Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-17
NEUTRAL NATIONS
WILL HOLD PEACE
CONFERENCE SOON
Quasi Official MEETING Will
Take Place In Europe Be-
fore Christmas, Wilson
Is Informed.
JORDAN ASKS ASSISTANCE
Wants President to Cooperate
In Calling Congress to Es-
tablish Court to Arbitrate
Present World War.
R ASKS ASSISTANCE

washington, Nov. Starr
Jordan, chancellor of Leland Stamford
tional Peace congress recently held in
San Francisco, told President Wilson
today that a quasi official meeting OF
Neutral nations probably will be held
some time before Christmas. either at
The Hague. Berne. or Copenhagen. to
attempt to bring about peace in
Europe.
DIR. Jordan conveyed to the president
q resolution from the peace congress
urging him to cooperate with other
In a statement laid before the presi-
dent by DR.. Jordan it was declared that
a result of recent missions to IT, gov
ernments of the warning nations. 1t
could be stated that while the nations
at wan were not willing themselves to
begin negotiations for peace-there is
nevertheless abundant evidence that
those charged with the administration
OF h foreign policies of these nations
welcome or at least not oppose
affirmative action bv a neutral agency
to bring about a peace based on inter-
national justice.
Favored by NeutraIs.
DIR. Jordan said that while no Of
fetal Information was available, peace
advocates had learned from unofficial
sources in Holland, Sweden, Switzer-
land, Denmark and Spain that these
countries would be glad to take part
in any movement to further the u
OF peace. DIR. Jordan was accompanied
by Louis p. Lochner, secretary of the
Chicago Peace society, and who acted
as secretary to Miss Jane Adams Of
Hull House, Chicago when she visited
Europe as q representative OF the
Women's Peace congress and much OF
the Information communicated to he
president today was gathered by Miss
Adams and her companions.
DR.. Jordan took the position that it
would be more natural for the Euro
pean neutrals to invite the United
States to participate III the peace con-
ference than for h United States to
issue the invitation. He said that an
unofficial meeting of peace advocates
at Berne, December IA. at which plans
for bringing about peace will be dis
cussed will be attended by people from
the United States. The Idea Of the
quasi official peace conference sug-
gested to President Wilson on behalf
in the international peace congress by
DR.. Jordan was that it would consti-
tute a voluntary court Of continuous
mediation. woul invite suggestions for
settlement for each of the warning ma
tions and in any case. would submit
simultaneously to all Of them reason
able proposals as q basis for peace.
Wilson's View Unknown.
DR.. Jordan did not reveal what
President Wilson said to him, but the
president several times has taken the
position that he will be glad to do any
thing of a practical nature to n the
war. DR.. Jordan refused to predict
whether the a efforts would be
successful in the neal future.
DR.. Jordan told the president peace
advocates constantly were in touch
with people in the warning countries
and there were organizations activity
at work in all parts of the civilized
world bringing pressure to bear to end
the war. Ultimately. he said. those
efforts were certainly to be successful.
The Christmas season is the natural
time to talk peace, DIR. Jordan de-
clared and therefore he is expecting
the plans Of the peace advocates to
take definite form about that time.