New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
PEACE CRUSADE
N. Y. TO-DAY
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from one Office to another in bootles'
attempts to impress upon the expedi
ton the Importance Of adding theii
names to the roster.
DR.. Aked Blocked.
Hardly q train started for Washing
ton which did not have as passenger
enc Of the Ford employees, carrying, q
bale of applications for passports. The
long distance wire from the biitmore
10 Washington was kept open almost
continuously. Fresh from the telephone
one of the under press agents darted
into the corridor and announced
breathlessly:
"Great! The State Department Is
going to keep open until midnight for
US. Finel"
Then off he fitted. Neither he nor
any Of his kind were on the horizon
when the Rev. DR.. Charles +. Aked,
lately pastor Of John D. Rockefeller's
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, and more
recently Of San Francisco, appeared.
The doorman blocked him.
"A minute' snapped the doorman.
whats your business
"I'm DR.. Aked."
81 get you, sure said the guardian
of the gate. Now, who's DR.. AkedT'
The Clergyman raised his voice.
81 have told you my name he re-
minded. what arrangements have
been made for me-"
None"
"Then." said DR.. Aked, you may in
form Mr.. Ford / shall not be in his
party" -.
Louis P. Lochner, major domo at
headquarters, caught glimpse OF the
apologized profusely. The clergyman
listened and changed his nina. Ut
Aked said he intended while ABROAD 10
make side trip TO his family IN Eng
land.
DR.. Aked Plans Side Trip.
when | got Mr.. Ford's invitation
Saturday | decided Immediately to &C
cept." he said. ION Sunday told the
congregation Of my decision and a
committee selected DR.. Edward Dwight
Eaton, Of Beloit College, to fill the pull
pit in my absence"
Many persons who received invita-
tions and wired acceptances will not be
passengers aboard the Oscar ii. one
travel-stained young man from the
Middle West arrived at O'CLOCK anc
was told he was too late.
But | accepted the invitation" he
protested. my names Pringle and
I'm the representative OF the Univer-
sity Of Kansas.
5roo bad" murmured one of the sal
aried peace apostles. You're too late
The last messenger left for Washing
ton with applications for passports OF
the 5:35 train"
Mr.. Pringle, Of Kansas, glanced az
his watch. His face frightened.
"But it's only $50 now he cried,
hopefully. my applications all mad;
photographs and everything.
you're too late" insisted the
apostle. 81 ought to know. Besides
| meant Il was the 4:S5 the last mes
senger went on. -,
Pringle and many others were told
that if they wanted to be war shoppers
they could go on another poat IMAM
the Oscar IL. They were informed a,
the same time that though Mr.. rove
ia ready 10 give his last penny TO stop
the war he will pay the expenses Oh
only those aboard the oscar IL.
None of the press agents OF peace,
nor their clerical associates, could tell
how many of the doves were pure white
Who had signed up for the trip, that
Ia with no motive save that OF halt
mo hostilities. Lochner said that
"about fifty-four" were newspaper men
and magazine writers. He did not know
how many of the rest were FORD EN-
ployes. Nh n.Lo..
was another late arrival. He was as
sured there would be q passport LOT
! him. y;a
"Sure I'm for preparedness" he said.
"This country won't be safe from at
tack so long as it remains helpless 70
defend itself"
Wedding on Peace Ship.
"Then why are you going on the
"Oh." laughed the Governor, "Mr;
Ford was kind enough TO invite me, and
/ happened 70 have the time to spare;
I'VE seen Europe in times OF peace, and
I've been wondering what II looked IKE
now I want TO see. told Mr.. Ford
why | was going. and he said, Come
An old woman whose face will be
missing from those which VIII line thf
pe-ce ships rail tried TO join the ex-
cursion on the strength OF passport
signed by James G. Blaine.
Berton Braley, the poet laureate o.
the peace ship, is planning a surprise
for his fellow voyagers. lie ana ais'
MARY Rubican, a fashion writer. got
marriage license in Philadelphia, yes
terday and announced they would b'
married aboard the Oscar ii.
In a statement issued late in tn
evening Mr.. Ford eorroborated wha
Mr.. Bryan had to say Of their inter
view and expressed a wish that Mt
Bryan will be able TO Join the eIpedi
ton at The Hague.
Mr.. Ford said he Ind disbursed abou
! eco nnn = o. 4, or0aniziuO the peacs