Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-02
FORD EXPECTS
$50 V0YACERS
Acceptances Of Invitations
to Accompany Him Still
Come in
PARTY STRIKES sNAG
BRYAN Wires Sympathy and Promises
TO Join Party at The Hague. if Not
Earlier

| Earlier
| Washington. Dec. Henry Ford's
| peace expedition will be kept from
entering the European war zone by a
] decision of the State Department tc
p; issue passports permitting members
Of the party to visit only neutral
countries.
In addition to this it developed
/ .oday that the State Department
| has held up several requests for pass
ports because the applications did
not meet required regulations.
Officials privately declared today
! hat the tangle over passports wculc
/! prevent the departure of the Fore
peace ship next Saturday as planned
! Local representatives Of Mr Fore
aavc been in communication with the
New York headquarters today dis
.ussing means OF overcoming obstac'
es that threaten to delay the depar'
:ure OF the Oscar II.
New York, Dec. 2-WitiI Henry
! Ford himself in Detroit nobody Il;
he head quarters Of the ship o:
9eacc" in the Hotel Biltmore seemed
% know yesterday just what effect
; the illness Of Jane Addan1s tEou!c
ave upon the fortunes Of TIC pro-
] ;ect. in which she has played one Of
he most important parts.
Although several refNsals havt
each Mr.. Ford from prominent per
sons whom he invited to go with hin
ne stream of acceptanccs continue:
| % flow into the headquarters. and the
lcceptances arc still! outnImhcrcd b!
messages of congratulation and GOOD
will.
Dr.. David Starr Jordan. chancellor
Of Leland Stafford. il. University
! and Mrs Jordan, and DR.. Wilfred I.
| GlenfeI. the Labrador missionary,
| nave announced that they would go
Manager Lochner said that there
would be between 100 and 80 dele
gates at least.
! A telegram was received from the
! Norwegian Minister to the United
States in which he said:
! Il have taken pleasure in INFORM.
:ng the Norwegian Government OF
he coming of the Americans under
! Mr. Ford's direction. and | am sure
YOU will be given the most heartfelt
welcome in my country
| Another message OF good wishe:
was received from Dr.. Paul Ritter.
Minister from Switzerland.
Henry Ford. the father Of the peace
! iunket, is expected TO arrive from
! Detroit today.
Wiring from Miami, Fla, Mr. Bry.
m offered to come to New York or
Friday to meet Mr.. Ford. He was ask.
, ed to do so. His telegram read:
| II am heartily in sympathy with
your proposed peace plan. 1t is worthy
OF all praise, and will, trust, &C
complish much good. | deeply appre.
ciate invitation and would accept
without hesitation. hut. after earnest
consideration of subject. am impres.
sed with the belief that just now
J Can render greater service here op,
j posing the plan to commit this coun.
Try to large and indefinite increase
! IN expenditures for army and navy
a plan which would not only be op.
lpressive to the taxpayers, but would
believe. prove menace to our ma
J tons peace and influence. hope il
may be possible for ne to JON your
party at The Hague. if not earlier. /!
:! agreeable TO you. shall come to New
York Friday morning or evening tc
explain more fully"
!, New York. Dec. 2-Former Judge
Alton B. Parker has issued a state
inert concerning the sailing Of tn.
Ford peace party. He says ':if W.
could only be. sure that all other ma
q tions would estimate him (Ford) a,
! we do--as a clown struttipc on tn,
stage for little time-no harm
would come of il The Statement
= follows:
I'm common with many others,
have deemed it impossible that al