OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 77, 26 December 1918, Page 5

OBITUARY

MR. W. H.-PAGE, AMERICAN EXMINISTER AT LONDON New York, December 23. Mr. Walter Hines Page, ex-Ambassa-dor to Britain, is dead.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable A6sn. AMERICA'S OFFICIAL TRIBUTE (Rcc. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, December 23. The State Department, in a memorandum, records the tribute that the late Mr. Page devoted himself to the task_ of bringing about a complete understanding between tho two great English-speaking nations. "His interpretations of the wishes of his Government met with the highest order of success in the delicate negotiations entrusted to him, which merits the highest approval. — Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

Mr. W. H. Page was appointed United States Ambassador and Minister-Pleni-potentiary to Great Britain in succession to Sir. Whitelaw Reid in 1913. Prior to his appointment he had been editor of the "Forum" 1890-1895; editor of the "Atlantic Monthly" 1896-1899; editor of the "World's Work" 1899-1913. He was also a member of the publishing firm of Doubleday, Page and Co. Mr. Page resigned from his position towards the end of August of this year, owing to breakdown of his health as the result of overwork, and returned with Mi's. Page to America, but he did not recover. Tlio New York "Times" remarked of his work at the Embassy: "Mr. Page well and worthily represented his Government at the Court of St. James's. The two nations are bound together as never before. Ho has represented not alone the policies of his Government, but tlio sentiments of the American people." Tho Lord Mayor of London telegraphed to the Embassy at the time of Mr. Page's retirement, expressing the regret of the citizens of London that Mr. Page should liavo been compelled to relinquish the position which he had held for so many years with such devotion to both nations, and giving him their best wishes for n speedy and complete return to health. The'message concluded with the assertion that no more popular Ambassador had ever represented tho United States in this country, and tha't none had ever served in a more anxious or critical time in the history of tho nations. Mr. Page was succeeded as Ambassador by Mr. John W. Daviee.