New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Vote
For President
Not for Ford
Inventor Says His Friend
Henry Wouldn't Do for
That Job, but He Is
a Good Manufacturer
Works on 18th Birthday
Opposes Soldier Bonus, Beer
and Wine and Expects 10
Stay in Harness Is Years

Thomas AIva Edison was seventy
five years old Yesterday He punched
the time clock in the laboratories
of the Edison plant at West Orange,
n. j., at 9:19 o'clock and went to
work. Tic expects to keep on punching
1T for fifteen more years.
At 10 o'clock he gave himself over
to an interview with newspaper men.
lie thought that Theodore Roosevelt
was INC greatest man he had ever met
'hat Sarah Bcrrhardt was the most re-
mafRable woman, that Henry Ford
would not make a good President. that
naval preparations should not cease
mat business conditions were ir,prov-
ing md .hat tho soldier bonus was in
oprortunc.
lie had just -hor. time before gone
out III the yard 10 shake hands wifi,
ms employees. The air was damn asd
hpd 2 chill in it, Mr. Edison wore no
"vercoat and his jacket was open. ue
was smlllnC and in gay humor. He
wore a dover in his but.onhole Hc
PcSeu lo' photographers
VIII "\e,cr" Retire
Thon nc returned to his laboratory. AMI
me new spaNcr men set 20 work ponnirc
loestlo St him on" after anothcr
over only ono question did he hesitate
'No'"' one as'ed him when lie was poino.
Z" rcure l|o had not suepcctcd that
"N} orc would ask such a question Ee
O. ou%n' or . while and then he said
orc word: "Nevcr''
nave not seen very many men, he
a a.d' am always IN my laboratory.
! ooA go ont very often. do no. ,yo
,,' 10 u'G'lsIs. ncNor saw Roosevelt but
once IN my life. aud that was wncn I
soook hls hand" He naused for mo-
o'tnt. II liked Teddy,' he said.
ana as for sarah 5ernhardt. he Ss;d
pcrpar' '''' Ct
r. re nett question concerned Henry
r"'u. Some one wanted to know
Wnotacr Mr. Edison thought him a
said Mr.. Edison. ''''''''' NO.
dento" ''' Vs'-
$50" said NJ. Edison promptly. "It
IS cut Of his Tine. But if there vas a
position a. director Of msnufacturers
would vote for him twice
NJ: Edison though that Mr.. Ford
would succeed with thr Muscle Shoals
project 80
"Flis methods arc good he said
several thousand machine shous arc
crying TO do what We has done hut
taey have not done it yet. | will bf.n
MN ne aet% it. | do net think ha
should 30 iu'o IT, He is too ambitious
and wants to holn tAc farmer"
Would Stick 10 Deadly Gasscs
The ncxt question had TO do with .hs
lnlishmonts of the Washirrton
conference. MIR. Edison said that it
was Sood and III his opinion better than
nothing ut all Bat he said:
G should not cease naval prcpars-
tlcns. We should continue o:.pariiuc1t-
ally We should experiment. with the
most deadly gasses and with thc biz
gost guns. Not that VIC NAV ever make
use OF them but SO that we Will be
prepared IN case Some other nation.
Through rascality. should attack US.
non ! say cXpcrimentailv. mean
that we should be prepared to 20 ahead
with their manufacture at moments
notice. want all nations to be pre-
pared that war Will be too terrible to
go on WITH
Questions were then asked about the
soldier bonus the refundng of foreign
loans and light wines and beer.
Mr.. Edison said he thouCht the SOL
dicr bonus should be postponed until
moro Favorable time. Then ne said
Continued on next pas.)