Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
DOCTOR STEARN NOW "A
THREATENS TO BRING
SUIT AGAINST FORD
In Indignant Telegram He De.
mands Explanation of With
drawal of Invitation to
Join Mission
ISSUES AN ULT1MATUM
Gives Detroit Man Until Five o'ClocL
This Afternoon to Make
Reparation

DR.. Moses Stcarn, Lib. Sun Law" "A
vocate, whose invitation to accomna.a
tho Henry Ford party on its peacemat.
ing excursion was rescindcd conferred
this afternoon with n lawyer. AT IN.
conclusion of the conference he declarsd
he had a prima facic case and Womb
enter suit against the millionaire pesoa.
maker If he did not receive the assu,.
ancc that his invitation held good
The doctors action was due to a te,s.
gram he received early today from Lewis
l. Lochncr, Mr.. Ford's secretary, who
informed him that he had not really besn
invited.
AS the doc" received his telegrapble
Invitation direct from Mr.. Ford, he 10.
nored MIR Lochncr and sent the following
message to MIR. Ford this afternoon:
Philadelphia, December ?, 1915
Mr.. Henry Ford,
Hotel BitmOre, New York CITY,
| was somewhat surprised to receive
n telegram from Louis r. Lochner
your secretary, stating that the In.
vitation which YOU sent me by wire
had been Withdrawn. As | was In.
structed by you to obtain my pass.
port, which ! have DONE and also
made other preparations. ! believe
there must be some mistake. Please
answer Immediately.
MOSES sTEARN.
81 will give him until O'Clock this
afternoon" the Doctor said, land should
] not receive a reply I will enter suit
against Mr.. Ford Immediately think
Mr.. Ford himself is all right, but he is
surrounded by too many advisers
The doc" wants to know why he
was instructed TO get Il passport If he
was not invited. And If the Ford party
intended to have some fun at his expense
he int'mates that he will return the com.
pliment
In view Of the text of his invitation
the "doc" contends there could be no pos.
sible mIsconstruction in the matter II
understand the English language probably
as well as any member of the party" he
said today.
lie took two or three trips around his
apartment, MS if to collect his thoughts
Then. stopping abruptly. he added: III
these instructions to me to get my pass
port Immediately aud the definite details
about arrangements do not constitute an
invitation, | would like to know what
this is.
And the doctor viewed the falling snow
was rcassured by Mr. Ford that the. Oscar
II would positively sail 1t looks as
though they wanted to be positive that
I'd come, the doctor added Mr. Ford
also assured mo that further particulars
would be sent later.
"a do not propose to he used as a foot
ball by Mr.. Ford or his secretary" said
tn" doctor, and it is possible that they
will find an opportunity to bring about
peace here before they sail for foreign
shores
Doctor Stearn is still going ahead with
hlS preparations ana intends going TO
New York. If he is put off the Oscar H.
he may ask the New York courts to de-
eide what constitutes an invitation. +
The doctor has already expended $500
or this |2.20 went for passport and 81
for two photographs to 10 on his pass
pert. He expects to receive the passport
tomorrow.
The doctor has e sign on the door Of
his homo today. which read. Reporters
peddIcrs ana hcSgars keep out"