Lord 'Northcliffe's appointment has been enthusiastically-praised by -the New York
Tribune. A somewhat different tone is to -be found -in the-- New • -York Times, which- on Monday published the following -despatch- -from its Washington -correspondent:- " The State Department -has-at last- been notified that -Lord Northcliffe is oemingjo the, United States in; an official capacity en behalf of the British Government in connexion with .the war. The Department has been informed, however, that the distinguished English publisher is not to succeed the Right Hon. Arthur J. Balfour. the British Minister for Foreign Affairs, as head of the special war II:fission in this country. LordANorthellifbNit was stated to-day, will have no diplomatic posit-i 1. He be on a purely com- mercial errand. The titate Department hid surmised that Lord Nfirthcliffe would have no diplematicr stags, because the Govern- ment had not been asked in advanca:wbbther his appointment would be acceptable to -it".-
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