The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-23
HENRY FORD PAYS
HIS RESPECTS TO WAR
says He Can Make a Torpedo Thrower
That VIII Depopuiaie Whole
Country.
Denies He Ever Su- gcstcd tn Anyone
He Would spend Ten Millions In
Peace, Movement.

New YORK. Sept, 22--"Thc way TO
stop this awfi3l business IF war - to
CNcTminate tae Warriors. / can make
an aerial tot ac3n thfUNer operated
~ wireless, which would dcpopulate
1ae earth in q short ume. And il
would not cos mere than hundred
dollars to make his is what Henry
Ford. t4te Detroit automobile saat. AT
fartGrcr, told Josephus Daniels SeCre-
f8ry II the NAVY In Washington, this
morning and repeated il to your re-
Poorter here at the Hotel Fillmore
bore tonight lie also described his
Gasoline submarine. which viii work
despite the many criticisms when
have pbeen offered by the incredu
laIs
Mr. Ford came 10 New YORK to
make subm8rin. trip.
M Secretary Daniels invitation
in7 @aHa 80 the Iruoklyn navy yard
tomorrow morning and take dive IN
err IS those muc1ernus monsters, he
said u have never even seen a sub
marine, hu; / know in advance what
.g4y impressions VIII he. When J come
up II say we ought - take these
hie9H9 We.shy things and destroy
every one.
Mould Destro, warship~.
Do V8H know What would do If
owned this country MI Ford went
45 I wuald tear he guns and arma-
TeHt Fl every hattleShip and turn
the vessels tysr for commercial use,
4 I heAsh the army. too. There is
rat The reuotesi danger that this
country W'll Zee attacked When this
war is over there won't be enough
Europeans Jeff tn start another war,
( w afraid NEST of those who are not
dead VIII See I'm as>lums"
Daring his VISIT in Washington Mr..
Ford talked with the President Cor
fifteen minutes He's a man the
manufacturer said enthusiastically to-
night Hos right on the job and
lvoSs }-Ee hardened morkmau. We
ousht ia thank Providence " nave
eurh . mar IN the White House"
The gasoline submarine which Mr..
Ford believes would he a success.
would cost oniy about e-sixteenth OF
" III 4 Submarine TOW costs I es.
know men have said the gasoline
wouldn't work under water but |
know better ne insisted There is no
need of going into details, IL ought
10 Re sufficient 10 say that I've ex-
fn IIaeuled suCcea sfuliX.
And the wireless aeroplane, which
would fly without an aviator, could
Re made 70 drop bombs wherever it
was desired Ia scatter destruction
Telescopes wquld attend 10 that.
Made No Definite Proposals.
No. ] did not make any definite
proposals for the Introduction Of .hese
aohines I'm working 10 do away
with Instruments of war. not to mul-
tply them ! am not afraid this war
VIII last TIL the industrious people
"f the beilIgcrent nations--not the SO
called industrial classes. but all the
Industrious revolt. That may he a
year or more. but il will come. No
don't know where Il will start. /
SOCK for the people Of all the countries
who are losing sons and husbands and
brothers and fathers TO demand peace.
lhd you ever stop to think that the
/ industrious classes comprise 90 per
cent of the population everywhere7
Il don't blame any one of the
rulers Of Europe more than any other
have been told by men who have
met him that the Kaiser is a good.
sensible, kindly, humane man / be-
IleYe the same is true OF the other
severe gns The fact of the matter is
| that these men have as little to do
with the real ruling Of their coun-
tries as you and / have. They are
swayed by the military crowd The
t'Hitert states is the one great nation
Of the world whose head is the real
ruler, who isrt swayed by anybody
Denies Peace Fund Talk.
Mr. Ford was asked about the
$4,000, 600 peace offer lie was re-
ported to have made several days ago
II never suggested such a thing &c
any one at any time" he replied Il
simply said | IropoSeda to devote my
energies and whatever means / nigh,
4 he able Ia employ toward the pre-.
seTNation of peace.