The Washington herald., 1917-10-02
What the British Mission Is
Doing in the United
States.

Lord NorthcIiffe's heads OF depart
ments. and some even of the assist
ants who are working under these
heads. are all of them distinguished
in their own lines. writes Hamilton
Fyfe. a member of the British War
Mission. in the Toronto Globe. Sir
Thomas Royden. for instance, who is
at the head of the shipping branch. is
one Of the leading men in the Cunard
company. Mr.. T. Ashley Sparks is
among the most capable of the
younger men in that great organiza-
tion. Capt. Guthrie. in charge Of the
head Office of the transport depart
ment in New York, has been con-
nected with shipping business for
many years. and is also. by the way.
an officer in the guards, with whom
he saw active service in France until
he was seriously wounded. Mr. Henry
Japp. who looks after the production
of shells and such like, and makes
very big contracts each week, such as
the one recently signed for 40,OCO. 900
worth Of powder, was the Scottish en-
gineer In charge of the making of the
East River tunnels for the British firm
of Pearson. For some time he was
second in command on the big job OF
building and running the immense mu-
nitions factory at Gretna Green. on
the border between England and Scot
land. This factory is nine miles long
by three miles wide Gretna Green
used to be famous as the place
whittier runaway couples went to get
married according to the very simple
Scottish rite. Henceforward It will be
still better known as the site of one
Of the most wonderful efforts that
Britain made during the great war.
A Canadian Business Man.
Sir Charles Gordon is one of Can
ada's foremost business men, a vice
president of the Bank of Montreal
Mr.. Andrew Caird, another Scotsman,
and schoolfellow. by the way, of Mr..
Japp, holds in London an important
position on the boards of the Asso-
ciated Newspapers Company and of
Lord Northcliffe's vast enterprise I'm
Newfoundland. Lieut. Col. Campbell
Stuart, military secretary to the mis-
sion, is of the greatest assistance. and
exceedingly popular with everybody.
AS assistant military attache at Wash
ington he is a link between the mis-
sion and the embassy, and as an Off
GER of the Canadian army who raised
regiment himself and took 1t to the
other side he has experience and spe-
cial knowledge which are OF excep-
tional value. The Hon. Robert Brand,
| who comes Of one OF England's oldest
families. and is brother of the pres
ent Lord Hampden, has made his
mark in more than one field of activ-
| ity. He displays a rare combination
Of financial and literary ability. He is
partner in the great Paris firm of
Lczard Brothers, and a leading con-
tributor to the periodical which many
consider the best thing OF its kind
being produced today, THE Round
! Table" Sir Stephenson Kent, who IS
here on a temporary visit, is high
| among the coal producers of England
And so on all through the list
Give Up Own Business.
was in one Of the branch offices
of the mission a few days ago and
saw a face I knew. 1t was the face
of man who is a partner in a firm
which does business in a very large
way in the Straits Settlements. He
| save NnGn WAT
broke oIt and offered to serve his
country in any way. He was too old
| for soldering, so his abilities were
used in other directions. There he is.
| occupying a position which is not at
all exalted. lending most valuable aid.
quite content to be doing his bit"
When I heard that the cost of all
office and management expenses for
one Of the biggest departments of the
mission was very small, 1 asked how
1t could be done so cheaply. ut
couldn't be done If we were working
on an ordinary business basis" 1 was
told. IF We had to pay the men who
are doing the work the salaries they
could earn under ordinary conditions
our expenses would be very heavy in
| stead of very light. But, you see,
they are doing 1t for nothing in many
cases, and in others for a merely
nominal remuneration" Lord North
! cliffe is, of course, among those
whose services are given for nothing
To be continued tomorrow.