Mr. Cyrus E. Woods, American diplomat-lawyer, died here yesterday: ished an interesting commentary t0- gt the age of 79. day upon the Hongkong despatch|"'at the time of the devastating that appeared in the influential earthquake in Japan in, 1923, Mr. Japanese "Asahi" and which declared Woods, then American Ambassador that if Portugal collaborated—with to that country, was regarded by Fz an in the development of South the Japanese people as one of the 'China, Macao could become the most j outstanding heroes of the catastrophe. important port in the Far East "Although he: narrowly escaped 'Said this Lisbon newspaper, "Th" ie} death, and lost everything he had opinion of the 'Asahi's' correspondent in Japan, he threw himself into can have importance only ig it cor-relief work, and his em cient efforts responds with the thought already on behalf of the stricken people won seen in the germ of the scheme and,|for him the commendation of the above al, possibilities to be studied in advance. itis based upon technical entire country, "The Japanese newspapers made Only then can the financial aspects, much of the fact that Mr. Woods delicate in a case of this nature, be was the only chief of a for considered. mission who did not flee from Tokyo 'SWe believe that the "'Asahi's'|during the earthquake. One news. article voices an interesting opinion, pald him the compliment of that during his mission in but it is isolated and as, yet in the sain he had created "the most fulure, that great works may one day find favourable impression may recall, however, American diplomat during the last made by any birth from isolated sketches of plans.
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Japan was the third country in which Mr. Woods had served as diplomatic representative of the Foreign Minister of United States, having previously been Minister to Portugal and Am-Latvia in London bassador to Spain.
"His diplomatic service followed London, Dee. 5. many years active service in State The Latvian Foreign Minister, M. polities in Pennsylvani anda not-vilhelms Munters, arrived here today able career as a lawyer on an official visit.
"Mr. Woods was born at Clearfield, curing Jai adaience by the King, [ceived his master's degree at Lafay~ in London he will|Pa, on. September 3, 1801. He re-
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