New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
Malareta1lia I'm:
l. Crippled by
Heavy " Gather
Cunard Liner Brings 500
Passengers, Among Them
Being Many Notable Euro
peans and Americans
Plea for Caucasus Made
Official of Near East Relief
Says Half Million Ref
ugees Need Food, Shelter

arrived yesterday from Southampton
and Cherbourg with 1858. passengers,
among whom were long list of nota-
bles, The liner carried S2,650,0o0 in
gold. Only three of the vessels tur-
hines were working as she came into
port. The fourth was put out OF COM
mission by heavy seas encountered
throughout the voyage.
Charles v. Vickrey, general secretary
Of the Near East Relief, who has Just
finished four months survey of con
ditions in Syria, Anatolia, Palestine
and the Caucasus, stopping off to at
tend the meeting of the League of
Nations, said that the situation there
was appalling.
4Tke Near East Is in terrible
mess" said Mr.. Vickrey, "and the
selfish fumbiings of politicians are not
making it any better. Dispatches in
the morning papers indicate that they
are more concerned about the safety of
sheir cargo boats in the Dardaneles
tran they arc about The lives of hun
dreds Of thousands of defcnseless wom-,
Half Million Refugees Suffer
The Smyrna disaster is colossal.
Nearly half million OF refugees
around Smyrna and throughout west
ern Anatelia are to-day suffering paugs
Of hunger, exposure and exile fully
equai to, If not greater than, the suf-
.'ferlng which in. Belgium and northern
France called forth the sympathy and
Indignation of the world in 1914. At
the first news of the disaster, which
came while l was in Constantinople.
our warehouses there we're emptied of
surplus supplies, which were placed
on American boats provided by Ad-
miral Bristol and rushed to Smyrna
within thirty-slT hours. The sum of
$4,000 has just been added by special
cash appropriation, but large addi-
tiona4 contributions must be obtained
from the phllanthropic public if whole
sale starvation and suffering are to be
avoided"
General George f. Randolph. former
president eff the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, returned FROM five months
tour of England, FraDcc and Germany,
and said he could see absolutely no evil
denee Of Germany's going TO pieces.
He said the Germans were putting up
many large and permanent buildings
and that in Bremen and Hamburg
tHtHl5 5~StA 81 p N&IuS were gong. IuII
blast, causing the German ship owners
TO declare that in FIVE years time half
Of their pre-war tonnage would again
he on the seas over the same trade
routes.
Baroness. d'Erlanger Arrives
One person who consistently avoid
ed reporters and photographers was
Bar5fees diETlanSer,~ -t3l O former Mrs
Peter~Georer Hewitt wito married the
young husband who accompanied her
shortly after Me. Hewitts death in
Paris As soon as the ship .docked she
left the pier and left her husband and
the maids to look after the baggage.
The baron was equally uncommuni-
eatye "Yes. have been here before"
ne said. Il have no plans for the
future and | have nothing more to
say
Sir Harry Lauder, accompanied by
Lady Lauder, arrived for 4 twenty
months tour of the country, begin
ming October 2. Following this he viii
go TO Australia or a worlds tour be-
fore returning home.
Sir Harry, putting away on a long
stcmmed briar. said: cts my thir-rd
honeymoon and I'm tGkih my wife wi
me-
The comedian was met at the pier
by his friend and manager, William
Morris and Colonel Walter Scott,
president of the Scottish Clans Il
America, who embraced Sir Harry,
planted a hearty kiss on either cheek
and was so greeted in return.
Barron G. Collier. John D. Rookie
tsleP'a neighbor at Pocantico Hills. re-
turned with his wife and three chill
dren from a two months trip to Eu-
rope and was met by Police Commission
er Enright. He was also met at Quar-
anttRe. by his yacht Lady Jay, which
later took him from the pier to his
Hudson River hPme
Wet Leader Home Again
j. W Glenister, head of the Peo-
pies Voice League, arrived from a
trip of three months to England and
Scotland, where he sought to nullify
tae. previous visits there of "Pussyfoot"
johnson. He said the people of Great
britain would never vote for prohbi-
tion.
Hugh Wapole. the English author,
came here for series of lectures and
said he thought Kipling must have been
misunderstood by Glare Sheridan,
Mr. knlIhg is really very fond of
America, ~he said, "and l cannot be-
iIeye that he made the remarks against
the United States that were quoted"
Mrs. Z. W. Sinclair, wife of the
president of the Sinclair Oil Company,
returned from visit of several months
IN Europe with her daughter. Clar-
enee- j. SAearn, former justice of the
Supreme Court, returned with his wife
and daughter to resume his work as
counsel for the Transit Cimmission,
clifford Pinchot ID, the son of Amos
fnehot, was met by his father after
TIP Of two months abroad. George
Arrliss. the actor. returned with his
wite from Z two months vacation in
England
- Among others on board were Justice
.ISwnsend Scudder who recently assist
v N establishing grand lodge Of the
masonic order in FiHaand;, William
Dudley Ward, Member of Parliament;
/, b Norrie, Mrs. Townsend Morgan,
sMfs G. Drake, Miss Dorothy Duveen.
" n Gardner, Captain and Mrs. D.
SflnEel Milne, Mr. and Mrs. Irving
5iumenthai and Mr.. and Mrs. George
~. Asaew and family
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