The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-04
FORD PILGRIMS TO
DISBAND NEXT WEEK
Will Leave for Z. s. on Jan. IL
To Travel Through Ger
many to Hague.
WAR RULES ARE IMPOSED
Documents, Cameras. Picture
Postcards and Gold Barred
on Train Trip.

Special Cd5Ie Despatch from TIE Corespond
enf o. THE SrS.
copENHAgEN, Jan. 3.--The diebandine
of the Ford peace party at The Hague
on January l2 will mean the ehd OIL
the mission 70 far as the support anu
the organization OF Mr. Ford IL con-
cerned. Mr. Ford has arrsnsed TO pay
the passage home Of everybody. but
those who wish to remain must pa!
their expenses while at The Hague me
marty will 60 via Germany to The
Hague. leaving Friday. through arrange
merts lust completed. Present expecta-
tons are that the party will return 10
New York from Rotterdam on January
~. Those appointed on the permanent
peace board will remain at the Hasue'
The Ford peace expedition IL gong
to travel to The Hague through Ger
many. but the delegates Will be locked
In the train like prisoners and WIZ not
be permitted to set foot on German
soil.
Permission to make the trip TO The
Hague over German territory was
granted by the German Government
through arrangements made by the GER
man Consul here The state Depart
ment at Washington had already refused
to extend the passports OF the members
of the party to include belligeren'
country. and CASTOR Plaintiff. Mr. Ford
business manager In charge OF the party,
then went to the German Minister and
Consul here with the offer TO pay S5o,-
600 for a special train on German ra''-
roads.
Military Law EnfOrced.
Negotiations with Berlin resulted In
the announcement that the delegates
would be permitted TO 20 TO The Hague
via Germany II fhey would subject
themselves TO the strictcst military law
The railroai. II is understood. has re-
fused to take any money for the trip
| in addition to the regular charge.
And now with the necessity Of under
taking a trip to The Hague by steam
ship through the dangers of the Nor'h
Sea obviated. the delegates are busy
making ready To comply with Germany's
conditions for the railroad journey.
These conditions not only include locs-
ing the delegates In their coaches. hu,
also make II impossible for them ID
carry with them any written. typewrit-
ten or printed papers. The concealmen'
OF any paper. OF however innocent a
character. will create complications tor
the party The members OF the expe IL
ton mus; also give up their cameras
post tcards. opera glasses and gold coir
before starting through Germany. Each
delegate must furnish four extra photo
graphs OF himself. two Ia be sent 10 Be
lin and two to remain with the Consul
Most of the baggage OF the expedition
Will be shipped back to the United states
from Copenhagen.
Ford PilRrims Warned.
Each member Of the expedition mus
present passport In person at tho
German Consulate in Copenhagen
The members were called together to
| day and warned by the present leader,
| of the expedition that all the German
conditions must be- carefully observed
| They were told that failure to compl,
, with the conditions laid down woul,
result In every offending member be.n,
| abandoned TO the mercles of the German
! authorities.
/ Another lively tilt occurred anon.
members Of the party here on Sunir,
| In the course OF which Sam Clark
! travelling companion OF Gov. Hanna u
North Dakota, threatened to pull ~
Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones's wa.skers TIL,
/, Rev. Dr. Jones asked hos Gov. Hann'
was getting along. Clark said that Dr
Jones never asked that question wh"'
| the Governor was IN serious condition
and that his interest was purely art!hcla
and that II he asked the question agaii
ne would pull his whiskers.
The Rev Charles +. Aked. who re
NAMED in Stockholm suffering from ner
| vous prostration. has wired the part
that ne will Join Il later.
The arrangement whereby the peac,
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