Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-09
FORMER IOWA MAN Who HAS
SERVED LONG ~ EUROPE
HOME ON VACATION,
DID MUCH FOR YANKEES
AS AMERICAN CONSUL
Colonel Swain Says Friendship OF
England For America Is Real-To
Fight Side BY Side Should War Ever
Come Brings Real Romance With
Nim-c Cone Since 1911.

Sew furh, AaS, 9-Th, English gov
eminent is sincere in it's protestntions
OF friendship for the United states
Should the shadows OF war ever
again fail across the surface OF the
earth. YOU will most surely find Eng
lard and America side by side, bat
Ting for the glory Of the English
speaking peoples"
Those statements were made by Col
Albert :, Swain, former editor and
publisher of the Oskaloosa Herald, VINO
arrived Thursday on the White star
liner. Adrlatic, accompanied by his
wife Since 1911, Colonel Swain has
been American consul general at
Southampton. England. This is his
first trip 10 the states since that time
Home in Few DAYS.
Mrs. swain, who was Pauline CIV
en-. daughter of John Given. one or
| Dcs Moines' pioneers, will go to Des
Moines> with Colonel swain in few
days, and both will be guests of Mr.,
and Mrs Homer A. Miller
They VIII bring real romances to
Des Noines. too. For on their jour
ney back TO the states they had with
them Miss Milda Bulpitt. a wealthy
English girl. whose father, close
friend of the Swalms. opened the
English American soldiers club AT
Southampton. One day. when MISS
Hilda was serving Tea at the club, she
met Lieut.. George V. Travenner, an
American aviator. whose home Is In
Mex York: but who was on duty at
East Leigh Their engagement was
announced shortly after the lieutenant
sailed for home. Lieutenant raven
ncr met the Adriatic when II doCkeu
anu will 90 to Des Moines with ms
fancce and the Swalms. The we'd
ding of the English girl and the Am
erican soldier will take place In Des
Moincs.
Colonel Swain is emphatic in his
assertions of England's friendship with
the United States.
Friendship Real.
"There always will be certain
amount of business rivalry between
the two countries. but England's friend
ship for America is the real thing nc
said
Speaking Of recent troubles in ire
land, and threats of rebellion in tha'
country Colonel Swain asserted that
the Irish problem will not be solved
until the people OF IrelNd get some
common sense in their heads
Il was in Ireland on several occa-
stems" he said. The real trouble. sc
far as l could see. was the bitterness
which exists between the hard headed
presbyterians in the north OF lrelaho
and the Catholics III the south.
Helped Americans.
In the early days of the war. COL
onel Swain played benefactor to thou-
sands of Americans stranded in Eng
land. At the outbreak of hostilities IN
1914, there were 10000 Americans VINO
were caught short of funds, or VINO
found that their letters of credit on
English banks were made worthless
by the war. To these people. Colone'
Swain advanced several million dol
lars of government funds, provided TO-
this purpose.
The colonel and his wife have been
trying for many weeks to secure pas
sage to the states, but found 1t inn
possible to secure staterooms on
steamers bound west. as nearly all the
space on the vessels was given re-
turning Canadian soldiers and OIL
GERS. Finally tickets were secured
fer the Adriatic. Her sailing was
POSTPONED several times because of a
strike among the dock workers along