New-York tribune., 1922-09-12
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Score Kipling
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Lawyers Club Luncheon Is
Marked by Arnity Plea;
Visitors To Tour i'm West


Rudyard Kipling's recent statements
concerning Americas part in the war
were deprecated yesterday by the Brit
ish delegation visiting this country in
the interests of international friend
ship under the auspices of the Sui
grave Institution.
In spite of Rudyard Kipling, you
saved US. We saved France and Bel
ginm and you saved us. We all saved
each other. Why should we grudge to
admit it? Is all generosity gone out
of the world?'
This was the reply of Harold
Spender, of "The Westminster Gazette"
spokesman for the Sulgrave delegates
on this point, to Kipling's charge that
America came into the war too late and
from selfish motives. 1t was delivered
at luncheon in honor OF the British
visitors at the Lawyers Club yesteg-
day afternoon.
Il am sorry to see that Rudyard Kip
ling has exploded in this fashion," he
began. "Well, we all know Kipling in
the United Kingdom, and / see that
your Senator Borah has answered him,
so thunder has answered to thunder
and lightning to lightning, but It's all
very unfortunate.
tween nations. The War Of Independ-
ence began with quarrel over money
"a quarrel as to who should pay the
taxes, and Pariiaments insistence that
the colonists should pay with that tax
on tea.
Plea for Friendship
"Well, we lost America for it. Let's
draw parallel to-day. Don't lose the
heart of England by another quarrel
over money. don't agree with Kip
ling at all that America came in for
her own interests. You acted as the
good Samaritans when Europe was
bleeding by the roadside. You gave
tuppence to the innkeeper to pour oil
into our bleeding wounds. 1t is true
you are now demanding the tuppenee,
but that's all right. We are willing
to pay. We have always paid our tup-
pence. 1t all depends upon. the spirit
behind the business transaction. We
must all pay, but we can pay as
Mr.. Syender then referred to the fact
that in his visits to Washington and
other American cities he had seen
many statues of Lafayette, but none Of
British statesmen.
"We don't want you to have statues
of King George about" he said "We
don't want you to rewrite your his
tories. All we ask is that you remem-
ber that America had friends in Eng
land even in the darkest hours. Burke
and the elder Pitt took your part. Chat
ham died defending you and Burke
sacrificed his career for you. 1t is for
that object we have come on this pill
grimage--to remind you of the con-
stant friendship existing between the
two countries and of the Importance OF
maintaining it."
H. s. Perris, director Of the British
branch of the Sulgrave Institution, re.
called his visits to this country dur
ing the war--"so different from now
! when the noble youth of America was
swept with a passion for humanity. he
said, wAich drew them into the war
mot because they thought it would be
a picnic to fight in Flanders Field, but
because they were impelled by noble
purpose"
To Place Statuary
| John A. Stewart, director of the Sui
grave Institution, welcomed the BritisI
guests and EXPRESSED thanks for tht
| statue and busts of British state am er
which they bring as gifts--a statue Of
Edmund Burke to Washington, bus
of William Pitt to Pittsburgh, bus
of Viscount Bryce to Washington anC
another to Trinity Church.
Sir Charles Wakefield, formerly Lore
Mayor of London, head of the delega
tion, and Sir Arthur Haworth, presi
| dent of the Manchester Chamber o.
! Commerce, described the purpose O.
the Sulgrave Institution as an instru
ment Of friendship between the TIVE
countries. Other members Of the dele
CATION who were present were Lad,
| Wakefield and Miss Wakefield, M. Lu
Glen Purcotte, Nine. Pacaud and Mime
| Grant.
The entire company stood for few
moments in silent prayer for the re
covery Of Mrs. Harding.
After the luncheon they motored {,
| Van Cortlandt Park, where they visited
| the museum and had tea as the guest
of Mrs. Hamilton Fairfax, president O
the Colonial Danes of the State o
| New York.
To-day they will be the guests o
Walter s. jennings at his home q
Cold Spring Harbor, and will motor Ii
the afternoon to place wreath ol
Theodore Roosevelt's grave and call cl
! Mrs. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. The,
will leave in the evening for Pitts
burgh and Middle Western and South
ner cities.