New-York tribune., 1916-01-09
Bv THEODORE N. POCKMAN.


By THEODORE
December 4 Saturday. Peace. per
feet peace. at last, Each paciist, suf-
fragis'. vegetarian. sirgle-taNiderm'st'
feminist and efemnist is now en-
sconccd in his or her berth. dog-iired
from the last few days OF dcrce prepa-
ration. II is eight bells and ail ls well.
fftcv the impressive crarking up at
the Ilcboken pier. Henry Ford pul MS
foot on the Ark's reverse pedal, backed
her into midstream. gave the steering
wheel a couple Of twirls all the radia-
TOT pointed toward Scandinavia. threw
her into high and went 20 bed. He
waved his last farewells from the
bridge. descended to Cabin ,. and,
throwing off his brown greatcoat'
stretched out on his brass bed, su-
prcmely happy The Peace Crusade bad
started
A gala craft this. Cotton doves with
linen olive branches in their bills swing
from all available fixtures and give me
shin q touch Of an av.ary. Two SPUR
rels Gagged in the writing room give u q
touch Of a menagere But it ia the hui
man specimens who will walk the deck
two bv two. during the next ten days
,bo, will Justify our referring to tn
7 Oscar II as the Ark.
Each cabin is supplied with basket
Of fruit and a potted plant by Mr. Ford'
an essay on peace b. a pacific pamph-
leteer and two songs by Charles n. Har-
ris. The essay will make good shaving
paper. the songs will most certainly b.
executed and the fruit can be easily
and pleasantly slowed away. But no"
will it feel to be pursued by potted
plant in time of storm!
Mr.. Ford was as delighted As a young
ster with A new toy tonight. Hardly
had the Ark gotten out Of sight Of land
before the college students, fired oS
youthful ambition, organized for the
discussion of questions Of moment
William II. Draper. of New York Uni
versity, was chosen president and hhz-
abeth Hall, of Barnard. secretary.
Begon.a Pant tets Seasick.
December Sunday. Al sea very
much Sc, Awokc to the strains OF a
hymn played by an itinerant ships
band to see the begonia plant with a
strong list to starooard and threaten
ing 70 deluge the lower bunk with
terra infirma In other words. the Ark
was pitching, rolling and cavort'ng 10
manner not fitting craft OF peace.
The first stowaway was found this
morning. Jacob Greenberg Of l'9
Fast Third Street, Manhattan, West
I'm Union messenger No. 403, TIVE "
SIX years old. employed at the Produce
Exchange. He wrote a fake messagt
TO Mrs. Boissevain and brought u
aboard and then hid for seven nours
IN closet. His dream on the EaS'
SIDE. he said, had been 70 loin lnc
PARTY and his protestatlons IN FAVOR o.
peace are strikingly vehement ne
Tor it. He will probably be used as g
messenger on board. APPLE acr' an -
other stowaway. Danish Jew. was no.
50 fortunate. He is now peeHns po-
tatoes and is opposed TO peace.
The Ark was a craft seemingly DC
r,ft Of all living things this morning.
Nal dc mer made It's first inroads into
tho pilrrims' ranks. Henry Ford came
nm for air with not the slightest cnange
in his gray face. He is not aHccted
bv the sea. and has not lost meal
so far. c-.
In the evening ! sat with Governor
Hanna of North Dakota and heard
tho Rev. Jenkin Llcyd Jones. OF chi
caro-who resembles . ~ claus with
bis long white hair leak for more
than an hour. I'm laundering tones ana
With rolling "rrrrrs" he Gecried the
modern battleship a.d condemned Il
TO q place in the scheme oi ovo4utloi'
along with Florida CROCODILE and other
hard shell fish. lie then related few
anecdotes of Fritz krcislcr in the
trenches. moro OF the Span.sh-Amef-
;can war and concluded by marching
with Sherman 20 the sea.
Ford Receives Drenching.
December . Monday. A very quiet
day Wireless messages were sent
to Jane Adams and Congress, and
on account Of the general condition
of the passengers deadly seas ck--
all meetings were cancelled. Ford,
in 4 gray sweater and no coat,
ran around the deck, outdistanoing his
hodvguard of secretaries. until the
spray from a heavy wave drenched him
TO the skin. Judge Lin dsey also ven
tured forth long enough 20 get wet
through in the same manner. Dean
MARQUIS spoke 20 few OF the boys on
Ford and in the evening Nine Schwim-
mer talked at large to all who were
able TO sit up.
+ A Quiet chat with Mr.. Ford to-day
only served 10 strengthen my belief IN
/ his sincerity. lie is difficult to talk TO,
As he has very little 10 say.
4 "lf do not reach my aim this time.
he said. 81 will organize another eNpe-
dition. il necessary. or anything else.
| am prepared to spend myself and all
I've rot.
The main thing in this case Is
psychological. have Implicit faith IN
the people. in democracy. The news
will sitter into the trenches and VII!
hearton the men that some one IS work
ing for peace. Then ! Will request a
Christmas armistlce.
In further conversation. Mr. Ford
denied that he Vas peace-at-any-prlce
man. The Monroe Doctrine" he
added. "is like an excuse 70 fght.' ).
6. Mcclure Joined in az this point
with: "The Monroe Doctrine Is . state
Of mind" Like Heaven replied Ford,
smiling.
I, j. strange. bu. there seems moth