The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-06
FORD PLANS A
MEXICAN DEAL.
Has Well-Devised Scheme
to Acquaint Greaser
With Real Labor

DETROIT, Aug. 5.-Dovolopment
OF Mexico industrlally and agricul-
turally TO n point where It will take
It's place as one OF the leading pow
ers OF the world is the plan OF Henry |
Ford.
This has been learned by the As-
sociated Press from sources close tnl
| the manufacturer. Ford II was
learned, proposes to end forever the
Internal strife In the southern re-
| public by putting the people toI
work. as he expresses it. by making
II possible for the poems to obtain
education, and by devious ways ele-
waiting the masses I'm the country toI
tho highest possible standard.
The motor manufacturer wants TO
| keep the hands and minds of tho
| Mexican common people occupied so
| they VIII have no time for fight
! ing" This, Il became known, is the
| substance OF Ford'B theory, one
that he hopes TO carry out In the
near future by erection OF number
of factories throughout the more Inn
portant states. In short, It was said,
he hopes to reveal TO the people Of
Mexico how they can help them
selves.
McXicans Are Willlns.
The first step in this program may
be taken soon with the establishment
Of n Ford motor assembling plant
in the state OF Coahuila, probably at
Saltilio. business interests OF that
city and the governor of tho state
are known here to be eager TO bring
about tho Industrial eyeiapmeuy
Ford, It is known, would enter upon
his development program imme-
diatcly upon erection of the neces-
sary fact ory buildings. Similar en-
tcrprisos would be established by
Ford in other parts OF the country
II the plan IL carried out, II was tn
tlmated.
Ford is said TO believe that IL the
McNicans once are taught the value
OF industry. better methods % agri-
culture and their possibilities in
divldually ana as nation, the ld-
vance of the country vlll prove to
be ono OF the most notable IN history,
Tho manufactures IL known to
have abiding faith In IN epeople OF
the country. He announced his idea
several years ago. at time when
many persons In tho United States
: were advising that tho United states
send troops 10 "clean up Mexico
At that time Ford said:
Train Native Experts.
a let me invade Mexico with fac
tories and give the people something
; TO do, Then there will b no more
war there"
As the initial step toward carrying
out his plan Ford for tho last few
, years has been training McNlc0ns
: i'm his automobile factories here
Several hundred representative
. workWon from the southern re-
? public have become skilled work
mon i'm the local plants. Now they
are ready TO return to their owI
country and become native forems'
> when the wheels In the McNicar
! Ford shops begin TO turn Thes,
I men, Il was explained, have learned
o. American methods, adopted Amori
i can standards OF living and have
seen the vision Of the new Mexico
u They will pass this enthusiasm or
10 their couutrymon, the manuf0c
turer believes. and from this see'
viii sprout the end OF tho Mexican
n pconaEe system.
q Ford. Il became known, propose
J, 10 take into the southern republic al
~ the ideas he has worked out IN TN
~ country He would open schooI
where farmers would be taught IN
70 use OF improved agricultural i'm
y plements. Ho would make II pos
> sible for his workmen TO becom
'e educated by attending school out
W side OF working hours ana see '
Il that tho children OF the pore
class had educational advantage
g. necessary for the welfare OF the coun
try.
II was learned that Ford believe
NJ the working people of Mexico haV
y been exploited He proposes TO thro'
r the present system into reverse an
turn toward development.