The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-03

| they should express their own minds -
Mr.. Ford was asked if he had OBJ
| tanned expressions of sympathy with
his peace movern ent from officials in
the countries visited, and whether he
had had successful relations with
| them. He replied that he had "seen
| others just as good"
ssIf necessary I will go back he
continued, s'and, if it will help matters,
i I will charter another ship. I went to
/ Europe to show that I was willing to
/ give something more than money to
| the cause, and I will go again if it
will do any good. My absence has not
! hurt this movement any more than
my absence from Detroit hurt my
! motor company And as fine a deIega-
tion as you could find went from Swe-
den to Norway"
/ SCOT the People Thinking
Asked what he thought was the con-
crete result of his expedition, he said:
tits got the people thinking, and
when you get them thinking they will
/ think right
AS to his plans for the future. Mr.
Ford said: i
II haven't started in to work yet,
but don't think it would be wise to
tell you more
do the newspapers think am do
| ing this. for Disqualification or adj
/ veTtisement? feel that am simply
i custodian OF the money I got to-
i gether- The people who are being
slaughtered helped me to get it, and
what have I unwilling to spend for
them. Anyway, I think I feel that
way. I have thought Of it in every
way. My business. doesn't need any
advertising.'fa
Mr.. Ford said that the reports of
fact. There was much diversity of
opinion, he admitted, adding: But,
you know, we took over an absolute
community. and don'S think a more
jolly crowd could be found in the
whole world
Mrs. Ford and Dean Marquis were
present for a part of the interview,
and the Dean interrupted to explain
what had been termed the squabbles.
Being parson, I was used to the
squabbles,'' he said with smile. And
so I was surprised at what was pub
ltshed in the newspapers,
Mr. Ford explained that he never
had intended Louis Lochner to be any
thing except secretary. and that Gas
tom Plaintiff was the manager. If any
one did not behave. he said, Mr.. PIan-
tiff stopped the payment OF bills. Mr..
Ford denied that any newspaper nes-
sages had been censored. The ques-
tion of preparedness arose when he
was asked about the Presidents mes
sage, and whether, now that he was
home, he intended to join with Mr.
Bryan in an attack on the Wilson pro-
gramrr1e.
ri am against preparedness of any
kind he said, ssfor preparedness is
surely war. No man ever armed him
self even with a knife and fork unless
he intended to attack something, If
only an oyster or piece of meat. The
President ought to find out what the
people want: If they want to arm,
81.
Europeans are getting nova RAM
page some day.
Plans for Party's Return
Mr. Ford commended that his peace
expedition was not one-rnan party,
and that he simply was backing up
and financing the plans of the Wo-
mems Peace Congress at The Hague.
After the party reached Copenhagen.
he said, the delegates elected would
go on to The Hague. The expedition,
he said, was not q two or three month
affair, but a sustained effort which
would continue until peace was OBJ
tanned
..I went over" he added. because
1 wanted to show that I was willing to-
take the risk with the others
The people of Europe were all
thinking peace, he thought,
The trouble is" he explained, that
they can't let go of the cat
Mr.. Ford said that 10000 lives
would be saved If the war was stop
forts. And 80, 900 represented the
number of employees in his factory.
and that number of people could turn
out 1000 automobiles a day.
On theaWoyage from Bergen Mr.
Ford spent consi derable time chatting
with Tinjberg Nelson, the ships bar
Der, whom he invited to visit the Ford
works at Detroit whenever he could |
get leave in New York.
The conference between Mr.. Ford |
and Mrt Bryan. coupled with the for
ner's statement that he had just be-
gun his work of trying to restore
peace, caused much speculation as to
state would take in any effort which
might be made. Tt was also rurnor-
ed that the two pacifsts were to Join
forces in bitter fight against the
preparedness pro
gram.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at the waldorf
at 9:15 o'clock, and was with Mr..
Ford until 1920. When he was ask
ed if he had promised to be a full |
fedged Ford crusader in foreign lands
and join the peace makers, Mr.. Bryan
said that he was not certain about his
plans, but that he was not going
abroad Immediately.
Il must again give the reason" he
said, that there is work here for me
to dol which is more important than
anything I could accomplish in Eur
ope at this tine.i
ssYou mean the right against ma
tional preparedness 2" he was ask
ed.
Yes"
..And that you don't see a chance of
peace abroad for some time to come %
II won't say that
Mr. Bryan refused to tell whether
he had suggested to Mr.. Ford. that
they combine their forces against the
preparedness program.
IT don't want to discuss prepared
ness any more now he said. 81 think
Mr.. Ford achieved a partial success
before the expedition started. for the