The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
DELAYED DISPATCH SAYS
FORD SAILED SATURDAY
Delay of Train With Peace Party
Broke Up Reception Planned
At Stockholm.
NORWEGIAN DELEGATES NAMED
Swedish, Press More Friendly In Tone,
Oni, One Making Any Violent AZ
tark On Party--t Delightful
Christmas Present.

Stock holm Dec. - tvia London g..
Dec. 25.--lt has been definitely es-
tablished that Henry Ford. who left
his peace party M Ghristiania and
went to Bergen, will sail from the la
ter port tomorrow christmas Day) on
thh Norwcsia American line steam
ship Bergensfjora for New York,
Mr.. Ford wired, his managers to-
dav that If a neutral conference. such
as 1t rs the purpose of the mission To
establish is arranged for he surely
will return Ia Europe and participate
in the conference and viii bring Mrs
Ford with him.
The names OF SIN # the ten dele
gates from Norway to the neutral
conference We're announced tonight.
The Norwegian delegates viii Join the
party here on Monday or Tuesday.
The six whose names have been an
nounced are; Haakon Loeken. City
Attorney of Christiania. and his wife,
the Rev Harold Haugerud, of the Nor
wcgian Clergymen's Peace Society;
Mrs. Fanny Sthnelle a member of the
Town Council of Bergen. Frederick
Moerick educator. author and woman
Suffragist, and Mrs Mariana Maerup.
ex-member OF the Christiania NUM-
cipal Council. Four more delegates
are still to be chosen
Delay Breaks Up Reception.
The delay in the arrival of the spe-
ciai train bearing the party from
Christiania prevented any reception
to the delegates al the Stockholm sta
ton. The burgomaster of Stockholm
and one hundred citizens carrying
torchlights waited at the station until
midnight 70 greet the party and then
Went home The burgomaster and
other prominent citizens called AT the
hotel this afternoon and received the
members of the party.
The hurgomaster Cal L:ndhagen,
who also is member of the Swedish
Parliament. said that the peace mis-
sion was "a most beautiful Christmas
gift to Stockholm
The newspapers here are friendly to
the party, with the exception of the
Daebladet. which blaines the cores
pondents for starting the row on
board the Oscar IL. II says that ono
of the correspondents waited outside
Nj Ford's room in the Grand Hotel
at Christtania with a revolver 10 shoot
MIR. Ford and that the latter, afraid
for his life, made his escape from tina
hotel and took the first boat for
America.
Party Not II Hi Dry.
The delegates are enjoying a Christ
mas Eve dinner al the Hotel Royal to-
night and champagne is flowing
freely The \ o'clock morning services
at the odeon Hall tomorrow viii be
turned into a peace meeting. which
will DE attended by the Ford party.
Afterwards the delegates Will LOOK
over the city. t,aston Plaintiff, MIR.
Ford's business manager, supplying
guides
Nj Ford In quoted by the Chris
tiania Aftenposten as telling Scandi-
navian correspondents that he was III
| when he left America. and that his
| mAladN had increased In severity,
making his return home necessary
| 1t is reported that Nine. Schwimmer
had given Mr.. Ford the Idea that the
| Scandinavian government would give
4! official assistance 10 the party, and
that 1t was when MIR. Ford found the
J official doors closed against him that
| he broke down,
! The Norwegian premier when asked
| If he had given Nine. SehSimmer any
! idea that Scandinavia would give Of
| fetal sanction 10 the party, replied
I in the negative and said that he had
! tried TO make her understand that the
| belligerents would fight the war 10 a
| finish. and that mediation would only
| make things worse.
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