The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
FORD ASSAILBD BY
THE NAVY LEAGUE
Col. R. NJ. Thompson, Its Head,
Says Detroiter Misrepre-
sents the Nickel Sale.
WILSON ALSO A TARGET

WASHINGTON. Apryi io.-Henry Ford
n tho Wilson Administration were
targets Of attack at the opening session
here to-day Of tho eleventh annual con.
vcntion Of the Navy League Of the
United states.
Criticism OF tho Administrators
foreign policies was voiced by n Of the
speakers. but the shafts hurled At Mr..
Fore represented the of'cial action Of
the national defence organisation.
In a speech which was warmly APP
plauded Col. Robert NJ. Thompson.
president Of the league, replied to init
nations made BY Mr.. Ford that Col.
Thompson was persuaded to advocate
the cause Of preparedness because Of
profits that would come to him As q
stakeholder In the international Nickel
Company. Col. Thompson said In part
regarding MIR. Ford's attack
The ir~sinuation II contains Is that
our large industries, the great capitalists
who manage the corporations which are
ensaged In the manufacture Of rin
plate, In the building OF shops. In the
providing OF munitions. IN the supplying
Of metals, are all dishonest. d~ishonorable.
seeking to engage this county In war
or in tho expenditures Of large sums in
order that they may bascly profit b.
undue. unfair n greedy proits upon
the things they may sell to the Govern
ment. Base v the mind that concelves
such opinions and utters such ISLANDERS.
"One OF the principal items Is An at
tack upon ME personally as being con-
nected with the International Nickel
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r'p!s IN oehsII oi tne >av! A.eAsue ~
s'a'enients contained IN advertisemen'
mat appeared IN a NUMBER ot news'
papers To-Day oy authority OF Mt. Foro
says Oer rress'ee 10 LOST
Dav id Jayne HIli. ex-Ambassador e
Germany. made the assertion that IN,
foreign policies OF the present Admins
tration had caused a complete loss O
our former prestige as "A nation MN,
rendered our Goyernmen, u PRACTICAL,
r,plI.ible ousntity as AN ie$ernstion
Influence"
He referred TO the fac, tina, With,
the past year several hundred America,
citizens. men, women and children, hsy,
been done 10 death on sea and land with
out cause or arovoca ,ion,' and furthe
tina, at least two States Of the Cnioi
have been invaded by armed forces an,
not only the civilians. but our uniforme,
soldiers. Y been shot down upon on
own soil"
The first OF the essential elements q
American foreign policy Is, he said. 9Th,
protection OF the Individual citizen, II
so far as he needs to be defended agn,ns
Injury by any foreign Power.
= After many years spent In earnest an
unremii'ing enort I, promote rence IN
eN-Amoassador saii. he could not b
counselling a resor; to war.
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,o mnL. ,,smsoI,.. 30 $780, H., ~,
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cmec,iyciv and abroad i, ~ hs,,.,.d ~.
,ye shrink from ,ho var ,bou.n, =
action Tpc vita, nece att, n, iris ro
u.ut is tha, ms condition no nrorn,I
changed ~