The Detroit times., 1915-11-29
IF WAR is STOPPED
ENGLAND MADE
1T POSSIBLE
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an unklnd NOFu hnyNuoTc.
The time to stop this war Is now,
not only on account OF the waste
and destruction OF II. but because
the greatest hope OF a lasting inter
national pcace lies in the war be-
Ing stopped before any great nation
wins a decided victory. II the war
goes on and ends in victory for one
OF the great powers the forces OF
mihtarism may be so strong that
even the United States will have
10 prepare TO defend herself
Under no other circumstances do
believe In this country spending
great sums OF money in preparing
for war. and am going TO spend
all | have, II necessary, 10 prevent
any such thing being done,
There is no reason why We
should not have a permanent inter
national peace. We have some 4s
different countries and governments
in the United States, haven't we,
and We maintain our international
court at Washington. In the su.
preme court OF the United States,
and are governed by it.
why cannot We have the same
kind OF peace and the same kind
OF an international court among the
nations OF the world? II might havo
10 be backed by a small interna-
tional police force. but the great
ornaments which the different coun-
tries have been keeping mp would
not be needed"
New York dispatches last week
carried the statement that Mr.. Ford
was In receipt OF letters from prom
inent officials not only Of the Allies
but OF the central powers ss we'll,
declaring themselves ready for
peace. Mr.. Ford says he never said
he had such letters, but that he
knows there are such letters in ex-
istence
But beside that. and more I'M
portant than that. we have hsard
sFeffi the people who really count.
the men in the trenches. They are
ready 20 have this war end. They
say so in letters and their comment
on the peace movement is all over
London. Fully 90 per cent OF the
people OF the world want peace.
The greatest heroes and martyrs
of the world are the men who have
died in the trenches and those who
are fighting. They have given up
their lives and are still giving them
up. 10000 OF them a day, TO crush
militarism
IF the capitalists who are max
ing money out OF this war and are
willing to see it continue would
just work little harder perfectlne
their drawings and designs OF artl-
cies which the people need and Inn
prove their manufacturing methods
so that they could give those arti-
cles to the people at reasonable
prices. they would make as much
money as they are making out OF
munitions.
Last Christmas there vas an
uroficisl truce. That Is what we
want now. a truce that will let the
boys get ont OF the trenches and 90
home for Christmas. and IL the
countries ever go back 10 lighting
they are fools. am willing to
give up my Christmas or give up
anything have If it will help"
Mr. Ford has nothing new TO give
out as to the plans for the peace
crusade. Details are being perfect
ed in New York The peace ship
will sail next Saturday, will stop at
the capitals OF Norway and Sweden
and then proceed to The Hague.
where the Americans expect 10 be
met by peace advocates from Eu-
ropean neutral nations.
The peace congress which will
there be organized viii be unofficial
and voluntary. but Mr.. Ford believes
right down to the bottom OF his
heart that II will be successful. The
warning nations will be invited 10
come and discuss terms OF peace and
the men in the trenches may be in
vited TO 90 on strike in the hghting
job. In fact, Mr.. Ford declares.
that a general strike OF everybody
who has anything to DO with war is
what the country needs right now
worse than anything else.
IL the money the peace party is
costing and is to cost was worry
ing Mr. Ford any ne might recoup
and still have the party. A New
York motion picture concern orfer-
ed TO finance the entire peace ex-
peditlon in return for the exclusive
motion picture rights. Mr. Ford
will pay his own bills. he says
While I'm New York Mr. Ford wit.
messed a number OF actual moving
pictures OF the war-pictures that
the authorities have never allowed
20 be shown.
Those pictures give some idea OF
the awfulness OF the thing. he said.
They show men on the battlefield.
barefoot In the snow. soldiers who
were not hurt taking the clothes
from dead OF dying comrades to re.
place their own rags. wagons col
lecting the bodies and the serious
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