The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
FORD WILL PAY
 WOMEN HELP S5
 A DAY, HE SAYS
Inspiring Talk" Brings Workers at Detroit on
 Equality With Men.

Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 25.-Henry Ford, the Detroit autc manufacturer, announced last evening, after con- ference with President Wilson at Shadow Lawn, that he had established the women workers in his plant at Detroit and in his branch factories on a wage equality with the men. This he had done on Oct. 10.
 He said that his action was the re- suit of "an inspiring talk'' which he recently had with the President re- garding the forward movement among women." MT. Ford had previously given the women in his factories the eight-hour day, but not the minimum wage of $5.
 The first thing MT. Ford said when he got off the train yesterday after noon and was asked what he had come for was: "Oh, I've come down to get on the band wagon" He then made it known that he was planning an ad- vertising campaign in MT. Wilson's s behalf that would attract attention all over the country He will place big advertisements in all the leading rapers telling why the President should be reelected.
 h Mr. Ford made this brief statement in explanation of his course toward his women employees:
 q had the pleasure to inform Pres ident Wilson this afternoon that I had established the women workers of my plant at Detroit and in the branch factories in other cities upon a pay equality with the men workers. I took this step following my conference with the President more than two weeks ago. This principle Is now in opera tion, and I look forward with com plete confidence to its vindication.'
 About 1.500 women who are now employed in the Ford factories in the lighter forms of labor will be affected by the new wage schedule. The min- imum wage of s5 for men, the estab- lishment of which created sensation in the industrial world several months ago, has been working out with en- tire. satisfaction, MT. Ford said, and he saw no reason why its effect on the women workers should not be as good as it has proved on the men.
 My experience with the eight-hour day has completely justified the theory of the shorter work day." MT. Ford said. T find that the hours that are cut off are easily made up by the add ed efficiency of the men,, and I hope to live to see the time when the eight hour schedule is established in all in- dustries There is no reason why it should not work as satisfactorily in others as it does in the manufacture of automobiles"
 The part which MT. Ford is to take in the Wilson campaign, he said. does not conflict with the remark he made the last time he was here that he wouldn't give a cent to the campaign fund. MT. Ford will place his ad- vertisements few days before e1ec- tion, and in them he will give the voters his views on peace and the eight-hour day, and will advocate sup port of MT. Wilson much after the manner of the advertisements with which he fought the greater arma- ment movement.
 He intends to concentrate his ef- forts particularly on New York. as he considers it most important that the Empire state should swing into line behind the President. He has estab- lished New York headquarters at the Hotel Biltmore. from which he will direct the fight, and from now on he intends to have it understood that his "coat is off'' for MT. Wilson.