New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-04
Ambassador Strongly Criticised at Meeting
Attended by 1000 in London-Commit-
tees Named to Try to Obtain Aid
TOURISTS HUNGER INLANDS OF PLENTY
Reach England with Stories of Hardships and Revolving
Scenes-Autos of Mellon and E. B. Jordan Seized
Passengers See Serbs Shot to Death

~ Americans lU LONDON was hc4u w.
l,v AZ the Waldorf Hotel The fully
~, thousand persons attending over
e,r,d on the sidewalk. steps were
...er TO care for the msrooned Ameri-
cars. .,.
..... criticism was lcvclled az him, sew
,,si mon demanding 20 know If he had
herr invited. and on receiving an al
t,cstiyc rcrly they boocd the Sugges-
..,, tbet he was working in their in
,,rr.t Edward Bell. second secretary,
consented the embassy. and when
,,u-s On for 8 speech handed up a
800 which explained that the An
i..rfar's Communication 90 Washing
+or cr Saturday had not been an
trs.r criticism OF Mr.. Page followed
f.- MOI being present, and MI. hcI
t.-r ono of those boo charge OF the
,-r..re that the criticism must 90 no
f.r.Fcr. and through the efforts OF
Theodore Hetzlcr. vicc-pres ident CT INC
rHb Avenue Bank, who was made
armament chairman OF the American
,.-u.ttcc. the criticism eventually
vas hushcd by appeals for co-opera-
son. -.s--. - .ho
"nW L hNN.s VICE UT trN'tNN.N
Bankers Trust Company, OF New OTIS
formulated plans OF otg"nl-"' ~"
,rlrb were adopted unanimously
desc including the formation of com
,r.ttccs TO look after transportation
trs-cial matters and hotels; corml'-
,-,. 10 adjust frictions about bills;
,,-r~,ttcc 10 confer with Ambassador
noe and also 90 keep card system
III -,-orls OF all stranded Americans.
,lr Krrt gave warning OF the pres
,rr- OF ,vindlers. who have becn get
ans money from American women on
--.r..4r 20 obtain staterooms When
frrr were unable 90 do SO.
The sneakers included Oscar Straus,
IL b. Halves. of Missouri ana
1rr Clark. OF Chicago, who sara ne
r.us from Paris boz luggage car ana
on . boat from Dicppe last night tnat
tss human hell Mr.. Halves sara ne
vgs glad the meeting oId not pass "
RESOLUTION calling ON the goVett,I,,t9
trr hc'n. as the government Wouiq 90
everything possible. and. speq1,o lI
.bo.t The omen criticism OF Mr. rage
ID am sorry 90 hear 9 note Of eriti-
,-u ~ 'Eis meeting Of the Amer can
t-l. eador. vino is doing al he can.
t,.-. must be no note Of disiolaitN
g. President Wilson on the Ambassa-
f-r We must stand together.
Tho reference 20 Che president
t,,r-bt "a storm Of cheers. Mr.. haWes
,r.-ad resolution. which was
sI,,trJ. providing for tic apo intmenI
al ono renrcsentative from eacn state
4, serve on q permanent committee
Straus Praises Page.
p.,s~ Straus took occasion 20 praise
NJ p.oo. saving he was an exception
III. .I..i,ood man. who would do ms
F,tv Mir Straus. who came from
p.-,- ir AN automobile 20 Dleppe' saiu
L. had been IN conference WIN an
b,..sdor Herrick at Pans IesairuulHs
trrr.nortation for stranded American ,'I,l'..
Es erected the great throng as le''o"
eni.rts or cXiles. .,.- ID,
Cheers greeted Fred }. hehl "nen ne
said the Bankers Trust Conpa1,S %
M. Work already had several mllhoH'
.,tI or The water for London 10
.-,,-s-,ec their checks. He PLEADED
Nh aI the speakers for restraint as
NAM Americans. especially women
ts.r bo,n panicstricken, when "a'
,idsrf at I'm, embassy this morn
irg vten Mr. Page. finally mouhIlnE
q .sbfc. treasured the packed Iogln'
t.. ru ,ossiblc was being done. NC
r.ilcv.r,. notice was posted; 'AmD&s-
.,5or Pac, tc1cgraphcd Washington
f,r t-a earliest poss bic instructions
,,~ar8,or obtaining cash by American
citizens and transportation Daeh ~
America. and viii publish ho'lce wiz"
gee reply is received. .,;.a -
MANY nenuilcss tourists apP'leu ~
81, embassy again tC-ua! 49,
s,,-.t uuavailingly for encouragefIleH
.-.to iourrcvs 20 the Continent 70
r.,.rr choir maroOned families;
pcrcv A Seiberry, from BOLIVIA
fhir.r-,,e days ago, arrived m Lon
~, T., loarn for the first time INC
,-,,.-.,,,do oil the situation lie "a5
crge,l, soitatcd. because his wiie ana
ssgJ are Inn Paris. probably pennies
III. ,e- told IL was impossible 10 20
10 p,r.s without great risks ..
Otbers seen at the embassy W.
] land IitteGeld, Of Providence ItO'n -.
Paris. and Chandler Anderson ihe ,l...:
Of the international Claims OoH''I.o
SION. who arrived IN LONDON 'o-O"'
from Paris.
MANY HardshipS Endured.
Miss Anna NJ. White and Mr. ana
Nr. Maurice S. Raschiges. of Indian
spolis reached London al p' m
,o.day. having caught the last train Tor
Holland from Berlin at j O'Clock Eea
tcrdav afternoon. They were ADVISED
by the American Ambassador TO Ger
many 10 leave there a. soon as pos
sble. They said they did not reai'ze
how serious the trouble was, owing 10
HEX Of knowledge Of German. MISS
White first became alarmed when she
saw a Zeppelin making what she de-
Scribed as military man9uvfes over
Berlin.
"The American Express Company and
other agencies supplemented the en-
bsssy's advice" she said, $50 We bun
died everything together and rushed TO
the train just in time 90 get aboard
The Raschigeses said: Just after we
crossed the Dutch frontier on foot from
German 20 Dutch train another
train arrived there from Bremen. We
saw the women all pushed into one
room Of the station. where they were
compelled 20 submit 10 a thorough
search Of an their belongings. even TO
clothing Some had a terrible time.
They tainted and afterward were forced
20 take a tram and then walk several
miles IN utter darkness through HOl-
land, finally reaching station, where
eventually they caught another train
ard managed 20 board the last boat
from the Hook Of Holland with US"
y j. Kent, viee-president Of the
Brokers Trust Company Of New York,
who also came from Berlin on the last
Hook Of Holland boat, told The Trib-
une correspondent that Americans
stranded in Berlin were utterly help
less unless they had German gold.
Travellers checks, letters Of credit and
American and English money were not