South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
Democratic National Commit
teeman of Michigan Answers
Henry M. Leland of Cadillac
Motor Co. on "Hard Times.
SHOWS UP HIS RECORD
IN FORMER CAMPAIGN
Tried to Intimidate Labor Then
Doing Same Thing Now
Talks Depression While His
Business PrOSperS.

WASHINGTON, ID. - June 60'-
Henry NJ Leland, president of the
Cadillac Motor Company branch of
the General Motors Company one OF
the biggest OF the trusts. recently gave
wide publicity to a statement in which |
ne pictured Industrial ruin in the Unit !
ed States. The object of the Leland |
article. which was heralded far and |
wide by the reactionary press. was
10 discredit. if possible, this Demo |
cratic administration.
Mr.. +. o, Wood. the member Of the
Democratic National Committee from
Michigan, promptly took Mr. Leland
TO task, and showed conclusively that
his charges were political and are at
variance with the facts so far as In
dustrial conditions in Michigan are
concerned.
Mr.. Wood rendered real service |
10 the American people when he dis
closed the past of Mr.. Henry NJ. Le-
land. We find from Mr.. Woods let !
ter that this is the same Mr.. Leland,
who, in the national campaign or 1917, |
signed his name to paid advertise
ments along with other protecuonlst
manufacturers, IN Michigan news
papers ViCiOuSly asSatling the demo- |
cratic cause. This was some ten days
before President Wilson's election.
These signed advertisements were pub
lished for the purpose or intlmloatihg
laboring men. Mr.. Leland pictured
ruin then. just as he is praying for 1t
today.
Writes "a Strong Letter.
Here follows the letter from MT
Wood. which Senator Reed, of Mis-
souri, inserted in the Congressional
Record:
Il notice In the morning press dis
patches that there was read in the
senate yesterday, a letter from Henry |
NJ. Leland, OF the Cadillac Motor Com |
pany, Detroit, Mich, in which the
writer indicates that there Is business
depression existing, and painting |
mournful tale as to conditions gen !
orally. and charging such an alleged !
situation to congress.
MIR. Leland is a man of high char /
acter. and his business and personal |
honor is unqueStiOned. 1t Is, however |
interesting 10 note that this is the |
same Mr.. Leland whose name appear
ed in connection with other protected |
manufacturers. upon a full page ad- |
vertisement which was run quite gen
orally in Michigan newspapers in !
October, 1912, about ten days before
election.
These signed advertisements were
scare proclamatiOns intended to in |
fame. intimate and frighten the vot- |
ers and especially the labOring men, |
by the prediction that unless Mr.. Taft !
suit.
"That such roor-back methods have
no influence is clearly shown by the |
fact that Mr.. Taft carried only two /
small states, Utah and Vermont.
General Motor Condition.
IAN important feature. however, /
bearing upon Mr.. Leland's endeavOr |
10 get nation wide publicity 10 his as !
sertions as to business depression is |
the fact that the corporation with !
which ne is connected. the General /
Motors Company, holding company |
Of which the Cadillac and Buick are !
the two leading subsidiary companies. |
shows an advance in the market price |
of its stock Of nearly 800 per cent /
during the past year and an advance |
Of 100 per cent within the last six /
months.
.aTo make this clear, let it be un- |
derstood that General Motors common
stock has advanced from % to SO. and
General Motors preferred from 50 10
s5. and this is based upon actual earn
ing and profits
The Buick Company has manufac-
tured and actually sold. and received
the cash therefor. an output for 1914
models or $4,000 pleasure cars and
1900 commercial cars. being the larg-
est year IN its history, and the outlook
for 1915 Is so promising that plans
have been made and some contracts
for materials let upon basis of 4O,-
900 cars
Property OF Detroit.
Detroit Mr.. Leland's home city. is
one IF the most prosperous cities in the
world-more building. increased bank
deposits, everything fiOurishing, not
Withstanding the thousands OF dollars
paid ont during the 1912 campaign
for the full page advertisements bear
ing Mr.. Lseland's name, predicting dire
disaster.
Does Mr.. Leland claim that the
business depression in Canada and
some other nations is due 10 the Unit
&c States congress2
THAT President Wilson's program
may be carried out and constructive
legislation enacted along the lines OF
his recommendations is the earnest
hope of a great majority OF the Ameri-
can people.
EDWIN O WOOD"
Flint. Mich.
Senator Reed took occasion 10 pay
his respects on the senate floor TO Mr.. |
Leland and the motor trust He char |
acterized IL a criminal corporation and |
expressed the hope that the Attorney |
General would give IL his attention.
This criminal trust continued |
Senator Reed. that is making over
S4.000.O00 year comes here and un-
dertakes 20 lecture congress and the
president and demands that congress
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