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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

That Mr.. Ford is not without
notable support in his opinion that
history is bunk" is the subject Of
an editorial in "The Chicago Even
ing Post" This paper, however,
after citing few quotations from
Napoleon and Lord Chesterfield, goes
on to say:
And yet, history is not to be rele-
gated 50 easily to the attic Of futility
Il Napoleon were here to-day, he
might be willing to revise his verdict
The fate that has befallen his successor
in world conquering ambition suggests
tina. Wilhelm might have studied the
fable Of Napoleon to better advan-
tase than he did.
"History must be distinguished from
nistories' There are too many of the
latter that merit the Fordian adjcctive
But history itself, as it Is found in
-Ae contemporary records Of events,
in the journals of the inconspicuous as
we'll az Of the great, in state papers
and in the private documents that note
the everyday transactions Of everyday
people, in the words Of Lamartine,
teaches everything. even the future.
eve are dependent, it ia true, upon
the intelligence and fidelity to fact Of
those who do the work Of research and
report their findings; and we can profit
from the results Of their efforts, how
ever excellent, only to the measure of
our own capacity for understanding and
application. But this ia largely true
of any other branch Of knowledge.
"To-day there are thousands Of men
and women engaged IN historical re-
scarch-men and women who have pre-
pared themselves for it as a lifework
oy years Of study 1t is less easy TO
falsify history than when scholarship
was restricted to the few Too many
vigilant eyes are busy; too many minds,
Jealous Of Clos reputation. are dig
ging In the musty data that, IN spite Of
their mustiness, preserve the spirit Of
the past. Whatever may have been the
defects Of the history available to
Johnson or Walpole or Chesterfield, we
are not to-day without sources of
knowledge upon which we can rely
with confidence and from which we may
derive wisdom invaluable for our
guidance.
Judgment based upon history Is not
infaliblc, but judgment that has no
historic basis limps badly and will
stumble into many pitfalls"
That Mr.. For3a's devotion to his
regular business is the chief cause
for his apparent ignorance upon
many subjects which an ordinary
school child has a certain familiar
ity with is the opinion Of "The New
York Times" This paper also points
out that this ailnent is not uncom-
mon among very successful business
men. Says 1.-THE Times:
Mr.. Ford's ailment is not uncom-
mon among very successfui business
men. 1t IL not so much vanity as 1t
/ is assumption. Tbs victim Of the dis
ease comes TO believe tina. having &C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Candidate for Senate

The Baltimore News" takes a
somewhat different view of the
case, and points out thai Mr.. EorG
was the man whom President vii
son would have had represent the
State of Michigan in the United
States Senate. Says this paper:
'Mr. Ford - evidently q genius in
the matter oY quantity production Of
automobiles, but is there man who.
If view OF his exposure Of his lack
% knowledge Of history, Of govern
Tent, of the meaning Of ordinary
words, will say that he is fit to legis-
late for great nation? Yet the
President thought so; thought go so
strongly that ne went to almost I'M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

complished great things In one prac-
teal line of life, he is qualified to give
an opinion on almost any subject. to
teach other men to do almost anything.
and to reform the world in somo par
ticular manner not at all related to
his own experience. If he fails, if he
makes himself ridiculous, II he wastes
his own money and other peoples time
he signs that he was right, but that
the world in general was not bright
enough to take advantage OF the OPP
portunity he offered"
To Nj. Ford's defence ''The New
York World rallies, declaring that
the test Of ignorance might easily
be reversed were the Detroit manu-
facturer to question the attorney
for THE Chicago Tribune" upon
matters relative to the automobile
business.
Mr. Stevenson questions Mr.
Ford on historical events that every
schoolboy forgets on examination
day" says "Thc World"
Upon mobile armies and other war
technicalitias that did TO. interest the
plaintiff in his pacids. days. Mr.. Ford
hardly shone in answering; but arc
there not many business men, and
even fat-foed professinrals. who would
hayo Numbered az badly?
suppose Mr.. Ford, turned qucs-
toner. were to ask Mr.. Stevenson
about ohms and amperes, ignition
sparks and injectors, vncuums and lu-
bricants. tensile and shcaring strains,
tho design differences OF combustion
engines for road work, farm tractors
and lumber hauling? II tho lawyer
runs his own autom obilo he might man
age for . while. but 10 would soon be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
His Youthful DAYS

AS has been said, Henry Ford
started with nothing. He was the
eldest Of a family Of six. His
father was an Irish immigrant oc-
cupying q farm in the town of
Dearborn about six miles out Of
Detroit. Hard work on the farm
and occasional visits to a common
school were the foundations oe
young Henry's experience. But even
IN his boyhood he had a distinct
bent for mechanics. He loved TO
experiment with bits Of machinery
There e still sto-y Of q wonder
full waterwheel invented and man
ufactured by Henry that excited the
admiration Of the Dearborn youth.
His school days were Interrupted
by working thrashing machine fer
a neighboring farmer.
Unlike many thrashing machine
operators, Ford evidently thought
Of thrashing machines while he ran
1t, for little later in MS life his
thoughts took the form Of a Ford
thrashing machine that the young
mechanic made and sold TO =
farmer. incidentally, his near-pre-
mier Of Ford contrivances had
drawbacks and it was scrapped as
junk. To-day at his farm on River
Rouge Henry Ford IS the possessor
Of nearly all the parts of the orig
mai co1trlvances. he traced them
even as far as Pennsylvania anc
brought them back as relics.
While running a dynamo in the
Edison plant at Detroit, Ford spent
his leisure time in making a gaso-
lene engine. Probably his knowl-
edge gained By these experiments
gave han d place in concern called
the Detroit Auto Company, which
after manufacturing one car closed
its doors, but automobile reverse
never discouraged Henry Ford
Considered by many Of his asso.
ciates as simple, visionary
dreamer, he persisted in the idea
that he could make a cheap and
practical motor vehicle. His wife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

weeks and has given to
the country the best op-
portunity for character study it has
had fer long time His mental
processes are analysed at length by
the editorial writer's.
The consensus of opinion seems
to be that the Detroit manufacturer,
who is suing "The Chicago Tribune"
for 100000 for calling him an
anarchist. is, outside Of his own
business, an impulsive, warm
hearted, untutored child with an
active mind and wabbly judgment.
The editors point out that Mr. Ford
does not think consistently, and, not
Icing given to thinking about any
thing but the automobile business.
does not stop to think where he
places himself when ne permits a
literary hired man to flood the coun-
try with literature on Henry Ford's
views Of war and peace.
That he is a well-meaning man is
generally admitted, but outside of
lis peculiar groove the writers feel
tnat he is lost in the great world
C human beings.
And this is the superior wisdom
tat was trying to educate the PEG
lc of the United States" says The
buffalo Express" This paper then
POINTS out that it is not always wise
Tor a great educator of public opin-
len to allow himself to be placed
lqon the witness stand. 1t says:
The appearance of Henry Ford ir
tvs capacity brought revelations which
Ius, have been quite shocking to those
10 have looked upon him as q quail
ted leader and director Of the policies
the United States.
In tie circumstances one can hardly
/. surprised at Mr.. Ford's avowal that
hc IS now strong for preparedness anc
that he is mentally ready for more
var il the league Of nations IS not
adopted. How many others who hav;
been and still are most eager to leae
public opinion along the lines with
which Mr.. Ford has been identified
could make better showing if placed
lnder similar examination ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Henry Ford Takes the Stand-On Low
His Suit as the
Newspapers Vie1u 1t

precedented steps in interfering IN the
selection Of q Senator; and to question
the infallibility Of his judgment on
men and measures has come to be re-
garded by some persons as within
what Mr.. Ford, at least, would desig-
nate as treason"
Mr.. Ford's haziness about school
book fundamentals cannot be fairly
regarded as part Of his supposed
equipment for the United States
Senate, The Milwaukee Sentinel
declares, and continues:
"As g Senator, Mr. Ford would DO an
excellent manufacturer Of cheap auto
mobiles and an amiable man. By HIS
own testimony, as above reported, that
might appear about to let him out.
And it is entirely fair to Mr.. Ford
10 say that he consented to run for the
Senate not of his own wish and Volt
ton, but because, as he intimated.
Wilson Wants Me'-most as badly, one
may suppose, as Wilson Wants
Davies
Over in Canada, where Mr.. Ford
has large motor car works, "The
Toronto Mail and Empire" is con-
siderably shocked at the manufact-
urer's Characterization Of profess
sional soldiers as 'murderers. 4"
This paper also takes exception to
the alleged remarks Of Mr.. Ford
about British and French officials
who came over to raise loans dur
ing the war. It says:
"Mr. Henry Ford is one Of the world
authorities on the manufacture of au-
tom obiles. He is man of gentle heart.
and perhaps one of the most popular
employers Of labor in the United States
For thirty years or so ne has concen-
trated his thoughts upon quantity pro-
duction, upon the improve Of his
various patents and upon the care OF
his workingmen.
Having in this time built Up one
Of the greatest manufacturing plants
IN the world, one may safely assurnc
that he has not had much time to dc
vote to matters outside Of his particu
lar business. Nor is assumption a.
ono has TO 30 on. When he makes ;
public address or appears, as he did .
day or so ago, in g witness box, hts w
familiarity with matters that are CON
monplaces to millions Of more obscu1s
people becomes apparent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

gin to founder in the depths Of an In
nocent ignorance.
The fact Is, of course, that Mr.. Ford
has a vast fund OF useful knowledge,
first-hand, accurate and on tap. All
men are ignorant somewhere; even the
learned DR.. Johnson misdefned a
horses 'pastern' in his dictionary, and
gave ignorance, madam; pure igno-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

rance as the sufficient excuse. Most
Of Mr.. Ford's critics could easily be
tangled up themselves IN an examina-
ton directed by skilled counsel along
lines remote from their daily ex-
perience."
It would De useless to expect
anything in the nature of logic from
Henry Ford, "The Grand Forks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
oh'<a Simple Man

Vet with al the millions that
rolled into his Golfers from every
point in the United States and from
almost every corner Of the globe,
Henry Ford has remained simple
man. His announcements and ethi-
cal enterprises TO the contrary, tbs
great multimillionaire Of Americas
quiet and urassumiy. &, dispensing
much charity and saying very lit.hs
about IL ,
For many years his house wss
small and simp'a. Unit a few y.srs
ago his serva, IS amounted In onyv
two in number In the very summit
Of his greatness 9drs. Ford once told
caller that she, had spent the en-
tire afternoon ia darning.
Light. aud Eth and in excellent
physical condition, despite the ap-
proach Of sixty years. Henry Ford,
associates have sensed an iron firm
ness beneath his mild, nature-lovinp
disposition. They contend that tho
success of his enterprise is due
mainly 10 his stubborn, undaunted
enaratter and to disciplined tenacity.
he viii not be slietracked whsn
ne thinks lie is right" an intimate
IRE ri once said Of him. "and to this
fact IS larvclv due the success Of the
Foyd machine. Once he was ~
turning from trip to Duluth. and
While in the middle Of Lake Erie
something happened TO the engine On
the boat Nine expert engineers
worked Unsuccessfully for forty-fiys
minutes endeavoring to repair the
9amare- Ford stood silently watch
ing' and when it seemed as though
nothing else could be done but send
out wireless call for help. Ford
stepped up. picked up two pieces a
pipe and IN fifteen minutes had r.
repairs made.
Well, by heck said the chise
engineer, IT'S stronger now than
when it was new"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

Clara Bryant, belieyed he could.
too, and Henry Ford always gives
her credit for his success. He al
ways consulted her about any Of
his new automobile plans. Thus,
about thirty years ago, when Of .
Sunday Ford expressed his wiah 70
design new motor car, Mrs. Ford
did not discourage him.
On the contrary, she brought him
a sheet of paper on which to draw
his plans, but II proved too small
and Henry Ford drew his modal
on the back of piece of sheet mu-
sic. That was seven years befcr 4
any auto was built, but the mo Az,
on the sheet of music paper ,>v.s
almost the exact picture * the
Ford as 1t stands IN the >oxe.ant
market. Since then salesff <sn have
come to him often with r.occc ,e;crs
Nfor more modern linz s. and Ford
has always listened .arefully. as he
listens TO all sugges lions. However.
his final verdict almost invariab,e.
NO. stree. Bud" says Henry
ford' ther III be no business a.
tar as de gorations go on the Ford
car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
A Ford Dictionary nnd Webster

Here are varoap definitions offered by Henry For
from the 7ceu k7aoOn family dictionary:
Henry Ford's Definition
A,o~os,x Anarchy opposing the government; throw
~&AAssS IA y ing bombs.
War: Wsr is murder
Mobile Army: A.. 5p06 lie army is large army 9b
History: History is bunk"
sTo.E,s An idealist who make people
A~AA'0~' and happy.
Monroe doctrine: Wes as9rf em ni1re 'e' the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

II n ENRY FORD has been on
the witness stand for two
weeks and has given to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
from Poor Farmer Bow
To Third Richest Mar,

I WAS quite while ago that
Detroit first had troubles with
Il automobiles, long before it
gained the enviable reputation
OF possessing one automobile to
every eight Of its large and indus
trious population.
Twenty-three years back. in those
dim days when horses SHE'D even at
bicycles, who should be driving
along, in and out among the horse
drawn conveyances Of the Michigan
metropolis, but Henry Ford and his
wife for their evening airing?
Henry Ford was IN a buggy, too.
The only difference between his
and the other vehicles was that the
Fords had no horse, and the pedes-
TRANS who possessed a sense of
humor didn't advise them to get
horse either Automobiles were
still too new for that. Instead, the
usual number of sarcastic remarks
were exchanged regarding the motor
buggy that Henry Ford had invented
out IN the bicycle shop in his barn.
Somebody had called it Ford S
Folly" and the name stuck. Then
almost everybody in Detroit called
1t "Ford's Folly" But unlike some
efforts Of mechanical genius, Ford 5
first Ford was capable of motion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

TIEN the world Flag" designed
NV the recently for "The
Mr. Ford boutit
it, replied the manufacturer
small emblem possession
Marquis
said hoped there would flag war
"and that Il would all
wordd to md
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

L
1t was moving down the st
when it collided with bicycle. So
effective was the collision Tat it m
set the cyclist, and the motorized
buggy passed over him. and thus De-
trolt had it's first aa'tomobile AGO.
dent. Something had gone wrong
with the Ford brakes, but right here
one Of the beauties of light con-
struction which still is a part of a
Ford car was manifest. The man
was unlnJured. He persisted. how
ever, in claiming damages for his
wheel. A long conference ensued
and finally Ford decided that all h
could manage to pay was $40
Only twenty-three years ago-anc
to-day Henry Ford is suing for dam
ages to the tune Of 81 100000.
In short twenty-three wears
Henry Ford, by means of his own
individual skill as an organizer and
by MS own resourceful genius, has
contrived to rise from the bicycle
shop IN his barn to manager of an
industrial plant which in the heyday
OF the war covered a larger extent
and employed more men than the
huge Krupp plants at Essen. Start
ing with no assets but his hands and
brain. Henry Ford succeeded after
only fifty years Of his life in amass-
ing such fortune that in 1915 he
was reputed to have the third larg
est income tax in the world. Such
are some of the astounding features
IN the career of the poor mechanic
IN whose brain developed motor
fed vehicle that was within the
reach Of all
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-04-11
NQNPART|SAN CLUB
WILL CONTINUE
To Give Grand Ball May /.
Discusses the Commission
Form, ,5ut Takes No Def
mite Action.

The meeting of the Nonpartisan
club last evening at II South Mon
tana street was we'll attended.
Owing to the absence of the secre-
tary-treasurer, who was out of town,
final reports of the campaign were
not received. The club will meet
again Saturday night and dispose of
the leftover details,
The question of the commission
form of government for Butte was
discussed at great length, but the
club took no action on the matter.
The club dues were reduced from
so to 25 cents per month and ar
rangements have been made to hold
regular meetings the second and
fourth Thursday of the month at
Metal Mine Workers hall, 101 South
Idaho street.
New members were added to the
roster last night, and it is planned to
build the membership up so that the
club will be at all times ready to sue
cessfully handle any question of i'm
portance affecting the public welfare.
A committee was appointed to ar
range details of grand ball to be
given on May l to secure funds with
which to defray the expenses incur
red in the late municipal campaign.
The club will meet again Saturday
night at s O'Clock at IL South Mon
tana street.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-04-11
CONFIRM WHAT
EVERYBODY
KNOWS
Miscarriage of Peace Plans
Account of Greed Will
Overthrow All Imperialis-
tic Governments.
Especial United Press Wire J

Especial United Press Wire. -.
Paris, April 1.-Contrmation of
bolsheyist plot to seize Germany
as an initial step in a worldwide
proletarian revolution has been re-
ceived by government circles here, it
is announced. According to avail
able information the bolshevik
scheme is this: The Spartacans,
with the possible acquiescence of the
present government, will assume ad-
ministrative power in Germany i'm
mediately after the Versailles con-
gress. Once in control they will
meet all allied demands with folded
arms and the general attitude of do
what you like, but as far as we are
concerned we will do nothing"
meaning that they will refuse to pay
indemnities or carry out any other
peace terms. The Spartacans thus
hope to force the allies to occupy
central Europe, which they believe
would embitter the allied peoples
against their governments. With
the allied armies in the interior OF
Germany the Spartacans would con-
duct an active propaganda to convert
the troops to bolshevism. Confident
of success in this the sSpartacans be-
lieye the troops, returning to their
own countries, would carry the seeds
of revolt into the soil made fertile by
miscarriage of the allied peace plans,
combined with general social unrest
in the world.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-04-11
DEATH TOLL 92
IN STRICKEN
STATES
Texas Suffers Most. Prop
erty Damage a Million.
Relief Parties Making
Progress.

Dallas, Tex, April 11.--Ninety-
two persons were killed and approx
imately 500 more or less seriously in
jured and property damage esti-
mated at nearly $1,0O0,000 was the
toll exacted by the storm Tuesday
night that swept over a portion of
Arkansas, northern Texas and south
ern Oklahoma, according to revised
and virtually complete reports here.
OF the dead, rs were killed in
Texas, IA in Oklahoma and three in
Arkansas. Previous reports that
eight lives were lost at Ravenna,
Tex, proved unfounded by latest in
formation.
Hundreds of carcasses of hogs,
COWS and mules are scattered over
the devastated area and fallen trees,
telegraph and telephone poles block
the country roads. Relief parties,
however, are rapidly clearing away
the debris.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-04-11
Small NATIONS RESENTFUL
WILSON CALLS ON ROYALTY
Four Important Points Dis
posed Of. Increase of
Speed Said to Be Due to
Wilson's Threat.
Especial United Press Wire.)


Paris, April 11-Four important
questions-Fiume, Saar valley, repa-
ration and responsibility for the war
which contributed largely to the
delay in arranging the peace settle
ment, have been virtually disposed of.
Many observers are disposed to at
tach considerable significance to this
sudden increase of speed which devel-
oped immediately after the president
summoned the George Washington to
Brest, giving the impression that he
was prepared to leave Paris immedi-
ately unless the members of the con-
gress submerged their individual
claims in favor of the world interests
The president and Mrs. Wilson called
on Queen Marie of Rumana at the
Ritz hotel this morning, remaining a
quarter of an hour.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-04-11
MON ANA STOCK
GROWERS MEET
At Miles City April 1916.
Prominent Men From All
Parts of the Country Will
Attend.

Miles City, April 11.-The annual
convention of the Montana Stock
Growers association to be held on
April | 5 and l 6 in this city is daily
assuming larger proportions. Every
mail brings with it assurances that
the meeting is to be attended by the
most prominent men in the country,
who are interested in the stock bus
mess. The packers have written
that some of the most influential of
their representatives will be present !;
the railroad administration will have
two Of their regional directors pres
ent; the railroads, themselves, will
have high-caiiber men delegated to
attend; = the, state will have both Gov
s. ~. Stewart and Lieut. Gov Mellow
.e1Fhere;s : United States Senator Kend.
rick of Wyoming is on the program
with some of the best posted authori
ties in the United States.
The program will be of cash value
to every man who attends and higf
class entertainment during the two
day session has been provided for tht
delegates.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-04-11
100000 Railway Employees
Receive Wage Increases

vious injustices" wrought by the gen
eral advance granted railworkers OH
May 25. 1918, and claims of eonduc-
tors. trainmen, firemen and engineers
pending since December. Only an APP
proXimate of the added burden of eX-
pense which accrues as result Is
obtainable from railroad officials.
They estimated that if increases
sought by trainmen, enginemen, din
ing and sleeping car employees the
railroad policy had been in effect un-
der last years conditions, the addi-
tional advance on these amounts
would have totaled 67,500,000 an-
nually.