The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17
FORD May HEAD
THIRDPARTY0N
A PEACE BASIS
Rabbi Wise Tells of Steps
to Oppose the Two Old
Organizations.
FOES OF PREPAREDNESS
BACK THE MOVEMENT

third party" movement, based on
militarism. with Henry Ford. Frank
walsh. chairman Of the Industrial Re-
lations Commission. and Herbert Bige-
low OF Ohio as its Presidential possibil!-
Ties. has already made great strides In
the middle West, according to Rabbi
stephen :. Wise. who returned yesterday
from tour of the leading cities in that
part OF the country. during which he
made speeches against preparedness.
The movement will probably reach the
'rEsta'lization stage In the course Of the
next few weeks. but Dr. Wise would not
enter INTO discussion Of details or per-
sohdiities III connection with II.
DIR. Wise. Amos Pinchot, Mr.. Bigelow
and Prof Scott Nearing were the leading
speakers In the nine day tour iust ended.
Or Wise did not care to say anything
about Ford. Walsh and Bgelow in con-
hection with the projected third party"
uhtil the reporters at his house last night
showed him a telegram from Pittsburr
Tnis stated that the tour-called the
ruth about preparedness tour"--found
'ha' there was much middle Western dis
CuSsioh aoout an anti-militarist party
movement and mentioned the three
names "S 'he probable party leaders.
y" EA"gs"r"t'on, says Dr. Wise.
believe 1t no eNaggerstion to saw
thai they have been 80 mentioned T" n,'
Wise then said ''
NAT me sender of the Telegram vvo..
WIN authority was confirmed by the fact
'"at ne was the publicity ag.n, of the
hhu-mliltarist committee which con-
iucted the tour during which Or. Wis.,
ana me others spoke. II was learned
''o 'ha' IL 'he third party" IS founded
Us "ig'hization VIII be perfected largely
'nrough the efforts OF Rudolph Spreckels
OF san Francisco. VINO is now in the
Fast Spreckels IN 1912 earned the
name oi the Wilson Repubiican' No
"cni on the stump Tor Mr. Wilson.
Inc other speakers on the tour wi,h
Dr' wise were convinced OF an impres.
siNe sentiment in the sections thew
visited Tor an anti-militarist party. I.s
necessity from their noint or v'ew M,
expressed by Dr Wise in this way 7,
ne i"o Old parties, the Democrats ana
hopnhli'an' stand upon platforms OF pre-.
tar-lhess ana put forth Candi ,es
lItdseu To That end those people uho
u" not want m!litarism In this country
VIII nave no other course than IN
ofS'n'ze their own party and put their
own candidates IN the field
Sp'dkne Tor myself and no. for the
ant-mlitarist committee" said Dr
Wise. my Journey has led me "a fool
That the time may he at hand for tho
creation Of new party. a party tina.
shhi! be uncqu.vocally and unalterahly
Hht-mliiiariS', party that shall be
fundamentally progressive I saw furda-
mentally Progressive. for | am thinking
o, mat improvised ami opportunely
abandoned proaressivism adopted in
order TO elect most fascinating gentle.
man 10 the Presidency.
solely T." Eixhs Mtlitari.m. =.
~ progressive and anti-mil,,ar,s,
party Is tp hc founded. as believe il
must he. its purpose will not be 10 civ.
an! man a bully time in the White
itouSe. Its ann will be To build "A Mat
form that shall express the abhorrcnce
OF every American of the miltasis, ten .
denci.s which to-day endangcr the very
life Of our democracy. Who are TO he
IT'S candidates? The American people
VINO be.iev" in the perpetua,ion q. dem
ocratic institutions and who loathe the
Of establishing t.uropean mill.
tarism IN our Iand--the American people
Will name them"
Ut wise SAID he understood that
spirits among tho ar,i-n,,,,,o |
course of the next few weeks. but where
and when he could not tell II is prob
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