New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-07
GERMAN PRISONERS
ARE SOCIAL LIONS
Won Tirpitz'S Son and Cap
tain Mueller Meet King
and Society.
NATURALIZED TEUTON
BANKERS STUNNED
Though Friends of England
Looked Upon as Traitors to
Own Country.

London, April 27.-Personai friend
ship and business and financial inter
ests are linking together in the most
curious and remarkable way hng!'Sh-
men and Germans.
Among the German prisoners OF
war in England are officers who num-
Der among their English friends not
ONLY some Of the smartcst people IN
society but people Of the grca'Cs'
nrorinerce in he political world, by
whom since their arrival as prisoners
they have been constantly entertainer
Lieutenant vor l,rS.;7. Tor example
son of the German admiral, mas pSSh
entertained by LorO Ha.dane ana MI
Winston Churchill, VINO are intimate
friends Of the TrpItz FANNY Inc
Lieutenant Won Ilrplt1 was me guest
in London Of Mr. and Mrs. winston
Cburcbin Lieutenant Won llrpltz
nartnercd Mrs. Winston Churchill IN
n lawn tennis tournament at the
Queens Club and with her won the
Two dsvs after his arrival in Eng
land as prisoner OF war ne was
again Mr.. Churchil's guest and later
became the guest of Lord HaIdane, ahG
has since been the guest OF LoTu
Lonsdalo and of a number OF people
IN tho snsrtcst society. Another Ger
man officer who has become quite
lion in the smartest society is the
dashinc and sporting Captain Won
MILLER. whose exploits as commander
of the Euden gained him the frank
admiration OF many English naval OH
GERS. IT.
CAPTAIN Won Muller some little while
ago met King George at dinner
given at his maiesty's special request
70 enable him to meet the German
captain. There were difficulties ABOUT
asking the captain to buckingham
Palace, but a member OF the royaI
household invited Captain Won Muller
20 a dinner OF his rooms IN -. James
Palace al which his majesty was
present; later the German captain pc
came the weekend guest at the
countrv house of one Of the wealth
lest members of the rOyas encourage
aDd among the house party were Mrs
Asauith and the Princess ALEXANDER
Of Teck. --.. -.
There arc at the present moment at
least a dozen German officers IN Eng
land who are put on parole VINO ce!
tainly cannot complain Of the treat
ment accorded to them by their
enemy friends" as one officer de-
scribed them in a London club.
Owing 10 the financial ana business
combinations, some Germans IN Eng
. land occupy q decidedly curious posi-
ton. For example there is SIR Elk
Sebuster; he is chairman Of the Union
Rank one Of the most conspicuous
fgures in the financial world, d mem
her Of the Indian Council and prom
inent financial adviser to the E2EAsh
Treasury. Yet Sir Felix, though ne Is
a naturalized Briton, is q member OF q
well known German family. MS "ho.e
svmpathies are German, his most lntl-
mate friends are Germans, he was cd
ucated and brought up IN HermaHy'
and he has considerable financial inter-
ests in Germany.
But by a curious combination OF cir
cumstances he is one Of the directing
forces at the English Treasury: Even
more remarkable is the case OF baron
Schroeder Baron Schroeder rs openly
and ayowedly in sympathy with the
country Of his birth. The day AFTER
the outbreak Of war he was arrested
two DAYS later he was liberated ana
naturalized. HIS naturalization was
defended in the House Of Commons by
Mr.. Llovd George as an act made nee
essary by "the requirements or the
state" which apparently meant that
the baron being so large holder OF
Bank of England stock the hnanclat
arrangements Of the government could
not have been carried out unless the
baron was granted his liberty ana
made an English citizen.
But the baron with some other Ger,
mans in England has been subjected
al
though people IN society viii entertain
and receive German officers who have
become prisoners Of war, they regard
with dislike and suspicion those Ger
mans who TO suit their own interests
have become naturaliZed Br!tons Whlle
their sympathies are known to be with
their own country.
Among the group Of Germans now IN
England who are subjected 70 the most
rigid social boycott are Sir Ernest CAS-
sell, Sir Edgar Speyer, SIR Carr meyer
and Baron Schroeder. They have Leen
excluded from the Marlborough CLUB,
10 which they all belonged, ana ihe!r
names have been struck OIL the lnVl-
tation lists at Buckingham Palace.
They were all intimate frlents OF the
late King. and Baron Schroeder was an
especiallv intimate friend Of King
George. but the Court has followed
the general feeling existing in English
society. and the King and Queen Will
not now meet any Of their former Ger
man friends. The royal feeling on the
subject was recently expressed in
blunt language to Baron Schroeder by
. a member OF the royal encourage.
"If you are a friend Of England you
are a traitor 20 your own country and
n YOU are a friend still Of your own
country you must be traitor to Ing
land"
That is the general feeling that ex-
;s,s AZ the moment toward the German
financial group in England but who
oficially have 10 be regarded as friends.
owing 10 a financial position that IS
without parallel in the world.
MANY KILLED IN TORNADO