The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-25
Ford Tries to Argue That
Radicals Oppose Labor's
Bettering of Conditions
BY j. LOUIS ENcDAHL.

VKEN Henry Ford the father of the vver declared that
history is bunk he confessed to profound ignorance
reveals itself very clearly whenever he tries to give birth
idea This is especially true of the views set forth on
Mr Fords Page so-caed that appears as regular eat
of 1.-THE Dearborn Independent OF Fords numerous
fraiIties.
Ford or whoever wrote the article him. tries argue
that Both radicals and conservatives conscious
-y and Intentionally the enemies Of progress"
Since Ford joined the Coolidge republican camp in ma
tona politics. he very we'll fitted discuss the stand of
the conservative There has been ua-reac-
tonary national administration in the government con
sciousy and Intentionally the enemy of progress
But Ford has shown that he is in the least quail
fled the viewpoint of the radical His present utter
concusvey prove that he bssuy Ignorant OF the
nature Of the radcas or of rogessvsm in the labor
that he laments has had the aeamatoy aDe
Fords attack appears under two headings:
First Ford denounces what he calls the tasehood OF
socaed radicals that progress requires destruction OF what
exists"
Seconds Ford hypocrticay claims that radicals do not
want the lot of the working man bettered."
Both of these claims very evident strawnen that
Ford has manufactured for himself in order provide the
basis for argument His invention OF the tin lizzie was
much of than his present venture into the
field Of dummies with dummy arguments to attack them
Ford does not tell what he fears the radicals wish to
destroy Evidently he worries about his auto plants No
danger. The workers will not harm them They will need
them. Only they will them-not Ford, any of the
other protees in this form of private property Ford
not that he rejects changes in the form of
under which he lives he denies the right the many
change the then he should revert to the early
rule of the mound builders who anedated the Indians He
may be trying popuaze the dances of past centuries
he has urged return the conditions of the colonies
under British rule, or the form OF government originally in
suted by the thirteen colonies with its recognition of black
slavery the SOUTH Communists do not wish to destroy
what exists To abolish the capitalist form of government
and to establish Communism in place of capitalism to
make progress along definitely constructive lines. Capitalist
economy with its national rvares and mperialist is
the most destructive agency existing in the world today If
Ford defend this state of things and he doubt
does, then let him be specific.
Ford should state where he gets the information that
radicals BoheViks) opposed to lettering the condi
tons OF labor. Such statement would indicate that Ford
get along without brains, just easily his animated
tin supposed to operate without engines and gaso
ine Every Communist program every declaration of mill
tans in abor left wing every radical labor uerance points
the way improving the conditions of labor. No doubt
Ford has read any Them he cannot be expected
know He is too busy patronizng ddIers from coOIdges
New England to give any time to real study of economics.
Wise cracks may very good for the vaudeville stage but
they do not prove satisfying the workers the job SEEK
ing food clothing and shelter Ford know that his
capitalist SYSTEM organized to perpetuate profits that OPP
poses lettering the conditions of labor.
There discomfort among the workers in the automobile
industry Ford knows it. 1t has doubt inspired his pres
ent ignorant datrbe against radicals But when workers
the march demanding better conditions takes
than words to stop them. Detoits workers already
know that the Communists their best fighters in
struggle Ford knows it, too That why he attacks them.