The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-09


has not yet been any provision
made in the American army's fight
ing scheme for these tiny tanks.
But if they should be wanted he'd
like nothing better than the job
of turning them out. And they
could be produced almost as rapidly
as pleasure cars he thinks.
War Work His One Interest.
He isn't much interested in the
passenger car end of his business
now. He is turning out only 1000
a day, which is tremendous cut
into the company's former produc-
tivity. And he doesn't care whether
he turns out any or not, even though
the demand he said, is for at least
four times the number produced.
War work only is engrossing Henry
Ford now.
Remember when we were all
pacifists on the old Oscar III" he
laughed. (His interviewer was The
Worlds reporter who accompanied
Mr.. Ford on that famous peace ex-
pedition.) well, I'm still a pacifist
to certain extent. That is, l
want peace, but I'm fighting like
the devil to get it,"
Perhaps the most vital thing Mr..
Ford has done thus far to help win
the war is that he has aided trem-
endously in the production of food
supplies for Great Britain by means
of his farm tractors.
No fewer than 600 of these ma
chimes, each capable of doing the
work of at least five teams of horses
and capable besides of being hand
led by old men, women or half
grown boys and girls, have been
shipped to England within the past
year.
The state of Michigan is being
supplied with tractors. A certain
New England state has applied for
them and will be given some. Can
ada is to receive twenty-five a day,
Il think France should pay more
attention to her food supply" Mr..
Ford said" She ought to have thou
sands of tractors tearing up her
soil right now. Not necessarily
don't care about that. But
there is the seat of war, and right
there the utmost possible quantity
of food should be produced.
Maybe I'll get in bad for what
I'm going to say, but think the
vineyards of France Cor some of
them anyhow should be uprooted.
Tear out the vines and plant grain
and potatoes there. Food is more
necessary than champagne. And
I'm not Prohibitionist either"
The interviewer asked if the vari-
ous Ford plants had yet found 1t
necessary to employ women to re-
place men in their mechanical de-
partments.
mo, I'm using old men-or men
that used to be called DID," Mr.. Ford
replied. "And they're fine!"
His Alien Born Loyal.
This led to general talk on labor
in the course of which
the Detroit manufacturer said that
many of his workmen were foreign
manyof his workmen were foreign
born. Hundreds were natives of
Germany and Austria and Hungary
But there has not been the slightest
suspicion Of disloyaity among them.
eve try, as their employers, to
give them a square deal, to pay
them we'll, to keep them satisfied"
Mr.. Ford said. "And they are con-
tent"
Just about now the Ford plant
at Detroit is beginning to turn out
Liberty motors for our airplanes.
Shortly it will be producing twenty
five of these a day. Ever since the
Liberty motor was first designed
1900 cylinders have been produced
for it each day at the Ford estab-
lishment.
For Government Control.
Knowing him to have commun-
istic Though scarcely Soclalistic)
ideas, The Worlds interviewer asked