The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Basis Of Organization.

by his further remaining with the strife
torn and dissension-ridden peace party.
Basis of Organization.
The last word Ford said before unit
ting the party was that Nine. Schwini-
mer he'd assured him the governments
Of Norway and Sweden would give Of
fcia! sanction to his ovcrtires for peace.
lie indicated that this assurance was
virtually the basis for the organization
Of the party. His experiences ir Nor
wnv convinced him that the govern
ments of the two countries had no in
ientiOE OF giving official sanction 10 the
peace mission because they do not be-
'icN" the time is ripe for It. lie VAS
informed point blank by the Norwegian
Urcmie- tIat no such assurances had
been given Nine. Schwimmer. ard that
on the contrary. she was told that Nor
wav was convinced that efforts for
peace at this time would merely make
matters worse.
Upon receiving this information Ford
innI"diat"iN taxed Nine. Schwimmer
with the differences between her alleged
assurances and the prcmier's statmcut
and then followed the conversation
which "esdlted IN both of them br.ns
placed on the sick list.
Near Total Dissipation.
Ford's dream Of peace congress at
The Hague TO start the prelimnaries for
getting the boys out of the trenches"
was believed to be near total dissipa-
ton today.
1t was strongly rumored that his
Strife-torn peace party may not even
80 to The Hague and that the princi-
pals in the mission. who are sorely at
lUggcrheads with one another and di-
Nided into a score or more of different
factions will return to America after
spending a few days at Copenhagen.
Color was lent to this report by Mr..
Ford's wireless message to the peace
delegates from the steamer Bergensf-
iord. on watch he Is returning to New
York. Mr.. Ford urged the pacihcists
to stick together; see 1t through"
He further said that "if the peace con-
feerncc is called d will return to Eu-
rope and attend 1t. should | be chosen
as a delegate"
This was tho first use OF the word
'if'' by Ford in connection with the
calling OF the peace conference. He
scores of guests to accompany him to
Europe for the specific purpose of or
Ranizing the conference. His wireless
message was interpreted as meaning
that nc had lost faith in the mission
and had serious doubts as to the real
iZatiOn OF his peace dream.
While many of the prominent m.n
in the peace party frankly expressed
their belief that the game is up, ar'l
We might as well return home" otherS
tions that they would follow Ford's
advice and stick and see il through.
A canvass of the party members
seemed to indicate today that ms
jority sentiment was in favor OF
abandoning the Ford program because
of the internecine strife and the cold
reception given the party by the neu-
tral countries.
An appeal today was male by the
Rev. Charles r. Aked, of San Fran
other neutral countries to save tho
peace enterprise from disaster. The
former Rockefeller pastor and leader
OF the Ford 'regulars." admitted that
the situation was serious, but that the
newspapers could save il by giving
This, he said, would win the respect
OF the belligerent countries. The
peace mission must proceed, he d.
clared. despite the fact that Ford,
TO America. No change has beer
made in the plans OF the remnants Of
the party TO go 10 Copenhagen We'd
nesday. But beyond that-neither DR..
Aked nor any of the other pilgrims
would hazard guess.
DETROIT. Mich, Dec. 26.-Christ-
mas cheer was lacking at the Henry
Ford home in Dearborn.
Mrs. Ford and her son. Edsel, spert
the holiday anNiously awaiting word
from Ford, who left his peace party
and is ell route home. For nearly a
week Mrs. Ford has had no direct
CommuniCat ton from her husband, and
her anxiety has been increased BY
press reports stating that Ford's cor
dition may be serious
Judge Orders Kissing.