The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-27
by CHAs. p. STEWART.
United Press STAR Correspondent

The Hague. Jan. 15.-tBy MaiD-
Henry 'Ford's peace mission failed
FOR lack OF faith" According to his
own statement faith was Ford's sole
stock when he started. He had not
enough and those who accompanied
him. with a few exceptions appear to
Hhave had but little.
Those of the party who really
wished the expedition well. were so
bitterly hated that an effort was made
to maroon a number of them at the
first European port touched. Ford's
plan, as nearly as it Is possible to put
SO Intangible a thing on paper. was
to give the warning nations mental
science treatment attributed to him
that he INTENDED to get the boys out
OF the trenches by Christmas" he
did not count on Immediately ending
the war.
What Ford did believe was that he
I. could make dent by gathering
SAbout him a whole ships company.
uniting the members minds on one
big thought of peace" and continual
ly adding TO the volume and inten-
sity of this thought as he and his
crusaders travelled from neutral count
try. on the edge OF the zone OF war.
or even in the zone itself.
Whether this plan would have sue
ceeded under favorable circumstances
can't be stated. because the peace dele
,,ea. fnstad IN ron<auf - 20 nm fhaur1,f~
OF peace The Oscar lis voyage from
New York to Christiania was horrible.
not so much because of the incessant
euarreling as on account OF the
atmosphere OF suspicion and malice
after the FIRST day or two out
Ford speedily took TO his cabin
and for more than half the trip was
hardly seen by any but his closest
advisors. He was III. il was stated.
The nature OF the Illness never was
made clear. Several OF the correspcn-
dents whom the expeditions manag-
ing committee was trying to separate
from the party did see the patient for
a few minutes the night before the
Oscar lis arrival az chrisiiania- II
is true that he looked like sick man
. then. but his malady seemed rather
OF the spirit than the body
Ford moved and spoke like n person
in a semi-trance. lie seemed almost
completely broken. Early in the voy-
age he declared that squabbling among
the peace delegates was u small mat
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expected In any community. and that
when the party landed at Christi
ania these troubles would quickly dis
appear. On this night. however. his
manner suggested that he realized
the fundamental weakness OF his or
ganization-that he had lost hope.
While Ford admitted that he based
his early hopes only on faith. Nine.
Rosikn Schwimmer declared she had
written assurances from officials OF
all the neutral European governments
that they would welcome such an ef-
fort rs the one undertaken by Ford
and from men in high positions at
tho chnncellories OF certain OF the
warning nations "on both sides" that
they were at least not unfriendly TO
the plan. The second day of the
party's stay in Chrlstiania Premier
Knudsen OF Norway denied the truth
of her statement. Numerous cables
received in Christiania from Nine
Schwimmer. addressed to peace or.
ganizations and discussing arrange
ments for the Ford party's reception
and for cooperation in peace work,
stili lay in the Chrsstiania telegraph
office because there were no such or
ganizations TO deliver them to. Those
who opposed Nine Schwimmer assert
that she had thus tried TO deceive
Ford concerning the strength OF peace
sentiment In Scandinavia.
Nine Schwimmer boasted that she
had ''dossier" OF every person on
the ship and that not word was said
which she did not know OF amost Inn
mcdlately. There were many indica-
tions that this was no idle boast. In
throwing the expedition upon the
newspaper correspondence mercy at
Stockholm. the Rev. Charles F. Acked
admitted that the press representa-,
tiyes had many legitimate grievances
but insisted his own grounds for com
plant were even better than theirs,
He had made heavy financial sacri.
fces 70 accompany the expedition.
he said, and had been assured he was
to have considerable voice in direct
Ing its poiicies. He had never. he
eclared. seen Ford for more than