The Washington times., 1920-07-13
MANN|XV|CT|M
'OFCONSP|RACY
Archbishop's Aide Says Prelate
Didn't Recognize U. S. Air,
So Kept Seat.

SO Kept seat. =,
NEW YORK, July 13-The real
story Of the Stsr-Sbsngled Banner
incident in the itinerary OF Arch
bishop Daniel Mannix, OF Melbourne
Australia, came out last night when
His rGrace's secretary. the Rev. Ar
thur Vaughan. arrived in this city
The Archbishop viii be here Satur-
day evening.
Father Vaughan expressed surprise
and indignation at the distorted ver-
sion of the incident printed In GER
tain American newspapers. He as
serted that they had been victimized
by British propagandists who were
seeking to discredit Archbishop Man
nix in America. Father Vaughan
added:
"In every city that we have visited
we found that silly story in circula-
tion a day or two In advance OF our
arrival. / would like the New York
American to print the facts in fun
in justice to the bishop, III for
no other reason. II has been spread
broadcast through the world that
Archbishop Mannix at Honolulu re-
fused TO stand while the Star-Span-
gled Banner was played on the pier
as he left.
KEEPs HIS SEAT.
"The truth is that an American
band played a medley of airs as the
Ventura was about TO leave, and at
the end broke into the strains of
America which Is the same air as
God Save the King crowd OF
British promoters and propagandists
were aboard. They formed circle
around the archbishop's chair on
deck and sang God Save the King
with all their strength. The arch
bishop remained seated.
Then another passenger rushed
up and cried perempteriSlly: Don't
you know that Is our national an
them?' The archbihsop believing him
TO be one Of the British singers and
believing he referred to God Save
The King, answered courteously that
he did not know it, but remained
seated. The archbishop is an Irish
man, and he was on an American
vessel under the American flag and
did not deem it necessary to else out
OF respect to God Save The King in
the circumstances.
ARCHBISHOP RISES.
"It was said later that the band
played The Star-Spangled Banner"
but the archbishop, who had heard
that anthem only once before, did
not recognize it. if, indeed, he heard
it in the confusion.
"A few days before, while the Ven
tura was at esa, The Star-Spangled
Banner was played by the ships band
at dinner. The archbishop stood as
soon as | told him what the air was.
J had heard it when the American
fleet visited Australia, but we 10 not
hear it often in our land.
"The archbishop is a man Of deep
intellect He has been accused OF
being disloyal and traitorous to Great
Britain, but he has never been accus-
cd of being an imbecile. Is it likely
that any one but an imbecjle would
deliberately attempt to insult Amer
lea where so many hundreds of thou
sands of his countrymen have found
refuge when driven from. their own
land?
It's simply a form Of British prop
aganda intended to discredit him in
this country. 1t has failed. as the
tremendous receptions given the
Archbishop in San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Chicago st. Louis. Detroit,
. Buffalo and other cities attest"
WANTED HIM KEPT OFF.
Father Vaughan cited another in
stance to show that British propa-
gandists were active since the Arch
bishop left the Antipodes. He said
that on crossing the Equator, at the
ceremonies in King Neptunes Court,
native Australian had recited verse
linking the Stars and Stripes with
the Southern Cross flag of Australia
and the Star Bangled Banner with
the Australian motto Advance Aus
tralia." This incident, he said, was
cabled all over the world in an at
tempt to show that the Archbishops
party was seeking to Interfere with
y the friendly relations between Great
Britain and America. Father Nau-
CHAN added:
"Whep Archbishop Mnnnix was
ashore mt Honolulu British CeIe-
cation visited the captain OF the .ycn-
: tura' and asked II IL could not he
arranged so that the Archbishop would
ac left nshorc when the vessel sail
ID. They said they wished to prevent
sis renching America. The American
"nptatn. OF course. laughed mt the
"uggestion. but II wns very seriously
rutNby the British delegation
EAGER TO SALUTE 4. $. FLAG.
Archbishop Mannix's real feeling
toward America and the American
Gag. his secretary said. was best i'm
Iicated by the wireless he sent to
san Francisco when nearing that city.
'fho message read, Father Vaughan
stated:
81 eagerly await the opportunity
&c saluting the great American flag
IN American soil."'
Archbishop Mannix is on his way
10 Rome to pay his respects to tho
lope.
He will be met at the foot of West
%orty-second street on Saturday
evening by the archidiocesan com
,nittec of clergy appointed by Arch
bishop Hayes. on Sunday morning
&c will celebrate a Pontifical mass
IN the cathedral. on Sunday evening
he viii be welcomed by a civic demon
Gtration in Madison Square Garden
ON Monday Mayor Hylan Will receive
MIN at CitN hall Tuesday nNnninn