT!Nf
report lie VIII b." listened TO in f-u-
rope hrcausr Of his r-marSabl" prestige
In European diplomacy both 'nSid" anu
outside 81 Britain. and because or thr
fact tina; n" has dealt At first hand with
the principals in the American treaty
fight. ,.
Moan peoples that the sam" nation
which showed her unS"lfishncss IN the
great war now would b" guilty OF sell.
iShncss in seeking ~ disSoC'a," herself
entirely from the pcOStrated European
countries and thus seek TO impose
added burdens on the peoples who bore
,hs brunt nf 'hc war for human fr""-
dom. Lord Grey will hardly confirm
the charges of 80 many people IN thls
country that Senator I.x1gc has been
seeking partisan advantage alone in his
keen battle with the President. But
uncuestionabiy h" will t"N Europe
about the unique character OF tho Amer
lean form nt government which makes
the lcGislativs branch OF the govern
ment dependent of the executive so that
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