The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
EDISON, GOING AWAY,
Sees u. s. DISASTER
Country Will Be "WalkOver
for Some Enemy" He Says,
as We Are Not Prepared.
TO TAKE REST IN FLORIDA

ORANGE. y. J.. March 2o.-Thonas A.
Edison is to take a vacation. Accom-
panied by Mrs. Edison. he will stsSt
for his plantation at Fort Myers. Fla.
Tomorrow afternoon and he xcpects TO
be away for six or eight weeks. II
will be the first real rest he has had in
two years. and he believes he has
earned Il. lie says every business IA
should take a vacation. but he should
earn II first. Continuing. he said yes
terday:
I'm all right physically. but mentally
am y little rusty. I And ! am getting
irritable, and ~ little fishing will put
me all right again, There is lots o'
good fishing on my place in Florida
and then in order that the shing may
not become m%onotonous I have sent my
experiment assistant. Fred OFT. down
there TO at UP a small laboratory SO
/, that We may do a little experimenting
at times for a change.
You see. tho war caused a lot Of
extra work for me. I've been busy will
chemical plants and rave built SIX foi
myself and designed three for others
| had a fire. too, but that's all cleared W
now"
Are YOU still IN the same frame o
nina about fire insurance as you were
Nj. Edison was asked.
Just the same" he replied. put
have taken out a little Just 10 peas
| some who are interested with ne. How
ever. YOU could put all the ~combustible'
I now have in "A p~ushcart. ana they ar
kept away from the big plants
4, =. Poor IN Orxantsrrs.
The inventor then talked Of war ant
prepa redness. saying:
The trouble with us is tina We ar
no, good organizers. and | don't Know
tina, We ever will I've. our GoNcrnrne'i
IL mpo of ali kinds OF representa-
tiyes and ii is very difficult 20 make IN
majority agree on anythlnc. .
I'VE ncvcr will nc prepared We "il
reach a certain point aud then the N,''
thing will bus. up. We have 10 get NOR
efficient or we'll all split ur The trou"'
will no that a. soon as me war u "Vei
and I think that Germany wil'la~t an
other year. We'll he back III our orr "a
and preparedness will bc forgo'te'
Some dav trouble will come TO III
United states and II all bc "A walno'e
for some enemy
'IIou will the United states handl
the commercial problems at the II q
this war
W. will be able 20 hold our own vt'h
ou, trouble. We need not expect - ~
IN everything. and IL will he impo>sihl
TO compete with all. but CONNER al
NC have always done well and will d
veil In the future In spite Of any con
petition.
The chances are that We Will hay
big trouble in Mexico n to csc'i
would he a marvel said Mr.. Els"
as ne switched TO other problems Il IN
United States. Il suppose we'll hlund1
into II ard through II. bu, II Will Ia
a long time 10 clean IN. This ltt
trouble is again pointing out the ~
,antagcs OF being prepared. We va;
a bigger navy, a bigger army ana \
organization OF all our activities. RI"
should card index the whole business.
Every young buck should he traine
as a soldi.r. Tho boy should he ut
lig"d to serve SIX or eight weeks 'tc
year until they are 81 years old. an
for them Il would he "A good thing, m'
cause in addition to the healthy exc
else u would teach them discipline.