Show VISCOUNT GREY DIES AT ESTATE Great Croat Britain's Britan's World War Wa Premier Loses Fight Against Disease ALNWICK England Sept 7 UP TIP Viscount Grey of Great Grea Britain's foreign minister during th the momentous years from rom 1905 to 1916 and one of the handful of ot statesmen whose policies shaped the events that tha led to the World WoId war wax died at 60 a- a a. a m. m today at his Northum Northumberland berland berand estate He was 71 He died after alter a courageous day 11 fIght light against hopeless Illness He Ie had been unconscious for 64 hours without without without with with- out food and amazed physicians b bj by his strength As Lord Grey died contents bills bUls o of London newspapers blazoned news o othe of the war memoirs of or David Lloyd George his fellow liberal and once fellow cabinet minister Severely criticising Greys Grey's policies as foreign minister Lloyd George wrote The Tho impression of Lord Grey as a strong silent man has ha become a a. lii- lii tle tie mildewed Grey's Greys hesitancy and md lack Jack of vision he lie said contributed failure to avert the World war Forced into seclusion in his last las rears cars because of ot failing eyesight that left let him almost blind Lord Gre Grey at attained attained at- at tamed an expert knowledge of the Braille method of ot raised letters and numbers for the blind bUnd He instructed himself A diplomatist of amazing ability he lie was also a sportsman a 3 writer and a famous bird lover He was universally sally ally admired and liked despite the controversy that still is continued regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding his prewar policies and the measure of ot I blame 1 If any that at at- at attached attached attached to him In the start tart of the great war He was married twice but child child- 1 less Both wives died There is no heir to his which he lie ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac in 1916 when he retired as as foreIgn foreign for for- eign elga minister He w would not accept an earldom the next nett highest rank rankin inthe in inthe th the peerage 4 I |