Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-28
FORD MUCH ENCOURAGED
BY VISIT TO WASHINGTON
Returns to New York and Confers
With Peace-PIan Repre-
ScntativcS.
no FURTHER DETAILS OF TRIP
AS Much of Proposed Itinerary as Is
Made known Is Contained in Let
ter OF Invitation Asking Promi-
nent People to Join.
Especial to The Times. pispatchl

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
NEW YORK. November 27.-iI.nry
, Ford returned from Washington late
! this afternoon. He conferred for less
thah an hour with New York peace
pan representatives and departed for
Detroit
Louis L. l.ochncr. representing Mr..
ford. said the manufactures was much
encouraged by his visit to Washing
ton. He saw President Wilson. Carti-
nal Gibbons and Justice Hughes Ev-
c'Ewherc. Mr.. HOchucr stated. MIR.
Ford received ENCOURAGEMENT.
Cardinal Gibbonss parting message
10 MIR. Ford was: God bless YOU and
his greeting was. Peace is the finest
and best Christmas gift tha, can be
made" said Mr. Lochncr
The only statement regarding the
attitude Of the government on Mr.
Forda plan was that the state De-
partment is assisting in every way
the Issuance OF passports"
But little information as 10 details
Of the plan was given out. The steam
cr is expected to sail on December T.
LETTER OF INVITATION
TO MORE THAN 100 PERSONS
As much OF the itinerary as was
made known is contained in :, letter
OF invitation sent to more than 100
persons. The letter says:
ENJOYS 10 thirteen helligerent Eu-
ropean governments have ascertained
in forty visits that there is I universal
peace desire. This desire. for the sake
LOT diplomatic etiquette. never can be
expressed openly, or publicly. until one
side or the other is definitely defeated.
or until both sides are entirely cx-
hauSted.
For hftcen months the people OF
the world have waited for the gov
crnmcnts to- act: have waited for Gov
crnmcnts to lead Europe GU; Of it's un-
spcakable agony and suffering and TO
prevent Europe'S entire destruction.
AS European neutral governments are
unable to act without the co Opera ton
Of our government. and as our gov
crnment. for reasons unknown, has
not offered this cooperation, no FUR
thcr time should be wasted in wait
ing for governmental action
Men and women OF our country.
, representing all its Ideals and activi-
ties. vii, start from New Yot; on DO
, ccrnber on the Oscar II The peace
ship Will proceed to krstiania. where
Norway's valiant sons and daughters
Will join the crusade. In Stockholm
the company will he REINFORCED. The
party will then go TO Copenhagen.
These various groups will add
,nuch momentum. In The Hague We
hope TO meet delegations from Swirz-
erlaud and Spain. From these dele
cations will bc selected q small. de-
neutral capitals. Here il will be joined
by limited number Of authorities of
International prominence from each
bclligercut country.
This international conference will
( frame terms Of peace. based on justs &C
! Tor all. REGARDLESS OF the military sit
I uatiom This conference viii be an
! agency for continuous media ton. In
/ The Hague the pilgrimage will dis
/ solve. Accommodations will be pro
( Nided for each person 10 return home
Supplcmcnting these statements. Mr..
! l.ochner added that the ship will use
! its "!one-ranre wireless In ae!tate
1 peace"