The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-01
1o FINDS GREAT WASTE AND COSTLY

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| and interferences IN production thrones
the action or insction OF those contro,.i
ling the progress OF production. 1t Ia ms,
assumed sympathy with his nationI
which makes the empoy,nent Of thcI
German subject dangerous. and the dan
ger may be quite as great IN the case of
one who. although not an enemy alien
r. more friendly TO Germany than to the
United States.
Found Ford Men DisloynI
TN the case Of the Ford Motor CON, &
panN ono of the companys employee
twho formerly had been in the eduoa
tonal department and had representa-
| me American Protective League), testtz
| ned aS to his inquiry into cases or
| dlSloyaltN. The reports obtained by him
EXHIBIT utterances Of employees I'm an.
taSonism to the Government insulting
, references tn the President and praise
OF The Kaiser. I'm an extreme case. IN
which the employee reviled and evan
threatened the President. there was
prosecution and Il plea Of guilty.
The man was fined 5000. was 70.
leased. and the testimony is that he res.
sumed work in the Ford plant. The re-.
ports were numerous. and the emploveo.
who obtained them testified that thoro
were about 200 employees whose Ioyaitv
was seriously open to question, but hov-.A
many or these were employed in Cow.
eminent work he coud not say So
iar as the Liberty engine was concerned
MS investigation related to half "A dozef.
cases In the drafting department in tn
rord company In this department,
there was serious situation which g.
gagged the attention Of the management.
Its Importance was manifest from Sne
fact that the drafting departmental
embraces the tool design and drafting
room in which the drafting work upon
the Liberty engine is done. and IL ig
possible FOR one in that department to.
hr.hR about delays, the causes Of which.
IN view of the multiplicity OF drawings
involved, ii would be difficult satisfa Co.
toriiy to trace. This department was IN.
charge of Carl Emde. There were re-,
peated reports OF pronounced pro-Geraf
man utterances by Emde. A former enl.1;
ployee, who had left the plant volun..
tarily and had later been found with
plans and photographs of the plant. was
a close friend Of Imdes and had been
employed in his department. This man.
1t IL understood, has been informed,
Would Not Dismiss Emde, =
While nothing conclusive could ht
established against Emde in relation t.
his work. the ACCESSIBILITY of removing
him from a position of such strategiJ
Importance was clear TO some of tn,
most important men in the management I
A conference was held on the subject a.
which Mr. Ford and the factory man.
ayers were present. According to the
minutes of this conference reports were
read from various members Of the
drafting department who were IN touch
with the situation. and who felt that thHl
department was practically pro-C;erlsf
man institution Several conferecs cylN
pressed the opinion that Emde shouSff
he removed. and one said that in nal
opinion in the very nature of thindHi
Mr.. Emdc could not give US evsrythi;fH'
required to assist the Government NI
the United States Ny. Ford. howevt II
was opposed t. that course and owe
ruled his associates. Mr. Ford's DO
ton and his reasons are thus set folt
in the minutes V
MIR. Ford delibcrated and stated IN
he had heard numerous rumors. hut
speaking Of all he had heard there III u
not been one thing shown him whi Il
would make him change the present het n
of the drafting department. He felt tt, Il
II was a time of saCriicc-that in ~ =
next few years every man would =
called upon to make some sort of sc !" z
rifice, and that possibly Mr. Emde. Gal,
man bern. was making his sacrifice n, =
when making rawlings for the Libel
motor 10 I've used ultimately against Gt i,
many