Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-03

RECEIVE PASSPORTS
Hopes to Affect Official Neutral Con-
ference, But Will Act Without Of
fcial Sanction.

Washington, Dec. 3-Henry Ford
was granted his passport today 10
visit Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
The Netherlands.
Washington, Dec. 3-Herculean ef-
forts were made today by represen-
tatives of Henry Ford to rush through
the hundred-odd passports for mem
bers of the party scheduled to SAL III
little more than twenty-four hours
on the peace ship Oscar IL.
The Bureau of Citizenship at the
State Department announced today
that 100 passports had been granted,
This is half the number Of peace ad-
vocates scheduled to sail on the char
tered Ford ship. Officials Of the bu-
rcau said that they were prepared to
work late tonight to pass on all the
applications for passports presented.
New York, Dec. g. William Jen-
nings Bryan, will not be member of
the peace court to be established at
The Hague, on the arrival of the
Oscar II, if Henry Ford and his chief
ieutenants can help it.
Mr.. Ford arrived in the city yes
terday to arrange the final details of
rhe sailing of the peace ship and stood
by. smiling while his press agent,
Theodore P. Relavigne, made the
statement about the former Secretary
of State. Ss....,,.,.,-,
"Wilf Mr.. Bryan be one Of the
peace court delegates from the United
States?" was asked.
"Not if we can help it," replied
Dclavigne.
'Have you any objection to Mr..
Bryan 2" pressed the questioner.
'What good would he do us?' came
back the query. "Do you think Bryan
would help our causc?
Then Louis T. Lochner who stood
beside Henry Ford, spoke. up.
owe have received. a telegram
from Mr.. Bryan, saying he will be
here to meet Mr.. Ford about o'clock
this afternoon" he said.
"We invited him along with the
others,H Lochner explained, "and
since then he has Deen sending US
telegram after telegran telling us
what he would do and what ne would
not do"
"You mean he has been pestering
you to death?" asked .one of the
newspaper men, turning to Mr.. Ford
"Well, I wouldn't say pestering,"
replied the head of the peace party,
after a pause.
MI. Ford did not appear quite so
enthusiastic as he did last week.
when the great argosy was announc-
ed and when he declared that he
"would have the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas" He now says
81 hope to have the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas"
The interview with the great peace
advocate was through the medium of
his attaches, who forestalled Mr..
Ford's reply to questions by giving
the answers themselves.
Good morning, boys" was Ford's
greeting. "The ship is going to sail,
and the disciple of peace saluted in a
military manner. Up spoke Delavigne
who stood at Mr.. Ford's elbow: CAL
arrangements have been completed
and nothing can arise to stop u.s.
All during the interview, Nh. Ford
feaned against the corridor wall, seem
ingly uninterested in what was going
on about him. He Looked like a mar
whose thoughts were far. far away
from the Baltimore. He did not seem
to comprehend many of the questions
asked him and his replies at time!
were far from the subject under dis,
cussion.
Asked if he had seen Alton B
Parker's denunciation Of his plan tn.
millionaire automobile manufacture,
INQUIRED: -.
Parker, Parker? Who is Park
err" Some one Of his retinue whisp
eysd IN his ear and he continued, II
he tn. tsllow who oisd 10 run 10