New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-18
Liner Arrives with 1902
Aboard-Due to Sail for
Halifax Tomorrow.
SUMMONED TO ACT
AS TROOP CONVOY
Sir J. NJ. Barrie BlameS German
MilitariSm for War and
Defends Kaiser.

The Lusitania tied up to her doek
at 1856 o'clock this morning. bring
ing the biggest passenger list that ha-
landed in New York since the start oil
the European war. Fifteen hundred
and two persons made the trip on the
big boat in 5 days, 8 hours and Il MIN
utes.
The docking of the Cunarder in the
early hours Of the morning was un-
expected by those aboard, although Il
thousand persons were on the pier 10
greet her. Notices had been posted
aboard announcing dance for las,
evening, but at the last minute these
plans were altered, and it was decided
to dock as quickly as possible.
The reason for this shift, 1t was ru.
mored, lay in a wireless received
aboard at about o'clock. The decision
to dock Immediately was construed to
mean that the boat is to be coaled and
made rady to sail for Halifax Saturday
and from that point it is to convey
Canadian reserivists back to England.
Almost all Of the sos first cabin pas
sengerS remained aboard the vessel
last night.
Sir James NJ. Barrie, English novelist
and playwright, was among the pas
sengers. Mr.. Barrie was interviewed
for what he asserted to be the first
time in his life.
Sir James NJ. Barrie. who is man OF
slight build, displayed considerable
shyness when asked for his opinion oil
the war. Mr.. Barrie denied that he Is
in this country to deliver lectures OF
the subject of the hostilities. lie as
serted that he came to surprise friends,
particularly Miss Maude Adams. A.
companying him were A. +. w. Mason,
the novelist, and r. L. Gilman, former
secretary to Lord Roseberry
Lays War to Militarism.
"Thc cause Of the war" said Sir
James. cmphatically, "is, of course,
militarism. For years and years the
nations Of Europe have been increas-
ing their ornaments; they have kept
loading and loading the guns, and It
was inevitable that eventually they
must go off.
The question that this war must de-
terminc is whether the citizen or the
soldier is to rule Europe: Undoubtedly
it will be "A long war. 1t may result IN
the overthrowing OF the Kaiser; IN
fact, | believe that it will. But that is
going to take a long, long time.
Except from the military standpoint
there is no finer country than Germany.
For that matter, it is difficult TO iaV
the blame Of this war upon the KAISER
William was young man IN l6io'
when the war spirit was rampant II.
Europe, and it would be strange indeed
is he had failed to absorb some OF IT,.
80, YOU see, we cannot blame the
war on the Kaiser, because he lived IN
"A warlike atmosphere. The war IS the
outgrowth Of system, and not the
fault of any one man, -
The most striking feature OF TINS
conRict, as I see il, il the large en-
Hstment Of young men in Great Brit
am. At the inception Of the war IT
was regarded with apathy, but with
the publication Of the first casualty
list there was "a great change.
Irish Eager to Enlist.
Public opinion was stirred. the pc"
pie at last understood, and the young
men noCkcd TO the recruiting officer BY
the thousands. Since TIM they have
been steadily coming"
us it true, Sir James, that ne irish
have been holding back
Quite the contrary. The lrlSh were
eouipping for struggle of their own;
they were all ready to fight and had
nothing to- do but enlist. If you Will
examine the registration records you
will find that more lrishmen have en-
visited. in proportion TO the population,
than have FnrliShmen, Welsh or
Scotch
What do you think about the peace
movements
II think that al the present time
they are very ill-advised. Peace at
present would be but a postponemcnt
of the conflict. As soon as the treaties
were signed the nations involved would
begin regarding each other with sus-
picion, and on the slightest pretext
Their ewould be another and greater war
than this one"
Judge Joseph E. Newburger, of the
New York Supreme Court, had nothing
but kind words for the Germans, and
said that they had treated Americans
with the greatest courtesy. In Nurem-
berg on August II Judge Newburger
obtained a special train to take 800
Americans to Amsterdam, and was
chccred by Germans all along the
route.
Other passengers were Mrs. George
Vanderbilt and Miss Cornelia Wander
bilt, Mrs. G. II. ". Packard, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. +. Oakley, Marquis and Mar.
ouse ]. Real, DR.. John Vanderpoel
and Captain J. J. Sinclair.