Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-07-25
FORDOUTLINES
PLANSMEXICAN
DEVELOPMENT
Detroit Manufacturer Taking
Great Interest in Improve
ment of Industrial Condi-
tions in Southern Republic
fBv The Associated Press)

DETROIT, July -. 5.-,,evelopn,eLt Of
MeSico indnstrally and agrit giturally
a. point where IT will take is ,ia.r a.
one IL the leading p,w.'., of The wJrld
Is the plan of Hea,y FDrl
This has been learned by The Associat
ed I'ress from sources close To the manu-
facturer. Mr.. Ford, il was learned
proposes ts erd forever the internal
strife IN the southern republic by put
ting the people to work" as he express
- il. by making il possible for the
poems 10 obtain cducaiions. and bv de.
v,ous ways elevaiing the masses in the
country To the highest possible stan
dard.
The motor manufacturer wants t.
keep teh hands and minds Of the Men
lean common people occupied 50 "thcy
will have 10 time for fighting" This,
II became known. is the substance OF
Mr. Fors's theory, one that he hopes t,.
carry out i'm the near future by erection
If number Of factories throughout tbe
more important states. In short. il was
ss,d he hopes Ia reveal Ia the people of
MEXICO how they can help themselves.
The first step in this program may he
Motor assembling plant in the state of
Coabuila. probably in Saltllo. business
interests of that city and the governor If
che state are known here To he eager 10
lriLg about the industrial development
Mr.. Ford. il is known. would enter up
"n his development program immediately
upon erection of the necessary factory
and buildings. Similar enterprises
would be established hy M Ford IN 9TH
er parts Of the country IL the plan is
carried out. u was intimated
Mr.. Ford's is said to believe that if the
Mesicans once are taught the value 80
industry. better methods of agriculture
and their possibilities individually and a.
nation. the advance Of the country
will prove to be one Of the most not
able in history.
The manufacturers is known Ia have
an abiding faith in the people of the
country. He announced his idea sew
eral years ago. at n time when many
persons in the United States were adj
vising that the United States SEM
troops to "clean up Mexico"
Az that time Mr.. Ford said
Let met invade Mexico with factories
and give the people something 10 do
Then there will he no more war there"
As the initial step toward carrying out
his plan Mr.. Ford for the last few
years has been training Mexicans in his
automobile factories here. Several hum
dred representative workmen from the
southern republic have become skilled
workmen in the local plants Now they
are ready to return to their own conn
try and become native forcmen when
the wheels in the Mexican Ford shops
begin Ia turn. These men. il was cx-
planned have learned American methods,
adopted American standards of living.
and have seen the vision of the new
Mexico. They will pass this enthusiasm
on 10 their countrymen. the manufar-
turer believes and from this seed viii
sprout the ena of the Mexican peonage
system.
Mr. Ford. il became known. proposes
% take into the southern republic a.
the ideas that he has worked ont in this
country. lie would open schools whore
farmers would he taught the use of i'm
proved agricultural implements. He
wonld make il possible for his werkmcn
"a become educated b, attending schcd
outside of working honrs and see Ia i,
that the children of the poorer class
had educational advantages necessary for
the welfare If the country.
II was learned that Mr. Ford believes
the working people Of Mexico have been
explrited He proposes to throw tn,
present system into reverse and turn
toward development