The sun., 1918-10-30
FORD PACIFTSM TOLD
BY SECURITY LEAGUE
to Answer Question
naire-Newberry Gives
Complete Reply.
PEACE RECORD PREPARED
observation-disclosures Attacks
on Preparedness and Flag
Recalled.

A record Of the anti-preparedness at
titude and pacifism OF Henry Ford. can
didate for the United States Senate
from Michigan, was issued by the Ma
tional Security League yesterday. It
was prepared by DR.. William Herbert
Hobbs Of the University o, Michigan. f
The league gives the replies that Com
mander Truman II. Newberry, U. s. N,
the Republican opponent OF Mr.. Ford,
made to its QUESTIONABLE, in which he
declared he had been strongly for pre-
paredness since July. 1915; was for the
use of any necessary force in the pres
ervation OF the rights OF American citi-
Gems prior to our declaration of war. and
still held to that view, and was willing
to pledge himself to peace with VIC
tory. The league then states that Mr..
Ford made no reply to the QUESTIONABLE,
nor did he answer later Geographic re-
quest as to whether or not he intended
to do so.
This is Mr.. Ford's record prepared by
Prof Hobbs:
September. 1s15-Contributed 81, 900,
600 to campaign against preparedness
and promised $10.000,000 for peace
propaganda.
September. 1s15-It was publicly an
nounced that Mr.. Ford was to consult
concerning his peace policy with Herman
Ridder. editor of the Nep Yorker Stats
Zeftung, and with jeremiah O'Leary,
Sim Feiner. now on trial on a charge
of conspiring to obstruct the military
operations Of the United States.
Opposed Loan to AIIieS.
September. 1s15-Mr. Ford expressed
open opposition to the United States loan
to the Allies and was reported to have
| threatened to withdraw his deposits
| from any bank which subscribed to the
| loan.
November. 1sl5-Ford's peace ship
was chartered to convey a shipioad of
pacifists to Europe in order to get the
soldiers out of the trenches by Christ
mas
December, 1915-Mr. Ford had let
ters sent to every Senator and Repre-
| sentative In Congress requesting them
to inaugurate a campaign against pa
triotic songs. moving pictures of bat
tlefields, preparedness plays and NUM-
| lions workers.
February. 19l6-Mr. Ford inserted
| whole page advertisements In hundreds
| Of newspapers in all parts of the United
| States, OF which the following are sx-
| tracts:
Concerning Preparedness.
ITO the American People: Con-
| scription, the base of militarism. is ad.
| vocated openly. And 1t is done under
the guise of patriotism. The rag Is
| Haunted before the eyes of the people
| and We are told that our national
honor" is at stake.
Approves Tavenner speech.
| The Haunting was started by ar
organization of men known as the Navy
| League. Congressman Clyde Fl. Taven.
ner delivered in the House two remark.
able speeches-''The Worldwide Wal
Trust" and The Navy League I'm.
masked"-giving startling revelations
Of an organized body OF war trafficker,
| who promote war and preparations FOL
war preparedness. strongly urge
every American who is interested in thi,
subject that should interest all to write
to the Hon. Clyde II. Tavenner
for the speeches revealing the motives
at the bottom OF the preparedness agi
| tation.'
| May. 1916. Mr.. Ford had an interview
with Henry A. Wise Wood. who sum
married. 1t IN a contribution to the New
York Times of May II. 1916, as follows
| "'W-hen the word patriotism wa,
| tonched upon Mr.. Ford burst out Will
the assertion that he did not believe IL
| patriotism. that no man is patriotic
| and that the word patriotism |,
always the last resort of a scoundrel
To my inquiry an to what he woult
do in the event OF war he replied thai
even II we were to be invaded lie would
not make a dollars worth OF arms fol
the United States
| Finally I said: Mr.. Ford, on your
roof are three American flags. On see
ing them 1t hurt me to think that be
meath them was man who Is spending
vast sums. amassed under their protec
ton, to ruin the defences of his countr.
and lay 1t open to a possible hostile
world To this he replied: When tn,
war is over those flags shall come down
never TO go up again. don't believ,
in the flag. 1t is something to rail-,
| around
| April 1916-Regarding the sinking
OF the Lusitania Mr.. Ford in an inter
view said: A man asked me my opin
ion in regard to that, and I told hin
that before replying was going to ash
the opinion of five boys. I picked on
five, varying in age from IL to 16. Tt
a boy they answered: What in h
did they go on board for?'"
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