The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-04
READING EXTOLS U.S..
AS HE STARTS HOME
Ex-Ambassador Says Labor
Plank in Peace Treaty
Is Noteworthy.
STRIKE HOLDS AQUITANIA
Belated and jolly Firemen Go
to Work Despite En-
gineers' Protests.
STRIKE HOLDS AQUITANIA

The Earl Of Reading, retiring British
Ambassador, and the Countess Of Read
ing sailed yesterday afternoon on the
Aoultania for Southampton. Lord Read
ing emphatically expressed his appreci-
alton of the warmth with which the
United States had received him as the
conservative Of Great Britain In his
farewell talk. He characterized as OF
far reaching Importance the adoption Of
n labor programme as part of the peace
treaty. and added:
wow that peace Is about to be signed
all our thoughts should be turned to
reorganization, readjustment and recon-
etructlon Of the civilized world. The
great masses of people must feel that
those who have borne the tremendous
burden and the responsibilities of the
peace conference for their respective
nations have not failed to remember the
Importance Of the labor problem.
THAT capital and labor are better
eble to understand each others point
Of view since the war is one of the most
promising results attained. It is now
UP to each nation to make the most Of
this result"
Uproar Raised by Strikers.
Cheering and uproar could be heard
on the lower decks while Lord Reading
was speaking. The disturbance was due
10 dispute between firemen and engi-
neers over whether three intoxicated
fremen should be permitted to sail. The
engineers pushed the maudlin ones out
on to the deck shortly before noon, at
which time the liner was to sail, where
upon the sober firemen walked Off also.
They advised the engineers to FIRE their
own blooming-or words to that effect
boilers
The vessel lay at the dock with her
t?s passengers waving their last fare
wells several times and shouting Good
BY until they were hoarse. None of the
passengers knew what was holding the
ship. For thirty-five minutes a debate
continued over the matter. Then the
Cunard officers gave in-or possibly the
three erring f1remeR were sobered up by
the argument, but anyway everybody
climbed amicably aboard and prepara-
tons were made to start
The situation was saved and the de-
lay explained in the minds Of the passen-
gers when Canadian Tommy, all
logged out in uniform. with spurs lin
Cling on his heels. meandered leisurely
up the pier with bag under each
arm and stepped aboard the gang
plank just before the steam winch
hosted 1t ashore. Everybody real
lied that the big ship had been
waiting for the war hero and nobody
minded bit. not even the Right Honor
sbe Earl of Reading, G. c. B., Her Ex-
cellency the Countess Of Reading, their
three Wallets and two maids: Capt. Guy
Portman, military aid to the Ambassa-
dor Major c. X. Crauford-Stuart.S Sir
Grmwood Mears, Sir Conynham Greene.
K. c, b. G.. C. II. B.. retiring Amba ssa-
Cor 10 Toxic, and Lady Greene; Mrs. E.
X. StettInius and the Misses Elizabeth
and Isabel Stettinius. William A. Brady
and Mrs. Brady. alias Grace George, and
all. including the Tommy. departed
smoothly.
Those Saying Farewell ON Pier.
Among those who babe Ambassador
and Lady Reading good-by were Capt.
Arthur Stagge. British Naval Attache in
Washington Commander Arthur Temple
BiacNWood, R. n: Lieut.-Col. Norman
Thwates and Major Philip c. Currie
Of the British Military Intelligence De-
faTtment AT New York Basil Blackett,
British Treasury representative Freder-
lex Watson, acting British Consul- Gen.
'ral here; George T. Wilson OF the Pill
grims and Col. J. B. Mitchell, port trans
portation officer, representing Brig Gen
Flank Hines
Sir Conyngham Greene. who has rep
resented Great Britain at Toxic for the
last six years. said that he believed the
Japanese people would be satisfied with
the awarding of Kiau-Chau to Japan in
'ecogniron Of their part in the war. He
expressed the opinion that the Japanese
would return most of 1t to China, al
though they might retain a part