The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-28
PROPOSE MEMORIAL
TO WALTER Il. PAGE

the war, the name of Walteri
Hines Page shines out as a brilliant
exception to the mediocre ability that
distinguished most of them. Mr..
Page was the American ambassador
at London for five years, which in
Guided the entire period OF the World
War. Although he owed his appoint
ment to Mr. Wilson, the fact did not
deter him from expressing vigorous
dissension from many of the vacillat-
ing policies and the unpreparedness
that marked the course of the Wilson
administration previous to our en-
trance into the war. AS the editor of
the London Times puts it, What he
suffered was beyond the power even
of HIS agile pen, welded in the fullest
freedom of private correspondence, to
express. But while his confidence in
the judgment of the American gov
eminent sometimes faltered, his faith
in the spirit Of the American people
was unquenchable."
The two recently published volumes
of MIR. Pages Life and Letters" ON
tain numerous letters that he wrote
to President Wilson in those crucial
times that show how his mind utter
~ failed to Ego along" with that of
his chief in Washington. Ambassa-
dor Page made a profound impression
upon the leaders of the British gov
eminent, so much so that they have
started a movement to erect a men,
orial to him in London. Below is re-
invitation for subscriptions directed
to the British public. Although in
this country We have witnessed an al
most frantic effort to raise funds for
a Woodrow Wilson Foundation, no
American has seen fit to p%erpetuate
the memory of Ambassador Page,
whose chief duty was to reconcile the
policies and acts of Woodrow Wilson
with the facts as they were presented
Ambassador Who Served Civilization
To tn Editor of the T. .es:
Sir-The publication of the two
admirably edited volumes of the "Lift
and Letters of Walter II. Page" has
revealed to the world a personality
and a record of achievement of which
perhaps only those who came into in
innate social and official contact witt
him during his term of ambassador
ship in this country were already
aware.
In these Letters" Mr.. Page lives
. again. They give the ~clearest ant
widest expression we can ever nov
hope to receive of his vivid, free
l ranging mind and of that mellow in
tegrity of character and Astounding
humanity which endeared him to u
all. More particularly, they show hin
to have been one of the best friends
that Great Britain ever had and
f~ar-seeing and practical crusader y
the cause of Anglo-American cooper
alton.
In the difficult period of the war
before the United States had entere;
it, and when many contentious issues
inevitably arose between the British
and American governments, it wal
Mr.. Pages handling of these issues
as much as any other factor, tina.
kept them within the bounds of rea
son and good temper. ScrupulouE, a:
an ambassador should be, in present
ing his country's case with all tn;
vigor and responsiveness at his com
mand, MIR. Pages conduct of the nego
tiations entrusted to him was featured
throughout by his native courtesy
humOr, and straightfOrwardnesE; BY
a quick understanding Of the natur'
of the European struggle, and by az
intensity of sympathy for the allie'
cause and of admiration for Grea
Britain 'spart in it which was ire
pressible. He was the happiest, tn
most liberated man in Europe whel
America entered the war.
For all that Mr.. Page contribute
towards that supreme development, b
smoothing away friction and minimize
ing and removing difficulties an
= misunderstanding, this country, n
less than his own, owes him an inesti
! mable debt. There must, m~oreovel
! be many hundreds of our people VIII
1 used his services and those of his mos
) efficient staff to inquire after til
! fate of relatives at the fronts, an
/ who drew freely and gratefully 0
I his exhauStless stock of sympath,
; patience and promptituce.
: There is nothing in Great Britai
: to mark the fact that Mr.. Page live
3 here for five years as United State
ambassador, and that in a great or
! sis he served his own country ar
4 ours, and civilization itself, with
& noble competence. We desire to r
4 pair that omission. We confident
8 invite subscriptions to perpetuate
8 name and services that can never J
3 thought Of, on either side of the A
s %lantic, without deep affection al
z gratitude.
q Cheques (crossed page Memoir
Fund') should be addressed to Ev
+ lyn Wrench, Esq, English-Speaki1
Unipn. /. Charinp Cross. Londo