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ton. through the attitude OF the
German Emperor. He is 81 years
old The British post at Washing
- nas been vacant since the de-
Ssrture last spring Of the Earl Of
Reading, who has resumed his Of
hcs as lord chief justice OF Eng
land
aCCH WORK
FOR ENVOY.
- permanent British Aabassa-
dor TO the United States will not be
appointed till next year. but Wis.,
count Grey has consented to repre-
sent the British government tenn
porarily in Washington in order 10
deal particularly with questions
arising out of the peace settlement
including a rcadjustment OF the
complicated financial relations be-
tween Great Britain and the United
states growing out OF loans ana
credits advanced by America There
also must be an almost immediate
recasting OF many existing treaties
between the two countries, neces-
STATED By the radical changes fol-
lowing the war.
Many Of these conventions date
back for NOR than a century and
were said by officials to have been
applied to modern conditions only
by the exercise of the greatest lib
cTalIty OF construction The Ia Fol-
lette shipping law swept away
completely one treaty relating to
the rights and duties Of sailors and
port authorities, and this never has
been replaced
In the early days Of the war there
wero many issues between the State
Department and the British Foreign
Ots:ce growing out OF interference with
American commerce by British war
ships and British orders in council.
and the many claims for damages BY
american shipowners and merchants
pending when the United States en-
tered the war still technically are
open Viscount Grey was the British
secretary for foreign affairs when the
issue arose and conducted the neso-
tiations for his government
There has been a suggestion. too,
that conditions in Mexico were such
as to demand consideration on an in
terTatIonal basis, in view of the large
interests of foreign investors. and
especially British, in that country. For
ment has refraincd from enforcing de-
mands upon Mexico for reparat!ons
for the killing OF British subjects and
for heavy monetary losses inflicted
on British individuals. preferring TO
leave to the United States the adop-
tiOn OF measures TO meet these con-
ditions. It is believed now that one
of the first duties OF Viscount Grey
will be TO attempt a permanent set
t!eReut of the British issues with the
Mexican government after reaching Il
satisfactory understanding with the
American State Department
I'm not sure that there will be a
japanese Ambassador in our midst
cutie so soon as next month. Although
the State Department has not been
approached with a view Of learning
whether Kijuro Shidehara, vice minis
ter for foreign affairs in the japanese
cabinet, would be PERSONA grata to the
Tinted States government as successor
10 VIscount Ishii as Ambassador to
Washington. II was learned officially
the wee minister occupied the leading
position among those being considered
for the post It has been believed here
for some tine that NiscoUnt Ishti
would not return to Washington be-
cause OF political changes in the conf
POSITION Of the japanese cabinet.
Any statement that Mr.. Shidehara
had been appointed Ambassador. il
was believed. would be premature. in
asmuCh as the State Department had
not been advised. The feeling OF Pre-
uier Hara that the vice minister could
not be spared from the cabinet at this
tine is understood to be an obstacle.
Nir. Sh.Sehara was formerly counsel
Tor of the Embassy here. and during
the early years Of the war was min
lister to The Hague.