Evening star., 1916-01-08
FORD PEACE PARTY
REACHES THE HAGUE
Arrangements There Include
Public Meetings, With No
Restrictions on Speech.

LONDON. January 8. 2:s7 p.m.--The
Ford peace party has arrived at The
Hague. says Reuter- dispatch from the
Netherlands capital. and was welcomed
on its arrival there by a reception
committee headed by Jonkheer Knobel.
a member of the second chamber, who
in brief speech. in which friendly SEN
timent toward America was expressed,
hoped that the party would achieve it's
expectations. Even if il did not, added
the speaker. its Intentions were laud-
able.
Trip Without Incident.
OLDENzAAL. Holland. January 8,
via London, 1:01 a.m.-The special
train carrying members of the Ford
peace party from Copenhagen to The
Hague arrived at the Dutch frontier
today after an eleven-hour trip through
Germany. The train passed through
Lubbock, Hamburg and Bremen. The
trip was without Incident. At Bremen
a small crowd of German soldiers and
civilians was attracted to the railway
station by the news that the train was
passing through.
AMSTERDAM, January s, via London,
12:1S p.m.-The Ford party arrived at
Amsterdam this morning on the way to
The Hague and made brief stop here.
The Rev. Charles +. Aked of San
Francisco, the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Of Chicago and Judge Ben B. Lindsey
of Denver haye made arrangements for
the first public meeting at The Hague
next week. under the auspices of the
Ford party, at which all neutral ma
tions will be asked to unite for peace.
Members of the party express conf
dence that peace sentiment is spread
ing.
Arrangements SO far made for the
party at The Hague include public meet
ings Monday and Tuesday in the grand
hall in the geological gardens. No re-
strfctions have been placed by the au-
thorities upon their proceedings, as was
the case in Denwark. The attitude of
may be described as benevoientiy
passive.
Not Restricted in Speech.
The official standpoint as laid down
to the Associated Press correspondent
by high ministerial authority is that
Holland is free country and Dutch law
guarantees the right of assembly with
out interference unless public order or
morality is offended. Hence the govern
ment does not see the necessity of in
terfering with public speeches by MEM
II they help toward that end so much
the better. although the official world
is not sanguine in this respect.
The American legation at The Hague
authorized the following statement:
This legation will be delighted to ex-
tend to the Ford party as private
American citizens travelling abroad all
the courtesy to which they are en-
titled. They will have the opportu-
nifty to see some of the treasures of
Dutch painting and architecture, and
doubtless will have peaceful, instruc
tive stay in Holland as American tour
lists"
Some Visit Berlin.
BERLIN, January z, via London, jan
uary 8.-Several members of the Ford
expedition are visiting Berlin. having
been granted permission to deyiate
from the party's prescribed route for
journalistic studies here. The main
party traversed Germany by direct
train from Warnemuende, on the Dan
ish frontier, to Benthein1. on the Dutch
frontier, by way of Hamburg. The
German consul at Copenhagen vised the
passports of the party for this route
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