Arizona republican., 1918-05-05
TRACTOR, |MP[EMENT I IF PEACE
 WILL WIN WAR SAYS HENRY FORD

Ed. Rudolph, Ford agent, furnishes the following article from the Ford owner of May:
 Henry Ford is one of Americas greatest patriots.
 MT. Ford, unlike many big manu- lecturers, offered his entire fortune to the government on the declaration of hostilities; unlike many manufacturers he did not ask the government to agree on a price scale before signing contracts for war work-he went ahead, declaring that the question of a profit margin could come later.
 What we aim most to do is to win this struggle and save the world for democracy" declared he.
 Tt isn't a question of profit-its 6 fight for existence.
 I'm still for peace. l always will be. But I am not for a peace that is not permanent that is not built on honor. Now that we are in the fight while I'm still thinking Of peace, realize that the only way to bring about an understanding is a defeat that will eliminate junk from the world.
 Keep Going to Win
 Keep going if you want to end the war.
 "Idleness, you know, is the cause of war-it is the cause of this great 1 conflict. We must supply the remedy 1 necessary to kill the disease. That remedy is work. I'm trying to do my part
 MT. Ford pointed down from a plat l form into q hull of a full sized model of the submarine chaser. l ,te, to stir things up," he said. 'The speed limit of that little boat will make the kaiser's submarines dash for shelter.
 Tt pleases me greatly to know that l am helping te make it possible foi a decisive allied victory. I have ar idea that when the submarine is forced to flee for safety the German navy will probably come out into tho open and make a fight. That's whar we want them to do.
 Over 50 Per Cent in Work
 Over 50 per cent of my men art doing government work. Pm proud c. these men and I'm proud of the worl
 they are doing
 Remember, I'm not doing all thi'
 work because l believe in war-I don t
 But this is a case where We have |,
 fight for our existence-for the exist
 ence of the world. And I'm in it It
 stay-to stay until a peace has beer
 obtained that will make this werl(
 of ours safe for democracy.
 The credit for this little subma
 rine chaser which we are going tc
 build goes to the United States navy
 And don't forget to remember tha
 the navy is going to play an import ant part in this war before peac, comes. I'll tell you why: Its becaus it has an organization that is brim
 ming over with efficiency. 'All the work around the subma rine plant will be supervised by nav. experts. Somewhere around here tn crews that are going to man the littl boats will do their training. Thes boys will have a personal interest il the boats they have built, and hay seen built, and when they leave 10 the Atlantic ocean with Uncle sam orders in their pockets, l believe the will show the whole world that tn fighting men of America are de termined to force peace. One Constructive Weapon While all the rest of my plants ar 3 turning out destructive implements c \ War-neceSSary to force peace; \ seems-the tractor plant is producin 3 the one constructive weapon. Tt is the tractor that will strik 4 the decisive blow-and yet carry wit \ it no loss of life. Instead junkerisl will pass from the history of tn A world, nations will be fed and event a ually peace will bring happiness. Peace. A wonderful work isn't it That word means so much to IT \ that I am willing to fight for it. But while We face the conflit 3 overseas unflinchingly, we must nt a forget that right here at home thei exists a grave peril, both in indiffei 5 ence in many quarters and in u H covert aid and comfort that are give E the common foe by those more cor a cerned by how much they are goir . to make out of the war than the v are abut bringing it to an early COT
 plneiOn and tho