The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-15

 tomary pleasures-and instead launch "a concentrated drive against the Kaiser they will receive the enthusi- astic support of all other workers in this country who are heart and soul behind our government to win the war. $. :. H
 Henry Ford for
 The Senate
 THE choice of Henry Ford, re-
 J publican, as the candidate of the democrats of Michigan for the United States Senate, may seem anomalous, but these are war times and party lines are little regarded. MT. Ford is not politically self seeking, but there is well grounded suspicion that the longer he lives the greater becomes his desire to break into high officialdom.
 President Wilson wants him in the lSenate, and it is believed that many of his fellow republicans of Michi- gan and a solid state democracy will support him. His chances for cleo tion, therefore, seem uncommonly bright.
 Although not many years in the public view, MT. Ford's career has been varied and remarkable. When Germany plunged Europe into war the Detroit manufacturer was pacif- ist, and by his spectacular peace ex- petition to the old world in the good ship Oscar, he became an international celebrity.
 If his eccentricities were marked while on what was generally called a fools errand, he has since shown him self to be one of the most level headed of men. He was soon cured of his pacifism. He is now consumed with patriotism and is ready to make any sacrifice to help win the war.
 Having early parted company with Madame Schwimmer, the Rev. Dr.. Aked and others who wheedled him into the peace junket, he is wary of all doctrinaires and utopians, but he lis quick to consider with an open mind all reasonable propositions for the national defense and all business Hike plans for speeding up war preparations.
 If elected to the Senate, MT. Ford would not take his seat until next year. The end of the conflict might be in sight then, but Congress will have it's hands full long after peace lis declared. MT. Ford would be sworn in in time to be of real service and be factor in the working out of the administrators after -the-war policy. Success to Mr. Ford in his first dash into practical politics.
 Plan.for Soldiers
 Returning from War 1 e ECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR ig FRANKLIN K. LANE, in urg- ing the importance of the government providing opportunity for our sol diers returning from the war;" has given additional proof of his practical statesmanship.
 Because the department over which he presides has handled similar prob lens he rightly considers it his duty | to bring this matter to the attention of the President and Congress, which he has done with an outline of sug- gestions in letter to the chief execu- tive. After pointing out the fact that every country has found itself face to face with situation relating to the future of the men mustered out ot military service at the close of a great war, Secretary Lane makes clear the difference between conditions at the end of the civil war and conditions ex- isting today.
 1 In the sixties the public domain of llfered through the homestead law ex- ceptional opportunity for veterans to obtain farms ,on attractive terms. Out of our wealth in lands the gov |ernment had tracts to offer by the
 million. We no longer have the boun- tiful domain of the sixties and seven ties, but as the Secretary shows tive do have millions of acres of un. developed lands that can be made available for our home coming sol diers." There are vast stretches of arid lands in the west that can bs
 made highly productive by artificial