Show READING MADE HEAD OF BRITISH i ir r MISSION HERE I II I Chief Justice Comes as Supreme Su SUO of I P preme Empire in iii America I London Jan 7 Earl i Earl Reading Heading lord chief Justice has been appointed British Brit Brit- I I lab ish high commissioner tn in tho the United States Besides taking over tho the work worle I Ithe j i of the British f embassy m In Washington ton I II I he will vIll have hn charge e of or the work of the I British war mission and antI Its monts ments In Now York and Washington ton I Th Th official announcement of ot Earl Readings Reading's appointment sn says that Lord n will ill remain head of or the British mission to the United States tates In InI London I Earl Carl Reading will go o to tho United States as direct representative of tho the war cabinet according to the Dally Daily I Express While hll Earl Heading Reading I will have e the title LItle of ambassador purely diplomatic matters will be In InI inho the tho ho hands of or a charge the I earl cad controlling war activities Karl Earl Reat ln Readings Reading's s 's work worl will according to the understanding In official circles cir clr- des cles deal mainly with financial and general business u matters and he lie will willI willbe willbe be relieved of or the ordinary ambassadorial ambassadorial a- a I dorial functions of handling numerous minor diplomatic ne negotiations which constitute a large part of or the embassy's sy's SS work nl at Cn Tb The o a appointment I n tm c n t p probably ro bably ni means en n s that Viscount will not re return return return re- re turn to the United State States as head of or orthe the permanent British mission Lord will continue the active e direction In England of the American American mission offices which h have ha Just been established In Crewe Crowe house Earl Rending Reading was attorney general of or England as Sir Rufus Isaacs In October 1913 1113 he was vas appointed lord chief Justice to succeed Lord Alverstone Alverstone Alver- Alver I stone and was as elevated to the peerage In December of that year He lie was one ont of or tho the leading members of the French Anglo financial commission which visited the tho United States In 1915 Ins In 1 1916 16 he was created viscount and presided at the tho trial of Sir Roger Casement Ills last visit to the tho United United United Unit Unit- ed States was In September and October Oc Oc- tober 1917 Earl garl nc Reading Heading presided at atthe atthe atthe the Anglo American war conference In London In November and during the same month was created earl Combines All 11 Washington 1 Jan 7 Combination of or orthe the he three separate functions which have hn been exercised h by as aM many lit lit- S J ferent erent agencies diplomatic agencies diplomatic financial I and war var supplies Is supplies Is the purpose of oC the appointment of Earl gall R Reading as British Brit I ish JIh ambassador In Washington to succeed succeed suc sue Sir Cecil Spring-Rice Spring as the situation sit sit- nation Is understood b by government officials here Some confusion has hall followed the In Independent Independent Independent In- In dependent operations of or the Northcliffe North North- cliffe war mission tho the technical military military mili mill tary and naval a attaches bureau and tho the diplomatic b bureaus of the embassy proper propel It has hns been heon found difficult for or these separate commissions and I agencies to transact their business I with the state department the war and na navy departments and the treasur treasury treasury treas treas- I ur ury department here without overlapping overlap overlap- lap lapping ping and confusion don |