New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-29
MAURET AN|A BRINGS 1857
Lands Passengers On Fifth Day
Out from London.
SOME FROM THE OLYMPIC
w. R. Hearst Arrives-Favors
Champ Clark for Democratic
Candidate for Presidency.

Through the early start she had from
Queenstown last Sunday the Cunard liner
Mauretania managed 10 make an unusuallr
early docking last night. landing her pas
sengers In this city shortly after o'clock
These passengers had breakfast in London
last Saturday. left that city about noon
and were in New York on the evening Of
the fifth day in time for late dinner.
The Mauretania brought over 1857 pas
sengers. JO5 being in the saloon and 45i In
the second cabin. Every stateroom was
filled. a few Of the travellers were from
the disabled White Star liner Olympic.
William Randolph Hearst. accompanied
by his wife and secretary. with whom he
had made a trip through Dalmatia, Servia
Slavona and Rumania, was passenger
on the Mauritania.
He said he had been away so long ne
was not in touch with politics, but added
that he had already expressed his views
on Governor Harmon and Governor wilson
as Presidential timber When asked whom
ne favored for the Democratic candidate
for 1912 he spoke for Champ Clark.
The refusal of the Canadians to accept
reciprocity" said Mr.. Hearst, was sur
prise TO me- ! felt certain that they were
I'm favor Of reciprocity but it seems that
they did not want it.
The Right Hon. Lord Strathcona' Hlsh
Commissioner for Canada, returned on the
Mauretania. accompanied by his daughter
the Hon Mrs. Robert Howard Although
ninety-one years old, he was active anu
cheerful. and expressed a desire to leave
for Canada last night.
Il am glad to get off the sea- he SAID
because I do not like travelling by water
7 am a moor sailor. OF course, this was
much quicker trip than the first one
made 10 this country, seventy-three years
ago. That voyage took forty days. but 1t
was considered a record for that time.
Lord Strathcona, when asked If IT was
true that he would represent the DOMINION
another year in England. replied:
why. | am going back 10 England next
"Wednesday on this ship
Concerning Canada's refusal 10 accept
the reciprocity treaty offered by the United
States. Lord Strathcona said:
'I represent Canada in England and
could not express an opinion on the SUD-
tect but will say that Canada has no I'M
friendly feeling toward the United States
Mrs Philip Van Valkenhurg, who. before
her marriage TO her present husband, was
the widow Of William Hayes Chapman,
the Connecticut drygoods merchant re-
turned last night on the Cunarder TO bring
an act on tor divorce. The case, she SAID
would be tried in the Supreme Court next
month Meanwhile. she said, she would
lease the former home Of the late William
c. Whitney, in Fifth avenue. Mrs. Van
Valkenburg spent much Of her time abroad
with Miss Fanny Reed. who will come TO
this country I'm time for the trial OF her
divorce suit
Among others on the Mauretania was
Frank A. MunSey, the publisher, VINO was
on the Olympic when she was rammed IN
the Solent by the British cruiser Hawk"
He said there was no great alarm on
hoard after the accident The general be
lief he declared, was that the navigator
Of the Hawke was making an effort to
display fancy seamanship and did not con-
slider the speed OF the Olympic or the
mower Of her great suction aft After the
accident Mr. Munsey sent a wireless mes
sage TO a friend in London. asking that
ne book transportation for him on the
Mauritania.
Others on the Mauritania were General
and Mrs Aduiri. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
w. Cramp. Rear Admiral and Mrs. George
Z Ide. Justice David Leventritt Colonel
w Gordon McCabe. Monsignor James =.
Sinnot and Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Mackay.