The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
WALL LLSTREET|S IS
bUCK|NG OFFER,
WESTERN AUTO
KING DECLARES
Makes soathlng Indictment Of
Trusts Who Are Deluglng Capt.
tai With Propaganda.
aAPs ADMINISTRATION, TOO
Says He Doesn't Care Now
Whether Plan Il Accepted or
Not-cites U. s. Waste.
By WEBSTER X. NOLAN.
International Ncws Service.

| lnternou0nol NoWv borvIo0.
Disappointed and chagrined at
the reception Of his proposal to
lease Muscle Shoals, Henry Ford
last night charged that the Ad-
ministration used his offer a. q
football of politics.
Says Weeks Jockeyed His Offer.
Ford launched q sweeping indict-
ment at "wan Street interests" and
money brokers" for instigating Fed
eral opposition to his proposal. He
openly charged that the Government
and Secretary Of War Weeks had tug
gled and jockeyed" his Offer.
/ The biliionaire manufacturer frank
ly declared that he was "going to the
mat" with his opponents before Con-
gress.
Ford declared that Secretary Weeks
had "dallied over irrelevant matters"
after being 'delused with lies and gross
Misrepresentation"
The auto king made a lengthy ex-
PLANTATION Of his offer. going into de-
tails in an interview with newspaper
men last night. He denied that his
offer meant a Government subsidy,
but charged wall street interests
were misrepresenting II in this light
in order to create opposition.
Hanged II we care very much
whether or not we get It now" Ford
declared with ascerbity, referring to
the treatment his offer had received
at the hands Of Secretaries Weeks,
Hoover and General Taylor at Fri
days conference.
Declares Weeks Sailing.
Now. after six months, Weeks Is
still asking what apears to me as ir-
relevant questions and delaying set
tlement Of this matter" the Detroit
magnate continued. I'VE didn't want
Muscle Shoals for selfish purposes in
the first place. We didn't make the
Government selfish business PROPOSE
tion-it was an Industrial philanthropy
which we offered-an offer based on
desire for great public service. And
you can just say that every time Sec
retary Weeks gets US down here again
to settle irrelevant points in this prop.
osition he'll never get anywhere. This
Is not a political matter to be 'ockeyed
and juggled about. Why doesn't he
take 1t or leave it-yes or no-as he
would a private business matter7
Deluge Of Lies Floods Congress.
| Maybe we should make allow.
ances for Secretary Weeks" Ford
continued. Weeks and Congress
have been deluged by more lies,
misrepresentations, and confounded
statements regarding Muscle Shoals
and our proposition than I have ever
before seen gotten together.
1.-THE fertilizer trust, the power and
chemical interests Of Wall Street. the
money brokers, and every other in
terest that fears to have Muscle
Shoals developed along lines that
will serve all the people most, in
stead of serving the big selfish In.
terest Of Wall Street. are delugins
Weeks and Congress with literature
that grossly misrepresents the facts. u
Ford declared that he would "go
the limit" with the Fertilizer trust
md make them prove, before Con
gressional committees, every state
ment they make"
Why" he said, III we can't make
a good, cheap fertilizer down there,
why does the Fertilizer trust flood
Congress with statements that. II
we get Muscle Shoals, we'll wreck
their monopoly?"
Anti-Ford Pamphlets Flood Capital
Answering charges contained In
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