Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-21
COPENHAGEN IS
To PUT BAN ON
FORD MEETINGS
Peace Advocates Can Not Create
Any Sentiment in Country
of Denmark.
PARTY SPLIT OVER
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Compose Differences by Adopting
General Resolutions Upon Mo-
tive Of Voyage.

Christiania, Dec. 20.-Henry Ford
has received information that he
would be prohibited from holding
meetings in Copenhagen, it was learn
ed today. He will go there, however,
to select the delegates to accompany
his peace party to the Iague.
Mr.. Ford expects to go to Copen-
hagen in a week.
The newspapers in commenting
editorially on the Ford peace mission
expressed little hope for the success
of it.
Sure Of Success.
''Tle landing Of the peace expedi.
ton in Europe will be recorded az
one of the most benevolent things
the American republic ever did, said
Henry Ford, Sunday, to The Associ-
ated Press representative on stepping
ashore on Norwegian soil.
The steamship, Oscar II, carrying
the Ford peace expedition, arrived at
this port on Saturday, after IA days
voyage from New York. The dele.
gates expressed much displeasure be.
cause the vessel was delayed three
days. .by, tie british authorities at
Kirkwal, Scotland.
Mr.. Ford said he was confident the
expedition would result in getting the
men out of the trenches before tine
winter was over. He declared he had
information from official sources that
his peace plan was looked upon ap.
provingly. Hc added that his motive
in coming to Europe was 70 develop
to the full an understanding through.
out the world by the time peace ses.
sions were begun at The Hague. Vii
liam Jennings Bryan, ex-secrelary OF
state, was expected to join the peace
party there, he said.
Mr. Ford explained the presence o
the American party in Norway wa,
merely intended to convince the Nor
wegians of the fervent wish of Am
ericans for peace. He expects to
gather a Norwegian delegation here
and then in about three days proceed
to Stockholm, Sweden. He said the
party would grow as it travelled
through neutral countries and t.lat
this would convince the belligerents
that the rest of the world demanded
peace Immediately. BY this time Co.
penhagen will be visited and The
Hague reached, probably two weeks
hence, Mr. Ford said, the peace :novc.
ment would have different program.
The members Of tae Ford party
landed at o'clock Sunday morning
and went to various hotels.
After holding meetings while cross.
ing the Atlantic and disagreeing over
the question of the American prepar-
edness policy, the $50 peace advo
Gates on arriving were anxious to
learn what attitude would be adopt
ed toward them by Europe. Recep-
tions by Christiania preachers and
university professors anc an official
call made By Albert Schmedeman.
American minister to Norway, attend.
ed the first day of the members OF
the peace expedition in Europe. For
nal meetings will begin today.
Christian:a newspapers publish long
articles regarding the Ford expedl-
tion, accompanying the stories with
cartoons from foreign newspapers.
Just before the Oscar II reached
Christiania. the Ford guests held
public meeting aboard the ship.
Samuel Mcclure of New York saiG
that unless the peace pilgrims coE.-
posed their differences Of opinion re-
garding President Wilson's prepared
ness policy, it would cause disaster
to the expedition. He declared AM
erican preparedness was necessary
and was not related to the peace ef-
forts. The Rev. CharlesF Aked. pas
tor of the First Congregational
church of San Francisco, maintained
it was ridiculous for Americans to
urge peace abroad while preparing
for war at home. Finally a resolution
declaring the delegates we're unan-
imous for European peace was ADOPT
ed.
London, Dec. 2O.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Mail with the Ford
peace s.lip telegraphed:
"Dissension among the members OF
the peace party are as widespread
and bitter as they were on the DAY
following the mutiny which was pre-
cipitated by an attempt to coerce the
delegates into signing declaration
censoring President Wilson for ais
preparedness plan. There is no dis
enising the fact that the pilgrims
realize they are on a fools errand.'