The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-14
REFUSE TO ENDORSE
ATTACK on WILSON.
Prominent Members OF Ford Peace
Party Decline to Subscribe TO
Jones-lAked Resolution.
FORD WIRES ALL RULERS
Launches Message In Atmosphere
Calling On Them To Call Immediate
Halt On Military Operations Pend
ing Contamination OF Peace.

On Board the Steamship Oscar II.
by Wireless via Steamship Noordam.
Dec. IA resolution condsmnfnc
President Wilson's preparedness policy
brought a protest from, some of the
prominent members OF Henry Ford.s
peace pAS+y last night when II was
presented for adoption. The resolution
was drawn up by the Rev Jenl1in l.,
Jones and the Rev. Charles u. Aked
and others VINO asked that 1t be signed
by all tho members of the party rs
their platform.
More than dozen members includ-
ing s. S. Mcclure. of New York, and
Judge Ben j.. Lindsey. of Denver, re-
FUSED to sign on the ground that the
resolution was unpatriotic. Some OF
them even threatened TO leave the party
after 1t reached Europe If the proposed
platform was put through. Its sup.
porters said the opponents of the reso-
luton failed to understand the spirit
Of Mr.. Fords invitation.
Make Appeal to European Rulers.
An appeal to the rulers OF Europe
was sent out bv wireless today. adj
dressed individually to each reignirg
monarch. reading.
"Sir.-~We come in this time OF trou-
bic. not to add to your burdens. but
~ hNaP hith t4''fH NV 10 tOnSlaeI W litLo
nations are most to blame for TIE dis
aster that has befallen Europe. but to
end the strife. not to tntrude ourselves
upon your national life and national
ideas. but rather with an earnest de-
sire to understand them and heart
felt wish to aid In realizing them.
THE love of country for which every
day tens OF thousands of lives are sac
rificed Is the same In every land Your
,,fI Ia 10, ~ x.n rtH
beilgerent countries, is fighting for its
national traditions. and so there can
be no irreconciliable difference. Such
common ideals surely must AFFORD a
basis upon which 10 establish mag
unanimous and honorable peace.
Time to stop.
THE time has come to stop tire
blodshed, to save the people from fur.
ther slaughter and the civilization Of
the world from anarchy and ruin. Has
not war been tried enough in sixteen
months Of lighting? Is 1t not proven
that war cannot solve the problen;. bur
1t leads only to loss and misery Must
lives be crushed and wives and mothers
bereaved before VIC recognize that Eu.
rope is bleeding TO death and that the
grievous wound must he staunchedr
1--WE neutrals are about to Join In q
conference which shal, without delay
fran and submit simultaneously to you
and ali the other be1ligerant nations
proposals as basis for discussion lead
ing to the final settlement Therefore
we do earnestly entreat YOU ard the
rulers of all the other warning nations
to declare ar immediate truce. Let
the armies stand still where they are
Then let negotiations proceed, so that
the soldiers may be delivered from an
other bitter winter In the trenches and
cent back to thir iabors and their Are
sides. As there Is no other way to
end the war except by mediation and
discussion, why waste one more pre-
cious human iife9 For the sake OF
humanity. HENRY FORD.