Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-16
FORD IS NOW FOR
PREPAREDNESS To
LIMIT IF WAR IS
: NECESSARY, SAYS
Change Has Come Over Auto
mobile Manufacturers View
of International Relations
During Last Four Years.
IF WE HAVEN'T PEACE
RENEW THE STRIFE NOW
Admits That He Considers
War of Aggression as Muir
der; Looks Upon Profess
SionaI Soldiers as MurdererS
tay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wasl

tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRsl
Mount Clemens, Mich, July ia
great change has come over Henry
Ford's view of international relations
since he blossomed out as a pacifist
propagandist in 1915, for now, ac-
cording to his testimony in his $1,000
600 libel suit against the Chicago
! Daily Tribune, he favors another
great war without delay if the pres
ent plan for a league of nations fails.
The Henry Ford who, in 1916, was
opposing the sending of the national
guard to the Mexican border and urg-
ing the United States to take the lead
in disarmament asserted today that
he is now for preparedness to the
hilt' if it appears that this new war
is necessary. He took the position as
a witness, that now is the time to es-
I tahlsh universal peace, and that If
the great war which ceased in the
field last November does not result in
a league which will assure that peace,
there can be no better time than the
present to renew the strife,
Did Not See Propaganda.
According to Mr., Ford, most of tho
pacifst propaganda distributed broad
cast in his name was written by Thco-
wv icy" 'si'.'
Vll'Plo't"u " NY "i.'' W euuLd'o .tl ei.e pun pI
nc as ne put IT, as TO tile waste anu
horror of war and to its needlessness.
! More often than not, Mr.. Ford said.
these arguments were sent out with
out his having read them at all He
repeatedly stated, however, that he as
sumed full responsibility for the prop
asahua ana IN ms answers 70 S,[.s Iuest
I,oHS - Plopoul''eu py A.t1it' t'Vy IN ny,
~. stevenson nelIeSenlinE W IL
pune, ne te-ali ,l''leu a'l " ','e I
Sent'a' sentiments put J." p''"' "S '''
L'eLaN'Ehe' 4,., -,.. .,.,.....,... ,,,,.r
ne lhterposed one Important Pual-
IIlcatoh Iebal "lhs tne uSe oi ,ie
wora Prepareaness WilaI ne il,..l mean,
ne Sdlu, was preparedness ,,s -"
nu S',u, ne eft,,,I,. uGeisiurtTu ,,,u
ru 9'dt'9 "aa ~ ~S"liiO'Iil''S ~ pa ="
! l"I 10y, uele,Se, a'a "ch'e ue oPp"9eo ~
U!tlohS 10 'ne army anu navy WI.
! stevenson pointed out lHat III not o,'o
vi l"o pto 'asouua nltlc!s9 lII9 NaS wy
HeIH "tc',pI va eu,,'H' oIlLppget
. ut rl.1t i''s.e3u wi, - -, Seu Ia Ia
~ I 'l.t,I W 80 y,
tLs"ip IN Iou'pieoe u,Sa, .''u,'em. tn ~
,,,,,,id Gl,i,h,,, ,l,i,' o,o,,,,,Il
,sJ am tbT,l. - 10 - ,,and ,,i,,, >, cold
tho ,a,,noss S,,ut LINK 1t 'S d s'ou p'""' S'"'
'''' Tnotmrcs or no,,s Trial
outsten%inr TrS f"atnr"s " "s of The dav
were,
produc,ion or tho "IrIop of ITunan-
ity." or "World brotherhood" flag
constructed nv Ford emproves without
authorization NV Mr. Ford but in
spired. apparentIv. nv one of his ut
terances.
Mr.. Ford's admission that he still
considers war of aggression as mur-
der and professional soldiers, not
even excepting General Grant and
General PershIng, as murderers
His reiteraton that to him history
was so much "bunk' and admission
that on many subjects he was ignor-
ant, although he did not consider
himself an Ignorant idealist' as
charged by the Tribune in the alleged
libelous editorial on June 20, 1916,
headed Ford is an Anarchist.
Professional soldiers Murderers'
Attorney stevenson introduced
pamphlet containing the paclllst ar
guments which witness admitSd was
widely distributed at his expense IN
1916,
Mr. Stevenson quoted Mr.. tord as
, saying, preparedness Is the root OF
val
THAT meant over-preparedness'
'''u VT HO'''
What do you mean wheh you say
that war is MURDER
war of aggression
And those who urge preparedness
advocate MURDER
"Over-preparedness yes
Witness said that some prepared
ness for defense was legitimate. lie
had no quarrel with 1t.
president Wilson was one OF thoSo
who urged the preparedness which you
call murder
over preparedness | am strong toc
preparedness now
"4 on were not in l9l3?
Il thought our preparedness at that
time was adequate
Witness said that he considered pro-
fossional soldiers-those who made