The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-19
BY HARRY REUTLINGER.
international News Service Staff
CoTrespondentl

SOlfebpOnutnl,)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. July
l9-This is a tale OF three mile
hike on which the mixers were. as
some one put II. "a man with hall a
billion and man with half buck. "
Perhaps the figures we're not ex-
actly accurate Henry Ford's wealth
may be somewhat more or somewhat
less than the sum mentioned and the
correspondent who trudges along with
him through the ru,tcd country roads
probably had more than -four bits
IN his possession, But the phrase
was relatively true.
After the heat OF The big legal bat
tie which has kept hlm on the stand
ali week. the chief figure IN the Ford
Tribune SlOO0OO libel suit sought
relaxation.
Lets stroll" he suggested as he
touched the shoulder OF the core
spondent in the lobby Of thn hotel
from which. for the time being, Mr.
Ford is directing all his immense in
terests. He was hatleSs and clad IN
thin gray suit OF modest cut and
material. SO the pair started oil.
First mile-The correspondent ven
tured something abou, the peaceful
ness of the main street OF the town
ut is peaceful" Mr.. Ford agreed
The whole world should be peace.
| ml. don't mean the whole world
should be as quiet as this. We have
To have cities and we have TO have
noise. But the whole world might a.
well have as much peace as tins par
,cuar place seems to have.
Is there any one who. after wha'
the world has gone through recent,
ly, wants anything but peace! There
NAV be some-thoSc who proiitcc
from the war or would pyoiit iron
another war But the people OF ,h'
world. the men who fought and thoN
who remained behind and grieved
those who saw the awful waste o
human life and OF natural material
do they want another war ! don
believe so. But unless there is
stable, easily available means OF set
Ting differences. ! fear there will b
more wars and that the lesson OF thi
one will be wasted"
What method OF settling dliier
ences would yon suggest the cor
respondent inquired.
Advocates League Of Nations.
"A league OF nations by all means
,. Mr.. Ford replied. III this propert
owner whose house VIC are passin
> has a dispute with his neighbor oy'
the line OF that fence right there, doc
he 20 out and hire a gang OF gur
men TO shoot up the reghbor I
course he does not. lie goes dow
there to the red brick court house,
: Judge and a jury settle the matter al
he and his neighbor are good irien'
again.
"A couple OF states may differ. ]
they arm their citizens and
whooping into war. They do NJ
= They send their representatives doy
e to Washington and the (igh al
3 learned supreme court adjusts The
: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. loss Of hfe or
; days productiveness.
u Now what's the difference,
like to know, between these tv
neighbors having a dispute, two stat
having a difficulty and two natio
, of the world having a quarrel' Al
J il the ncighbors and the states c;
have their affairs settled by ooun
Z court or supreme court, why car
J, two nations have difficulties adjud
i, Gated by court OF the world?
i IL think the man that opposes
4 league of nations and court OF 4
i world is all wrong
d Second mile-Thc pair OF pede
e trians turned off into by-road.
= a fence was a farm hand who had ju
r put up his horses and was having
J. pipe in the darkness before turnil
III.
Predicts Community Labor.
Il look to see in few year5," Fo
II continued, groups OF farmers ia