The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17

night time. The mine sweepers fol-
| lowed our ship for miles and miles
and saw the big guns shoot and ex-
plode mine after mine. passed
within sight of Ostend, now held by
| the Germans, and could hear the con-
| tinuous roar of the cannon from the
| trenches near Flushing.
England Awake to War.
''In England l visited the house of
| lords and the house Of commons and
| heard Lloyd George and Sir Edward
| Carson speak on the compulsion en-
listment measure. Great Britain is
| beginning to realize that it is at war
and both the powers that be and the
people seem now resolved to fight to
a finish. I saw thousands of soldiers
in Germany and England who had
been or were getting ready to go to
the front and the general opinion is
that both sides are planning for a
mighty drive-a supreme effort in the
spring.
Everywhere I went I was shown
| the greatest consideration and kind
| ness. The people in the, old coun-
tries have great respect for form and
custom. I met many officials and
| people of prominence and influence.
It was also my privilege to meet and
be entertained at luncheon or din
| ner by all the American ministers
and ambassadors IN the countries l
visited. Among there were Albert
G. Schemederman, at Christiana, Ira
Nelson Morris, at Stockholm, Maurice
Francis Eagen, at Copenhagen, Hen
ry Van Dyke, at The Hague, and Am
bassador Page, at London. At Co.
penhagen I was entertained by Sir
Henry Lawder, the British minister
to Denmark, and at The Hague DR..
Van Dyke invited me to meet Brand
Whitlock, who was just returning
from America to Brussels.
CAS- I have already said, my trip
home was a terrible nightmare. We
encountered a furious storm at sea
which blew from 80 to 100 miles an
hour and which continued unabated
for Sc hours. The life boats were
swept away, small leaks were sprung.
much crockery and furniture broken,
| the ship badly torn and several pas
sengers and crew slightly hurt. One
of the crew was thrown overheard,
but recovered himself by means of a
life rope to which he was fastened.
NY cabin mate and I felt certain that
the ship would go down and there
were many others who shared in this
opinion. 1t is no wonder that I am
| glad to be back in good old South
Carolina in favored circumstances
and among friends.
Not a Wasted Effort.
"But you ask, What of the Ford
peace expedition? Did it do any
good?' Measured by motive and pur-
pose, my answer is emphatically
Yes No one can measure influence.
No one has right to say that a
movement such as this is of no avail.
If you believe as do that every good
word spoken and every good act done
is taken into account and blesses
somebody somewhere at some time,
then I think that movement fo1
world peace, however futile it may
seem, must be credited with being
worth while. Of Henry Ford as a
big-hearted, unselfish man, too much
cannot be said in praise. He has set
the world, especially rich men, a
great example. He is willing to
spend his fortune, as he told me,
for peace and he has demonstrated
to the world his interest in a great
cause. Then, too, the public must
remember that his peace efforts are
not finished and no one can tell what
may yet be accomplished. I heard
him say that if he could only scratch
the surface in the movement, If ne
could only end the war day sooner
he would be willing to make any
sacrifice of money and means at his
command
"At any rate the Ford expedition
has caused the nations of the earth
to think and talk for little while OF
peace. That in itself is worth while
for it carries with it the wonderful
power of suggestion. In this time OF
madness when a world is ablaze with
war-it is a good thing to think OF
peace, talk of peace, and work for
peace. The world would be much
better place in which to live if we
had more men of the type of Henry
Ford. And there would be an end
to war;"
| TiIIie Was Cool