The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-17
CHRISTMAS TINE
TO Be OCCASION
For Endeavors To Bring
About Peace
AMONG The WARNING NATIONS
Think They Will Be In Recep.
tive MO0d-Are Now
Willing.
PEACE ADVOCATES ARE BUSY

Washington. Nov. 1S.-David
Starr Jordan. president of Leland
Stanford University and head Of the
International Peace Congress recent
ly held in San Francisco, told Presi-
dent Wilson to-day that q luasi-ofIl-
cial meeting of neutral nations prob
ably will be held some time before
Christmas, either 1T The Hague,
Berne or Copenhagen. to attempt to
bring about peace in Europe. DR..
Jordan conveyed to the President a
resolution from the Peace Congress,
urging him to cooperate with other
neutrals In calling such confer
ence.
In statement laid before the
President by Or. Jordan it was de-
clared that as result of recent mis-
sions to the Governments of the war
ring nations, it could be stated that
while the nations at war were not
MIiki0k lutllEtlNCo " bGk1A AOhOAio
lions for peace, there is neverthe-
less abundant evidence that those
charged with the administration of
the foreign policies of these nations
would welcome, or at least not OPP
pose. affirmative action by a neutral
agency to bring about peace based
on international Justice"
DR.. Jordan said that, while no OIL
cial information was available, peace
advocates had learned from unofii-
cial sources in Holland, Sweden.
Switzerland, Denmark and Spain
that those countries would be glad
to take part in any movement to
further the cause of peace. DR.. Jor-
dan was accompanied by Louis p.
Lochner, secretary of the Chicago
Peace Society. and who acted as sec
rotary to Miss Jane Adams, OF Chi
cago, when she visited Europe as q
representative of the Women's Peace
Congress. and much of the informa-
tion communicated to the President
to-day was gathered by Miss Adj
dams and her companions.
DIR. Jordan took the position that
il would be more natural for the
European neutrals to invite the
United States 10 participate in the
peace conference than for the United
States to issue the invitation. He
said that an unofficial meeting of
peace advocates at Berne December
IA, at which plans for bringing
about peace will be discussed, would
be attended by people from the Unit
ed States.
The idea OF the quasi-Oficial
peace conference suggested to Presi-
dent Wilson on behalf OF the Inter-
national Peace Congress by Dr. Jor-
dan was that II would constitute a
voluntary court of conditions me
diation, would invite suggestions for
settlement from each of the warning
nations. and In any case would sub
nit simultaneously TO all of them
reasonable proposals as a basis for
peace.
DR.. Jordan did not reveal what
President Wilson said to him, but
the President several times has ia
ken the position that he will be glad
to do anything OF practical nature
to end the war. DR.. Jordan said the
details of the plan proposed by the
Peace Congress could easily be
changed to meet conditions. He re-
fused TO predict whether the peace
efforts would be successful in the
near future.
DR.. Jordan told the President
peace advocates constantly wers in
touch with people in the warning
countries, and that there were or
ganixatiors actively nc work in all
parts OF the civilized world bringing
pressure "a bear 10 end the war. III
tlmately. he said, those efforts we're
certain 10 be successful.
Tho Christmas season IS the nat
urai time 10 talk peace. DR.. Jordan
declared. and. therefore. he is ex-
pHc'inc tho plans of peace advocates
TO take definite form about that
time.