Evening journal., 1914-08-24
Wilmington Lawyers and
Editor Back From Europe

cure shelter And we we're all for
tunate.
"On Thursday it was said that the
St. Louis would sail from Princes land
ing. On Friday it was learned that the
mile or more further on. The passen-
gers were advised on Friday morning
that if they arrived at the dock be-
tween II and o'clock it would be in
time Late Friday afternoon the print
ed advice was for second-class-there
is no frss class ON the line passengers
to be ON hand at II, while third class
passengers must report at 10.
Everybody was anxious to be ON
hand early and there were no end oi
orders filed the night before Tor taxicabs
and carriages. BY 10 o'clock Mr.
Kurtz, two young ladies and ] reached
the Canada dock TO find hundreds OF
folks and tons OF baggage already there.
The thrd-class passengers were 10 90
on board an hour earlier than the
others.
Tells Of Insults
ut was rare sight Everybody was
delighted at the thought OF reaching
the boat that was TO take them home
A wait of two or three hours made no
difference. There was enough under
the great dock shed to furnish enter
tainment. II was a scene that was al
ways changing. Ii was an exodus OF
tourists from land where the only
talk was of war Ii took a long time
to puss the waiting hundreds the
third-cass at one point and the second
class at another point-on the boat.
Every ticket had TO be examined and
each passenger with name savoring
of German origin was held up for a
close scrutiny as to identification and
NATIONALITY. And at the dock end of
the gapgplauk leading to the deck OF
/ the st. Louis was the first and only
/ place IN England where ] saw rude
and diacourteous act on the part OF
! Euglishmen in their private life or IN
the employ OF a company OF the city or
! kingdom government. The insulting
, brllsqueness with which some passen-
gers were told to stand back ON 'sus-
picion' was in marked contrast to the
respect. courtesy and evidences OF
I friendship I had seen for all Ameri.
cans, particularly after the crisis had
come
! 1.-The fact that returning tourist
had a ticket specifying that he was
an American citizen was not sufficient
to save him from insult and annoy
ance we want to investigate you
was shouted by a gross fellow in uni
form at one passenger gentleman
OF American birth There was moth
ing to be done but to submit. The
treatment accorded at least one pas
senger was coarse and inexcusable.
Rich Men i'm Steerage.
"Soon after the ST. Louis had goi
fairly out to sea steps were taken tC
provide special privileges for the
third-class or steerage passengers,
nearly all of whom were people who
could afford to travel first or second
class. They had gone into the steer
age I'm order to get home and to avoid
remaining in England indefinitely
There were men and women of wealth
and intelligence and refinement ac-
customed to all the material comforts
of life. Yet there they were below
the water line In stumy quarters
There soon came complaints of baC
ventilation, defective sanitary ar
rangement and poor food
"On Sunday the afterpart of the
promenade deck was dedicated to the
third-class passengers, many OF whom
had their own steamer chairs. Thel
were thus provided with a spot in The
open. and in fact the most desirable
part of the boat But they were ropeC
Off and hidden behind bits of canvas
Nevertheless now and then a few O
them made their way to the second
class deck.
"On Monday the restrictions were
made closer. but more than nifty
steerage folk were taken to state
rooms by thoughtful people anxious
10 do something Committees were
formed by the seeOnd-class pas
] songers to see what was needed b.
= the third-class people. Two of tn
most active and energetic worker
were Bishop J w Hamilton. of Bos
ton. and Miss Kitty Cheatham, tn
Z actress. Some Of the third-clas
e passengers. who included people i
/ all lines of business. were able Z
f make arrangements whereby they oh
n tanned better food than had bee
v served For many travel in tn
d steerage proved to be an experienc
n to he ioked about only after shor
e was reached and home comforts 81
i cured"
S Mr.. Hill told of being required I
O register with the police in Liverpoo
n hut when the police learned he wa
n an American. they told him he wa
IT not an "alien" and registration wa
o not necessary