New York, June 22.
The United States Liner Washington arrived here from Lisbon via Bordeaux and Galway, Ireland, last night, bringing 1,780 American refugees from Europe.
The ship was given a salute.when she entered New York harbour Among the refugees were 259 children, causing the passengers to nick-name the ship "s. Diaper."
The captain of the ship told reporters of the harrowing experience when mothers and children aboard the ship were forced to take to the lifeboats at dawn on June 11 when the ship was halted by a German submarine which prepared to torpedo her—United Press. lished. It is assumed they will be stern. If they are too severe, Marshal Petain may refuse to append his signature, "The rew experiment which has been tried for the first time in America of introducing men in the opposition party into the Government during a period of emergency is naturally creating great interest here.
"During the last war, there was the presence of such a union sacrée in Frence and Britain has had her coalition Governments, but this experiment is a new one in American democracy.
"It is characteristic of President Roosevelt's realistic audacity and it has made a great and favourable impression on this country."—United Fress,
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