Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-04
FORD CABLES POPE,
AGENT HERE t: SAYS, :
BUT he DENIES L.
Mime. schwimmer Tells of Long
Message Regarding the
Peace Voyage.

whose volunteer associates in get
ting the boys out of tle trenches 10Y
now number more than
half hundred, yesterday sent from
Detroit, his home town, a long cable
message to Pope Benedict XIV, &C
cording to an announcement made
at peace headquarters here. in the
Hotel Fillmore. .-.. H., :
Mr.. Ford informed the Pope-so
his aids here said-tllat he and a
large party of. American pacifists
would sail from tlis city next Satur'
day on the steamship Oscar II. Then
he went on to inform His Holiness OF
the mission of the party. :.
The cablegram did not ask the
Pope-so the Ford representatives
here said-to send any representative
to the peace meeting, nor did 1t ask
him to express any opinion upon the
project. 1t merely informed His
Holiness what the plans Of the Ford
peace party were.
Mime. Roszika Schwinmer, who is
the leading woman member of Mr..
Ford's party, was the one. who told
Of the message to Benedict XIV.
Is sure Of Pope's Approval.
ri do not know what good the mes
sage will do" she said, "IDut I feel
that His Holiness will he interested.
After the peace conference Of neutral
women held III Europe last year, J
visited Pope Benedict, with Miss Jane
Adams, DR.. Alta Jacobs of Amster;
dam, DIR. Alice Hamilton or Chicago
and Nine. Wilhelmine Won Wueffben
Palthe of The Hague. We learned
from His holiness that he approved
Of such neutral conferences, He told
us that every effort he had made
toward peace had failed and he hoped
that peace would soon be established.
1 feel sure that Pope Benedict. will
urge all the neutral, nations to co;
operate with MIR. Ford's peace party
Louis P. Lochner, who is manager
Of the Oscar II. expedition, returned
from philadelphia yesterday, after an
interview with John Wana:naker,
whom MIR. Ford would like very much
to have accompany him on the cruise.
Mr.. Loc;lner said iMr. lWanamaker
would probably give an answer to-
day.
William Jennings Bryan is not go.
ing to start with the party, but may
join it in Europe. The following
message from him, sent from Miami,
Fla, was given out at Ford headquar'
tiers yesterday: ..
I am heartily in sympathy with
your proposed peace plan. 1t is
worthy of all praise and will, |
trust accomplish much good. l
deeply appreciate invitation ana
would accept without hesitation.
but after earnest consideration of
subject am impressed with the be.
lief that just now can, render a
greater service here opposing the
plan to commit this country to a
large and indefinite increase in
expenditures for army and navy,
a plan which would not only he
oppressive to the taxpayers, but
would, believe, prove menace
to our nations peace and inf1u-
ence.
I hope it may be possible for
me to join your party at The
Hague, if not earlier. If agree.
able to you, shall come 20 New
York Friday morning or evening
to explain more fully.
A near-acceptance from a governor
arrived yesterday, too. It was from
L. B. Hanna Of NORTH Dakota. Mr..
Hanna wired to know if the ship was
positively going to sail from 'Hoboken
on Saturday. as.
''If ] possibly can, / will arrange
to he with you" his message added.
Thus far no state or federal official
has accepted an invitation to go.
Need a Whole Fleet.
Hundreds of unlimited sent mes
sages yesterday announcing their will
ingness to 60.
'My word! If we took everybody
who wants to go, Mr. Ford would have
to engage q feet" said Mr.. Isochner,
Among the new names added yes
terday to the list of ,acceptances were
those of DR.. Wilfred Grenfell, the
famous Arctic missionary; DR.. David
Starr Jordan and Mrs. Jordan, Mrs.
William ]. Thomas Of Chicago, Sec
rotary of the National Peace party;