Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-08

CHRISTIANIA, Norway (By mail 10 i
New York; Jan. s.--Four days in Eu-
rope and no one is quite certain wheth- i.
er the Ford peace expedition is a
smiling success on the point of cap
turing Europe by the most approved
Christian Science methods or whether
it is a failure as colossal as was the
Children's Crusade.
Henry Ford himself remains the
man of mystery. What cards has he
in his hands? Perhaps he knows dip
lomatic secrets of international i'm.
portance. Perhaps he is trusting in.
nocent who doesn't know where he is
going, but he's on his way"
One fact at least has been developed
The welcome which the peace expedi-
tion was assured was waiting on the
dock for Madame Rosika Schwimmer
has not come off as per schedule. Her
press agent assured America that she
was an international figure in Norway,
that receptions, mass meetings, demon
strations, suffrage parades would be
given In Madame Schwimmers pri-
vate honor
Norway was Indifferent to Madame,
when she arrived. If one may judge
from the comments of the press, Nor
way has taken a violent dislike to
Madame Schwimmer as the result of
interviews which she has vouchsafed
the Norwegian press.
Henry Ford on the other hand has
made favorable impression. Although
too Ill to appear in public at the Vari-
GUS meetings in Christiania those who
have come into his presence have
come under the spell of this man with
the mechanics simplicity, the million
aires atmosphere of success. the in
ventor's spontaneous joy in any dis
cussion Of his new tractor, and the
idealist's devotion to the cause of hu.
manity.
Only one paper has taken the atti
tude of scoffing at Mr.. Ford's motives
of attacking his simplicity, with hum
orous reference to his blue shirt. That
paper alone has failed to gauge the
man as above personal and selfish mo
tives, as too great to be used by cut
holiday.
On the whole, The sentiment of the
community here towards the Fore
paciflsts has been improving. If We
could stay here a month. Christiani;
might indeed be won, to accompan!
the expedition en- masse. AS II Is NJ
one yet knows whether the ten dele
gates from Christiania will join TIN
expedition. On these ten delegate
the expeditions success in Christiani
must stand or fall. The Ford official
have maintained strange reticence il
regard to this matter. They refus
to say who will choose these dele
gates; they refuse to say If they hav
invited any delegates
The first morning indeed presente
fiat reception. At 5 a. IN. the Osca
II docked, and the waiting multitude
whom Nine. Schwimmer guarantee
consisted of four ministers and a fe'
college boys in high silk hats.
Snow was on the ground, on the To-
mysterious roofs, up the strange ma
row lanes. The moon was shining q
full and orb as IL the hour were mi,
night, for we had reached the land {
the day night, where the sun rise
when 1t very we'll gets ready to an
sets at three o'clock In the afternoo
Most of the pilgroms we're sleepin
and so missed all the excitement
leaping onto Norway's Plymouth roc
at $3.50 sharp, but few choice spiri
dared the mysteries of those crooke
lanes and the even greater mysterlt
of a strange tongue by the light of Il
moon and complications OF the twent
four hour clocks which defy the Anne
let spirit OF squeezing two days In
one.
The town seemed all unaware tn
the ship had arrived and that pea,
was about to reign lin Europe. III
town had not even taken the troub
to learn the American tongue in ho
or of the peace pilgrims. In short 4
town did not know that we're on q
map until the afternoon when, III
a choice personally conducted party
Cooks tourists, the paciflsts start
out to see the winter sports of M
way.