Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-05
FORD PEACE
/. EXPEDITION
On THE WAY Ma |
Departure Of Oscar II Delayed
by Late Arrival Of Is
Guests.
GOVERNOR HANNA AND
"A SAM CLARK ABOARD
Chief Executive and Clark Will
Visit All Belligerent Coun-
tries.
CLARK with HANNA.

CLARK WITH HANNA.
A telegram received here late
saturday afternoon W c. y.
crockard announces that Cover
nor l. B. Hams: his suest, s. Il. I
Clark, and the sntire Ford peace
party sailed from New York at
o'clock, Saturday afternoon, on
board the steamship, 0scar IT,,
for The Hague. The entire party
will there be Joined by others
who are interested in the bring
ing about OF peace between the
warning nations OF Europe.
~ am sailing 10 special news
correspon with tine Ford
peace expedition at o'clock this
afternoon. Have secured pass
ports to all neutral countries with ,
Ford party and additional pass
ports to Germany, France, seisi-
UNI, Austria, England and Swift
zerland. Glad to note Governor =
Hanna is ! member Of the Ford
peace party. In an interview with
the governor this morning 4
+. learned that he will also visit
the beIli0sFsnt countries to study
actual conditions in the war zone. +.
We expect to travel together
in the war rene. have been as
signed ! stateroom adjoining the
governors quarters on$tke, Oscar
u. y will communicate with you !
enroute At my convenience
New Yosk, sDac. \, sFsenrya Ford and
more than 80. peace advocates sailed
today on the Oscar II for Christian
sand, Norway.
Just before the gang plank was
pulled up a cable messenger rushed
on the ship and it was reported that
Mr.. Ford had received from Kine
OF, Norway message stating
that the Ford party would be cor
daily received in Norway.
The sailing of the Oscar II schedul'
ed for 2 O'clock, was delayed for
some time by the unexpected arrival
of fifteen persons who had been in.
vited' by Ford but had not indicated
they were sailing. The examination
of the baggage and the tickets of the
fifteen late arrivals, as well as the
final clearing of the ship Of all but
persons who held tickets, took up
time.
For several days Mr.. Ford has main.
tanned headquarters in New York
1otel summoning by invitation COVER.
nors of states, leaders and workers
in peace movement and students o:
universities to join the expedition
Of the governors invited, so far as an.
nounced, L. B. Hanna of North 'Dako.
Ia was the only one to accept. Viii.
liam J. Bryan, who received an invi-
tation, declined to accompany the par
ty, but said he hoped to join them
At The Hague a few weeks later. He
explained that he believed he would
accomplish more in tae interest OF
peace at present by remaining in
America.
In the list of ENJOYS given out ~
Mir. Ford's assistants are, among 9th.
ers, the Rev. Charles F. Aked of San
Francisco, Lieutenant Governor A. j.
Betheau of South Carolina, Mrs. Inez
New York; II. C. Evans.
Des Moines; Frederick H. Holt, De
:roit; T. A. Hosteller, Washington;
he Rev. JenKen IL. Jones, Chicago;
he Rev. Samuel s. Marquis, dean of
1T. Paul's cathedral, Detroit;; Louis
Winnetka, ILL.,; George F.
Milton Chattanooga; E. H. Woltnan
Mass; Henry G. Nor
is, Chicago; Senator Helen r. Rob.
nson, Denver; T. Monroe ,Smock, New
Plymouth, Idaho; Charles D. Thomp'
ION, Chicago; IHendrick w. Van Loon.
ithaca, N. Y; Arthur l.. Weatherby,
Lincoln, Neb.; the Rev. w. H. Wright,
Little Rock, Ark, and Lars P. Nelson
New York. ..r gj.s@
lTwenty-three members Of the par
y are women. Students from Yale
vassar; Barnard, Dartmouth, Oberlin,
Williams, Drake, Vanderbilt and Co
umbia, and the universities Of Kan,
las, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wis
,onsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Michigan
md Texas accompany the expedition
The peace delegates received large
ed celluloid buttons bearing white
star witl rays and the words, Out
If the trenches by Christmas
iNJURE AMERICAN INTERESTS.
London, Dec. 4.-American business
nen here, believing the Ford peace
hip idea will injure Americans doing
business in Europe, nave seriously
sending petition to Pres
dent Wilson asking him to preVen'
he sailing of the craft. Others, how
.ver, have advised strongly agains'
uch a course. on the ground tina
lords plans should not 0e dfgnifleo
With such formal action.
One American who favored senains
he petition said to The World cor.
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