The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-08
10 LABADIE
PRAISES FORD
FOR GIFT TO men
Gentle Anarchist" Says Scheme
is Sound, and Will Prove
Good Business"
SOCIALIST LEADER ALSO
C0MMENDS AUTO KING
Doesn't Squander Money on
Extravagances and Hasn't
Thirst for Power"

Ihose who advocate collective
rather than private ownership 0f
property are united in praise OF Hen
ny Ford for inaugurating the profit
sharing plan announced for the Ford
Motor Co, with minimum wage OF
s. "A day
10 LAbadie. gentle" anarchist, aud
Robert A. Westfall. Socialist, both de.
clare that Mr. Ford has done well.
and that the Ford scheme is long
step IN the progress OF the industrial!
system toward better conditions.
10 Labsdie, III boots, belted trous-
ers and flannel shirt. discussed the
JOY or living. the prospects or his
farm. President Wilson and interna-
tional peace In his home, No. "A
Buchanan-st, Occasionally he said
something complimentary about Hen.
~ Ford. 10 is recovering from an at
tack or nervous prostration that
keeled him over shortly after hs re-
turned from his farm
Henry Ford's scheme is all right,
but OF course, 1t doesn't dispose OF
the fundamental problem said 10
The pressure has been too great for
him. and he's simply getting out from
under. What does he want with SO
much money? He's got everything
ne wants. What would he do with
more? / should think that rich men
would do more OF that sort OF thing
It's part OF what they must do 10 ease
their souls.
"Ford's good fellow, | understand
fit hasn't tried to get control OF
every thing in sight He has always
treated his men we'll Every body
seems 10 Ike him. Perhaps some
capitalists may follow his example
as far as they can Os course, they
won't be able TO DO IL on the same
scale, but it'll help If they Try TO do
II at all DO you know. things are
coming around In just about the way
thought they would. People are
getting better feeling toward one
another. They realize that men do
things because they are compelled to
do them. don't blame anybody or
hate anybody, any more realize
that circumstances outside the indi
vidua are responsible FOR what he
does.
Il haven't doubt that Ford Will
find his profit-sharlng scheme good
business. His men will work the
harder Better men will be attracted
10 his factory. There ought to be a
tremendous saving They probably
thought OF that when they discussed
the scheme
Ever read this ?" 10 picked up a
volume called War What Fore"
Great stun" he continued DO
you know, there's been so much talk
"A In oil ho 4 Al, L
dead against war; IL would be a
mighty hard thing 10 involve this
country In a war now. And President
Wilson why, he's turned out to be
all right, hasn't he?"
And then the discussion ranged
back TO JOS Oakland county farm.
and his plans for next summer.
Robert !. Westfall. who was the
Socialist candidate for city clerk in
1912. discussed the Ford plan in his
barber shop at No. 367 Grand River
ave
Henry Ford is man who has
worked hard" ne said. He can't SIT
IN his Office and SEQ that crowd OF
men outside his plant, looking for
work, without thinking OF the great
struggle for existence that is going
on al the while, and the hard time
that many men have under existing
conditions. haven't doubt that he
has often thought OF It, He's doing
what he can TO change the situation;
but, OF course, all he does is merely
a drop in the bucket 1t doesn't real
~ change anything 1t isn't collective
ownership, nor anything like il.
But tOrd's plan - good sign
rather than bad one. It's a sign
that the capitalists have seen the
handwriting on the wall, and are
gradually coming around and getting
ready for the inevitable. Ii will be
long In coming. but collective owner.
ship will come. and these men are