A Century After A Failed Attempt At International Mediation . . .
1916, February? "Photograph shows members of the neutral European nations who met with the Henry Ford Peace Expedition in Stockholm, Sweden probably in February, 1916 and formed the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation." Library of Congress.
Without a case to post about today, I decided to post this photo of participants in the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation. The Jane Addams Digital Exhibition describes the Conference: "The Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation began in Stockholm on February 10, 1916. It was organized by members of Henry Ford's 'Peace Ship' with the goal of encouraging the governments of neutral nations to negotiate a peaceful end to World War I."
The mission of the Peace Ship ultimately failed, but not before the press weighed in. A 1915 cartoon from Punch is below:
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