New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-26
RINGS GOOD, BUT
SAYS EVA BOOTH
Ford a Good Auto Maker,
Her Comment on His
Peace Plan.
MIGHT SPEND MONEY
IN A BETTER WAY
Back from U. S. Tour, Command.
er Tells of Salvation Army
Heroes in European Armies.

Commander Eva Booth stepped down
from the platform at the Salvation
Army headquarters in Fourteenth
Street last night, wrapped in heavy
army cape that one OF the men had
thrown over her shoulders. She had
just finished talk about her COM
pleted tour of the United States. The
tour had been so successful in at least
one of the many meetings she held, she
said, that surely even the angels in
Heaven could not have finished talking
about il. That meeting was almost
four weeks ago at San Quentin prison,
California.
The band on the platform was play
ing a hymn and about the room peni-
tents knelt with heads bowed. An
other speaker followed Miss Booth on
the rostrum. And then a member Of
the army said Here is a newspaper
man TO see you, Miss Booth"
you wanted to know about my
trip7" she said "Oh, it was wonder
ful. wonderful"
Eyes, about your trip and other
things"
What other things"
"For instance, about Henry Ford and
his peace plans"
Miss Booth confessed ignorance Of
Ford's projected peace excursion to
Europe on a chartered boat. She was
told how the war was to be stopped by
Christmas Day and how the men of all
nations would climb from their
trenches and enjoy Christmas fare to-
gether.
Sounds All Right, but
at sounds all right" she said. but"
at sounds all right she said,
but. The last word was strongly
accented.
Then you don't think much Of
Fords idea of bringing about peace :"
"Mr. Ford is a very good manufact-
urer of automobiles. Perhaps the $780,
coo he is spending for the boat might
be used to better advantage in another
way"
Would you go so far as TO say that
Ford might do better by getting down
or his knees and praying for guild
arce?"
well, / will say that | think he
might have chosen a better means OF
bringing peace than by his peace ex-
cursion. This war is terrible thing
for more reasons that the loss OF life
and destruction Of property. | think
that il has meant the loss of faith of
thousands. People have gone back to
the Middle Ages, and the idea that
force and show are stronger than faith
in the Almighty"
ut has been said that Christianity
will profit by the war because 1t is
killing off a great percentage OF those
who have never had faith"
Il can hardly believe that, you know.
think II is just about even. An entire
battalion of soldiers was recruited in
Great Britain. Over thirty Salvation
lists have received the Iron Cross and
probably as many have received the
Victoria Cross and the corresponding
French decoration for valor. They all
report that there is a great deal of
faith in the armies in Europe"
Defective Baby Big Question.
"What do you think of the defective
baby controversy? Miss Booth was
asked.
That is an awfully big question to
ask person who is as tired as | am.
You know, | just got off the train
few minutes ago"
She was told that a baby in New
York, sound mentally but terribly de-
formed physically, was having its right
to live disputed.
I'm that case" she said, 81 think that
the child should be given every chance
for life, but when child is born men
tally infrm it seems to me that it is
only cruelty to a poor, weak thing TO
force it 10 live"
Miss Booth looked sorrowfully at the
lotsam that was gathered in prayerful
attitude before the platform.
you think that they" II was
not necessary to finish the question.
"Oh, yes, many of them"
"And how did you find conditions on
your tour?"
81 could see everywhere indications
that at least q moderate degree OF pros
perity is returning, partly, | fear, at
the expense Of warning Europe. In
some very slight degree, think, the
very poor are profiting, but it is seldom
that many of the benefits of prosperity
ever percolate down TO the slums-and,
- Il, e h. 81,