Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-08
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 3. ioi
HENRY FORD. opTIMIsT.

Not discouraged in the least by the
costly flasco Of his first expedition
70 Europe for the purpose of taking
the boys from the trenches by
Christmas" Henry Ford announced In
chicneo Sunday that he intends to
take bigger and more important
party to Europe This expedition, he
says, Ia to be made up Of porsonali-
ties whereas the former one was
made up Of personages. There Is Il
decided difference between q person.
atty and parsonage, which we doubt
if Mr.. Ford quite understood when
he used HIS dlscrminatlyc words. If
Mr.. Ford really meant what he said,
his second expedition Is likely 10 have
more fighting among the members
than the first had. But all this Is
beside the point
Optimism IL the NEST impressive
characteristic Of Henry Ford. lie Is
q type Of what many men In America
approach. In any other country I'M
der tho heaven In which he might
have been born. Henry Ford wouldn't
bo the Henry we know lie might
be as shrewd and possibly as rich. but
he wouldn't be as simple, az kind, ms
unsophieticated az in the man who
manifesto himself to Us.
In the America in which he has
lived and succeeded. all things come
easily to him who by luck or by per-
ception gets hold OF good thing aud
knows how to push Il along. Snc-
cess to such man comes quickly and
easily, and Ia by many times greater
than hls fondest hopes dared frame.
Nobody Is hegrudgng Henry Ford
his great wealth That was made
with rare honesty, and is the legiti-
mate reward Of what he has present
Cd TO the world Multtdes ride In
hurseless vehicles because of Henry
Ford, and but for him the distance
from farm 20 town might stun be
tcdiously long Consequently Henry
Ford feels virtuous as well as rich,
and being kindly In disposition az
only the American small-town- bred
man is, he wants to do good 20 all
his fellow men and he insists that
the world shall BE a happy place for
people to live in.
There Is no reason why the world
shouldn't be happy reasons Henry
Ford, I.ifo is an easy proposition.
really. or Ii viii be found easy to
every we'll nientioned, well-conducted
person who has common sense, COM
mon Offence. common deeeney
faith IN himself and confidence In his
fellow men Life has been a glad
and viftuous progress fer Henry Ford.
and Henry Ford modestly estimating
himself as no very extraordinary
phenomenon, it follows incontroyert-
IDLY that life IS. or should be, to ev-
crybody an easy adventure ANA un-
qualified success,
Henry Ford IS an optlmisi And
his optimism Is not In defiance OF
facts, but in consonunce with the
proved experiences Of his life. Having
cause for optimism and being "a lead
cr Ia the chorus OF optimistic song In
America. Mr. Ford strongly objects
10 any Interruption OF the harmony
Hence be has SET himself TO stop
some lhaee or four hundred millions
Of people tu Europe, Asia, Afrlca.
North America ANA Australasia from
fighting each other.
According TO Mr. Ford, the war is
neither good business nor sound
sense II burns up money ana is a
silly performance. II simply oughtnt
20 be Il never could have occurred
IN Miehiean and Is foreign to the
concepts Of the automobile industry.
Being what IL is the war can ana
ought to be stopped hy a combination
of business men ana philanthropiats.
Even the kaiser ought 10 listen 20 a
man who is making above $50.o0o a
day. He means that the kaiser shall
listen t. him, even Il il takes more
and more expeditions from America
10 Europe Henry Ford never has
failed. So FAR. and ne sees no reason
for failure now.