New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-03
FORD'SPASSPORT
FORGOTTEN; AID
RACING TO GET IT
No Papers, No Trip Warn
ing, Sends Lieutenant on
Dash TO Washington.
MRS.BOISSEVAIN GOING
AS A DUTCH CITIZEN
Would-Be Philadelphia Mayor
Threatens $4,000 Suit Be-
cause He's Not Invited.


Passport, passport, who's got pass
port?" was the anxious cry at Ford's
Ark headquarters yesterday. AS the
time grows nearer the fateful p. m. of
December 4. the precious parchments
grow dearer to hearts of the pilgrims
Of the peace crusade. In all the hustle
attending the arrival in New York Of
the leader Of the expedition yesterday
il was learned that one citizen, Mr.
Henry Ford, Of Detroit, Mich, had not
even sent in his application.
Officials Of the State Department al
Washington were astonished not to find
his name among those Of seventy-five
applicants yesterday. Unless it was re-
ceived by noon to-day, it was said, the
expedition would have TO proceed with
out it's high admiral or postpone its
sailing. But TO the rescue came bus
Ting the admiral's first Lieutenant.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.. Theodore
Delavigne, late of Detroit
Depositing his chiefs precious appli-
cation blank in an inside pocket, Envoy
Delavigne boarded a midnight train
for Washington last night, and before
the first rays of the rising sun battle
the Potomac this morning he will be
camping on the steps of the State De-
partment. Once the necessary formall-
ties are complied with, the envoy ex-
traordinery will be speeding back to the
metropolis. There is no stopping these
men from Detroit, Mich.
From the time Henry Ford and his
party alighted from tas Wolverine yes
terday morning until late last night
he was bes:eged by friends, would-be
friends and gentlemen of doubtful men
tality with vest-pocket schemes to sell
that would stop the war. To the unin-
itiated he was as hard to find as Oliver
Osborne.
Good morning. boys was Mr..
Ford's first greeting as he stepped out
into the corridor at the Biltmore, "the
ship is going to sail" Then he saluted
in truly military fashion. Flanked by
two trusty lieutenants, Delsvigne and
Louis p. Lochner, the god Of the peace
machine took his stand against the
wall of the corridor.
"What is my fundamental object? y
he repeated. "To stop the war-and
to stop preparedness in this country.
Preparedness is war. We have from
forty-five TO fifty buildings in this
country, and we do not want them TO
suffer the fate Of Louvain. Stopping
the war would be the first step toward
disarmament, and / hope to get some
country TO disarm. The greatest
MARTYRS OF all time are the boys who
have been killed already"
"a visit 20 warning Europe usually
makes Americans come home ardent
advocates of national defence. Do you
think YOU may change your views?" he
was asked.
Nothing could convert me on ma
tional defence"
when do you expect TO return"
"When I am little wiser than ! am
now"
The first OF the out-of-town dele
gates reached the city yesterday.
among them Miss Aino Malmberg, who
will represent Finland on the expedi-
ton. and Mrs. Ben b. Lindsey, Of
Denver. Others came in so fast that
a list Of directions was issued as 10
baggage and sailing time.
Reports that Mrs. Inez Milholland
Boissevain. whom Washington refused
a passport on the ground that she lost
her citizenship by marrying citizen
of the Netherlands, would not be able
10 ioin the crusade were dispelled by
her announcement that she would
jitnev abroad on the Dutch passport
issued TO her last summer. She in
tends TO have IL vised at the Dutch
Consulate here to-day
Mrs. Ford, who came on with her
husband. announced definitely yester-
dav that she was not going. II am
in full accord with Mr.. Ford in his
plan TO 20 TO Europe in the hope OF
beginning a movement that may end
the var" she said. 81 only regret
that | am unable to accompany nm.
Work at the factory keeps our son
Edsel busy or he would 90. ! am at
a loss 20 understand the failure OF
The critics TO attack the plan instead
Of Mr.. Ford
A complete list Of more than a hun
dred acceptances was issued yesterday
and included twenty college students,
nineteen newspaper men and one movie
representative. Captain John "liheim
n