Indisposed and Unable to Greet Prefect on a Visit Attack on Company and State Department by Investigator La Rochelle, Sept. 1.
The steamship Oreoma British Foreign Secretary, austen Chamberlain, his daughter Diane and their younger teen, arrived here to-day.
Austen was indisposed and wes unable to greet, the Prefect, who boarded the vessel to greet dim on behalf of President Doumer-ne, but Lady Chamberlain received the Prefect and a number of mem-
Vere of the Chamber of Depties.
Lady Chamberlain and children subsequently had luncheon at the Personal Call by King Alfonso Santander, Sept. 2
King Alfonso of Spain at noon to-day went on board the Orcoma, which arrived at eight in the morning, and visited Sir Austen Chamerltin, The latter, who was resting in a deck-chair, rose in spite of his wWenkness and took a few steps towards the King, who greeted him very affectionately and anxiously inquired about his health, The King conversed with Sir Austen for several minutes.
Sir Austen was deeply touched by the Royal courtesy, Lady Chamberlain in the morning received prominent members of the British colony and the representative of the Spanish Prime Minister, who sent a letter greeting Sir Austen and a bouquet of flowers, Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain and their son and daughter went for a long drive in the afternoon Spanish Royal motor-ear.—Reuter, London, Aug. 31.
"The Times" publishes a despatch from Washington to the effect that the Firestone rubber concession in Liberia and the State Department's: share in the negotiations leading to were attacked at a conference today of the Institute of Politics at' Williamstown by Mr. R. L, Buell, who investigated the Liberian question on the spot.
Mr. Buell condemned the plantation system which the Firestone Tyre Ca. are establishing, because, it was disastrous to the "st alleged thatthe spectre of French designs on the Liberian hinterland had been evoked with view to the forcing of a grant of a million-nere concession and the feceptanee of a loan upon terms which would hand over the country to the control of an American financial commission.
Mr. Buell generally criticized the governmental policy of supper business interests abroad policy of domination."
The attack created some distur-
State Department official denies: that pressure was exerted on the: Liberian Government and says that, the United States Government are convinced of the Firestone Company's beneficent and humanitarian intentions.—Reuter.
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