Though we must all greatly regret the delay in appointing
an Ambassador to Washington, it is excellent news that the gap is to be filled till early next year by Lord Grey of Fallodon. No one could have been chosen who will command more respect in America. He represents what may be called the greatest common measure of the ideals of the two nations. His reasons for fighting Germany till she was beaten are precisely those which men of the best brains and character in America accept. Lord Grey of Fallodon's health is known not to be good, and it is a loyal service on his part to •have accepted this temporary mission. But we hope that the temporariness of the arrange- ment will not prevent the Embassy from being staffed with Secretaries who are likely to carry on for the ordinary period. Our very important relations with America do not admit of stop-gap arrangements all along the line.
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