The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
FEAR FORD SHIP
IS PART OF GERMAN PLOT

conviction that many Americans really
want peace badly.
Mrs. Ford IL not soins. This state
ment, signed. was given out last night
at the Biltmore:
II am In full accord with Mr.. Ford
In his plan to go to Europe in the hope
OF beginning a movement that may end
the war there. I only regret that I am
unable to accompany him.
From the beginning Of his work in
inc direction OF eacc I have studied
carefully the sources of the opposition,
the motives that have inspired the many
attacks on him, but I am at q loss to
understand the failure Of the critics TO
attack the plan instead of Mr.. Ford.
II the plan were weak and impossible
] DO not understand why It's faults could
not be clearly stated.
Mr.. Ford wanted Edsei. our son. q
accompany him. but the work ut the
factory keeps him busy. although I
know no IL Eager to 60.
I'VE all hope for success In the ven-
ture. but no one can undertake to tell
what the results will be.
But nc matter what the result the
world Will know that there Ia q deep
feeling throughout this country and
other nations against war. The chance
that great good may come makes the
attempt worth while. There are enough
men and women sitting back with folded
hands and unseeing eyes.
"Mrs. HENRY Foap."
Only American newspaper men who
are citixens are to be taken on the
Oscar n. as matters stood last night.
This was decided when the refusal to
allow a representative OF the London
Daily Maj aboard was brought up. Mr..
Lochner decided the matter. saying that
IL English newspaper men were taken
German newspaper men could not be ex-
cluded. causing no one knows what COM
plications.
M. Ford Appears n q Hase,
MIR. Ford's animation Of a week axo
was gone. II required a question es-
peclally directed to rouse him. Cen
orally he sat looking into anncy with
a smile on his face. His demeanov was
hat OF a man OF great simplicity and
directness Of purpose who has ~unexpect-
edly run gains Il series OF towering
! obstacles and who is greatly bewlldered.
but has no thought but OF keeping on.
A fash that Shove his recognition OF
the difficulties no faces came when a
question was asked him about his "
return from abroad. When did he in.
tend TO come zach himself:
oh. I don't know" he protested.
When I'm IA wiser man than I am now"
once he bestirred himself to ask an
interviewer:
What would you say England and
France arc lighting for?"
u suppose to rid Belgium Of the Ger
mans, for II thing was suggested.
TO crush milit'ismT' interrupted NJ,
ford He always calls II mlilt'ism. But
ne became vague when he was asked
u he thought that Germany represented
"militism."
re repeated himself. lie said over
again nearly all those things that ne
uttered here a week ago.
Preparedness for war Is as bad a,
war. Preparedness In war. A how never
Killed a bird unless he had a s~lingsho,.
Inc people want peace These things
ne said over In the same way.
Ford said that the application for his
personal passport went to Wash.nrton
last night. He expecH TO ,eceiye the
passport to-day. The two secretaries
avowed that there was not Go!nx 10 he
any especial trouble over passport-
thar nearly all would get them In time "a
sail Tomorrow at 2 O'Clock.
Only One Failure.
! The only report OF an actual failure
to get a pssport that reached Ford
headquarters yesterday was concerning
lnez Milholland Boissevain. She was
married TO a Hollander and c~onseauentIy
IL no longer an American citizen. AZ
Tor the State Depa riment's notice thai
passports will issue only to neutraI
countries. that did not bother the peace
trippers. They say they do not want
to go to n belliSerent country, but only
want their words to seep through to the
trenches.
In the afternoon a formal statement OF
MI Ford's peace plans. which has been
made public before. was given out.
1t explains the proposal for a neutral
conference and says tina annie az.
~surances have been given that the bel.
Iserent nations are willing to stop thu
war and will not oppose the neutral con.
ference.
Notices were sent out TO those who
VIII go on the Oscar n. that the shir
leaves Hoboken at . i. NJ. tomorrow
Everything that can be lone for thu
comfort and convenience OF the peace
pilgrims appears 10 have been under.
taken. Room 523 at the Biltmore ken,
open all night last night and thither re-
paired those who had baggage arrange.
ments to make. Newspaper men are tc
be provided with typewriters and there
VIII be all sorts OF stenosraphers ant
other word recording apparatus.