Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25

Henry Ford's public message to Mr.,
Weeks, Secretary of War, will interest
politicians and farmers. Ford invites
a libel suit by his blum. statement that
Weeks is selling Muscle Shoals piece
meat to prevent Ford's producing
cheap fertilizer there for farmers. thus
interfering with the fertilizer trust,
which practices extortion VIGOROUSLY.
FoTd's talk is blunt. Every real news
paper m the United States will print
1t. Weeks accused OF DESTROYING what
might be made "the greatest munition
plant OF earth, our greatest assurance
OF victory, in case OF war;" to keep
FORD from giving cheap fertilizer to
farmers
President Coolidge knows that this
statement by Ford will be discussed in
every farm house in the United States
and believed by 500 out of 1000 far
mers.
Alter this attack on Weeks, Ford
will be bound to enter the 1924 cleo
ton as a candidate against the Repub-
hcan party and let the farmers decide
between him and the Republican ad-
rinlstration. Ford couldn't possibly
do less.
It's an interesting situation for Mr..
Coolidge. also for Mr.. McAdoo.
The sane decision that ninety per
cent OF the people who own Muscle
Shoals would advocate would let Ford
take the plant and show what he can
do about his promise to supply cheap
fertilizer and send cheap power zoo
miles In all directions.
Any Republican who thinks that
Ford would poll a small vote as an in
dependent knows little about politics
or the present mood of American far
mers and workingmcn.
Secretary Weeks won't sue Henry
Ford for libel. He'll ask Congress to
investigate Ford's charges. This shows
Christian spirit, for no charge could
be more serious than Fords accuse
ton against Weeks.
Ford, who passes rapidly from one
cage TO another, like the boy at the
Zoo, now announces plan to let his
employees share in the profits of his
railroad.
He will help them buy profit shar-
ing certificates i'll instalments from
their wages. They may get their mon
ey back any time. but must keep their
certificates, not sell Them" unless to
fellow employees"
Whatever YOU think of Henry Ford
You must admit that the problems of
this country would be simplified and
the security of those that have money
. increased, if other big employers under
stood as Ford does the handling of
workingmen.
Milk from contented cows" is
well-known ingenious motto.
Work from contented workmen"
ought to be the employers motto.
Contented cows don't kick or buck.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has given
S5OO,0O0 to the Geological Society
promising to duplicate that amount. E.
5: Hardness gave 100000, the estate
OF Mrs. r. F. Thompson $4,000.
The work of the Geological Society
is done scientifically. 1t does not mere
~ COHSCt scIepndntS 10 dnuSe Child
rem and monkeys to rebuke men. 1t
carries on admirable, permanent, scien
tific work. In days to come not one of
the specimens in the Zoo will be left
alive on this earth. All will have gone
to join the carnivorous dinosaur, great
aux and the dodo. This is the time to
gather information.
Mr.. Francis o. French, who has
William H. Vanderbilt for a cousin,
and other rich folks, having lost his
money in Wall street, starts driving
checker" taxi cab. His home is one
furnished room, although his family
has houses in New York, Tuxedo, New
port and Paris"
The society reporters weep over this
of course. But, rich parents that spoil
children please notice that this young
mans first day of real education will
be his first day on that checker cab
He will learn that if you don't steer
straight, you will be bumped. And as
he counts up his days profits. he'll
realize that dollar means something.