The New York herald., 1920-01-29
ROTTERDAM BRINGS
DUTCH DIPLOMATIST
Jonkheer van Swinderen
Called Here by. Illness of
Son in Washington.
CAPTAIN G. G. SMITH ABOARD
Miss Vera Bloom Declares Fiume Is
Loyal to D'Annunzio and That
He Is Not Crazed.

The Rotterdam, largest OF the Holland
America line fleet, arrived here yesterday
from Rotterdam, via Plymouth and Bou-
logne-sur-Mer. with 400 saloon, 3s5 second
class, 26S steerage passengers and three
stowaways. The big vessel had a stormy
voyage after leaving Plymouth on Janu-
ary 10.
Among those most anxious to reach
port was Jonkheer r. de Marees van
Swinderen, Minister of the Netherlands to
Great Britain, and at one time in a like
position in Washington. The Dutch
diplomatist Is hurrying to the bedside of
his nine-year-old son, Rene Charles, who
is desperately i'll AZ the home of his
grandfather. Charles c. Glover, president
Of the Riggs National Bank in Washing
ton. Mr.. van Swinderen, when repre-
senting his government in the United
States, was married to Miss Elizabeth
Glover. Their children are with their
mother at the Glover residence. No. 1703 K
street Washington. where they have been
visiting for the last three months.
She Defends D'Annunzio.
Miss Vera Bloom, an American writer
who penetrated into Fiume and saw Dan
nunzio. said that the population in that
city adore the aviator-poet and will brook
no interference with their idol by the
Italian government.
Despite reports to the contrary" said
Miss Bloom, "DAnnunzio is not senti-
mental or crazy and he is not extravagant.
He is heart and soul interested in his at
tempt to secure Fiume for Italy. AS for
his being a wild poet. he told me that
he has not written a bit of fiction or
poetry in five years"
CaDtai In G, (,ordon Smith nf the Serbia n
Army and now assigned to tho Legation
of the Kingdom of the Serbs. Croats and
Slovenes, at Washington, arrived to as
sumo his new duties. Captain Smith was
for twenty years attached to the European
Edition Of the New York HERALD under
the personal direction OF the late James
Gordon Bennett and was. at various
times, In charge of the HERALD's offices
n Berlin, London and Vienna. He Gov
ered' the first Russian revolution that
sprung up during the Russo-Japanese War
and did notable work for the newspapers
In 1915. Captain Smith marched 900 miles
from the Danube TO DuraZZo with the
Serbian Army and was present at the
battle that resulted in the capture of
Monastr. In 1917 Captain Smith was sent
to the United States by Prince Alexander
TO raise force of Jugo-Slavs, with which
he returned to the fighting front in the
Near East. He wears the Order Of st.
Sava and other decorations.
Serbia will be on her feet In two years
said Captain Smith. Her gold, silver,
quick silver. coal. zinc and iron mines
are the richest in the world and there are
10000 square acres of virgin forest that
will provide lumber for ages for the
united Slav countries. Ten years ago the
population of Serbia was bare two and a
half millions OF people. Today United
Serbia has a population OF some thirteen
millions OF people"
Mr.. WnlIace's Secretary Back.
Raymond Henry Norweb. secretary of the
American Embassy in Paris and private
secretary to Ambassador Wallace. arrived
with Mrs. Norweb and their son Raymond
Henry, Jr., on a two months leave OF
absence in the United States after having
served continuously in Paris for five years.
The Norweb home is in Cleveland, Ohio,
to which they will go today.
The Rotterdam brought 100000 in gold
consigned to the Guaranty Trust Company
OF New York.
,Captain Baron, commanding the Rotter-
dam, reported large fields of ice in lati-
tude 1858, longitude 1873, through which
IL took several hours to pass. This was
pointed out as being an unusual thing so
oary in the year and promised an early
spring.