New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Greatest Number Arrive in
24 Hours Since Wars
End: Cunarders in From
Liverpool and Brazil
Santos Dumont on Visit
Head Of Ritz-Carlton Hotels
Declares England Will
Never Adopt Prohibition

More vessels carrying civilian pas
sengcrs from overseas arrived ycstcr-
day at the piers Of single steam
ship company than at any other time
since the war; when three Cunard Line
boats brought nearly 1,50o passengers
to this port. the steamers were the
Caronia and Ncstris from Liverpool,
and the Vauban from La Plata by way
Of Rio de Janeiro and the West Indies.
The Caronia steamed down from
Halifax. arriving in that port early last
Sunday morning. ust before the Prince
of Wales landed in the British battle
ship Renown. All the passengers on
the Naronia witnessed the welcome Of
the prince.
Jack Harris, Of Chicago, who went
to Southampton. England. in Septem
Der, 1914, and fought with the British
until August "a of last year, returned
on the Caronia after having taken part
in the principal battles in which the
British fought. He was wounded six
times and lost his right leg at st.
Quentin. Harris was only seventeen
when he enlisted.
Lady Marlborough Arrives
Lady Grace Marlborough, who had
been away for sixteen years, came over
| on Inc AdTOnld. NnC WAS lOTIneTly
Miss Grace Carr, of Louisville
Others who arrived from Liverpool
were Michael p. Grace, of W. II. Grace
e. Co.. who said that wood and con-
crete ships arc considered obsolete in
England and only steel vessels are be-
ing constructed in English yards; Lieu
tenant Harold B. Wafcrstan, an actor
, known as Harold Thomas, who form
crly played with George Arliss, and
T<I tl0
Rock, Ark Monsignor Tobin returned
from a ten-week trip to the south of
ireland. He said the people there are
not IN rebellion against British rule
and the presence of troops is not nee
cssary.
Santos -Dumont, one of the pioneers
in aviation, came up from South Amer
ca on the Vauban. He said he had
| not done any real flying in many
years.
"Flyng is a young mans game" MIR.
Dumont said, ''and | do my flying as
a passenger. Mncola flying field will
probably be my headquarters for a
while. because expect to make several
trips III the new machines here.
Seaplanes in Brazil
"Ihc Brazilian government has not
made a great deal of progress recently
because of the hilly nature of the
country and the lack Of landing fields.
The navy has good many seapanes,
all of American manufacture, and on
account of the smooth water there are
many perfect landing places for flying
boats. The land machines operated
by the army are OF French design. The
flights across the Atlantic were won
dcrful achievements, but the real prog
ress is being made in shorter and
moro DraCtica fliphtS v
Asserting that Brazilian importers
are taking steps to have greater tom
mage put into service between the
United States and Brazil so they can
get all the American goods they want,
L. Lee, American consular agent to
Brazil for the last live years, arrived
from Sac Paulo on the Vauban.
The buying power of one Brazilian
equals the buying power of sixteen
Mexicans,' said Mr.. Lee, land what
the Brazilian market wants is all the
American goods it can get"
Big Argentine Demand
r. c. Love, manager of the Buenos
Ayres branch Of the International Bank
ing Corporation, who also returned on
the Nauban, gave a similar account of
conditions in the Argentine. He also
sand it would be at least FIVE years be-
tore Germany makes start toward re-
gaining any Of the Argentine market.
On board the Vestris was William
Harris, head of the Ritz Carlton Hotel
system, which operates hotels in New
York and other cities in the United
States, South America and Europe.
Prohibition is one of the most fool
ish measures have ever heard Of"
said Mr.. Harris. "and illegal drinking
is bound to flourish. Prohibition is
impos sible in England because we have
real republic, and you have not.
England is the greatest republic in the
world. If the next Presidential candi-
date in America does not advocate the
repeal of the prohibition amendment he
is sure to be showed under"