New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
TALKS PEACE
Denies Berlin Interview, but Says
"There Must Be Armament"
J. P. MORGAN ON OLYMPIC
Duke of Sutherland and Robert
Bacon Among the Other
Passengers Of Note.

Admiral Lord Charles Beresford brought
over from Southampton yesterday, on the
White Star liner Olympic. an optimistic
opinion concerning the delicate situation
existing between his own country and Ger
many. He is one of the few traveller.
who have come fresh from the fgurative
firing line to speak so cheerfully and IA
vorably against the current rumor thai
war between the two great nations was in
evltable.
There is no III feeling between the peo-
pies Of the two nations" said Lord Charles
"rhe situation as 1t exists now is due tc
our mutual selfish interests
The retired admiral denied cabled In
terview credited TO him in Berlin. quoting
him as saying that a serious crisis existed
between the two countries.
What / said" he declared was thai
a short while ago Germany and England
could have got together. It is a pity thai
the opportunity seems lost. The situation
now. however, Is one that requires great
care, but IL is hardly serious enough &c
suggest a necessity for war 1t is merely
Il situation bound to occur between tive
great commercial nations.
THE peace Of Europe depends upon the
British fleet being sufficient and efficient
We need not he arrogant, nevertheless oul
fleets must be strong enough TO protect
our possessions. The German people and
the English people want peace, but one
cannot maintain peace on sentimental
lines. There must he armament. II the
English speaking peoples will get together
We Can have universal
Lord Charles spoke we'll OF the Ameri
can battleship Delaware, the biggest war
ship al the coronation celebration. "Dc
you know" he said, that we were proud
that the Americans should have the big
gest seahghter at Spithead?"
Lord Charles was accompanied by Lady
Beresford and the Duke Of Sutherland, the
former Governor General OF Australia.
Lord Charles will DO the guest Of the
duke on trip through Canada and Mexico.
The journey to Canada will be made in the
dukes steam yacht Catanis. which lay off
the White Star pier yesterday when the
Olympic locked. Lady Beresford will re-
turn TO England on the Olympic on
Wednesday.
]. P. Morgan returned o the Olympic.
into Quarantine. ut left the dining saloon
in the middle of his morning meal TO go
up on deck TO wave his hat to those on
board his yacht Corsair, which steamed up
the bay few hundred yards away.
Unable TO attract the attention of any
one on his yacht. the financier went below
and finished his breakfast. According to
passengers on the Olympic he spent most
OF his time on the voyage playing solitaire.
Mr.. Morgan was one of the first passengers
to come ashore, and accompanied by his
son. j. p. Morgan. jr, and his partner,
Henry p. Dawson, went aboard the
Corsair, which headed up the North River
TO Mr. Morgan's summer home at High
land Falls. Mr.. Morgan was not served
with subpoena to appear before the COM
mittee investigating the steel business.
Robert Bacon the American Ambassador
to France, returned on the Olympic on his
annual leave to spend the summer In this
country with his family.
George j.. Fox, who directs the Univer-
sity School at New Haven, returned after
stamping the English counties in the in
terest CT the Liberals. He spoke at thirty
places. DR.. W. b. Brouner, of Columbia
University. who wrote n book called.
"Chinese Made Easy" returned after a
tour OF Europe.
Among others on the Olympic were E. T.
Stotesbury. Captain D. L. Hough, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Colgate, Mr.. and Mrs. j. {.
Collier. Lord Desborough, Mrs. Benjamin
n Duke, and j. l.. Hartman.