Show viscount grey by LEONARD A BARRETT ABARRETT viscount grey who served eng england I 1 and as foreign minister during the last jat war died recently it at a very simple service neighbors and friends assembled k to pay tribute to the noted statesman quite in contrast was the clab lalo r ate a t e memorial 1 k held a few days later in west aest minster abbey attended by united al states ambassador bingham did david lloyd george winston churchill and many other noted persons persona of various nationalities from the life and letters of walter II if rage page who during the war was our ambassador in london we read about the very responsible and difficult place held by viscount grey during the tragic period of international history i lie Is a frank and fair and truthful man writes the author of mr pages biography you sou will find him the day after tomorrow precisely where you left him the day before yesterday ills power to inspire conal bonfi dence was a very valuable factor in clearing up many difficult problems which were embarrassing to both america and angland rn gland ills sense of humor was also an important asset assel had it not been for the fact that both page and grey had an understanding sense seas e of humor neutrality would have proved a more difficult path than it actually was As an orator sir edward grey held first place among his roost most notable addresses in was as his appeal in parliament for pence peace ambassador page writing about this address to col edward SI 31 house sas no utterance by anybody has so stirred the people of 0 this ddn kingdom dom as sir edward greys impromptu speech you hae hav e never seen such a rally as that which has taken place in response to his bis cry the loyalty of viscount grey to the ties which bound england and the united states together and his alon at all costs to keep that friendship was evidenced in 1910 when he resigned his office forced out rage page says in his letters mainly because he had refused to push the blockade to a point where it might produce a break with the united states the wisdom of his decision was later recognized as most judicial especially at a time ahen hen the tension over the blockade of merchant nier cliant ships at sea was threatening perhaps the afie most beautiful tribute to sir edward grey Is found in one of mr rages pages letters it has been a gods goda mercy for us that we have so far had a man like sir edward grey at his post 0 1933 3 western newspaper union |