The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
SAILING TO-DAY DOUBTED
Washington See Dclny-I84 Pass
ports Issued.

W~AsHISGToN. Dec. Am acting bu-
reau chief. two men clerks, two women
index clerks aud a very sleepy neer"
messenger are keeping the bureau of
citizenship of the State Department open
tonight for the purpose Of making out
passports for brlated applicants for pas
sage on the Ford peace ship. At "A late
hour this evening "A grand total Of 1854
passports a been issued, How many
Of these were for pacihsts and how
many FOR newspaper and magazine
writers could not be learned. II is
known. however. that beginning this
morning the word went around the local
newspaper offices that writer's would be
welcomed. and by noon several of the
offices were denuded Of promising "cub
reporters who thought they'd kinder
like" TO go abroad AT Mr.. Ford eN-
pense.
Not many applicants for passports
ave been denied to date, many Of those
previously rejected because of technical
mistakes in their form having been cor
rected and granted. hut unless "A very
late mail brings "a satisfactory eNplana-
ton from :. $. Mcclure OF New York.
the publisher will probably not he among
those holding passports To accompany
Mr.. Ford on his mission. Mr.. Mcclure.
II seems, made application more than
a week ago 10 visit 1--WE European coun-
tries. including two of the belligercnt
nations, as a newspaper correspondent.
In that capacity he got one, Since
II was learned. however, that the state
Department would not give passports
to any OF the Ford peace argouauts to
visit belligcrcnt countries. Mr.. Mcclure.
without returning the passport he had
received, made application for another
one for use with Mr.. Ford's party, At
the bureau tonight II was said that
- - - .. l. A..
Mcclure returned the first one and rx-
, plalned his change of mind, His local
representative was trying to fix things
up at 10 o'clock. but had not succeeded.
Mr.. Ford's passport was issued to-day,
Early this morning Theodore Delayigne,
who described hin self at the bureau as
mir. Ford's press representative
rushed into town and got passports not
only for Mr.. Ford but FOR himself and
n DR., Neale. who. he Said, was also n
member of Mr.. Ford's personal stan
Apparently MIR. Ford is to have Il big
perAonal stan, for some of the local
ne men going with the party
. said to-day thai Mr.. Ford was not only
! going TO pay all their expenses but $50
a month additional.
Another prospective travelling com
panion of Mr.. Ford To he granted II
passport was Dr. Jenkin Lloyd Jones OF
Chicago, who won out by virtue ol
eleventh hour data proving that his
father was a duly naturalized American
citizen.
II was stated at the bureau that late
this afternoon word was received from
MIR. Ford's agents here that another big
batch Of applications would arrive In
town on IA train reaching here befo1.
midnight. on the basis OF this infor.
nation it was decided to keep the burea,
open.
No confirmation could he obtained II
official circles tonight of the reporI
that Secretary Lansing Is considering
issuing a formal circular statement Il
the European countries both neutral ant
belligerent dlsclaiming on behalf of tn,
American Government any responsible!
for the peace cruise. 1t was explaine,
that Mr.. Lansing had already sufficient!