The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
SAYS ARMIES WILL
DROP ARMS AND STRIKE
Expects Troops to Desert Trenches on Christmas After
Peace Ship Reaches Europe-"And They Will Be
Fools if They Go Back" He Adds.

DETROIT. Nov. 29.-Henry Ford. in
Detroit for a few days to clear up i'm
portant business before sailing for Eu-
rope on his mission Of peace On Satur-
day., said to-day ne saw nothing hut
success for his undertaking. He Is so
arranging his affairs that he may 10
absent for months II necessary. Mr..
Ford will start for New York on wcdnes-
day night.
THE men in the trenches know for
what We are working said Mr.. Ford.
THE news has been spread mo them
by that greatest OF agencies, the press.
I have all faith that on Christmas Day
the world will see a general strike-that
men will climb from the trenches. throw
down their arms and start home. And
then militarism will be dead-dead for
evermore.
81 am going on the ocean. The haz-
ards OF storm. submarines. torpedoes and
all other dangers are nothing compared
to the principle involved. h princi-
pie Is merely that militarism must die.
Ever since the war began I have been
considering means OF ending II. Tho
thought has been with me constantly.
have been waiting only for an OPP
| %portunity. and that has come at last.
There was an unofficial truce last year.
men ceasing to kin men for a short
time on Christmas Day.
This year there will he another truce
The men will come out Of their trenches.
and IL they go back into them they arc
fools.
Would Give Englan nd Credit.
"If the war is stopped now England
will have done It. II England had not come
in when 1t had militarism would have
overridden France and everything else.
am pro-British IL the war Is stopped
now. ! motored through that country
for 1000 miles. and all the time In that
three months or more I never heard q
cross word. the English being the kindest
and q~uietest people I have ever met
MIR. Ford said that invitations would
be sent to all the contesting nations e
send representatives with Il view OF arbi-
tration after the party reached The
Hague. He repeated his intention oil
sailing, even though no official indorse-
ment was received.
we want to reach the man In the
trench" he continued. "He is the fellow
We want. and he knows II. Adv!ces
nave received assure me OF this. W.
will r. these men out OF the trenches
by Christmas. and then II the rest oi
the world Is as sane as the unitec
states an international court will be es'
tablished. The United States has Ar
international court-the Supreme Court
Mr.. Ford's attention was called to thu
fact Ina the Supreme Court IL packed
by the United States army. He ad
mitted that a small "police force OF THU
nature might be necessary. hut he still
stood firm in his belief that a grea'
nationa defence would not be necessar,
and repeated his statement that he woule
spend something to defeat such 4
project.
Says 4, =, Mas Re In Danger.
There Is Just one contingency thai
might cause me TO change on that M
added. THAT IL If we allow the war u
20 on ,thie will please the capitalists
until. won by some side. II il possible
tina, the United states will have TO pre-
pare.
III We stop the war nov and every
body agrees to arbitrat-. war ~ don'
Tor. The biggest heroes and the creates
martyrs are the men ! ihS puA Ah'ie o
the trenches. Ask them what they ar
fighting for-and I have asked men Jus
from the renches-ard they VIII Tel
YOU they do not know. but they ar
fighting against militarism. against IN
forces that lead to this destruction ina
destroy them. That Is what want Il
give up my time and money to do
crush militarism.
And IL is not the least sad TN
that those who are keeping w mn.
,arism IL they would work A ntt'
harder on their designs and draWins
and make articles the people want
large quantities they would MARE NOR
money than they do now. l am maxim
more money han ! know what TO u
with.
II will stay abroad as long as g,
do any good. And "A funny Yang apot
II In that a moving picture ccmphh
I, for exclusive rights Is willing 10 pa
the entire expense OF this trip
"a general strike on Christmas DaN-
that liz what we want. A general stri'
ali over the world. ! don't care wns
critics say. I believe this is possible.
II have believed other things =
bic and they were. I have all the fat
in the world In humanity"
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