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» T[l SAIL FOR PEABE Trouble I to Flll it—Bryan No Heard From New York, Nov. 26.—William H. | Taft and William Jennings Bryan are now besought by Henry Ford to join his floating Hague Tribunal, whose purpose it is to get the hands of neu- tral nations together in the words of “the Detroit those hoys out of the Christmas” war. While Mr. Ford was in Bast Orange yesterday, trying vainly to get the ear of Thomas ison, during a house party, representatives of the auto- 4,mobile maker were busy sending out telegraphic invi ms to all the Gov- ernors and other pe ns prominent in public life, and in endeavoring to persuade Mr, Taft, as he flitted from railroad station to railroad to take d the Oscar 1T, of the S American Line, which as chartered for the peace voyage., beginning December 4. On Wednesday afternoon it was stated that the detail of the plan “would probably he given out yester- day. So, when reporters went to Mr. Ford’s peace headquarters in the Ho- tel Biltmore yesterday afternoon they were handed the following copy of a telegram sent out at 4 o’clock yester- day morning to the persons whose presence is desired: and, pacifist, trenches by and end the Buropean Invitations Tssued. ill you come as my guest abroad the Oscar 11 of the Scandinavian- American Line, sailing from New York, December 4th, for Christiania Stockholm and Copenhagen? cabling leading men and women of | the uropean nations 'to join us en route and at some central point to be d(‘t(‘rmin(-d ater establish an interna- hnl\ul conference dedicated to nego- tiations leading to a just Set(lement of the war. “One hundred representative Amer- | lcans are being invited, among whom Jane Addams, Thomas FEdison and day. Full letter follows. With the twenty thousand men killed ever: twenty-four hours, tens of thousands maimed, homes ruined, another win- ter begun, few men and and energy, irrespective of the cost in personal inconvenience, money. sacrifice end criticism, to free the good | will of Europe that it may assert it- | self for peace and justice, with the | women “get | station, | I am | ROYAL i ! | | strong probabil that international | disarmament can be accomplished. “Henry Ford.” as handed around to the men by, Louis P. Lichner, ary of the nal Peace Fed- . who is assisting Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford was in kast Orange at this hour. With the issuance of this Mr, loch- nar remarked: “That states the plan.” “But it doesn't,” he was told “Well,” said Mr. Lochner, “wait un- til Mr. Ford returns this evening; he | may have additional matter for you.” Didn’t Want to Talk. When Mr. Ford got back to town he was inclined not to talk, explaining that the publicity end of the project had been placed in Mr. Lochner's hands. At length, with Mr. Ford’'s au- I thorization, Mr, Lochner announced that 115 invitations had been tele- ; that Mr. Bryan had been go; that Theodore Rosevelt 1d not, and that several acceptances :d been received Helen Keller, Frederick C. Howe, commissioner of immigration, and Mrs. Howe are among those who have :cepted,” Mr. Lochner said- ““Others John Wanamaker have accepted to- t ::;epyl:xfi:)k: Park, suffrage worker, 3 Mrs. Spencer, instructor in ethical the Union Theological semihary Meadville, Penn.; the Rev. Washington | Gladden, autaor and clergyman of Co- cultur= the time has come for a | jumbus, Ohio; Dean Samuel S Mar- with courage | 1is of St. Paul's Cathedral, Detroit d Arthur L. Weatherby, of Lincoln, Neb., secretary of the Nebraska Peace society.” Governors Decline, Mr. Lochner then read off a number “Such Dumplmgs—they’re as hght as feathers.” H. Baky, 484 Fifth St., Brooklyn. DsC SELF-RAISING FLOUR With leavening of Absolutely Pure Grape Cream of Tartar. 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Mack, of the United | States commerce court, Chicago, will Dbe too busy and John Burroughs, the naturalist, doubts his ability to Jjoin the party, ‘because the doctor says I am not well enough.” “What about Mr. asked. “I'll have Mr. answer that himself; are curious about him, in a tone indicating annoyance. haven't heard from him.” “What do you intend to do when vour ship gets to the other side—get in touch with some of the big bellig- erent?” “We are not prepared to announce that part of the plan now,” said Mr. Lochner. “Do vou intend to round up persons in private life and have them work on the leaders of the warring nation: “We'll probably do that,” said Mr. | Fora. “That is the only way to get at the governments. For what is the gov- ernment of any nation but the peo- ple? “What makes you so confident that you will succees?” “We have been receiving informa- tion of high encouragement from abroad for a long tim said Mr. Lochner. “An history of such movements p ¢ success.” “In what instances “Take the case of the Women's Peace commission, of which Jane Ad- dams was a member. Thelir report said that tke people of the involved na favored a termination of the “Your telegram of invitation speaks of cables sent to the leading men and women in Europe asking them to join you en route. Will you give us the name “Not now,” Mr, Lochner said. Bryan?”’ was Bryan up here to so many of you " said Mr. Ford “We Here Mr. Ford said he had not au- thorized the use of the names of Mr. { ;aison and Mr. Wanamaker in the telegrams, saying that he was not pre- pared to announce their acceptance. Mr. Edison, it is understood, has not made a decision. Mr. Wanamaker sald yesterday he will go. All Come Back. “Nobody need worTy about that,” Mr. \Lochner said. “Mr. Ford will sce that every person who goes over Will be brought back,” whereupon Mr. Ford smiled. -1y man, who refused to give e and told how Mr. Ford had encouraged him in a prohibition campaign, and that it was by employ- ing methods suggested by the auto- mobile man that prohibition is certain of winning in the place the elderly raan comes from. “Mr, Ford is after the efficiency bug,” said the elderly man. In the opinion of Mr. Lochner quite enough had been sald for the | day, so he informed Mr. Ford that dmner had been waiting for some time. Furthermore, Mr, Ford had (o | discuss something with a tall man who stood anxiously in the doorway. It! appears that in addition to his peace | program business of another sort has taken Mr. Ford's time here. He is negotiating for the purchasc of eighty ! pcres of land, ‘Somewhere between Jersey city and Newark,” where he is to put up an automobile factory. Sces President. Mr. Ford then withdrew. He left | the city for Washington at 12:30 last night to see President Wilson. With | Lim at the conference with Mr. Wilson will be Mme. Rosika Schwimmer, the Hungarian peace worker, and Mrs. | Philip Snowden, wife of a member of the British parliament, also a pacifist. When Mr. Ford left Bast Orange | yesterday afternoon he made for the Jersey City terminal of the Lehigh Valley railroad to meet former Presi- | dent Taft, due from Rochester. But, | when Mr. Taft telephoned that the {rain was two hours late in getting | into Rochester, Mr. Ford decided to go on to Baltimore. Reporters met the former president. “What do you think of the Ford plan?” he was asked. Mr. Taft laughed. “Shall we use that in our descrip- tion of how vou answered the ques- tion?” a reporter said to him. Mr. Taft laughed,again, but would say nothing. “You are obviously in very good health,” it was remarked. “Well," Mr. Taft said, with a smile, I'm in a respectable business now.” He went to the Grand Central Ter- minal to board a train for New | Haven. Mr. Lochner greeted him there and asked him to see Mr. Ford in the Biltmore, but Mr. Taft said that 1would be impossible then because the train was to leave a few minutes later. 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