The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-23
"Them DOggone Reporters" a.
Ring Lardner Would Say,
Cause of Miniature Riot
Aboard Peace Ship.
PART or PARTY TO QUIT
Would Escape Before Making
Selves More Ridiculous, Is
Report - Divided Over .
Wilson Defense Plan.

London, Dec. 21.-The correspondent
Of the Daily Mail and the Daily Elk
press at Christiania make q great play
Of the alleged difficulties on the Ford
peace ship. The Express says that when
the newspaper men at Christiania went
aboard. Mr.. Ford's manager made Wig
orous effort to prevent them from
meeting the American newspaper men,
but was unable to prevent the story of
the voyage from being told and that,
after the Norwegians had gone ashore
with lively details of all the happen
ings, there was "A regular cat and dog
fight to GUST the American Journalists
from the ship, the main allegation
against them being that they tried to
wreck the mission.
Slim Welcome In Norway.
The correspondent OF the Daily Mail
describes Mr.. Ford and his quarrel
some peace passengers' as surprised
and disconnected at the lack of even
a semblance of welcome to Norway,
and says that there is no Disgusting
the fact that the majority Of the pill
grims realize that they have embarked
on q foolish errand. The correspond
ent says that at least a dozen dele
gates intend to desert before they make
themselves more ridiculous. Describing
the reception given the Scandinavian
newspaper reporters aboard the ship,
the Nails correspondent says:
THE stage was deliberately set In
the second class saloon to convey the
impression Of harmony, and a resolu-
ton was unanimously carried, pledging
the expedition to use all efforts to end
h. hn
carried without a dissenting voice since
the Oscar II sailed and the Scandtna-
vians seemed puzzled, but they were
soon enlightened. Up spring S. s. Nc
Clure and spoke of rumors that seven
New York reporters were to be ex-
PEELED for unprofessional conduct;
Beware, ladies and gentlemen, said
Mr.. Mcclure, that such worldwide
disapproVal assail us that Mr.. Ford's
great life work will .irretrievably be
wrecked. We are divided. No words
can change that fact
"Colonel Henry then spoke, depre-
eating a discussion of this matter as
irrelevant. Mrs. Inez MiIhclland Bofs-
sevain stepped to the coloneIs side and
said;
"Tf we are going to mediate in Eu-
ropes troubles we must first learn to
mediate among ourselves. There must
be no militaristic settlement of this
All Talk at Once.
Then half a dozen voices tried to
speak at once and the Rev. DIR. Aked's
voice could be heard above the din
singing My Country IT'S of Thee
"All this was going on while the
party was waiting for Nine. Rosika
Schwimmer to appear. Wild cheers
greeted her on her appearance. She
besought the Americans to rescue Eu-
rope from complete destruction. When
CnI, ended
the quarrel about the reporters was
resumed and finally Senator Helen
Robbison carried a resolution adjourn
ing the meeting and the party broke
up in disorder"
After holding meetings while cross
ing the Atlantic and disagreeing over
the question of the American prepared
ness policy, the $50 peace advocates, on
arriving were anxious to learn what
attitude would be adopted toward them
in Europe.
Receptions by Christiania professors
and an unofficial call by Aipert -;
Schme6eman, American minister TO
Norway, attended the first day of the
members of the peace expedition In
Europe.
Christiania newspapers published
long accounts regarding the Ford ex-
petition, accompanying the stories with
cartoons IrOlh loISiSh hO"SRStPS
Just before the Oscar III reached
Christiania the Ford guests held a
nublic meeting aboard the ship. Sam
uel Mcclure of New York, said that
unless the peace pilgrims composed
their difference OF opinion regarding
President Wilson's preparedness policy
II would cause disaster to the exped1-
ton. He declared American prepared
ness was necessary and was not re-
lated to the peace efforts.
The Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor OF
the First Congregational church, OF
San Francisco, maintained it was ridi-
culous for Americans TO urge peace
abroad while preparing for war at
home. 49,
FINALLY a resolution declaring that
the delegates were unanimous for
European peace was adopted.
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