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Show JAMES M. BUIHIE ! nmn winj Famous Novelist and Playwright Play-wright Says It Is Too Early to Discuss Peace. j HE REFERS TO KAISER I Thinks War Lord Is Hardly-Entitled Hardly-Entitled to the Criticism Heaped Upon Him. NEW YORK, Supt. IS. Canard line officials denied this afternoon the report re-port that the Lusitania, which was rushed to her dock at 1 o'clock this morning, was hastening to sail to Halifax Hali-fax to transport troops to Europe. The Lusitania will sail for Liverpool next Wednesday, they said. Prominent among the 1D02 passengers, the majority of whom were returning Americans were Sir James M. Barrio, author and playwright; A. E. W. Mason, the English novelist; Mrs." George Van-derbilt Van-derbilt and Miss Cornelia Aanderbilt, George Deforest Lord, Madame Jomelli, Marshall Field 111. Prof. William Gardner Gard-ner Hale of Chicago; Chauncey M. De-pew, De-pew, Jr., Major Talbot Aldrieh, H. R. Shelley, organist and composer; Dr. William C. Carl, organist or the First Presbyterian church of this city; William Wil-liam Dudley Foulko of Richmond, Lnd., president of the Municipal Leagues or the United States. Speaking of the war, Sir Jaines M. Barrie said: Cause of the War. The real ultimate cause Ovf the war is militarism. The nations have been ariiiing themselves and a loaded load-ed gun always goes off sooner or later. n my opinion the war will last a long time. The issue involved in-volved is as clear as the cause which brought it about it is whether soldiers or citizens are to rule in Europe. So far as England is concerned, the most striking feature of the war is the way in which the young men- of Britain are enlisting. One hears the kaiser generally blamed for the war. This is somewhat some-what less than fair. The kaiser was a young man in 1870, when the war spirit was very strong, and he is merely the product ot: a system. It is too early to talk of peace negotiations. io peace would be lasting nor would it produce the results which wo all hope for unless one side is thoroughly beaten. Courtesies Extended. William Dudley Foulke and Mrs. Foulke were in Nauheim, Germany, when war was declared and witnessed part of the mobilization. Justice Joseph i E. Newbcrger of the lew York supreme court, another passenger, was at Marien-bad, Marien-bad, Germany, at the outbreak of the war and proceeded to Nuremberg, where he became one- of the American relief committee. Justice Newberger spoke in the highest terms of the treatment he i and his companions received at the hands of the Germans. In, Germany, Justice Newberger said, there was little ; war news to be had, but less in Eng- : land. Dr. William C. Carl brought news of 'musicians well known in America, who he said are now doing military duty. Fritz Kreisler, the Austrian violinist, was one of the first to join the colors, he said. Other artists mentioned by Dr. Carl as having enlisted were Chaliapin, the Russian basso; Rachmaninoff, the Russian composer; Maratore, the French tenor; Dohananyi, the Austrian pianist, and Maurice Aliamot. |