The Washington times., 1918-06-29
Why Do They Attack HenryFOrd?
Because He Is Policeman Pacfstl NO. He Pays His
WorkmeH Too Well and Fapors Government Ownership.


its own great love of country?
Just present its agents busy with Henry Ford
the automobile man of Detroit.
Ford thought he might do useful work in the United
States Senate and decided to become candidate
Immediately there howl from the whole profteer
ing gang reaching from the nice mahogany inside office
in Wall Street all through choice collection of newspapers
Of doubtful ownership.
The attacks Henry Ford have taken every form
but the truth.
Some patriots say he shouldn't be sent to the Senate
because he is pacst and 1--WE want no pacists in the
Senate
The truth is of course that he is building ships to
destroy German submarines and tanks override German
regiments and working for the Government without profit
Other profteer patriots say Henry Ford shouldn't go
to the Senate because he is pro German" Ford wisely
hoped that the would end with little killing as
Posshe he spent his money in the noble effort to bring
the to decent end. For such reason" those who
rob the Government with hand and fling mud with the
other accuse him Of being pro- German.
The truth is that Germany has no more dangerous
individual enemy in the world than Henry Fordnless
be the President of the United States himself.
Henry Fords factory turns out the automobiles that
used in thousands for transportation ambuances
Henry Fords factory is building ships to detect and
destroy the submarines
His factory is building supplies of all kinds that
1t is not desirable to mention.
BE has sacrificed his own profits discontinued or cur
tailed the manufacturing that was making him one Of the
All this he has done that he may give his energies the
output of his factory to the Government of the United
States and the foreign countries needing help.
profit from those foreign countries his country
Such is the man whom the proateers denounce The
newspapers that they own lie about him as they do about
others whom they fear
You need not be told WHY they hate Henry Ford.
He pays his men too uUeH He turns the accepted
prof7feering idea upside doOn
The that attack him believe that you should give
your workmen as LITTLE possible and charge the
public as MUCH as possible.
Ford's plan is to pay his men generously and sell the
product of their labor to the public cheap possible
He has established himself beyond reach of all competi
ton not by criminal combination keeping down that
work for him and monopolizing market but by good
service marvellous economy based on organization and on
the enthusiastic cooperation of workmen well paid.
him automatically.
His treatment of his workmen his building I'D of the
idea that those who do the hard labor should get something
is not his WORST crime in the eyes of the professional
patriots who Johnson well said in his dictionary
choose patriotism the last resort of scoundres
advocates eoVFRNMENT oNERsH1P OF RGILR sa4
AND OTHER NATURAL MoN0PoLIES
When Ford says that the railroads are badly managed
disgrscefuy and ncompetently by private individuals
his words have meaningfor he understands business and
the people trust him.
all the people of the country he has talked privately
his friends And those who have made their hundreds of
mnonS OUT OF the ralroads soetmes oy building them
and selling watered stock to the public sometimes by
wrecing and robbng them after they built know
that such as Ford could do than a thousand
others to end their days of prosperity and plumber There
fore they fight him.
Their fight, however, will be in vain.
Patriotism is not the monopoly of gentlemen who are
serving their Government basis of five hundred per
cent or thousand per cent profit
Wall Street gamblers and proteers will not blacken the
character of Henry Ford who worked for peace while there
hope of peace and who works only for his nations
tory now.
You readers of The Times especially those of you
that have read this column regularly need explanation
of these attacks Ford by who call themselves pa
triots.
You know the brand of patriotism that steals fifty mil
lions from the Government and gives fifty thousand to the
Red Gross.
You know the brand of patriotism that buys the work
mems labor and sells the workman his food and always
aanges that the amount he gets paid for his work