The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
PEACE
.LAUNCAEDBY,FORD
MAYRUNONROCks
American Government Tells Neu-
traI Nations ExpeditlOn Has
No Official Sanction
WASHINGTON REGARDS -.
PARTY AS TRAVELLERS
ship Carrying hearers Of olive
Branch May Be Barred
From Britain
lAssociatsd Press b. fsa,rri wirsIssa.I

(AssociAted Press BY Eedernf WtrelesaD
WASHINGTON, December S.-rHenry
Ford's peace ship, which has been
chartered by the autoniobile manufac.
turer, is likely TO meet with troubled
waters before its voyage Is completed
The United States government has in
advance disclaimed any responsibility
for the voyagers, except the obligation
which the government owes to any
American citizens aboard, and has SO
notified all inquirers, ., i.
Requests for information concerning
the status Of the members Of the peace
mission have been received at the state
department from the Representatives of
number Of the neutral nations and
inquiries have been made concerning
any connection between the members
Of the Ford party and the American
government. f
Has No Oficial Status p.
Secretary Lansing has Informed all
inQuirers that the members OF the party
have, no official standing whatever and
the government is in no wise connected
with the trip and assumes no responsi.
bility In the matter. The ssecretary Of
state announces bluntly that the peace
delegates in the Ford patty differ in
NO way from any other American trav-
cling TO or in Enr0pe and are, so far
as the American government Is con
cerned, TO be claased as tourists.
The British ,embaeaY indicated
that unless the membert OF this party
| are provided with the, tequisits pass.
ports, showing them TO Be neutrals and
on private business in the war zone
they will not be permitted to land In
Great Britain. SsEEt 4 "a
Passports Only To NsutralS :r5t
Secretary Lansing announced yester.
day that he will be able to give pass
1 ports only to those Ford delegates who
are neutrals. He made It plain that
the reason for this course is that pass
ports are. given to belligerents only
when they are forced TO travel on the
most necessary matters. This means
that the United States government
does not regard the Ford expedition "a
Unnecessary business.D - f
Only few of the prospective Ford
ueieBaJeS nave hppileu ioI JPaSsPoits
II they expect to get them they mus
hurry, as the time is short. g. p ,'.
Seventy-fve passports so far have
been issued, while several were refused
because the applications were faulty
or the applicants are aliens. IL. ? d.
No Soldiers Strike Contemplated
In statement made in New York
Ford denied the report that is plannet
to instigate q soldiers strike. ~
| "Getting the hoys out of the trench
es by Christmas,'t one of the PLAN
credited to the "peaee ship delega
tion, has been abandoned. 1t is said
Certain of the delegates plan to re
main in Europe attending the perma
nent peace convention which II is hopet
to establish. Y :" &:s%' ss,
4 Ford says that thirteen enyoys Of
neutral and belligerent nations hay'
found overwhelming evidence Of q de
sire for peace among the belligerentI
and that the warning countries vii
not oppose conference Of neutrals.
|. The first stop of the peace ship vii
be at Christiania, then IN turn the dele
4 gates win visit Stockholm, Copenhagen
and The Hague.