Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-16


! On November 20. 1915, Mr.. Ford
conferred with Madam Schwimmer
and six days later the first peace
ship was chartered to convey ship.
load of choice pacifists to Europe
with the object by propaganda and
through direct appeal to influence
European chancellories to stop the
war and get the soldiers out OF the
trenches by Christmas" 1t was
sort of glorified Coxey's arm-, or
perhaps better navy.
On December /, Mr.. Ford had let.
ters sent to every Senator and Rep
resentative in Congress requesting
them to inaugurate campaign
against our patriotic songs. moving
pictures of battlefields. preparedness
plays and munition workers" Num-
ton plants were at the time being
blown up by the Kaiser's agents with
the loss OF innocent lives and the
German propaganda was rampant to
stop the manufacture and shipment
of munitions to the Allies. Germany
set up the claim that the shipment
of munitions from America was all
that prevented an early peace-a
German peace.
The peace argosy provided by Mr..
Ford's muniflcence sailed in two
large ships and was endorsed by
Labors National Peace Council (un.
der German influence) though con-
demned and ridiculed by sane men
everywhere. The London Spectator
suggested that its wireless signal
should be s. o. F. (ship of fools), in.
stead OF s. o. s., and the Journal des
Debats of Paris drew attention to the
serious danger which 1t carried TO
the allied cause. So far as accom-.
plishing Mr.. Ford's object was con.
cerned, the peace argosy was OF
course fiasco OF the first water; but
1t accomplished the object Of Madam
Schwimmer and her chiefs in that ii
brought together the pacifist ele,
ments OF this country and Europe and
placed them in alliance with the Ger.
man cause. The recent Senate in.
vestigation of the National German,
American Alliance has revealed clear.
ly this close connection Of the peace
propagandists with the cause of the
Central Empires.
In February, 1916, Mr.. Ford insti.
tuted the most colossal attempt thar
Is upon record to influence the people
OF the United States by the corrupt
use of money. At a cost of hundreds
OF thousands of dollars he bought UP
an entire page of the advertising
space IN hundreds of newspapers In
all parts of this country in order to
force the people to accept his view.
point and to propagate the absurd
SANDERS against the Navy League.
The Chicago Tribune sent the amount
received, some seventeen hundred
dollars as | remember, to the treas.
ury OF the Navy League. few ex.
tracts will reveal the character oil
this pernicious propaganda
Concerning Preparedness!
To the American People:
Conscription, the base of militar.
And it is done under the guise OF
patriotism. The flag is Haunted be-
fore the eyes Of the people and we
are told that our national honor" is
at stake.
The Haunting was started by an or
ginization Of men known as the Navy
League
Congressman Clyde II. Tavenner
delivered in the House two remark
able speeches-"The World Wide
War Trust" and THE Navy League
Unmasked," giving startling revela
tons of an organized body of war
traffickers who promote war and pre-
paration for war-"preparedness
Do We need preparedness?
In December. 1914, the President
in his message to Congress, said
Let there be no misconception. The
country has been misinformed. We
have not been negligent in national
Defense
Since that time the President has
said he has changed his mind. Nc
personal vaculation, however car
change the facts, and in spite
of rumors and suggestions oil
fear there have been no materia
facts placed before the people of the
country to show that the Presiden
had any military reason for hi:
change of mind
l strongly urge every American
who is interested in this subject
that should interest all, to write t
Honorable Clyde III. Tavenner
for the speeches revealing the motive.
at the bottom of the preparedness
| agitation.
am having this statement printed
in the advertising columns of news
papers and magazines throughout thu
| United States. Others will fol
low.
HENRY FORD.
Could there be a better object lessor
to show the danger of colossal fortune.
In the hands of misguided indivi
duals?
A little later Mr.. Ford had an in