New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27
FORD'S PEACE PLAN
MAY BREAK LAW
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fare have already booked passage upon
the vessel. and it Is not known whether
they will consent to change to another
boat IL Ford is determined to get the
Oscar III.
While the instigator Of the peace
movement was trying to see Cardinal
Gibbons in Baltimore, and later speak
ing at peace meeting in Washington,
kilograms were crowding into the Bilt-
more from Governors VINO had been in
vited to help argue Europe into a
peaceful frame of mind and were de-
clining for various reasons.
Governor Fielder of New Jersey was
most emphatic in his refusal to accept
Invitation declined" his telegram
read. believe that efforts for peace
by citizens of neutral nations as indi-
viduals would be considered meddle-
some"
Governor Manning of South Caro-.
lima, Governor Gates Of Vermont and
Governor Oakley Of Maine all pleaded
that they were too busy at home to &C
cept the bid. Governor Craig Of North
Carolina, when seen at the McAlpin
yesterday, also said that ne had re-
fused to go.
81 consider It a splendid idea, how
ever" he said. at is worthy of the
man who conceived it, but ! am too
much occupied with business at home
to think of going.
II Mr.. Ford has not subjugated all
Europe by January 6 Governor David
Walsh, Of Massachusetts, will help him
after that date, on which he ceases TO
be Governor, to quench what feeble
sputters Of conflict survive Christmas
Day.
Mr.. Edison refused yesterday TO COM
ment upon the visit made him on Thurs
day by the peace propagandist.
Senator 0'Gorman, when questioned
concerning the peace ship last night,
merely laughed and said that he had
neither received, nor had any intention
Of accepting, an invitation to Join the
party.
Speaking before meeting Of the
Woman's Peace party at Washington
yesterday, Mr.. Ford reiterated his ulti-
matum to the Kaiser, Gar, ct al.
81 never made a speech in my life,"
he announced, "but the slogan OF this
movement is Out of the trenches by
Christmas--never to go back!'"
President ImpOrtuned.
Others who addressed the gathering
were Mrs. Ethel Snowden, wife of a
labor leader in the British Parliament,
and Nine. Rosika Schwimmer, who, il is
said, first proposed the peace ship plan
to the Detroit magnate. Nine. Schwim-
mer is Hungarian and was a delegate
to the international Congress of Wom-
en- at The Hague last summer.
Mrs. Snowden and Nine. Schwimmer
interviewed the President at the White
House following yesterday afternoons
meeting, and requested that he lend
his officia, support to the prospect of
neutral peace congress at The
Hague. Il is believed that Mr.. Wilson
politely declined. but Mrs. Snowden
said after the conference that she was
much encouraged by his attitude.
The two women also presented to
the President the resolution of the
Woman's Peace Party, adopted at the
meeting yesterday, that the President
call upon the neutral nations to appoint
representatives TO assemble for CON
slant mediation" and to find a way
to settle the war. Mr. Wilson promised
TO consider this plea.
Meanwhile, inspired by Mr.. Ford's
threat to turn the British lion into a
lamb and the German eagle into a
dove, thousands of women are writing
to the White House, urging that the
war be stopped immediately. More
than 5000 letters have already been
received, and an Office has been set
aside in the Capitol for members OF
the Woman's Peace Party, into whose
care they are delivered.
In Detroit yesterday, Miss Jane
Adams, Of Chicago, addressed a meet
ing which held an ''hour of prayer" for
the success of the conference in Wash
ington. She urged that the movement
for q conference Of the neutral nations
receive the undivided support OF all
women in the United States.
Since this years crop OF governors
who desire to haul the boys out OF the
trenches seems destined to be some
what short of the demand. Mr.. Lochner
announced last night that Nr. Ford
would telegraph Immediately to every
college and university president in the
United States asking each Of them to
designate their foremost authorities on