South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04

! lie But from all that cOuld De learn
ed Mr.. Ford promised Mr.. Bryan
liberal financial support in the lat
ters efforts to prevent the United
| States creating such nasty things as
battleships, forts, arms and ammuni-
ton.
Ready To Spend Millions.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Ford is
sued statements Friday night. The
former wished the latter godspeed.
Mr. Ford said that thus far the af-
! fair had cost him between $4,000
and 100000, but that he would spend
five or six millions if success re-
quired it.
The seventh floor Of the Hotel
Biltmore was a mad house Friday.
Humanity in a hundred forms and
stages came begging to be taken
along. There were rumors Of post
ponements. Of internal dissensions,
Of dire threats of bombs and law
suits. Worse, for three hours Mr..
If him and took seriously the rumors
that the crusader had been kidnapped
by the enemies of peace.
During the afternoon furore, one
Of Mr.. Fords most cherished guests
IA prominent juvenile court judge
from Denver-declared that threats
had almost caused the postpone
ment of the trip. The judge declared
that of such pOrtent were the threats
that he. Mr.. Ford and others met on
Thursday afternoon TO consider post
poning the voyage for a week or so.
Untrue, Snaps Ford.
Not a word of truth to that, "
snapped Mr.. Ford Friday night.
Whoever said sO-well, you know
what I think Of him. 1t isn't so.
You know what Teddy would say.
Well that's what l say"
Mr.. Ford declared that he didn't
give a whOop whether France or
England barred him or not.
Every belligerent country can bar
me for all l care. 1 don't need
them he said. "They need what !
am trying TO do for them"
Bryan is Calm.
Mr. Bryan was the sole figure OF
\ calm i'm the turmoil of the day. Hs
remained in his room on the ninth
floor Of the Biltmore, saying little
and smiling widely. He received a
few elderly ladies. who gushed forth
their hope that he would fight every
, word Of Pres't Wilson's plan for pre-
paredness.
He will go TO the Hoboken docks
Saturday TO wave a farewell to tbs
Ford party as the Oskar churn'
down toward the sea. He refused
, 90 say anything about Capts. Boy Ed
and Won Papen. But his face be.
came oddly pink and his lips tightly
compressed when he was told that
then recall had been demanded. He
had nothing to say about politics al
! ALL This is his statement:
Il came to New York. as 1 stated
in my telegram, 10 explain to Mr.
= Ford more fully than could by wire
! my reasons for believing just now
that l could render larger service
here opposing the attempt TO in.
crease the appropriations for The
, army and navy than / could by COINS
with him on a peace ship.
Hopes To Join at Hague.
Il have seen Mr.. Ford and laid m!
]
: niZes the weight OF these reasons.
, desire 10 add that l am in hearty
sympathy with this effort which h,
is making and hope to join the part,
at The Hague. AS the date Of thei
arrival at The Hague is not We
known. 1 cannot fix the date for m!
: departure.
MIR. Ford is making an earnes
and unselhsh effort in behalf o
peace and he ought 20 have the gooC
wishes and sympathetic support o
all who desire peace, even though
some may not fully share his faitl
in the immediate success of the trip
OF course those who want the wa
10 continue ridicule the effort, espe
cially those who speak for the biz
munitions factories which are ex
porting war material at a big profit
This is to be expected. This ridicul
is the favorite weapon Of those wis
desire TO oppose any movement whel
they ind themselves unable 10 sup
port their opposition with argument