New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
SCHWAB HURRIES
BACK TO ENGLAND
Will Not Say if He Goes to
Break $4,000, 900 Sub
marine Deal.
4ASK BRYAN!" REPLY
TO QUIZ ON LINER
Lusitania Passengers Closely
Examined in Hunt for
German Spies.

Carving the largest number of pas
..nrsrs 70 leave this port since the
.,,break Of the war, the Lusitanis
.sled at 1890 a. m. yesterday. A half
-, DELAY was caused by the severe
.s-n.inv 10 which the l,lS0 voyagers
'~sya subjected before they were as
.i0ned 10 staterooms.
search for German spies en- route
- England in the guise OF American
.;.izens. or possible dynamiters, who
a;obt seek 10 disable the ship in mid
oessn caused the precautions on the
80 nj the Cunard Line officials.
Tbs collection of the new war tax
fror, her passengers delayed the Lusi-
aria an hour and quarter yesterday.
The tex was collected from 80 hrst
md 25O second cabin and 900 steerage
messengers.
MANY Of the steerage passengers at
erst refused 10 pay and declared they
IA rot nave the necessary SO. which is
ne percentage Of the S37 so fare.
When informed, however. that their
nsssage would be cancelled unless the
law was complied with they produced
the money.
Charles NJ. Schwab. president Of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, sailed
Tor Liverpool. He was accompanied by
Archibald Johnson. vice-president of
he company. They decided only Fri
dsy night to make the journey. It was
hen. Mr.. Schwab said, that II was
deemed an immediate trip to England
was necessary.
Except that it was business" jour
nev. Mr.. Schwab was silent as to his
sudden voyage He refused 10 say if
II was in connection with rumors that
nave been current since his interview
with Secretary Bryan, earlier in The
week. regarding some 100000 in
c ltracts 10 furnish submarines TO the
British navy, which the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation is said TO hold.
Asked il he was going abroad to alb
rogste the contracts, as II was made
plain by the Secretary of State, after
Mr. Sehwab's visit. that even the ship
ment OF submarine parts, TO be assem-
bed in English shipyards, would be a
breach Of neutrality, his response was:
ask Mr. Bryan"
Officials Of the Cunsrd Line would
not assign any reason for the severe
test 20 which passengers for the Lusi- /
tsnis were subjected. The $40 saloon !
and 240 second cabin passengers were
FIRST assembled in a waiting room, and /
then boarded the ship, one at time, I.
between lines Of clerks familiar with
transatlantic travellers.
On the lower deck of the pier the I
Storage passengers were put through I.
a thorough examination. Many of the /.
800 we're examined orally before being
permitted TO carry their baggage /
sbosrd. So far as could be learned. /
none who had booked passage was
barred from boarding the steamer
The Lusitania had in her holds 5000 .
sacks Of Christmas mail, record ship
nent for this time Of the year. Much,
i was said, was destined for troops at 4
The front
Dean Howard McClenahan of Prince
ION sailed 70 study the condition f .
he Belgians Officers, trustees and .
friends OF the college. he said, had .
urged him 10 make the trip, with a
view to recommending means of bring
ing numbers Of the homeless to this
country.
Among the passengers were Lanier
NinslOw, secretary to the American
Embassy at Berlin. and Mrs. Winslow.
James Gordon Bennett, owner of "The
Few York Herald" who came here from
Paris last week, returned 70 Europe.
i was said he came here 20 make his
will