we do not
desire accessions of territory, and in saying that I am not speaking
for one small section of the House. I believe I am speaking for the
nation at large.' The first sentence comes from Sir Edward Grey, the
second from Mr. Bonar Law (leader of the opposition).

"This is made a little clearer in a latter sentence of Sir Edward
Grey's speech. 'If there are to be changes of territory brought
about by good will and negotiation between other powers, then we are
not an ambitious competing party.... And if it is wise policy not to
go in for great schemes of expansion ourselves, then I think it
would be morally and diplomatically wrong to indulge in a
dog-in-the-manger policy in regard to others.' In particular, he
explains, if Germany wishes, 'by friendly arrangement with other
powers,' to extend her territories, we do not wish to stand in her
way, or to claim 'compensations.'"

Nicholson, Sir Arthur: Permanent Under-Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.

Bertie, Sir Francis: Ambassador to France. Born August 17, 1844;
private secretary to Hon. R. Bourke (Under-Secretary State), 1874-80;
attached to Embassy, Berlin, 1878; Assistant Under-Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, 1894; Ambassador to Rome, 1903; Paris, 1905.

Buchanan, Sir George: Ambassador to Russia. Born Copenhagen November
25, 1854; entered Diplomatic Service 1875; Third Secretary, Rome,
1878; Second Secretary, Tokyo, 1879; Second Secretary, Vienna, 1882;
Berne, 1889; British Agent to Venezuela Arbitration Tribunal, 1898;
Secretary Embassy, Rome, 1900; Berlin, 1901-3; Minister
Plenipotentiary, Sofia, 1903-8; Hague, 1908-10; St. Petersburg,
1910.

Goschen, Sir Edward: Ambassador to Germany. Born July 18, 1847;
entered Diplomatic Service, 1869; Attache, Madrid, 1870; Buenos
Aires, 1873; Second Secretary, Rio de Janeiro, 1877; Constantinople,
1881; Secretary Legation, Peking, 1885; Copenhagen, 1888; Lisbon,
1890; Secretary Embassy, Washington, 1893; St. Petersburg, 1894;
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Belgrade,
1898-1900; Copenhagen, 1900-5; Ambassador, Vienna, 1905-8; Berlin,
1908.

Rumbold, Sir Horace: Counsellor German Embassy and Charge
d'Affaires. Born February 5, 1869; Attache, Hague, 1888; Charge
d'Affaires, Munich, 1908; served at Cairo, Teheran, and Athens;
Counsellor Embassy, Tokyo, 1909; learned in Arabic, Persian, and
Japanese.

De Bunsen, Sir Maurice: Ambassador in Austria. Born January 8, 1852;
entered Diplo