Mr. R. S. Hudson's journey to Moscow, Warsaw and other
European capitals may mean a good deal for the country and a good deal for himself ; for the country, because the increase of British export trade is a matter of the first importance, and for himself because if his mission is successful Mr. Hudson may be assured of promotion to Cabinet rank—an advancement which, in the opinion of many good judges, he has deserved before he has obtained it. He is qualified as an envoy by the fact that he spent twelve years in the diplomatic service, and as an envoy to Moscow by the fact that he speaks Russian. He was for several years a member of the executive committee of the League of Nations Union, and is no doubt fully alive to the importance of contact between Great Britain and Russia at Geneva. Incidentally, many worse choices might be made for the Washington Embassy, from which Sir Ronald Lindsay will soon be retiring. Like Sir Ronald, Mr. Hudson has an American wife, he has served at Washington as a junior, and his experience as Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade would qualify him better than most Ambassadors to handle the many important commercial and economic questions arising between the two countries.
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