Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-23
DULL CHRISTMAS
DAY FOR THE DOVES
Walter Hixenbaugh, with the Ford
Peace Party, Tells Of Incl
dents in Sweden.
OUT SEEING THE SIGHTS

who went 20 Europe with the Ford peace
party. in writing home 90 his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hixenbaugh OF this
city. from Stockholm. Sweden. under date
OF December 90 has the following 20 cay
relative 20 the reception Of himself and
his associates at the same time detailing
the manner IN which he spent Christ
mas In telling Of incidents. he says:
my last letter finished up Christiiania.
We left there on a special train at II a.
m. Thursday December q. and arrived
in Stockholm at O. m. December a.
We were due at a. m. but were five
hours late. Our big Christmas party was
held in the magnificent Cystal room OF
the Grand Royal hotel, where the party
has its headquarters. Everyone was
homesick and in the dumps. and when
Steep OF the Associated Press told the
story Of the coon who heard a whistle
and said. To some that's dinner time.
but 70 me IT'S Just ~ O'Clock. for some
tomorrow IL Christmas. but TO US Il just
December s6-weii half the bunch was in
.ears'
Turkey and Plum Paddine.
christmas came and all shops were
closed and though we had turkey and
plum pudding. and big Christmas tree.
Il didn't sem like Christmas and we
rnopcd around. Then came Sunday and
not a thing TO do-not even theater
open and we were ready to die. Mon
day we started out with Baedeker and
a lIst OF the sights and sandwiched In
between student meetings. receptions,
teas. mass meetings. luncheons and shop
ping. we managed by today CThursday)'
20 clean them W.
I'VE have visited the Stadium. where
the olympic games were held; the Royal
palace. the ReIchstag. the National mu-
scum, the Royal Art gallery Skansen
large park and tourist rendezvous; the
opera where for tl.50 seat we got the
best seats for Faust. The foyer here
resplendent with mirrors and gold leaf
is the most magnificent in the world save
Slone the opera at Paris.
.Then we visited the Riddersholn
shurch. where the tombs OF the Swedish
kings immemoriais are; the Northern mu'
scum. where il the finest collection OF
armor In the world 1--WE spent five hours
here). the American legation. the citade
overlooking the Baltic, where we saw
sweden's fieet Berna' the worid-famou'
aII-night cafe, seating 1000 whore you can
hardly speak because Of the pop OF wins
corks and laughter. and the Liberal club
Besides this we visited many shops. tool
,nnny walks and last. but not least. mas
tered the Swedish names for all thes'
and many of the squares and streets. II
abort. our purpose has been TO know
Stockholm perfectly es we did Chris
tiania and in this we have succeeded.
Oceupy Front Page Space.
when you consider that our serioui
work came first you can sec We were
pretty busy, but this IL the life. oui
reception at Stockholm has been wonder
fui. beyond our fondest hopes. The news
papers, unlike those at Chrsstiania. ar
enthusiastically for us. and ! am bring
ing home as q souvenir todays Issue O
stockholm's leading paper. where th'
entire front page 10 given over to th'
Ford party. And Il has been thus sines
last Saturday. and this II Thursday.
Just after Mr.. Ford left everyone wa
discouraged. There was serious discord
and Governor Hanna. Ldeutenant Cover
nor Bethea and Inez Miliholland Boisse
vain left the party There was feelinl
OF impending disaster There were ru
mors that We would disband at copen
hagen. One newspaper man predicte'
tie whole thing would so 70 smash 4
ten days. Another said that like tire
ranner. we we're going through the mo
tions. but accomplishing nothing. Every
one felt discouraged.
But q change came. Mr.. Ford's de
parture necessltated a readjustment. IN
administrative committee was RADICAL
reorEanised. and things began 10 shap
strongly. A constructive plan was sub
mitted 70 a mass meeting OF 400 peopl
and they cheered wildly.
Madame Schwimmer went yesterda
ostensibiy 10 Copenhagen to pave n
way for our coming. but. AZ just iearns
from newspaper men. who had her shac
owed. actually 70 Berlin. Actual duotf
tons from the statements Of unname
prime ministers and ohancellors while
are in the secret documents which Mad
anne schwlmnner has. were read last nigl
at a mass meeting OF lo.0co for the fir
time. and created a tremendous sensI
ton. / was told Il was the most 81
thusiassic demonstration ever heard
Stockholm.
Statements Are Submitted.
The statements. five OF which wei
read. were submitted about as follow
Here is statement from the man at Il
head OF the foreign affairs OF his bell
scrent nation. a man 30 well known al
powerful that his influence can maze
stop wars. yet n his name was mel
toned here he would be forced to der
his statement
" ! would welcome a neutral conferen
which might put an end 10 this awf
war
''And here Is another from a corr
spending official OF an opposing nationi
What are the neutrals hesitatil
forg And yet you people tell W o.
mission must fail.
And 50 we ali feel more encourag
now and especially since We had no a
nculty securing our ten delegates fre
Norway and from Sweden. The attS
ney-generai Of Norway il one OF the Nc
weEian delegates.
There is not other special news. y
leave at 8 o'clock tonight az is now
o'clock and We dine at $50 o'clock
night. for the border where. we take
ferry 10 Copenhagen. We are due this
AZ . a. m. tomorrow. We will prohai
stay five days IN copenhagen and IN
so On 20 The Hague. We are gettl
right along.
The American minister. Mr.. MorS
said that he had special instructions IN,
WashinEton 70 amend no passports