The Detroit times., 1915-12-13
ACRIMONY MARS
CRUISE AS AP-
PEAL is FLASHED


plainly that those who refused to
attach their names to the resolu
ton would be unloaded at the first
port. The voyagers who refused to
sign rushed to Ford to find out
whether DR.. Aked had authority fol-
his statement. Ford denied they
would be unloaded and asserted
they would continue as his welcome
guests, despite their personal feel
ings toward the presidents mes.
sage. Ford. however, continued To
support the majority.
The minority carried Ford's mas.
sage back to DR.. Aked. The con
versation veered from acrimonious
debate to violent alterations.
Fearing that wide split might
endanger the success of the peace
mission. some of the cooler heads
are attempting to reunite the two
factions. Thus far they have met
with little success. They are pro.
posing as compromise measure
that the peace advocates adopt O
resolution opposing competitive arm
aments but avoiding specific refer
ence 10 President Wilson's pre-
paredness plea.
Mrs. Helen Ring Robinson, OF Den
yer, a member of the Colorado state
senate. Is one of those who refused
to sign the resolution attacking the
presidents message.
"My purpose in coming to Europe
was to seek peace" she said. 81
do not believe the best way to
bring peace is to adopt a resolution
criticizing the presidents message
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver
Juvenile court fame, said he did not
feel like signing the resolution be
cause II inflicted new issues upon
the expedition. Lars p. Nelson, OF
New York, another who refused
said that the action of DR.. Aked and
others would split the peace party
until II would be impossible to heal
the breach. 8. s. Mcclure, New
refused to sign. He said he opposed
competition among nations In the
matter of arming, but he was not
opposed to moderate preparedness
Ford's message of peace went
cracking forth from the wireless
peace gun" of the ship Oscar II
now approaching Christiania with
its cargo of American peace advo
Gates. The same message was sent
to every ruler in Europe, including
heads Of neutral nations, and copy
was wirelessed back to New York
having been relAyed from Ford'i
ship to the liner Noordam, and ther
passed to Cape Race.
I'VE do earnestly entrsat you
and the rulers OF all other warrinl
nations, to declare IN immediate
truce" Ford urged. Let the armie,
stand where they are Then let tn,
negotiations proceed SO that tn,
soldiers may be delivered from IN
other bitter winter In the trenches
and sent back to their labors an,
their nresides.
"As there 10 no other way to On,
the war. except BY mediation an
discussion. why. for the sake o
humanity. waste one moro preciou
human lifey"
Ford's message contained an ou'
line Of the purposes Of the peac
voyagers and informed the Europea
rulers that he had no desire to II
trude upon their national affair,
but planned rather to help them.
sire.
we como in this time Of troubl
help lift them. not 60 consider whio
nations are most 10 blame for th
disaster that has befallen Europ
but TO end tho strife. not to intrud
national IDEALS. but rather With q
earnest desire to understand theI
and q heartfelt desire TO aid !
reallsins them..
every day tens OF thousands OF live
are sacrificed IL the same In ever
land, Your nation. like the peopl
OF all the other beiiigerent oouhtries
and It's best national TRADITIONS. an
| so there can be no irreoop ofliable dff
| ferecea Such common ideals surell
/ must aYord a basis upon which Il
establish a msgninimous and honor
| able peace,
THE men and women of you
country and all of the warning coun
| tries have proved thelr loyalty
agony endured. and enough destruc-
| tiou wrought, The time has com.
TO stop the bloodshed, 20 save the
people from further slaughter and
the eiviiisation Of the world from
anarchy and ruin