New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
DIsCORD OVER THE MAINE.
FRIENDS OF MR. BAKER SAY HIS GIFT OF TT
SHIP HAS NOT BEEN APPRECIATED.


SHIP HAS NOT BEEN APPRECIATED.
London. July 24-The presentation on July y of a
medal commemorative of the work of the hospital
ship Maine to King Edward by the Duchess OF
Marlborough Mrs George Cornwalhs-West, Mrs
Roualds and other American women of the Maine
committee and King Edwards reply to the mem
hers Of the committee in which he thanked them
for bringing their valuable services TO a culmina
tion hy presenting the ship 10 the British Govern
rnent threatens 70 become an international Incl
dent.
of Bernard n. Baker. president of the company.
are generally indignant. @ F. Torrey, manaSing
dav EXPRESSED himself as more than surprised to
see that King Edward has been misinformed re
That What surprised him still more was that the
accepted @ the a5 aeT We qf 3ba the at ks nm timer 1oF & 9
they owned the ship and that President Baker
Ip Baker was not even informed of the intention
TO present this medal to the King. up TO to-
day had any inttmation been conveyed TO him that
such a presentation had occurred nor has ex-
Standing occurred to the donor OF the vessel
The whole IFahsast9a Wan IS w On Ma par & WITH oTn Jne
SeTnTe S5 me ssd Mr ToTrey who aPPTopTted
the emblem presented by the late Queen TO the
presented with equal eclat. to Queen Alexandra.
Throughout there has been an utter lack of ap-
probation on the part OF some of the members of
the Maine committee OF Mr.. Bakers assistance
taken unto itself the regal thanks for which 1t has
no shadow OF a claim
According to a dispatch TO The Associated Press
from London dated July 2 the Earl OF Selborne,
First Lord of the Admiralty, announced in the
House of Lords July that he had great gratifca
ton in informing the House that the hospital ship
Maine had been presented free gift to the
British Navy. Lord Selborne read a letter Offering
the vessel from President Baker, of the Atlantic
Transport Company. The gift made In Mr..
Bakers individual capacity, and not by him as
president of the Atlantic Transport Company.
The Lords of the Admiralty, in their reply. also
read by Lord Selborne expressed cordial apprecfa-
tion OF the motives of the generous act and
cepted the gift. Lord Selborne added that the
women of the Maine committee had donated the
ships hospital fittings
Editorials in London newspapers OF July ex-
nressed keen appreciation of Mr.. Bakers gift.
Queen Victoria presented a flag the Maine in
December 1899 which flag claimed. when the
vessel went out OF commission recently, both by
Mr. Baker and Mrs. George Cornwallis-West
(formery Lady Randolph ChurchilD. the dispute
as TO the ownership OF the trophy being rather
bitter one.
The Maine was originally loaned by the Atlantic
Transport Company, through its president. Mr..
Baker to a committee Of American and Anglo
American women. The committee fitted up the
~essel as a hospital ship placed her in charge of
American doctors and nurses and sent her ITO South
Africa care for the wounded and sick in the
sent to China where she was placed at the dis
posaI Of the allies for the care OF their sick and
wounded. She returned from China last January