The Detroit times., 1916-07-27
PLAN
IS MAKING
PROGRESS
EMILY BALCH
Delegate To Neutral
Conference Differs
With Aked
EMILY BALCH

Miss Emily BAleh, professor or
economics in Wellesley college and
delegate 10 the neutral poa~- con
ference now sitting n stockholm.
| objects 70 some OF ire comments OF
the Rev Charles F. Aked IL resign
! ing his place as chairman OF the
conference and seye.ng his connec'
ton with the peace movement.
which is an outgrowth 81 the visit
OF the Ford peace ship 20 Europe
Miss Balch, who Is now In Detroit,
gave out the following statement
Wednesday
People are amused ~ any diSer-
ence OF opinion among tnuse WHO
work for international peace ~ ia~F
be funny. but IL - neither snrpft>'hA
nor sad No one supposes that cIas"-
es 81 opinion can be avoided tat}
are wholesome. The point - taat y
ought not 10 try 20 settle them VITA
Dr Ak.d-s attack on ~. neutral
conference in Stockholm. Dir FcrG
great contribution 70 the cause -
peace. Is an opportunity 10 MAKE ths
whole question clearer
The difference between Dr Ak.c OF
the on. hand and on the other Fred
ertck II. Holt, Mr. Fords persona
representative. and ali the delesa'es
10 the conference from Holland. Swe-
den Denmark and NORWAY tbeslA@s
myself a. the other American dele
gate Is matter OF principle ~
Aked believes apparently that an IN
ofnciai body % citizens can get Into
the regular old diplomatic game OF
The conference believes that the
forces making for peace AZ. re
forces Of public opinion. thAt iae
ION and bringing ~ 10 bear on the
governments Is one that needs 20 be
done in every way possible, snd that
the conference - powerful means
OF doing this Confidential messer-
gers are coming and going this -
part OF the process. ] spent my last
evening in Europe In conversation
with an ex-mtnister OF state. noble
man. a leading member Of the Cen
trail Organization for Durable Peace.
then starting on our behalf 20 60 10
one OF the great belliEerents.
The full facts about this conhder-
ttal mediatory work obviously cannot
be given out now, but IL Ia going on.
What gives such agents % an IN
ofheiai conference any standing
Two thtrgs-Gl the reasonableness
OF their proposals. this speaks FOR
itself; t7) the public opinion demand
ing settlement along such lines
Why does the English government
instruct it's representative In Stock
holm to receive and transmit = copy
OF the conference peace proposals.
Why does the German govern neut
consult tcgethe- and give a reply
TO question put 10 them by US,
Why do sir Gilb-rt Murray and NJ.
Niiyovkor. OF the Russian Dums
! come and talk things over with u.s.
Why does the Spanish minister 20
one OF the neutral capitals say that
he 10 able 20 state that the work OF
the conference has already had great
Wise and tactful action has deserved
the gratitude OF the whole neutral
world
Or. de Jong Van Beck en- Donk, Or
Lochn.r. xr. Holt and the rest OK
us. make themselves count as they
s:c.u.. tk;x h.v. n. p.opl. be.
word they can and do help orx.nirs
Ssusr.i eosns a-%'H ssHesp. im m fEs
Because they rsprsssnt the sort o.
settlement that reasonable people
feel must come 49,, -
rn nnd ., because the government.
Yos can can u publicity OF you
:; can s e.l u ssfs.sT or yey can call al
mouthpisce Of reasonable people. not
war-mad. In all the eountriee and
That IL what makes the nsatral
conference such . power that rhen
European newspabep discusses the
possible medistors they are men
TONED a. President Wilson, King Al
fcnso: N. Pope. the Ford Neutral
po.:nt that ~t Detroit on the
IN Europs Il. war does not seem
e.. r.m.te haif-rsal mgvfs drama
IN the neutral conferences 10 proper
s ss;a e; ,Er..ssr fhsptse''m IN re-
fsctiv. international Organization IL
IN proportion 20 ignorance Of the
great forces irresistibly headed that
way. IL - hard 20 say whether the
economic forces making for ultimate
disRrmamsnt or the moral forces
making for the same END are the
greater Al any rate they converge