Show GREY WILL BE BRITISH ENVOY AT WASHINGTON Viscount Refuses to Accept Post ost Permanently Has 1 Poor I tI r ft P. Lond London n Auff Aur l. 1 Viscount Gre Grey former British secretary of state tate for fOl f foreign n affairs has lias a agreed reed to represent represent sent the British government So at Wash Washington ash ington pending the thc appointment of or a I permanent ambassador His poor pOOl eyesight which has giver given him much trouble caused him to conent consent con con- sent ent to only a short term terni a as amI am am- A year ear ago It was heard I he might become blind but Iut ut since then his eyes eres have Improved although h ho bo Still does little reading or writing q New Nw W Ambassador to tEI Handle Big Problems Aug u 13 Questions Questions arising arising- out of the tho peace settlement Which Bonar Law announced in the tho house of commons toda today would re require require re- re quire the tho attention o of Earl Karl Grey the new flew British ambassador to the Un United It ell States arc are understood here to include a readjustment of the complicated financial al relations between Great Groat Britain and the thc United States grow grow- of loans and credits advanced ad by br America There also must bo ho an almost im immediate tin tin- mediate recasting of ot man many existing treaties between the two countries n necessitated b by tho radical changes following the war Many an of or these conventions date back bael for fot more than a century and were wore said b by officials to have been applied to modern conditions only bv by tho the ex exer- exer r- r else cIe of the liberality of oC greatest con- con V L The shipping law swept away aWAY completely one treat treaty relating tP the rights and duties of sailors and port authorities and this never ne has be been n replaced Uno- Uno or In the car early days das of or the thc war ar there were ere many issues between the state department and d the British foreign n of office ot- ot flee fice growing out o of interference with American commerce by I British war war- hips and British orders in council and Sand the man many claims for or damages by br American ship owners and merchants pending when the United States en- en hired the war still technically are arc open Earl Gre Grey was was the British see sec for foreign affairs when these issues arose and conducted the negotiations negotiations for his government There has been a suggestion sug too that conditions in Mexico were such as to demand consideration on an In International In- In basis In view of or the large larg-e interests of foreign n Investors and es especially es- es J British In that country It is believed cd no note that one of the c first duties o of Viscount Gre Grey vill be beto to attempt a permanent settlement of b b. b the British issues with the Mexican n p after reaching a a. re a r understanding with the American tc 0 department nt that Earl Grey was como come to Washington was as received arZ t ith h keen gratification b by Secretary ansing and other American officials Who ho had had dealings s with him him either personally in fn Europe or through corre corre- |