New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-08
Threatened Suits Fail to
Delay Departure--Mc-
Clure Quits Party.
DANISH SOCIETIES
GET $1,000 GIFT
Dutch Authorities Will Not In
terferc with Conference or
Free Speech.
ny THEODORE ". POCkMAN.

Copenhagen, Jan. THE Ford peace
party, 30 strong. left here to-day for
The Hague by way Of Germany.
The eleven hours which will be spent
in travelling through German territory
promise TO be the most uncomfortable
spent BY the pilgrims since they landed
IN Europe. Owing 10 the number of
sleepers used for transporting the Ger
man wounded. the party must get along
without sleep during Friday night, hav-
ING only day coaches 20 travel in. Each
member of the party will be numbered
and tagged and closely guarded during
he entire trip. and not n peek OF Ger
many viii ne allowed, all the car WIN
dows being securely barred. Each per-
son in the party rs pledged 10 ABIDE b.
military rule.
The threatened suit Of Rexford
Holmes, discharged head of the eXpe-
ditior's stenoEraphers, against Nine.
Schwlmmer and Louis y. LOchner toi
SANDER, which IT was feared would hold
NJ the party in Copenhagen indefinite
ly, failed 10 materiRnze to-day. The
best legal lights OF Copenhagen in
formed Holmes, it is understood, that
he could not take action under the
Danish law. lie left for The Hague to-
night by the sea route.
While the Ford leaders wero packing
their luggage for the trip to-day, an
other lawsuit sprang up TO threaten
delay. IL was the Bennett Tourist
Agency this time. IL presented an ul-
timatum at the eleventh hour demand
ing Sl3, 800 for alleged cancelled res
ervations for snip voyage 70 The
Hague. threatening instant acton II the
demands were not complied With. The
agency got no satisfaction up 10 the
time the party left the city.
The Ford lieutenEnts made fare
well gift of 10000 groner $4,000 90
Copenhagen peace societies.
The party left without 5. 5. Mcclure
and Mime Aimo Malmberg. tho Finnish
journalist. Mr. Mcclure has disap-
peared and is reported 70 be on the
way 10 Berlin. Nine Malmberg was
forced TO remain behind because she
had no passport. Her farewell words
10 the other members OF the party to-
day were that she would be a. the con-
ference at The Hague. even II she had
TO swim. She tried 10 get the leaders
20 decide on Stockholm instead of The
Hague at the last moment
The Hague. Jan. Two hundred and
ten members OF the Ford peace cXpe-
dition will reach The Hague az ! |
o'clock tomorrow morning Arrange.
nents were completed to-day By local
committee to welcome them at the rail
way station and conduct them TO differ
ent hotels.
The arrangements so far made for the
party after reaching here include pub
lie meetings on Monday and Tuesday
in the grand nall in the Geological
Gardens. No restrictions have been
placed by the authorities on their pro-
ceedings, as was the case in Denmark
The attitude Of the Dutch authorities
toward the party may be described as
benevolently passive. The official
standpoint az laid down by nigh minis
terial authority is that Holland is .
free country and Dutch law guarantees
the right Of assembly without interior
ence. unless public order or morality
j. offended Hence the government
does not see the necessity of interfer-
ing with public speeches by members
Of the Ford party In favor Of peace. II
they help toward that end. so much the
better. although the official world IS
not sangulne IN TINS respect.