Received at Cor. Jackson Boulevard and La Salle St., Chicago
HAVING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OUR PEACE PILGRIMAGE THROUGH FOUR NEUTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WE NOW PROCEED ACCORDING TO THE PLAN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED WHEN WE SET FORTH TO ORGANIZE THE UNOFFICIAL NEUTRAL CONFERENCE WHICH SHALL SIT CONTINUOUSLY AND OFFER MEDIATION TO THE [WARRING] NATIONS WE KNOW THAT YOU FAVORED THIS PLAN AND THAT YOU INTENDED TO TAKE PART IN THE WORK OF THE NEUTRAL CONFERENCE THE AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE HENRY FORD PEACE EXPEDITION HAVE ELECTED YOU A DELEGATE YOUR PARTICIPATION WILL ADD WEIGHT TO THE AMERICAN DELEGATION OF FIVE THE OTHER AMERICANS ELECTED ARE DELEGATES HENRY FORD WM J BRYAN CHAS F AKED MRS JOSEPH FELS ALTERNATES EMILY G BALCH GEORGE W KIRCHWEY JUDGE BEN B LINDSEY JENKIN LLOYD JONES JOHN D BARRY PLEASE SAIL [page 2] AT ONCE AND JOIN THE CONFERENCE AS THE GUEST OF MR FORD AT THE GRAND HOTEL STOCKHOLM CABLE REPLY TO LOUIS P LOCHNER SECRETARY GRAND HOTEL STOCKHOLM WILL YOU PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH MR HIRSCH MANAGER FORD MOTOR CO LONG ISLAND CITY WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS
JENKIN LLOYD JONES CHAIRMAN
LOUIS P LOCHNER SECRETARY
517 AM JANUARY 19 1916
Comments