The New York herald., 1921-07-02
Aquitania Brings
2,197 After Swift
Run From England
Col. Arthur Woods Reports
Germans Working Hard-Ker-
nit Roosevelt Returns.

The Cunard liner Aquitania with her
four screws beating almost as fast as
the hearts of her 2.197 passengers. raced
all day across a gray sea and reached
Quarantine last night at o'clock.
thereby making II possible to dock her
last night instead OF waiting until this
morning. She left Southampton last
Saturday. and all the way over the ques-
ton OF whether she would make IL in
six days or seven was debated in view
of the interest dispiayedby many Of the
passengers in the fight
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt re-
turned on the liner. They went abroad
in May for the double purpose of visiting
the agents OF the Roosevelt and the Kerr
steamship companies. and of attending
the wedding of Mr.. Roosevelt's S sister In
law, Miss Elizabeth Willard. daughter of
the former American Ambassador 10
Spain. to Mervin Herbert, who Is in the
American Diplomatic Service at Madrid.
1t will be a long time. a matter of
years, before shipping recovers from the
present slump. Mr.. Roosevelt said. al
though he added that his own lines
were carrying freight and rates were
holding up in the European-So Amer
lean trade. Other routes are not doing
so well.
Col. and Mrs. Arthur Woods returned
from a trip abroad begun on April 20.
They visited London. Paris. Brussels.
Rome and Berlin. Col. Woods was on
mission for the State Department. He
refused to discuss this.
AS a member of the American Com
mittee for Devastated France he visited
the battlefields Of the western front.
going over parts of the Argonne in
which he was engaged during the war.
Wonderful progress has been made in
bringing back the country to its pre-
war state, he said. The fact that the
German people are working hard. harder
perhaps than any other nation, was con-
fhrmed by Col. Woods.
'They realize they have been beaten
and beaten hard. and that the only thing
they can do IL they hope to come back
Is to work increasingly. under poor con-
ditions and at low pay" he said. THAT
is Just what they are doing"
In England Col Woods said he was
impressed by the manner in which the
great coal strike was carried on, with
hundreds of thousands OF men out Of
work yet with no violence or sabotage.
He paid q tribute also to British sports
manship. Before the polo match. when
ii seemed unlikely that Capt. Milburn
of the American team could play be-
cause OF a strained back. the British
team went in a body to the committee
in charge and requested postponement.
Capt. Milburn would not consent to a
delay, however.
DR.. George f.. Vincent, president OF
the Rockefeller Foundation, returned
from conferences with the British
Colonial Office in which the matter of
the work of the Foundation of prevent
Ing diseases in the British West Indies
and the Seychelles Islands was dis
cussed. This work. aimed chiefly at the
hookworm. has been in progress for
some time and will continue. DR..
Vincent also visited Brussels, where the
Foundation has contributed $4,000. .00C
for the rebuilding Of the city's medical
school and hospital.
Next week an architect and a member
OF the Brussels hospital committee will
arrive TO study American hospitals and
schools with a view to incorporating
American improvements in the new
buildings.
Col. William Hayward. United States
District Attorney. went down the bay
and met his wife at Quarantine. Mrs
Hayward was returning from n Euro
pean trip started by them early this
year. Col. Hayward was called back
to this country some time ago on Fed
eral business.
Bobbie Jones and Chick Evans were
among the golfers on board returning
from their British championship matches