Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
ALL IS HARMONY
FORPEACEphRTY
SAYSVANC CALDER
Rock Island Delegate Denies Sensa-
ti0nai Stories Sent Out From
Ship.
SOME EXCITING EXPERIENCES
Virtually Prisoners of War at Kirk
wan-Finds People Generally
For Peace.
RY Z. O. VAN GALDER,A

(BY F. O. VAN GALDER-)
Christiania, Norway, Dec. q, 1915
Three German doctors taken from the
first cabin and two German stowaways
escaping the vigilance of the English
inspectors, was one of the incidents Of
the voyage across which shows how
the best laid plans may fail.
The three doctors went off the boat
at Kirkwall crestfallen.
The two stowaways remained in hid
ing until the steamer stopped to dis
charge mail in the neutral port of
Chreslianssand when they crawled out
into the bright sunlight, gave three
cheers for the "Fatherland" and de-
clared they would proceed at once into
Germany and enter the trenches.
English officers had come aboard
and held us UP for two days. We were
virtually prisoners of war" while
they unloaded about ton or more of
mail from the United States to Scan
dinavian ports. Rumor said this mail
contained food stuffs and supplies
WHICH m4SnI hhu way 4utO GtI Aldns.
Those of US so far from home and
loved ones thought of the many Christ
mas packages in the confscated mail,
and the many little empty stockings
the act would cause, and had to shut
teeth hard together and try to realize
that these are real war times over here
and that all is supposed to be fair in
war.
The Ford peace party is a united
party. There have been rumOrs of in
ternal discussions. Some sensational
newspaper writer's with US have, We
hear, sent out stories that the party
had been torn asunder by strife, ana
that some had withdrawn"
This last statement is true. Some in
competent help, purely among the paid
employees, have been given return tick
cts, and one undesirable" who suffer-
ed from a severe attack of bottle on
the BRAIN" was sent home with them.
All the rest of us-some 248-are liv-
ing together as one great happy fam
ily.'
impression Un Foreigners.
What impression is the peace party
making?
As the party has been ashore only
two and a half -disembarking
Sunday forenoon, it is too early to
form impartial opinion The press has
aped the American press in some par
ticulars. Big meetings have been held.
Much oratory has been released and
other big meetings and more oratory is
TO follow.
One Christiania paper said the
Americans made parliamentary ad-
dresses in laudation of Mr.. Ford" |
am not quite certain that this was
complimentary because the paper add
ed that evidently the Americans like
to talk, much"
We leave Thursday morning for
Stockholm, if Mr. Ford is able to en-
train. He went out to the mountains
Sunday afternoon and has since been
confined to his room.
The plans are for a Christmas tree
in Stockholm, passing three days
there; then to Copenhagen for three
days, then to the Hague for our great
meeting with delegates present from
all of Scandinavia, and perhaps from
Spain.
/ find, the people, regardless of ma.
tionality Of sympathies, are hoping fol
peace. They realize THAI as yet pride
prevents the first official move. Is i
any wonder then that they hope that il
some way Henry Ford and this part,
Of earnest men and women may cause
some belligerent power to make thu
first move, since official ethics" pre-
vent neutral nations from coming il
unbidden.
Auto for the Captain.
Christiania, Norway, Dec. %, 1916
1t is easy for a Ford automobile t
turn turtle to tip, SO TO speak.
Mr.. Ford has set a new precedent il
automobile tipping-his tip to tn
captain of the good steamship Oscar l
was Ford automobile.
At banquet given the peace part
by the Students association of tn
Christiania University of Norway, las