Phoenix tribune., 1923-01-13
AUTOMOBILE king
SAYS RACE HATRED
IS UNWARRANTED

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DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 12-(Associ-
ated Negro Press)-The name of Hen
ry Ford is undoubtedly household in
America. Besides being one of the
greatest employers of labor, he is one
of the most influential men in the
country.
Mr. Ford has been mentioned for
president much in the last year, and
no one can tell what the future may
bring. 1t Is known generally that for
long time he had had before con-
gress an offer for the purchase of the
great Muscle Shoals properties. Op-
position has sprung up on many sides,
but it is hardly to be thought that
Henry Ford is a quitter.
The attitude of such a powerful
factor in the economic life of the ma
ton with reference to Colored Amer
leans is at once most interesting
subject Recently Mr.. Ford set forth
his views in the Dearborn Independ-
ent, his personal publication, as fol-
lows:
There is no need of race hatred in
America" says Mr. Ford, "even
though there is a race question A
race question is primarily question
for the race that Is being complained
against The complainant has no
way of settling it else he would not
have stopped to complain. The ques-
tion between the white and colored
races in our country is primarily a
question for the Negro, too, in so far
as he ought to identify the enemy Of
both colored man and the white man.
the common enemy that is trying to
stir hatred between them. Destiny
has placed these two races together
Our modern industrialism, changed,
will provide means to remove to
motives or public service every injus-
tice that gives soil for prejudice
There is something TO say to the
white man. too. The race that calls
itself superior can only prove its SUI
periority by superior ability to help
others, and can only retain its racial
destiny as helper of the others The
Negro is human being capable of
integrity loyalty and domestic peace
and prosperity and as human being.
he is entitled to opportunities to de-
velop and exhibit those qualities and
to enjoy his natural human rights.
Where the Negro has been given op-
portunity, he has proved community
asset, his labor and his contribution
to the development of the country are
capable of being increased. Race cor
rection by education Is always the
superior way. and not coercion. The
Negro should be given a chance. and
should be regarded with full human
ity and treated with entire justice
"To both may be repeated what was
said above, that both are here by an
apparently purposeful destiny, and
the thing to do is to identify and null
lify the common enemies of both and
tackle the question upon the principle
basis offered this generation. namely,
the industrial basis.
when there are enough jobs to go
around in this country; when every
man shall have opportunity to go
forth in the morning to perform the
work he is best fitted to do, and to
receive a wage which means to secure
family life, there will be no race ques-
ton. The Negro question Is largely
one of unemployment and of inexperi-
ences in handling the rewards of la
Dor. The Negro needs a job; he needs
a sense of industrially belonging and
thus it ought to be the desire of our
industrial engineers to supply"