New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
Marquis of Queensberry, Sailing
Away, Says They Are Selfish.
"CANNOT TOLERATE PEERS
Declares He Will Return to This
Country with His Family and
Make His Home Here.

The Marquis of Queensberry. with a
| pocket full of cigars but no matches.
walked leisurey about the promenade deck
Of the Lusitania yesterday watching the
crowds file aboard. lie carried In his lips
an unlghted cigar for some time, and sud
denIy thought to light IT, He saw no one
on deck that he knew we'll enough to ask
for a match so he wandered into the smok-
ing room in search Of one.
The Cunard matches had not yet been
distributed to the various tables, but the
eve of the Marquis noticed box lying on
"A table near which three men were talking
He took a match and lighted his cigar.
Then something happened which caused the
Marquis to turn quickly and go out on the
| deck
Going back 10 England" asked re-
porter. whom the marquis recognized as he
| approached.
! Yes" be replied "but only for week.
I'm coming back on this ship on December
so. That is long enough for me In England
| hate the English YOU know. Just 60
! ing over tn spend tho holidays with my
people. I'm Scotchman, but hate the'
/ English as bad as an lrishman.'
| Asked IL hc was jesting. the marquis
laughed.
Indeed not" he said. 81 despise the
English. and | can't see how a man with
any pride or real blood In his veins can
live in England rho English are a selfish
peopIe. They don't want to see any one
have anything that they have not them
selves
"A moment ago | needed match. and
/ i, ho
| saw box lying on table close to a cheap
| little rcd headed Englishman | picked up
the box thinking IT was the property OF
the Cunard Line. and lighted my cigar. 7
/ had hardly laid Il down again upon the
table. when this Grabbed little Englishman
picked IT up, put II In his pocket and
garing st me. remarked: i wish you would
keep your hands off my matchbox. Now,
what do you think OF that? Is not that a
generous spirit? Where Is your Christian
spirit there? No gentleman would do a
thing like that, but an Englishman would "
Asked II he intended to forsake England
| for America, the marquis replied that he
| had done that already.
Il have como to America for good he
continued. within short while | shall
bring over my wife and three children. My
boy, Lord Douglas of Howard, is sixteen;
his brother, Lord Cecil Douglas is four
teen, and my daughter, Lady Dorothy
| Douglas, is eighteen. / want my children
TO grow up I'm America and become Ameri-
cans. for England is dead socially and COM
| mercially. She Is a decadent nation, but |
hope the Liberals will restore her in time.
81 cannot tolerate the peers II Is their
province to look out for the welfare Of the
people. but have they done II? Rather,
they have neglected the people and looked
out for themselves. DO you know, ! would
be delighted to have my daughter marry
some worthy, cnterprising young Ameri'
can
The marquis, who has been writing for
The Chicago Tribune and has estab-
lshed permanent home in Chicago was
rather interested i'm the appearance Of Miss
Lillian Graham on board the liner.
I'm glad those poor girls were acquit-
ted" he said. Il don't fancy this fellow
Stokes"