The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25
HOW HENRY PORD'S
EYES WE'RE OPENED


FIG tdNtrs, SOCldllstS, hHdTCTisG, SHTis"
tian Scientists. theosophists, faith
healers, &C, were on board. There was
10 music. no dancing n no deck games.
The whole ship from bow to stern and
from hurricane deck to bilge keel was
smothcred In an intellectual fog. The
most frequently heard words were mem
tai elemental 'cosmic.' 'univer-
salty" social harmony and the like.
We had daily lectures and discussions
on most of the "isms' n we were all
bored to death. Everybody was a pest
to everybody else. There we're men on
board who could talk on molecular at
traction at : a.. VI. The ship being sur
charged with moral impulse. a big brain
storm was inevitable.
It broke dramatically Friday night.
December II. Mr.. Iochner was down to
give an address on world Prepared
ness" I~nstinctivcly seeming trouble.
everybody crowded into the saloon. The
first torpedo soon struck the audience.
81 III IT. said Mr.. Lochner. that
all OF you who have accepted Mr.. Ford y
written invitation to help establish "A
conference dedicated to the prevention
OF future wars through the abolition Of
competitive ornaments, rs Nine.
Sch winner has put IT,. are willing. TO
back up your acceptance by positive
action. AZ an American citizen the
most diSconcertirg thing about u voy-
age Is the fact that lurching behind us
as a sinister background to u mission
are signs OF Americas following In the
wake OF Europe's horrible mistake"
The Joy riders suspected what was
SominS. They remembered that e
President Wilson's inessag to Congress,
in which was forecast a big Increase
In the naval and military force OF the
United States. was read by Mr.. Mcclure
a lew nights before "a heated debats
among the peace al any price people and
the reasonable preparedness folk war
averted only by the summary closing
Of the meeting.
Mr.. Lochner. however. proceeded as
recklessly on his way as a German sub
marine.
Il differ with those continued Mr..
Lochuer. who say to me hat VIC must
not destroy tho effectiveness OF our mis-
sion abroad by NEEDING with the afrair
OF Congress"
Al this half a dozen Of Mr.. ford's
giests stole quietly out OF the saloon.
But Iochner continued and after We had
finished delivering his bs"1ldertng
ora,ion TO hts almost totally unrcspon-
si,e audience. a strange document was
read by Dr. Charles Y. Aked. once Of
Manchester. England. later Of John n.
Rockefcller's church IN Ne" York. and
now OF san Francisco. This document,
at,erward fa~cetiousiy described 40 "a
declaration az f,ith,' concluded with
,his
we declare our opposition to any in
crease by the tinted states OF her m'ii-
tary n naval forces. We are con
WINGED maj no good reason can W al.
legged for the expenditure ny us on stea'
sums OF money IN prerard,I"h lot Mar,
va sk,r.f,ra coil ,tNpn nlr fellow gltlIens
We theteiore 'ai' upon u ie'v" A..
III every Nta'e ~ tHe ,Hlon w :"
olposl,lon 20 pol,s ua"'' >"
country anu !" '"e ""'
NLed Resolution q Dtsturber.
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~ vccr,-e ,rr,.d ,r and .a,d thu,
-, - ,,rnn,, III. o,sc,,i ac,,nn
~, ~. r,i., rYeru,,>a nj the I-n,,ed
S,,,.s cr,as ~ Treason" - ~r.,cbe,v"'
,ra "Vbcr.. ,our ,,rin,ism"' allied tho
ar
MFR Nc,1ure made his WY 10 IN. door
ne outckly AS h. could. and AS a p,r,,ns
shot stage whispered. You don't catch
me Identified with these CAB move
lneuts."
Everything BY this time VAS in an
uproar. Dr Aked. Dg. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones and Mr.. locnner held "A hurried
consultation behind che piano. some
oody raped OF tho ~chaI-nhn's tAbl.
with an ash receiver and the meeting
Ms declared ended.
But Il w.Su'' The trouble soon broke
out dfrcsh. Heated arguments, wang
Ing and hick"rir-s were t. he heard
all over IN. ship.
The newspaper men retired to no
waiting room and held a council of war.
determined 20 get L. tho bottom uf The
ruIupus they decided 10 send a dcputa-
ton 10 Dr. Aked aud pr. Jones inviting
them to IN, reporters room 10 make
Gear tlsi- attitude tbr. Jones Was the
itrSt TO hc put on the grin He vas asked
the reason for the Sitting" - III, dis
cussior lie denied thai any such thing
had ,ahcn place.
Then a reporter rushed N with the
announcement tina; Mr.. Lochu.r had
stated that an those Who dil uo, s,yn
the declaration would III. dronr,d from
tn, marty wien the ship reached Nor.
nay
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