The Washington times., 1929-02-16
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BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
1899, NY International News
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BY JAMES L. KILGAILEN
(COpyxight. 1899, NY International News
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FORT MYERS. Fla, Feb. ls.-
Henry Ford, IN an exclusive inter.
view today, deplored agitation for
big United States Navy. declared
there Is nothing wrong with pro.
hfbition or its enforcement, expressed s
his opposition to capital punishment
and strongly advocated the putting
through of the st. Lawrence River
project which would give the cities
of the Great Lakes an outlet to the
sea.
The interview took place amid the
beautiful tropical setting Of the De-
troita manufacturers estate. here
which adjoins that o& Thomas A.
Edison.
'sWhat n your reaction TO the
prohibition law and the manner IN
which it is enforced?" Mr.. Ford
'sNor . thing wrong with II" he
replied. s'The country is cleaning
up. 1t is becoming dry rapidly In
spite of all the statements you
hear to the contrary. The yaps
are making their last gasps. The
law is being enforced. We of De-
troit are in position to know.
Cities Last To Be Dried
''The cities, Of course. are the
being done. The rural sections,
which are the heart of the world,
always have been dry"
Mr.. Ford predicted that the world
will be dry "in a few years" adding:
''Other nations will know better
than not be dry.> They are getting
educated to the fact that it is bad
business to use alcohol and they
are seeing the social and economic
progress Of this country"
Asked how the country should
combat the apparent increase In
crime and racketeering, he replied:
Crime in one sense is a revolt of
certain class of Young fellows
against conditions. They are handi.
capped in various ways and no one
is taking an interest in them.
Interest Is Crime Cure
'If people took more interest fG
the younger folk and guided them
along the right path there would
be no crime"
Ford disclosed during his remarks
| on this subject that he has been
lending a helping hand to young
people as well as to men with
criminal records. There are now
between 500 and 900 men who
served prison sentences working in
Ford's factories and he says, max
ing good
Show them you trust them and
they will react in the right way"
Ford said. I'VE put them in trusted
positions and we do not tel any
body who are the employees with the
prison records. We give them a
chance.
What's Wrong With World
If there is any big thing wrong
with the world today it is its failure
to show enough interest in others
and to lend the helping hand to
those who need it. And do it In
| the right way. Showing an inter-
est in others is the essence of
inspiration
Ford termed the big navy pro-
gram a Joke" He said that in
this enlightened age the people do
| not want a big navy. He said that
ones who want the bigger u s
Navy will be the ones to create $
| job for it,
He does not believe the uniiet:
States should try to keen it's nav
on a parity with Great Britain's, @
any other nation
II am against this kind nf con,
petition" he said. information
disputes should be settled by com
mon sense rather than by destru
ton.
The war business will go. in tht
same manner that booze vii; 90
In this day of the radio. tha
! airplane, the monographs. the mo
| tor car. the newspapers and the
magazines. the people are becoming
too intelligent to tolerate being
hoodwinked much longer"
Just \ Joke"
Farm relief is not the big prob.
lem before the incoming Congress,
Ford said. THE big problem is
to laugh off this big Navy business.
Its just joke"
! Capital punishment is ''all wrong
I declared Ford. when asked his views
on this subject.
Does No Good, He Says
at does not do bit of good to put
q person out of the way for commit.
ting a crime. Capital punishment Is
no deterrent. People who commit
naaior crimes should be taken care q
in some insticution.a