The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-28
FORD HOPE LIES
IN NEW PARTY,
SAYS HEARST
Publisher Declares Old Leaders
Will Prevent Nomination
Despite His Popularity.
Universal Service.

NEW ORLEANS, May 28.-The
New Orleans States printed the fol-
lowing as an interview with vii.
! liam Randolph Hearst, given before
he left here for Galveston:
"If the presidency of the United
! States was to be settled by popular
vote today, Henry Ford would be
President" said William Randolph
Hearst, publisher, who spent some
time Saturday in New Orleans, en-
route to California, and who was the
guest of Col. Robert Ewing. pub
Usher Of the New Orleans States,
during his brief stay.
But" continued Mr.. Hearst, "the
only way that Henry Ford can ever
run for the Presidency will be to
run as an independent candidate.
1.-THE political machinery of both
national parties, Democratic and
Republican alike, is in the hands Of
old-line reactionaries. They may not
be able to nominate the man they
want. But they can prevent the
nomination of the man they don't
want-and that man is Henry Ford.
l believe the Republican party
will go down to one of the most
decisive defeats in history in the
coming Presidential election. And
the so-called foreign policy Of the
Republican party will be RESPONSE
BILE for it's defeat.
Opposes League.
I am unalterably opposed to the
entry of the United States into
the League OF Nations or the
world court. which is nothing but
stepping stone to the League of
Nations. And I believe the great
majority Of Americans are with me
in this.
When a fly gets one foot tangled
upon the sticky fly paper, that fly
| is pretty likely to end by having all
its feet tangled UP. And If America
gets one foot in the world court.
America will end by having all it's
feet tangled up in the League of
Nations.
America has problems enough to
settle at home, without going out
of her way to try to settle the
| problems of the world. There need
be no rigid policy Of splendid isola.
| ton" carried out to any absurd
degree, which Is what the partisans
of the world court and the league
| Of nations picture as the only alter
native to nonmemberstip in those
| institutions.
| But there are American problems
affecting Americans that are cry
| ing for solutions, and that will de-
mand the best constructive brains
Of America.
Old Methods Cling.
American business has discarded
the methods Of the nineteenth cen
fury in favor Of the methods OF
the twentieth century. It's about
time that American politics, too
discarded the nineteenth century
methods.
Are you going straight through
to Californian" Mr.. Hearst was
asked.
NO" he said. I'm stopping
over in Fort Worth to look over
the Fort Worth Record, a property
| I've recently bought, in which D. d
Moore, formerly of the New Orleans
Times-Picayune, is associated with
me in operating"
do you plan any further exten
sions Of your newspapers in the
South?"
Il never plan any extensions" he
said. But papers seem just
naturally to keep coming to me tc
be taken over. I'm not as YOUNG
as, I was once, and the older We
get the less we are likely to sci
out to conquer the world. But
papers keep on coming in to my
organization and the Fort Worth
Record happens to be the latest
one. That's ALL"
The States article adds:
Mr.. Hearst, tall. broad-should
cred, smooth shaven, with gray
ing hair. save for a few lines
in his face. shows few Of the
marks OF his responsibilities al
one Of the worlds greatest pub
fishers. His voice Is low anC
even. His gray eyes twinkle with
whimsical humor as he talks.
He stands today as the great
est publisher in America. with
some nineteen great METROPOLITAN
papers in his organization, as vel
as a group Of the leading maya
zines in the nation.
| The States then pays a. remark
able tribute to Mr.. Hearst, ant
recounts his many achievements a.
a public man.
His once reforms are now re
garded as national and internationa
standards" the States says.