The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-02
HOLLAND OBJECTS
ON M|SAPPRtHENS|ON
Proposed Strike Of Soldiers Is
Cause OF Trouble.
NATTER SMOOTHED OFT
By NETHERLANDS MINISTER
Few Persons OF Prominence Yet Ger
tain TO 60 On Peace Pilgrimage.
Norway Sends Welcome to Cruz
sajers.

New York, Dec. 1-shortIy after
the receipt here of dispatches saying
that Holland would forbid Henry
Ford's peace party, which leaves on
Saturday aboard the Oscar H. from
using its soil as peace forum, Mr..
Ford sent to DR.. n. Loudon foreign
minister of The Netherlands. cable
gram denying that his party Intended
: to force a strike among the fighting
soldiers
Mr.. Ford was quoted Oh Tuesday by
number of newspa pers as saying
at his home in Detroit that he had
faith that on Christmas Day the world
would see general strike in the
trenches: that soldiers of all nations
would throw down their arms ana go
home, never to return. Now, it ap-
pears. he said nothing OF the kind.
and is anxious to have the neutral
European nations understand that his
party Is not going abroad to foment
strike Of any kind.
Mr.. Ford OOrrects Statement,
Mr.. Ford's cable TO Foreign Minis
ter i4oudop was as follows
Newspaper statements say that
~
we are starting here. Intends to force
a strike among the soldiers in the
beIiiserent countries. respectfully
wish to inform you that these ruinors
are unfoundad. The full plan Of our
pilgrimage has been submitted TO his
exce'lency, Chevaiier Van Rappard. iii
Washington, who certainly is able to
give you all assurance OF our iuten-
,iaus- Taking this Accession Tex
>trr.~
as well as your people, will receive
the international peace pilgrimage in
the same spirit in which 1t goes out
ON its mission, / am respectfully yours,
HENRY FORD
In reply 10 his telegram of explana-
tien to Chevalier Van Rapparti, minis
ter of The Netherlands TO the United
States. came the following:
Il thank you for your telegram of
today. | notice with great satisfac
ton that YOU shall do nothing that
might emharrass the governments Of
the European nations. | could not
expec. otherwise after me Interest :
Ing Information about your plans
Nine. Rostka Schwimmer was SO kind
TO give uAe few days ago,
welcome Prom Norway.
The Norwegian legation sent the
| following:
Norway takes pleasure In awaiting
tho coming of the Americans under
Mr. F'ords direction. assure you
that they will received the most
heartfelt welcome In Norway"
Or Paul Ritter. the Swiss minister.
wired that he nna forwarded Mr..
Fords message 10 the Bundesrath, and
said. Renewed assurance of good
wishes for your splendid undertake
ing"
Louis F.. Lochner. secretary Of the
Chicago Peace Society VINO speak,
and acts for Mr.. Ford in the automo-
bile manufacturer absence. said to-
dav that he was sure that one OF the
peace terms to be universally agreed
opon AT the conference at The Hague
would be the evacuation of Belgium
by the Germans.
Il have Information that there is
q strong feeling tn Germans that Bel
sium must he evacuated he said,
:'and. OF course. ] know that the allies
would Insist on that There are many
German elements that favor giving
up Belgium and as soon as they hear
the peace congress tavors 1t. they will
get together and bring pressure on
their government"
Ford on Hand Today.
Mr.. Ford himself is expected at the
Headquarters at the Biltmore tomorw :
row morning at II o'clock. and from
then on things will hum more than
ever. On OF the most important things
Mr. Ford will do Will he to confer with
William j. Bryan Friday afternoon. Mr..
Bryan confirmed his telegram of Tues
day saying he would try TO be at The
Hague. and would come to New York.
Mr.. Bryan wired as follows today
from Miami, Fla.
aE .ta ri
day afternoon for conference with
Mr.. Ford. expect TO Join your party
later at The Hague"
Thirty Have Accepted.
Thirty persons are known TO have
accepted Henry Ford's invitation to
go to Europe aboard the Oscar. They
are:
The Rev. jenkins Lloyd Jones. Mrs.
May Wright Sewall. a suffragist: Henry
c. Morris. ex United states consul at
Client, Belgium; Mrs Joheph Fels. of
Philadelphia Helen Ring Robinson.
lColorado's woman senator; Herman
Bernstein. editor of The Day. John
Daniel Barry. of the San Francisco Bull
letin: Lloyd N. Bingham, of New York
Rev. DIR. Daniel Sylvester futile. Hell
en- Keller, Rev. Washington GLADDEN..
OF Columbus. Ohio. Dean Samuel s.
Marquis, of st. Paurs Cathedral. De-
troit: Anna Garland Spencer of the
ethical culture society, New York; Mrs.
Frederic c. Howe. wife of the COM
missioner of immigration; Mrs. Alice
Parker, a suffragist, OF Palo Alto. Cal
Kirk Daggett. president of the New
York University Str0>at Organization;
Nine. Schwimmer. David Starr Jordan.
chancellor of Leland Stanford Univer-
sity, and Mrs Jordan; DR. Wilfred
Frenfell, the Labrador missionary; Mrs,
William |. Thomas. secretary Of thu
Woman's Peace Party. Ellis o. Jones
of Life: Governor Hanna, OF North
Dakota, who has accepted on condi.
ton that his engagements win no,
interfere; Lieutenant Governor A. j.
Bethea. OF South Carolina; Judge Ben
b. Lindsey and Mrs. Lindsey. Arthur l..
Weatherly. secretary OF the Peace So.
ctety OF Nebraska, Miss Kate Devereux
Blake. !, sutfrag,st; Robert Hunter. a
Socialist.
steamer Il sunk.
London. Dec Ia dispatch from
Malta reports the sinking Of the
ertt ich et. -, e.