Show M patr CHEERING CROWDS BID FORD AND companions GODSPEED ON MISSION OF PEACE menage received from king of nor way stating that party would be received in norway now york henry ford and more than ninety eight peace advocates balled from hero at 3 16 p in saturday on alio Bt eainer oscar H for chris norway the party waa accompanied compa nied by fifty seven newspaper correspondents and photographers and more alian twenty general assist anta secretaries and stenographers william Jenal kryan and thomas A edison arrived at the dock an hour before alio steamer sailed to bid farewell to mr mr half an hour with ford IMP pryan some time on the phlp bidding godspeed as ho termed it to the party there la some chance tor the mission to succeed said mr bryan thai blon to succeed said mr dryan that I 1 wish them every good fortune just before the gangplank was pulled up a caillo messenger rushed on tho ship and it was reported that ford had received a message rom king of norway elating the ford party would too courteously received in norway before sailing mr ford issued what he callad a farewell statement 1 I am balling with the farm belief he cald that a great good will come of this mission it will keep alavo the thought that Is possible as welt as desirable and so long as that Is done hope of peace exists 1 I know little of the details of the working plan of tho peace conference but I 1 do know that overy effort will be made for sw honorable and early peace it this conference succeeds only in bringing about a beginning of negotiations far peace it will have accomplished complis hed a good dvork my heart Is in this work for peace and it IB for this reason that I 1 have behind tho ship and helped the people to reach a common meeting place to the of with the representatives of other neutral countries wo arc leaving on time and leaving with tho feeling that those parts 0 the world now at peace and at war have heard of the plan and are in sympathy with the move and alint the best wishes of tho great majority go with us |