Evening star., 1915-12-13
Wireless Message Sent to RuI-
ers of BeI|igerent Nations
Pleading for Peace.
SAYS WAR CANNOT SOLVE
PROBLEMS IN DISPUTE
Members Of Delegation at Variance
Over Resolution Condemning Mr..
Wilson's Preparedness Policy.

ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP OSCAR
ii. by wireless. December 13.-An ap-
peal to the rulers of Europe was sent
out by wireless today addressed fndi-
viduaily to each reigning monarch.
reading:
An appeal to the rulers of Europe
was sent out by wireless today ad-
dressed individually to each reigning
monarch. reading:
Sir: We come in this time OF trou-
BILE not to add to your burdens. but 10
help lift them; not to consider wnlCh
nations are most to blame Tor the uis
aster that has hefallen Europe. but 10
end the strife; not to intrude ourselves
upon your national life and national
ideas, but rather with an earnest desire
to understand them and a heartiet
wish to aid in realizing them.
THE love of country for which every
day. tens of thousands of lives arc
sacrificed, is the same in every iand,
Your nation, like the people of all the
other belligerent countries. is nShtihs
for its national existence and It's pest
national traditions. and SO there can
be no irreconcilable differences. Such
common ideals surely must afford
basis upon which. to establish mag
unanimous and honorable peace.
Time to Stop Bloodshed.
The time has come to stop the blood
shed. to save the people from further
slaughter and the civilization of the
world from anarchy and ruin. Has not
war been tried enough in sixteen
months of fighting? Is it not proven
that war cannot solve the problem, but
that it leads only to loss and misery
Must lives be crushed and wives and
mothers bereaved before We recognize
that Europe is bleeding to death and
that the grieyous wound must be
stanched.
I'VE neutrals are about to join in a
conference which shall, without delay.
frame and submit simultaneously to
you and all the other belligerent ma
tions proposals as a basis for discus
sion leading to the final settlement.
Therefore we do earnestly entreat you
and the rulers of all the other warning
nations to declare an immediate truce.
Let the armies stand still where they
are. Then let negotiations proceed SO
that the soldiers may be delivered
| from another bitter winter in the
trenches and sent back to their labors
and their fresides. AS there is no other
way to End the war except By media
more precious human lifes For the
-HENRY FORD"
Division on Preparedness.
A resolution condemning President
wilson's preparedness policy brought
protest from some of the prom
inent members of Henry Ford s
peace party last night when 1t
was presented for adoption. The rsso-
luton was drawn up by Rev. Jenkin
L. Jones and Rev. Charles F. Aked anu
others. vino asked that it be signed
by all the members of the party as
their platform.
More than a dozen mambers. includ-
ing s. S. Mcclure Of New York and
Judge Ben S. 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 it reached Europe IL the
proposed platform was put through.
It's supporters said the opponents OF the
resolution failed to understand the
spirit of Mr.. Ford's invitation.