The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-16
FORD WILL REQUEST
\ IMMEDIATE TRUCE
Text of Appeal He Will Send to
Warning Rulers.
SAME IDEALS, PEACE BASIS
To Ask If Fighting Has Not Shown
That War Cannot Solve Problem
Some Delegates May
Leave Ship.

New York, Dec. 14.-Henry Ford
sent by wireless from the peace ship
Oscar II the text of an appeal to be
made to the rulers of the belligerent
countries of Europe to declare an i'm.
mediate truce for peace negotiations.
1t follows:
80 His Majesty -.
Sire: We would come in this time
OF trouble, not to add to your burdens
but to help lift them; not to consider
which nations are most to blame for
the disaster that has befallen Europe,
but to end the strife; not to intrude
ourselves upon your national life and
national ideals. but rather with an ear
nest desire to understand them and a
heartfelt wish to aid in realizing them,
Same Ideals, Peace Basis.
THE love of country, for which ev-
cry day tens of thousands of lives are
sacrificed. is the same in every land.
Your nation, like the people of all the
other belligerent countries. Is fighting
for it's national existence and its best
national traditions. and so there can
be no trreconcilable differences. Such
common IDEALS surely must afford
basis upon which to establish a mag
unanimous and honorable peace.
The men and women of your coun-
try and of all the warning countries
have proved their loyalty. Enough
blood has been shed, enough agony ell.
"A
The time has come to stop bloodshed
to save the people from further
slaughter and the civilization of the
world from anarchy and Tuin.
Has not war been tried enough
sixteen months of fighting? Is it not
proved that war cannot solve the prob
lem, but that it leads only to loss and
misery? Must more lives be crushed
and wives and mothers bereaved be-
fore we recognize that Europe Is
bleeding to death and that the griev-
GUS wound must be stauncheG?
The rising desire of the people in
neutral nations to convert a barren
disinterestedness into active good will
has prompted the citizens of the Unit
ed States of America to sail for Eu-
rope on the steamship Oscar IL with
the serious purpose of joining with
the citizens of the European neutral
nations in an organized effort to help
restore peace upon an honorable and
just basis; to facilitate direct negotia,
tions between you and the other war.
ring nations. We neutrals are about
to join in a conference which shall
without delay frame and submit stimuli.
taneously to you all the other bellig-
erent nations proposals as a basis
for discussion leading to the final set
Element.
Asks immediate Truce.
Therefore we do earnestly entreat
you and the rulers of all the other
warning nations to declare an immedi-
ate truce. Let the armies stand still
where they are. Then let the negotia-
tons proceed so that the soldiers may
be delivered from another bitter win.
ter in the trenches and sent back to
their labors and their firesides.
las there is no other way to end
the war except by incubation ana ais
cussion, why waste one more precious
human life?
For the sake of humanity,
HENRY FORD"
Resolution Causes Split.
Introduction of resolutions opposing
American preparedness caused split
in the Ford peace expedition. Efforts
are being made to patch up the differ
ences that arose. but it is possible
that some of the delegates will leave
the ship at the first opportunity after
reaching Europe.
Eight members of the delegation re-
fused to sign the resolutions. The
insurgents are Gov. E. B. Hanna of
North Dakota, S. S. Mcclure, the edi-
tor; Herman Bernstein of New York.
John d. Barry of San Francisco, Sen
ator E'elen Ring Robinson OF Colorado.
Judge Ben b. Lindsey, Lars P. Nelson
of Denver and Mrs. Ben B. Lindsey.