The late Marquis of Reading was more than a man who had brilliantly [struggled to the forefront of Britis public life. By his deatt> his country deprived of an Elder Statesman whose advice was sought by its Goveraments in moments of nation, crisis, "In 3914 Lord. Reading was called upon for his counsel when th: Outbreak of the Great War neces sitated the declaration of x moritz torium. So he was naturally invited by Mr. Kamsay MacDonald to fake office in the emergency National Govern: ment formed when Great Britain went off the Gold Standard in 1931. He libeld the Foreign Office portfolio for the few weeks prior to the Genera! Election whick enabled the Nationa! Government to be constructed permanent. lines. Me. was Great Britain's special ambascader tothe United States of America at the mon critical period of that War. On July 14, 1918—France's day—he crowned hhis mission to America by nddressin fan audience of 12,000 for Li hours Madison Square. At the conclusion of Ins speech the whole concourse rose. and cheered the British orator for the space of four minnies. British people should always remember. with grati-udo that dramatic response made by the American nation to an' appeal which wae inspired by the desperate plight of italy and Great Britain in the middle of the last year of the war, These two countries. were foe to face with possible starvation. Lord Reading's presentation of the case 0 the American public. elicited the magnificent gesture which led ever; American housewife {o abandon who! as_a daily article of consumption anc induced millionaires like Mr. Plerpont Morgan to pledge their all on belial! of Great Britain. Lord Readiny never forgot that experience. Whatever his other triumphs may have been probably dwarfed them all in his eye: and. perhaps, in the ultimate verde! of the historian. "It is certain. thal the friendship which he thus won America remained with him durin the rest of tis life, whether in Eng: [and or in India. A tireless worker-his barrister days he worked til! midnight and only gave himself four hours" sleep—he showed little sigue of age until the last three years.
in that period he had. already fallen a viewlm to two Serious saturation had nct yet been reached. nesses, "so that his death from the The great improvement the|malady which seized him last month Jamount of new capital invested, thei cannot have come es a surprise.
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