Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-01
Through War; Ridden Europe


formed the passengers mat tney were
to report to the purser in one OF the
dining rooms. This was for the pur-
pose of complying with the British
immigration laws, which require any
person seeking admission to British
territory to give his name, national
ity, age, citizenship, destination. and
residence while in the country. In
this instance this information was put
to a particular use n little later on.
during ebb 0ow) tide ocean liners
can not get up to Glasgow from the
Firth of Clyde but must wait for the
food (high) tide TO deepen the water
in the Clyde river. Even then they
require the assistance of tugs. While
the "Grampian" was waiting in the
harbor of Greenoch for the tide to
come in, government officers board
ed her and put every passenger not a
British subject, through a rigid eX-
animation including the points men
toned above. All Germans and Aus
trians were taken away a prisoners
Of a It seemed cruel to subject
innocent men to such treatment, but
war is never kind. Surely it is v
a holiday pastime-except for ty-
rants. BY me. war had always been
viewed at a distance, but here all
fine theories were removed and | Was
permitted to witness one aspect of
the real thing. The government
officer who questioned me asked par
ticularly the object of my visit, the
time ] would remain. and where my
residence would be. Although some
of these questions may seem rather
insistent, yet this official was very
kind and ~considerate and treated me
with absolute fairness and gentleman
ly courtesy. But while ] was await
ing my turn to go before this gentle
man., an officer of the "Grampian"
eager to show his petty authority
he had a gold band on his cap-plied
me vigorously with offensive and i'm
pudent questions. Just before this
incident i had been told to prepare to
go on to Glasgow by rail as ali
foreigners who had given satisfactory
evidence as to their intentions would
not have to remain on the vessel over
night. / did not care to leave the
boat, but 1t seemed our going was
more OF a command than a privilege.
Supper had been served to a few of
us, and we were all ready to be taken
ashore in a small tug, when the officer
mentioned above gave me permission
to remain with my Scotch friends.s I
t~eceived this bit of Kindness with
great delight, while many of my ac-
quaintances were pleased. yet anus
ed, at the sudden change in the mat
ter in hand.
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AT IL O'Clock p. m. the tide came
in and with the help OF two tugs the
"Grampian" began her trip UP the
River Clyde. Next morning break
fast was served at $50 o'clock in or
der to have everything in readiness
for going ashore. During the night
all baggage had been brought up
from the hold Of the vessel, and it,,
together with our hand baggage, had
been taken down to the place on
shore where later it was inspected
by customs officers. A government
regulation does not permit paasen-
gers to land before Z o'clock l.. m.
Long before this time we were all.
~anxtously waiting for word to be.
given to pass down the gangway to.
the pier. At Z o'clock the word was.
spoken and soon | was walking the
shores of Bonnie Scotland