The Washington times., 1919-07-20
LEAGUE ASSURES
PEACE, SAYS FORD
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wars and that the lesson Of this one
will be wasted"
What method of settling differ
ences would you suggest?' the COR
respondent inquired.
"A league of nations, by all
means" Mr.. Ford replied. IF this
property owner whose house we are
passing has a dispute with his neigh
Dor over the line of that fence right
there, does he go out and hire gang
of gunner to shoot up the neighbor?
Tor course he doesn't. He goes down
There to the red brick court house. a
Judge and q jury settle the matter
and he and his neighbor are good
| friends again.
"A couple of States may differ. Do
they arm their citizens and go
whooping into war? They do not.
They send their representatives. down
to Washington and the high and
| learned Supreme Court adjusts their
ldifficulties-without loss of life or q
days productiveness.
Now, what's the difference, I'd like
to know, between these two neigh
bors having a dispute, two States
having a difference and two nations
Of the world having a quarrel? And
If the neizhbors and the States can
have their affairs settled by a county
court or a Supreme Court. why can't
| two nations have their difficulties ad-
Indicated by a court Of the world?
"I think the man that opposes q
league of nations and court OF the
| world is all wrong"
Second Mile.
The pair of pedestrians turned on
| q. .
farm hand who had just put up his
horses and was having pipe in the
! glowing darkness before turning in.
81 look to see in a. few years.
Ford continued. groups of farmers
taking down their fences, throwing
all their lands together and working
on a cooperative basis. each man
putting in his labor and taking out
his reward, according to the amount
of acreage he originally held. / look
| to see farming corporations organ
! lied and shares in them issued just
as is now the case in manufacturing
| concerns. These men will market
| their products without a middleman
and down will come the cost of food.
since there will be no exploitation Of
| it. The farmer will make more
/
for what he eats"
Third Mile.
Heading back toward the lights Of
the oity, Ford began to talk of money
making and money itself.
Everybody should have plenty Of
money" was his encouraging state
ment Il mean everyone should have
enough money to live comfortably,
have a decent home, good clothes,
/ sufficient good food to eat. a motor
car If he wants one. means to travel
occasionally and get to understand
his fellow men In other States and
countries"
about" inquired the correspondent.
1T can. and some day win" was
Ford's earnest reply. S'Increased
production of things people want and
need-more people working, to the
effect that increased production. in
stead of idling or wasting efforts as
they do now-will go a long way to-
ward bringing about a condition
where each individual will have
means to be far more comfortable
than he now is.
Production Means Money.
employers must learn one great
reason, and that is this: The more
money they give to their workers in
return for their production, the more
! production there will be and the more
money will return to the employer
| himself.
ct have proved that by paying men
liberal wages and giving them easy
hours of toll They have worked bet
ter and harder. and they have turned
out the finished product in increased
volume, and they have made money for
us as we'll as for themselves"
will there be a shorter working
day than eight hours?" Ford was
| asked.
I" here willard It will result in