Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-29
Ford to Cali Strike
in the Trenches by
Wireless on Xmas
The Message Will Be in All the Known Dialects
of the Russians and Common Languages of
the Warning Nations, from the Oscar II, While
Enroute to The Hague with the Peace Party

Hot succeed III getting iI-e So!u.cIS oAt
Of the trenches on Christmas Day.
what Will YOU do
We will succeed. and We won't leave
Europe until We do" said Mr.. Loeb
ner. VINO speaks Ike the enthusiast
he is.
Mr. Lochner confirmed the despatch
es from Washington that Mr.. Ford
would take along with him. 80 college
men and women.
We have now inside. three Column
bia men. who are helping Us with sug-
g.st.ons" said Nj LochEer. Mr.. Ford
wants 70 show Europe that young
America is behind this peace program.
HIS words to ne were; We want the
live wires OF the 80 leading colleges
both mems and woraen's TO join Us. We
want the type who will leave college
if permission is denied. And were go
ing 10 get them
Finest Of Christmas Gifts
Mr Lochner said that when Mr.. Ford
called on Cardinal Gibbons earlier in
the DAY and told him Of his plans. the
Cardina! said;
That is the finest Christmas gift You
could give 70 th- world,
"IJid The Cardinal say that the scheme
nlst now was impractica,?' Nj. Loch-
ner YES asked.
NO don't chinb 50. The Cardinals
last WORDS - Mr. Ford were: Cod
bless yoU
When asked If any Congressmen had
. accepted. Mr., Locnne- said that Mr.
Ford G.d not believe that any OF the
Cor. gressmtn he wanted to 60 should
leave the country now. with congress
siouai session imminent. but should re-
main here and fight preparedness.
Nj Locnner said it vas 2;r- Ford ;
intention 70 select from each OF vari-
r-S national peace parties who viii join
him f,-e or ten representatives who will
comprise The delegates TO The confer
eLCe.
1T 1his polnt someone suggested
that Ill" United states government
might preyer- the sailing u NJ. Ford
ana rs party under the, Logan Act
We are not worrying about that"
said Mi Lochn-g. In fact. we have
reason u lslieye that no attempt will
be made - stop Us. The state depart
g:.ent IS doing al il can &c facilitate
. re getting of Passports.
Thirty Have Accepted
( Mr. I.ochEer said that i waS not
! possible u give on, the list OF accept
ances. hecause Mr.. Ford took them
away with lin. Thirty in all. he said.
had accepted. H thought. but was
not sure. that one governor 50 far had
accepted.
Two governors sent n their refusals
YESTERDAY. The. were Governor Mil
.~r Il Delaware and Governor Sp2uld-
i'.g u New Hampshire. Tire latter in
RS G~"!.E~t.on SAID:
The letter which MIR Ford sen. 10
;he -"t"lrors and others he invited
:" join Ms peace ship was made pub
nc o. III. Ford Yesterday. Il follows:
Text of Letter
From Jh- moment realize that
h@ world situation demands inmed.-
IT. action i W d Eoy want the war
- spread anE further joined those
international forces which are work
.nc 1@worG ending this unparalleled ca
t2Stroph". This ! recognize Is M hui
name duty
There : fIll evidence that the car
- "l!-CE t.-t"2cE mas cost IL MIL
lions Il !.Ve<. can. and IS expected 70
he stopped through the agency OF a
-iediatin@ conference Of the SIX d:sin-
'erested European nations: Holland.
Denmark. Sweden. Ncrwar. Switzer-
lana md Spain. and the United States.
ENJOYS 10 = be!ligerent and neu-
trail European Governments have as
. certa-Led N 80 LISTS that there is a
4 universal peace desire. This peace de-
sire. for the sake Of diplomatic ETH
F Iuett". never can be expressed openly,
. or publicly, until one side or the 9TH
/ q IS definitely defeated, or until both
( sides are entirely exhausted
Duty Of Humanity
I For = months the people Of the
world nave waited for the governments
70 act; have waited tor governments
20 lead Europe out Of its unspeahable
agony ana suffering and to prevent
icurope's entire destruction. AS Eu-
ropean neutral governments are un-