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said to have brought about almost a
complete breakdown. Ford believed his
condition such that his health, II not
his life, would be seriously jeopardized
by his further remaining with the strife
torn and dissension-ridden peace party
Basis of Organization.
The last word Ford said before anti
ting the party was that Mime. Schwini-
mer he'd assured him the governments
OF Norway and Sweden would give Of
fetal sanction to his overtares for peace.
He indicated that this assurance was
virtually the basis for the organization
Of the party. His experiences ir Nor
wnv convinced him that the govern
nents of the two countries had no in
tentiOn of giving official sanction to the
peace mission because they do not be-
lleVe the time is ripe for IT. lie was
informed polnt-blank by the Norwegian
premier that no such assurances had
been given Nine. Schwimmer. and that.
on the contrary. she was told that Nor
way was convinced that efforts for
peace at this time would merely make
matters worse.
Upon receiving this information Ford
Immediately taxed Nine. Schwimmer
with the differences between her alleged
assurances and the premier's stntment,
and then followed the conversation
which resulted in both Of them being
placed on the sick list.
Near Total Dissipation.
Ford's dream Of a peace congress at
The Hague to start the preliminaries for
getting "the boys out OF the trenches"
was believed to be near total dissipa-
ton today.
1t was strongly rumored that his
strife-torn peace party may not even
pals in the mission, who are sorely at
loggeTheads with one another and dt-
Vided into a score or more of different
factions will return to America after
spending a few days at Copenhagen.
Color was lent to this report by Mr..
Ford's wireless message to the peace
delegates from the steamer Bergensf-
iord, on which he is returning to New
York. Mr.. Ford urged the pacihcists
to stick together; see 1t through"
He further said that "if the peace con-
feernce is called 4 will return to Eu-
rope and attend it, should be chosen
as a delegate"
This was the first use OF the word
| III" by Ford in connection with the
calling of the peace conference. He
chartered the Oscar II and invited
scores of guests TO accompany him to
Europe for the specific purpose of or
! ganizlng the conference. His wireless
message was interpreted as meaning
| that ne had lost faith in the mission
and had serious doubts as to the real
ization OF his peace dream.
| While many of the prominent meu
| in the peace party frankly expressed
| their belief that "the game is up, acI
we might as well return home" others
were equally Arm in their declara-
| tions that they would follow Ford's
| advice and stick and see IL through
! A canvass of the party members
seemed to indicate today that a ms
| jority sentiment was in favor OF
abandoning the Ford program because
| of the internecine strife and the cold
reception given the party by the neu-
| tral countries.
An appeal today was male by the
Rev. Charles r. Aked, of San Fran
cisco, to the press Of America ana
| other neutral countries to save tho
| peace enterprise from disaster. The
! former Rockefeller pastor and leader
| of the Ford regulars" admitted that
the situation was serious, but that the
newspapers could save ii by giving
| undivided support to the mission.
| This, he said, would win the respect
of the belligerent countries. The
peace mission must proceed, he de-
clared, despite the fact that Ford,
himself. has been compelled to return
to America. No change has beer
made in the plans OF the remnants Of
the party to go to Copenhagen We'd
Aked nor any of the other pilgrinIs
would hazard a guess. .''
DETROIT. Mich, Dec. 26.-Christ-
mas cheer was lacking at the Henry
Ford home in Dearborn.
Mrs, Ford and her son. Edsel spent
the holiday anxiously awaiting word
from Ford, who left his peace party
and is en- route home. For nearly n
week Mrs. Ford has had no direct
communication from her husband, and
her anxiety has been increased By
press reports stating that Ford's cor
dition may be serious
Judge Orders Kissing.