The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-26


countries know that there is a very
large element in every one of the
warning countries desiring peace
Such sentiments must not be utter.
ed, much less printed. In Great Brit
ain, for instance. where the press
has been a forum for the people for
$50 years and where the greatest
stress iP laid upon the right Of the
masses to free speech, not a word
NJ any peace movement is permitted
In the newspapers. Sentiments re-
garding disarmament and peace
have 10 be printed In pamphlet form
and thea the writer is not likely TO
have many of .kem distributed. The
In America we know the methods
that arc used 10 make light OF the
pacifsts.
"One OF the very first results OF
Mr.. Ford's peace ship will be TO get
it's aim into the press OF the world.
European newspapers now withhold
ing all peace talk on the score OF
its being unpa;riotic will open their
columns 10 cabled news-news which
comes 10 them from foreign sources.
"rha Ford peace ship project is
an effort TO get the neutral nations
OF the world 10 confer not on the
terms of peace and not to tell Eng
land, France. Germany or Austria
just wha, the outsiders considers
honorable peace but, on the best
means of substituting law for force.
and. in the future. OF avoiding such
destruction OF human life as now
obtains in Europe"
Miss Adams was emrhatic in her
statement that whatever she had
TO say with regard TO the peace ship
WAS a result Of her knowledge OF the
project into which she had gone care
fully and deeply within the last few
days, and not In any sense must her
utterances be construed az coming
from Mr. Ford.
"The ship will carry citizens OF the
United States. Just common folk.
men and women, and as the plans
have been given 10 me, IL will visit
only neutral nations" continued Miss
Adams whether It's object OF
securing the ear OF those nations
succeeds or fails. believe that a
tremendous step forward will have
been taken toward procuring an end
TO the conflict In Europe and toward
universal peace in the future
Although the ship and It's mes
sage goes wholly from the people of
the United States and not from It's
government, hope that President
Wilson will see Ar TO send among It's
passengers. Official representatives
OF the government
at seems to me that the ship pro-
ject helps President Wilson In the
rather difficult position In which he
ia placed at this time. n the results
We hope for are attained he win be
looked upon as the great peace medi-
ator OF the world, and II n fails, he
cannot I'm any way be made 60 bear
any part OF that failure"
Teiegraphic sdvices received Fri
day morning by Miss Adams, Mrs.
Holt and Miss Shelly, Nine. Rosika
Schwimmer's private secretary, who
IL q guest OF Mrs Holt, from Henry
Ford. stated that he had telegraph
ed messages 10 nine Of the big edu-
cational institutions OF the country
asking that Official Representatives
be sent on the peace ship. These
institutions are: The Universities OF
Harvard, Yale, Cornell. Columbia,
Michigan. Chicago. Leland Stan.
ford, Missouri. Texas. Tulane and
Virginia and TUskegee and Hampton
institutes.
Mr. Ford's invitation TO the presi-
dents OF these colleges reads:
III am asking as my guests on the
Oscar H.. sailing Dec. 4, students and
representatives OF rs colleges and
universities. Will you act with your