The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-08-10

cry axle passed the government test.
But Mr.. Pipp knew much more
about. the achievement of the Ford
| company. 1t had delivered 2,00O,-
900 steel helmets, 5000 caissons,
more than 5000 trucks, and $4,000
Ford cars and 5000 ambulances, sew
eral hundred<of which were given
free. Nor was that all. Much ex-
perimental work had been done on
three ton tanks and smaller two
man tank. More than a million dol
lars worth of work had been done in
producing special devices for the
British navy, and the Ford chemical
department had cooperated in the
making of gas masks. Motion pic
ture reels for the liberty loan, the
Red Cross and other patriotic uses
were made by the company and sup
piled to the government in sufficient
quantities to be used all over the
country. Other motion pictures were
sent to the American forces on every
fighting front.
Stood by Emde.
How much of this information he
| would be warranted in publishing as
an answer to the Hughes criticisms
was the problem that confronted Mr..
Pipp. However, time pressed and he
set to work, and statement was
completed on Monday morning. Just
as he finished his labors, Mr.. Ford,
who was in the room, started to the
telephone. II want to get Emde,"
he explained. 81 want to tell him
not to worry" Emde, it is true, was
born in Germany, but he had been
a naturalized citizen of the United
States for many years..
''Let me read this statement to
you first" urged Mr.. Pipp. "Then
1 can give it to the papers. Any de-
lay in getting it published may mean
your defeat
'sIf a candidate has to go through
this sort of thing to get into the SEN
ate I don't want to go there" said
Mr.. Ford. "Wait until talk to En-
de-" After considerable delay he
got Emde on the wire. Don't wor-
ry, Emde," said Henry Ford. have
seen the papers; 1 have watched you
work and I know you are honest and
faithful. If they try to hang you,
they will have to hang me first. l
am going to see that you get square
DEAL"
When Mr.. Ford had finished his
conversation with Emde, Mr.. Pipp
induced him to read the statement.
Mr.. Ford approved it and Mr.. Pipp
sent it to the newspapers. 1t was
too late; the Monday noon papers
had gone to press and it was these
editions that the Ford managers had
relied upon to undo the harm
wrought by the Hughes statement, for
they circulated throughout the state.
The statement did get into the night
papers, but these have little country
circulation and the papers that reach
ed the rural districts on election
morning carried the Ford statement
tucked away where comparatively
few saw it. It is probable that many
who read the Hughes statement nev-
er saw the Ford answer. This was
as follows:
Ford Statement.
"Our policy is to make men, not
break them. In times Of panic great
injury and injustice are often done
to innocent persons, and we try to
keep our heads.
eve would not allow injustice to
be done to an old, trusted and val
ued. employe,, even though he was
born in Germany. The results speak
for themselves Mr.. Emde, referr-
ed to as the special example in the
Hughes report, has been with US a
little, over twelve years, and he is a
most able and excellent engineer,
and has always given perfect
satisfaction. Not one word
could be found by Mr.. Hughes
or anyone else with regard
to Mr.. Emde's actual work. We in
the plant know that he gave valua-
BILE assistance with regard to the de-
velopment of the liberty motor CYL
inders, which are being furnished to
all the manufacturers, with saving
Of $354,00O a month to the govern
ment over former orders.
From the beginning Of the war
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