Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-24
Out of the Trenches BY
Christmas Campaign For
saken by It's Leader. {.
INTERNAL STRIFE CAUSE.
Discussions Among Mem
bers of Expedition Proves
Handicap to Project.

Christiania, Norway, Dec. "a, (via
London, 2:25 p. M 1.-The Norwegian
liner Bergenfjord with Henry Ford on
board, sailed for New York this morn
ing. Mr.. Ford stated before leaving
Bergen that the peace expedition
would continue under the auspices OF
the Women's International Peace assoc
citation. The Rev. Samuel S. Marquis.
/ dean of st. PauI's cathedral, sailed
from Bergen with Mr.. Ford.
Issues Statement.
Before leaving Christiania for Ber-
gen, Mr.. Ford wrote out the following
statement for the press:
Il am satisfied with what has been
accomplished in Christiania. Peace
has been given publicity. Newspapers
have power TO end the war, for it Is
through publicity that the gospel OF
peace is spread.
Norway Is like every other country.
The people are all right"
F, In announcing at Bergen the cir
, cumstances under which the expedi-
ton would be continued, Mr.. Ford said
| a committee had been appointed to act
as leaders. II consists Of Judge Ben
| Lindsey of Denver. the Rev. DR.. Jenkin
Lloyd Jones of Chicago, John Barry Of
/ San Francisco, Lieutenant Governor A.
]. Bethea Of South Carolina, and Louis
, P. L0chner of Chicago, Mr.. Ford's Sec.
rotary.
| Christiania newspapers say that In
view of Mr.. Ford's departure no prom
inent Norwegians will Join the expedi-
/ ton.
/ Breaks Down at Receptions.
London, Dec. "a, GAS p. MIA
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company says:
Before leaving, Mr., Ford gave a
| check for 100000 kroner tabout
| $270,000) to finance the expedition. He
left because he recognized that 1t was
impossible TO make Roadway. His
party was always at loggerheads and
! Scandinavian pacifists adopted an atti-
tude of reserve. When Mr.. Ford found
all official doors closed he broke
down"
Family UNIFORMED.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 24.-Although
Mrs. Henry Ford could not be COM
rnunicated with this morning. those
close to the family expressed great
surprise eat Mr.. Ford's return home.
His private secretary here said no
cablegram had been received by the
family announcing that he would re-
turn.
Henry Ford's departure from
Europe apparently marks the terminal
ton In it's original form Of the most
novel of the many movements which
lhave been undertaken to bring about
THE ending of the war. Mr.. Ford's an
tnouncement that the Woman's Inter-
national Peace association henceforth
will conduct the expedition would
seem to Indicate that. so far as he
personally was concerned, he will re-
linquish the self-imposed task which
he expressed in the phrase: "Out of
the trenches by Christmas" 1t has
! not been made clear, however, whether
Mr.. Ford will continue to give financial
support to the enterprise.
The Woman's International Peace
, association has been in existence for
some time. It held congress at The
Hague last spring and appointed dele
gates to visit the capitals OF various
European and American nations. One
Of the most prominent women at the
:, congress was Madame Rosika Schwim-
> mer, president Of the Hungarian Wo-
man Suffrage association and q mem
her Of the Ford peace party. After
the congress at The Hague. Madame
Schwimmer came to the United States
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