The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-09
OSCAR 4! SAILS
WITH PEACE PARTY
Henry Ford Leaves a Message
to Peace Party

New York.-The Ford peace ark,
Oscar III, has sailed Confusion be
lated oratory and miXups over bag.
gage delayed the sailing. score
of college students. many of whom
were booked to sail, arrived at the
dock at the last minute and a regular
football scrimmage ensued. the stu
dents not knowing anything about
their tickets and getting in the way
of everybody who had tickets.
In the midst of the pandemonium
persons began to yell for speeches.
Judge Ben Lindsay of Juvenile Court
fame was the first to respond.
Then there were yells for Berton
Braley and his bride. Braley has
written poems about plumbers. dress
makers and everything else, but he
seemed bereft OF speech as the crowd
OF fanatics danced a pacific tango
over the deck.
DR.. Charles F. Aked of San Fran
cisco. former pastor of John d. Rock
efeller's church. rushed madly up
and down trying to get his baggage
aboard.
81 Didn't Raise My Boy to be a
Soldier" struck up the ships band
when Bryan went up the gangplank.
Everyone laughed and handicapped
Mr.. Bryan repressed a frown.
1t is not at all certain that Nor
way will be glad to see Henry Ford.
From Copenhagen came the disturb
ing tidings that it is possible the
peace argonauts will not be allowed
to land in Christiania
Aboard the Frederick VIII, a few
students and maybe a governor OF
bearers of the olive branch that left
Hoboken. There will be about u
In the party.
Ford's Farewell Message
New York; am sailing with
tie firm belief that great good
will come of this mission The
delegates to the peace conference
have indicated that there is in
them the spirit that appreciates
the uselessness and waste of war,
as well as the horror of unneces-
sary killing
There is some sentiment be
hind this project, but also indi-
cations that the business world
wants the thing stopped, except
that part of the business world
that is turning out guns, battle
ships and other products.
Little harm can come of the
venture and great good may re-
suit. 1t will keep alive the
thought that peace is possible as
we'll as desirable. So long as
this is done the hope of peace
exists.
My heart is in this work for
peace and for that reason | stood
behind the trip
At first, there was much so
called fear of international com
plications resulting from the trip.
In spite of all this, the mission
is leaving on time and leaving
with the feeling that the part of
the world at peace and the part
at war that has heard of the
plans are in sympathy with the
movement, and the best wishes
of tho great majority go with it.
There is a certain gang OF
death peddlers that would like to
see this thing 90 to smash. but
l believe they are going TO be
disappointed.
The departure of the expedition is
coincident with most unusual lun
on the fighting fronts.
Vienna says: Russian front
There has been only sDOradic artiI.
lery firing"
From Russia: Calm prevails on
both the Russian and Caucasian
fronts"
Italy says: with the exception Of
small detachments firing there have
been no events worthy of mention
along the whole front"
Belgium and France send like It'd.
ings.