The New York herald., 1922-06-11
Gen. Taufflieb of
France ArripeS on
Friendship Mission
Says Americans Know His
Country Better Than French
Know America.

Gen. Emil Adolf Taufflieb. commander
Of the Thirty-seventh French Army Di-
vision in the Reims and ST. Quentin Of
fensives. arrived here yesterday on the
French liner Paris on a semi-official
visit. He was accompanied by his wife
who was Miss Julia Catlin of New York
sister Of Mrs. Stowe Phelps.
Although Gen. Taufflieb would not go
into details as to his mission, it Is un-
derstood that it concerns the promotion
OF better understanding between the
peoples of France and the United States
He said he had already received assur-
ances from many sides that the feeling
toward France in this country is most
friendly
The American people know France
better than the French know America"
he said Compared TO the many Amer
leans who tour France, very few French
men visit the United States. / hope in
the future more citizens of each country
will visit the other"
Asked about the German situation,
Gen. Taufflieb expressed the opinion that
Germany is still dangerous. as her mil
itary staff has not yet conceded her de-
feat in the war.
France has still 400. 900 soldiers oc-
cupying the Rhine territory" he said.
II think we will have to keep them there
for year at least. until Germany gets
over her military ideas"
To Reduce Military Training.
In connection with military affairs in
France the General. who represents
Alsace in the French Senate, said he
had introduced a bill reducing compul-
sorry military training for young men
from two years to one year. He ex-
planned that the work of the American
army in the war convinced him that a
year was sufficient time for military
training. He expressed the opinion tha t
the bill would pass.
Among the 405 passengers on board
the Paris were the Baron Khun de
prorok a member of Father Delletre' $
expedition into Carthage for archeolog-
ical research. who is here to lecture on
the expedition; A. +. Jacacci. president
OF the Children of the Frontier an or
Ranization caring for orphans in France;
Mrs j. l.. Smith. daughter of Major
George Haven Putnam. and her daugh-
ter Miss Rebecca L. Smith; Lady Her
bert. widow of Sir John Herbert: Mrs.
Oakleigh Thorne, Mrs. Grace Bigelow,
Nv. Y. p. Hollingwood and Mrs. Sidney
Brown.
Sister ships in Race.
The smiles on the faces of the of
ficers and crew of the Cunarder Caronia
were perceptibly wider than the smiles
of the officers and crew of the Cunarder
Carmania. Both vessels. sister ships,
arrived yesterday. But the Caronia led
the way up the bay.
The Carmania with Capt G.. W. Mel
som on the bridge. left Liverpool at 2
p. M. June l and called at Queenstown
on her way to this port. The Caronia,
Capt. E. G. Diggle. left Hamburg. many
miles east of Liverpool. May 81 and
called at Southampton June 2, leaving
at noon.
The Carmania had a good start. the
men of the Caronia say. and on the Sec
ord day out wireless message reached
the latter ship stating that the Car
mania was $50 miles ahead. But the
Caronia kept chewing up a little more
coal every day and turning her pro-
peliers over a little more brskly. Then.
Friday afternoon. when a thick fog off
lnents, the men Of the Caronia spotted
their sister ship only about four mile.'
ahead. The Caronia kept on moving and
SO did the Carmania. both being ham
pered by fog. but the former ship beat
her twin into Quarantine yesterday
morning by an hour.
On board the Caronia. which carried
1S7 passengers, were Mrs. William ID.
Sargent and Miss Evelyn Sargent, Mr..
and Mrs. G. II. Siebold. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. winlock. S. Bradlee of Boston,
Mrs. F. j. Bradlee. G. p. Fiske. Mrs.
j. Fl. Sheble. Miss c. l.. Turner and Mrs.
Solon S. Kelley.
Among the Carmania's 323 were Sir
John c. C-osbie, X. b. E., British Min
lister of Shipping in Newfoundland; !;
James c. Hamlen of Portland, Me-; Mrs.
G. W., Brooke and her daughters. Betty
and Jane: Mr.. and Mrs. Sinton Pedlow
and Mrs. Robin Damon of Salem. Mass