New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-23

abroad who intend to come home.
Many Of them are under the impress
sion that because scores OF Americans
have taken stecracc passage Iu their
trip over here stocraCo accommodations
are Just as GOOD a. FIRST class.
Truth About the Steerage
1T rs not So. 7. cannot we'll be- so
for the rules and regulations make
such q change impossible. They VIII
get ln The steeraEe now just What reg
ular storage passengers always get
Mr. Kenny and Judge Mayer OK
planned just how the suffering steer
age passengers were treated The YES
sci lct Liverpool 80 the afternoon,
The next dsv Judge Mayer and Nr
Kenny discussed tho formation q q
committee 20 take care Of those M o's-
trcss As soon as the suggestion was
made all The first cabin passenger vol
untecred 60 do what could be done. so
several committee we're formed 10
take care of various phases OF INC
work
Captain Jamisou was consulted and
after he had gwen his consent, IN,
first cabin passengers loaned Their
deck chairs 90 the women and children
500 the storage, and got the captain
permission 20 have the sufferers use
the ballroom 20 sleep IN. That re-
Icve6 the situation amazingly
With one thing Nj Kenny found
great fault
81 discovered" he said, chat the
FRS, meal iD the stcerage consisted OF
soup. served Ia 3 large. greasy DISH
pan. and mutton that would not have
.s D.
Judge MAYER. . went around among the
FIST cabin passengers and asked the
men II they would agree 20 give up
their meals 20 the women and children
Ia the Stoorsce Naturally, there was
no dissent. We anticipated TO trouble
iu putting this through. but Captain
Jamison put his foot down and said he
would refuse 20 permit IT, His de-
clsiou astounded us
Some Of the passengers rrst cabin
and steersge believing they would
have trouble getting enough food and
proper sleeping room. brought sup
plies Of food and bedding with them
Spring-Rice Gets an Idea.
SIR Cecil Spring Rice, the British
Ar basss6or had what one might not
call q very good time. tie was crowd
ed in with several other men away
down IN very warm part Of the vessel.
close 20 & funnel
one DAY out in such circumstances
gave him an idea. He borrowed e
thermometer. and every few minutes
would tell HIS roommates what the
temperature was. Il averaged l0l de-
Crees. His "buukies" couldn't under
stand his actions. A. length they were
told his identity. so they Quoted down.
The French Ambassador was sur
pr, sed when he learned that the report
crs had found who he was. He an
SVercd no separate questions. Instead
he dictated % them this statement:
France viii tight 20 the last. This
war has been thrust upon us despite
the fact that we did everything pos
sThle 20 prevent it.
Though war was declared by Ger
many. then Russia. then France. Ger
msry's first military action constituted
q violation Of Belclum's neutrality,
which Is guarded by the most sacred
treaties. We trusted ln the sacred
ness OF these treaties. SO did Belgium
and many others. The whole OF rance
VIII resist 20 the utmost
Sir Cecil said be could not make
any statement because the British For
eicu Ofce would rot permit. The
Americans. anxious 20 return. he said.
had taken che fact that they would
have great difficulty in getting bach
home ".r spirit Of philosophy.