Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-24
Takes Passage Aboard
the Liner Bergensfjord
Early This Morning
HEAR He GAVE $4,000
TO FINANCE EXPEDITION
Reasons for Sudden Action Not
known Trip Vas FIJI o
Dissension.


CHRTsTIANIA. NORWAY. Dec Il
via Londens 2:zs 2. m The xo1sxeziaa
liner Bergsusfjofd, with Henry Ford
on board, sailed for Sew xarlz this
morning Mr. Ford stated bsfoso
leaving Bergen that the peace exosdIz
tion would continue under the an
spices Of the Women.s Intenna fseass
Peace Association. -
heK Samuel s Marquis dear a. FL
Panls Cathedral Detroit sailed 7aon.
Bergen with Mr.. Ford
Before leaving Chrlstisnia cor Berz
gen Mr. Ford wrote out the fasIs4z
ing statement for the press
II am satisfied with what has hss.
accomplished ii Christiania. rsaa*
has been given publlclly Nexssss
pers have power to end the war f1z
il IS through publicity that ne e.s=z.s<
Of peace = spread
Norway Is like every other country.
The people are ali right
In announcing al Bereen tie ci<-
cnmstanees Under which the dxbe6ls
ton would be continued Mr. Ifoz4
said committee had been anf.dIHfe.t
70 act as leaders. + consists 81 4s.aeo
Ben Lindsey. Of Denver Hsx Dr.
JcnIin Lioyd Jones, Of Chicago. John
Barry OF San Francisco Lieutena;St
Governor Andrew J Rethea, Or s6nfn
Carolina. and Louis P. L0ehnAf. 6f
Chicago. Mf. Fefd's secretary.
Christiania newspapers say thaE ii
view Of Mr. fofd2H deparfure ns<
prominent NorHegians VIII jqan la4
IEz=.I
By The Associated Press
LONDON. Dec. "a. s.4s = n.-.X
copen1aeen dispatch to tfie F. "a
Telezrapia Eoppanf sa4s:
Hefpre leaving 4ir Fefa Hz<z
check for ,teo. go keaEseF <AAou< SC 3
z1oU3 70 flzanez stlse expedition IS .e<z
because he recognized thai IL was f1e -
possible to make heafxaK His party
VAS always It le9sefslesds. z11
Scandinavian pa1iflsts adopted IN IL.
titude OF reserve. When Mr. Hefx
found al Official doors closed 80 broke
down.
Henry F'ord.s departure from
Europe apparently marks tie tzr-
nination. IN its original form. of zh&
most novel OF the many movements
which have been undertaken to bring
about the ending Of the war ~.
Ford's announcement thar h
Womenfs international Psaee Azza=
citation henceforth viii condast fb6
expedition would seem to ifdicata
that. 50 far as he personally Is e8H-
cerned. he viii relinquish The self
imposed task which he expressed II
the phrase. "Out CT the trenches ~
Christmas.
1t las not been clear, however.
whether Mr.. Ford wiII continue Is eIez
financial support to the ertef1risz.
The Womens international Eeare
Association has been IN exislsnce f6f
some time. It held a congress at Ih8
Hague last spring and appointes, deIaz 4
gates 70 visit the capitals of various
European and American nations. on1
Of the most prominent women at t1sS
congress was Mime. Rosila schuiFs-
mer, president Of the Hunsazzen
Woman Suffrage Association. ana :
member OF the Ford peace party
After the congress at The Hae>z9.
Nine. Schwinmer came to the EnzEed
States to continue her work far peace.
she went to Detroit to see Mr. Ford,
and It was reported It was she ~l1o
suggested to him the idea Of the peace
expedition.
Before the peace ship Oscar 4.
reached the other side there Were re-
norts of diesensson among the pe4co
delegates. When Mr. FORD reached
Christlania be kept IN the back
ground. 1t being said that he was IL
II was not until last night, however.
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