Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-29
British Ambaf.ador
at Washington One
Of Bntgin's Great


lister for foreign aRairs. the newly ap-
pointed British ambassador to Wash
ington. one OF the most conspicuous
figures In British public lifs y known
chiefly BY the diplomatic efforts he
made 10 avert the world war ana by
the fact that, whsa he failed. and the
oonnict became Inevitable. he insisted
Great Britain could not with honor re-
main out Of L.
John Morley. the histssian. said Of
Grey twenty 1--we years ago: That
young man VIII 90 far. He viii b.
prime ministes Of .EaglaAd some day."
Gladstone said Grey might bs anything
he choss-but that Ne chose 70 80
fishing"
vneount Grey Of VAilodon. title TO
which ne Was elsyatsd IN Ieie. was
born April %. 1854. the son Of Capt.
0eorss Grey. "a Grey Of Northvmbsr-
land" from whose father he inhssatsA
q baronetcy. Before the war he wAs
known a. an s<iatocratic democrat
silent pilot OF British diplomacy, ana
the greatest nving authority on NY
casting, Gladstous carrying hts ii1u-
sion further. said of him In his early
days in the house Of commons! 4
never knew In . man such aptitude
for political life and such disinchna'
ton for It." Viscount Grey, ACCORDING
to the British who's Who,' v the
author OF only ons book. II u en-
titled Fly flashing" When Theodore
Roosevelt visited tho viscount, instead
Of talking world politics thay went on
a foot Journey thru rural England
10 study Ensiish bird life. on which
Viscount Grey 10 an authodity as
Roosevelt was on American bird life.
The career Of tbs man. who Of all
ether Br!tonS. 1t has been said. was
uaet cordially hated BY the Germans
because he INCREASINGLY advocated
Englsnds entrance into the war Tor
the preservation Of the neutrality OK
Belgium, was quite unlike that OF al
most every other man In British public
life. He 10 not . lawyer. In tact.
when he became under secretary OF
state for foreign affairs, In 1899, . po-
sition he held for thres years, he vas
chairman of the board Of directors Of
the Northeastern Railway.
Educated at Winchester and balliol
College, oxford, the prospective WIS.,
count was elected liberal member from
Berwick -on-TweeA to the house OF
commons at ths aIs OF Is and mao
been repeatedly reelected from 1855 TO
1915 when he was made . peer. An
athlete at college. hs won the Queens
Club and other champion tennis prises,
In 1919, a. q mark Of distinction Tor
his public services. King George mace
him q member Of the Order Of the
Garter. the only commoner, u waS
said SO honored.
viscount Grey II noted q foFesful
sp>aksr. He y An EnEiishnan OF
Engiishmen, 1t is said. cold. reserved
and correct in speech and department.
His speeches in Parliament were main
" plain, simple statements OF TACT
vigorously put, without any attempt on
h,a part to be histnonic or eloquent
Ths new ambassador. In other WordA
Is said to possess q logical mind
When Viscount Grey became 1ntaaA
forearm uainiStar ssNrtssA TeaM 80 ~
sousht to strengthen the tiss OF fStand"
ship between his country ana othes
governments. The Anglo-Ffench en-
tente eordials and the Anglo Russian
entente, which Vas brought about IN
1907, were regarded a. the eornefstons
of his foreign policy. and together they
paved tha way for sntsnts slIaanos N
the great vay. In 1911 10 suppoSted
Presideat Tafs.s arbitration proposals
and ave years before at tAa Aigeciras
conference over Morocco, be turned
the scales toward French predomi-
nance In northwest Africa All o.
these efforts, it has been said. were
| taken in view Of the growing aSsres-
siyeness Of Germany and have ADDED
to Sir Edwards fame A. fsx-saahted
| aipiomalst.
Less than four months bsfort the
| outbreak OF the world war. on July ~.
1914. In 4 prophetic character study OF
| the British foreign minister. we'll
known write. said, Sir Edwasd has
guided England thru some anxious
| days. At this end Of 1sll, TIE Arpisn
feet was out in the North - tnreS
DAYS and. TIRES assats Without 1Sa.s
| and tho decks cleared for action. How
war with Germany was avoided y -
great q mystsry - how war with GER
| many threatened. II was The sscoAe
incident Of it, sort aimee DIP Edward
became foreign secretary, aAA men 40
rot pass days Of that kind and net go
But hs has kept the psacs u the Aaya
that Ays past and striveu 70 secure
| peace for the days that are - coma
! and British relations with 0eEmAA4
| seem happier today than eyss. xoS
II Sir Edward Grey ever Aas - an
! nounce var - will 10 II il the same
calm, even tones With which ~ would
| spaa . dowsr show.
! when later tn 1914 thu ws& esoude
became positively emineuA VeeoupS
Grey proposed an aznbassaderaal con.
ference Of all the representative q
the European nations and. taAanS g
! bring this about, when the time came
for other action he issued his slOose
tacenic statement that, In eFder %
spre.erve the neutrality of belgium
| Great Britain had entered supen 9
| state Of war with Germany bs9tAAha
] al Ii D. NJ. On AVE, ~ Later. y %
| interview Ia London, he said orea'
| british and the allieA were Snxattna
"a end all war" The viseount haS
long been an advocate Of . les&ve o.
| nations and Is one Of the chiefa or tn>
| British organization for Q league'
.viscount Grey married in 1889 MI
Dorothy widdrinxton Of Newton HAN
| Northumberland, who died In INV
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