The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

= Miss Balch. who Is now In Detroit.
gave out the following statement
Wednesday:
People are amused az any differ
once OF opinion among those who
work for international peace. IL may
. be funny. but IL Is neither surprising
( nor sad. No one supposcs that CLASH
- OF opinion can be avoided. they
! are Wholesome. The point in that We
0uaht not to try TO settle them with
DR.. Aked's attack on the neutral
eonference in Stockholm. Mr.. Fords
n great contribution TO the cause of
peace. 10 an opportunity TO make the
\ whole question clearer.
The difference between DR. Aked on
the one hand and on the other Fred.
erick H. Holt. Mr.. Ford's personal
representative. ana AL the delegates
den. Denmark and Norway tbesi6es
( mySxfr AS tine other American aeie--
gate) is q matter Of principle. DR..
\ Aksd believes apgarsnily tina, an Nm un.
y the regular old diplomatic game OF
Ths conference believes that the
forces making for peace ar: TIE TIE
WcFk OF concentrating public opin-
Ion and bringing IL to bear on the
y governments is one that needs 20 be
done In every way possible. and that
4 the conferences is q powerful means
~ doing this. Confidential messen-
gers are coming and going. this is
S part Of the process ! spent my last Last
with an ex-minister OF state, a noble
2 man. a leading member OF the Cen
trail Organization for Durable Peace.
then starting on our behalf TO 40 TO
one OF the great beiiigerents.
W The full facts about this connden-
tial m~diatory work obviously cannot
BE- given out now. but II Is going on.
What gives such agents OF an un-
Y ofncial conference any standing
Two things--Gb the REASONABLY %
Of their proposals. this speaks for
itself. CD the public opinion demand :
+ Ing settlement along such linea
Why does the English government
s instruct Its representative In Stock
holm TO receive and transmit q copy
WIZ doss IN.
consult together and give reply
why DO Sir Gilbert Murray and NJ.
come and talk things over with usy
n. Why does the Spanish minister TO
Il one OF the neutral capitals say that
ne is able 10 state that the work Of
the conference has already had great
Inhsence and that he believes that It's
y wise and tactfui action has deserved
the gratitude OF the whole neutral
Why In fact can such a group Of
sdreamers as Or. Aked considers
If. de yong Van Beck en- Donk, Or.
s Ernest Wlgforss, Professor Lie Mr.
Lochner. Mr.. Holt and the rest OF
us. make themselves count. as they
s do. In Europe7
nns nes:. sS:m 'hi S.ess: ss.: the p.SRls
\. word they. can and do help organize
country-wtde demonstrations In every
N Neutral country texcept America) .
Because they represent the sort OF
settlement that reasonable people
81 feel must come
You can call !, publicity or you
4. can call II agitation or you can call
II education. I call Il acting as the
M mouthptece OF reasonable people no,
M war-mad, in all the countries and
N not least. in those at war.
That II what makes the neutral
y confercncc such power that when
a European newspaper discusses the
~ posrible medistors they are men.
ioned AZ President. Wilson. King Al.
u. fonso the Pope. the Ford Neutral
mis p0ssp'' Zen rarss. ssss put Detroit on 'h'
"a In Europe the war does not seen
the. remote haif-real movie drams
M that ~ does here. and the lnteres
tionnteiy greater. Skepticism In re
Z. gard 20 the possibility OF some ef
N fectivc international organization Il
v IN proportion 20 ignorance OF tn.
great forces irres,stibly headed tina
way IN Is hard 10 say whether TN.
VA eeonomic forces making for ultimat.
Il, dteatmament or the moral forces
-e ersatcr. At any rate they converg,
II 10 the Same end