New-York tribune., 1919-01-09
Wives of Officers
Sail on Carnania
TO Meet Husbands
Happy Party OH Ship as Ban
of War Is Lifted; Four
Notable Missions Also OH
Vessels Passenger List

a dozen smiling women were among
the 900 passengers on the Cunard line
steamship Carmania when she sailed
from New York for Liverpool yester
Gay. They were wives Of American
and British army officers separated
from them for nearly two years be-
cause Of war restrictions. The Car
mania was the first ship out of port
since lifting of all war bans, and rela
tives and friends of the passengers
we're permitted on the pier to wish
bon voyage as in prewar days.
And it was distinguished passenger
list the 'Carmania carried. In addition
back in Blighty, four important mis-
sions were aboard. The members of
the Japanese peace mission and the
Zionist organization of America. en-
route for Versailles, a labor delegation
headed by Samuel Gompers, president
OF the American Federation of Labor,
and group of Socialists under Charles
Edward Russell, president of the So
cialist Democratic League, were aboard.
The Japanese mission was headed by
Baron Nobuaki Maxine.
U. s. Hospitality Praised
81 appreciate deeply the hospitality
OF the United States government and
the people have met since | arrived in
San Francisco two weeks ago." he said.
During my stay have been impressed
with the great spirit and activity in
everything have seen. My welcome
here was significant, and upon leaving
cannot too deeply express my graft
tude"
Yosuke Matsuoks, Senior Secretary
OF the Department of Foreign Affairs, a
member of the peace mission, said he
mad been astounded by American prog
ress IN the last two years.
THE hustle and activity here. and
especially the work of the women" he
declared "are astounding. I do not be-
iieve american women ever again will
LIE content with their former lot. The
women of Japan also are gressing"
hle'itenant General Takeji Nara was
me military representative Others in
the porty were Vice Admiral Isamu
Iakeshlta, naval representative; Eigo
Fukal, commercial and financial dele
gate, and number of secretaries and
clerks. ~ ''N' 'N
Charles Edward Russell, head of the
SOCIALIST delegation, in an interview
with newspapermen, said he was on his
way TO Europe to fight Bolshevism.
Russell to Fight Bolshevism
Open and secret Bolshevism has got
to be fought to a fnsh." he asserted
I'm the peace conferences we must do
tar better by labor than we have ever
done before, better every condition and
completely uplift the masses to higher
standards of education, culture and
leisure. URless we arc willing to do
this we may as we'll settle ourselves
to accept struggle with some form of
Bolshevism, not perhaps by that name,
out having that origin, inspiration and
disturbing consequences"
The youngest general in the Cana
dian army was passenger on the ship.
He is A. c. Critchley, of Winnipeg,
now of the British general staff. Al
though he appears under thirty, he has
served in every branch of the service
Major j. E. Arbuthnot, of the Scots
Guards, returned with several other
British officers. whose work here ended
with the signing of the armistice.
Among othars who sailed were Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur l.. Pearce. of Manhat-
tan, Mr.. and Mrs. Wareham Harding.
Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Wardle and Thomas
Estrada Palma, son of the first presi-
dent of Cuba, who is with the Cuban
Consular service abroad.