The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-21
MCCLELLAN, HOME,
PRAISES WILSON
DR.. j. II. JOwett, Returning
From London, Denies Call
to City Temple.
PRINCESS VETSERA BACK

The Holland America steamship Rot
terdam. finest and swiftest OF the Dutch
fleet. arrived yesterday with more dis
tinguished folk h "A come from
across seas In many months and with
many we'll to do Dutch immigrants
among her 257 second cabin passengers.
Capt. Stenger, whose neutrality Ia
s~tricter han that Of any other skipper
in the overseas trade, would not publish
any war bulletins. Former Mayor
George II. Mcclellan was inspired to
remark by the shippers rigid imparti-
ality that the only things that CAM BY
wireless were the high temperature and
humidity of this tow and the baseball
score.
Prof. Mcclellan had been travelling
for several months in England, France,
Belgium. Holland, Switzerland and Italy.
He said that as he had visited the zones
Of horror and blOodshed he felt grateful
to President Wilson for preserving not
only American neutrality but the IA
tional honor.
III We entered this war" the profess
sor continued, sit would yield us neither
profit nor credit. All self-respecting
americans should stand by President
Wilson. AS "A great neutral nation we
should strive to bring about peace. but
we should unite with other neutral ma
tons in the effort. IL we act alone our
influence for peace will be negligible"
When 1t was suggested that America
might be involved only a little In the
war he said I'VE are not in the habit
Of entering wars that way. We should
go the whole hog"
DR.. Jowett 10 Remain Here.
The Rev. Or. John II. Jowett, pastor
Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, who had been two months
| abroad, said he had not received a call
from the City Temple in London. as had
been reported. He called the Zeppelin
raids the greatest stupidity of the war
He said he had been in every part OF
Scotland and England and had noted
that there was no bitterness against
Germany. but that a strong determine
ton had supplanted the feeling OF
twelve months ago.
Dr. Jowett used to preach in Birming-
ham and knows the place well. He said
that every factory building was given
over to the making OF munitions and
David Lloyd George. Minister Of NUM-
tons, was the most powerful leader in
Great Britain because he had won and
retained the confidence OF the working
classes.
"Conscrlption,' Dr. Jowett said, prob
ably will not be necessary. The man 10
decide that is Lord Kitchener. II II Is
brought about without his advocacy the
Liberal party will be split from end to
end"
Mr.. and Mrs, Frederic r. Coudert, who
witnessed a Zeppelin raid in London,
previously travelled through France,
Mr.. Coudert said he marvelled at the re-
operative powers Of the French people
and the splendid spirit OF self-sacrifce
In the ruins Of some villages and farms
five families lived In one cellar and titled
the soil as complacently as II there
were no war. Mr.. COuder said he had
never seen the soil In a finer state OF
cultivation in any of his visits TO France,
although II was battle SCARED. The
faithful peasants were making the whole
country blossom as II never had before.
wounded Aviator Here.