PAGE FOUR
TitEIATROnlinsit (ARM WEE
ROSIKA SCHWIMMER
RELATES STORY OF
FORD PEACE ARGOSY
(Continued from page 1.)
boat on arrival. I was quite relieved
to find the interviewers full of cu-
riosity about my views on Henry
Ford.
She Hears of Henry Ford.
"Have you seen Henry Ford?"
"What do you think of Ford's
peace offer?"
"Are you going to see Ford?"
These were the first question:
asked by the reporters that met u
oh the Rijndam.
It was from these reporters that
I heard for the first time—but cer-
tainly not for the last—the name of
Mr. Ford. Wherever we went, we
were asked the same questions. Peo-
ple told us that henry Ford had pub-
lished his intention of putting aside
$1,000,000 for some constructive
peace work, recently increasing the
sum to $10,000,000. They seemed to
think it was our duty to see him.
I was not particularly anxious to
see Ford, because I had never been
inspired by the example of any of
the other peace millionaires. Even
his milliot for peace work did not
attract me just then, because our
definite task was with governments
and no large private expenditure wa
required. So for a long time I made
no effort to melt Mr. Ford.
But the need for funds grew to
supreme importance when it became
evident that President Wilson would
neither call the neutral conference,
nor consent even to participate in it,
if called by other governments. One
of the belligerent and one of the neu-
tral governments interviewed had dis-
cussed with us the possibility of such
a refusal. And independently of each
other they had suggested a confer-
ence of the representatives of the
neutral peoples. Democracy, the peo-
ple's control of foreign politics, their
own determination in matters o
peace and war might have had their f
first practical chancel
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This is the Store where
home-making becomes
a joyous adventure
Filled with all the thrill of a treasure hunt. You
come in with the pleasurable feeling that you are
going to be surprised and you're not disappointed.
Perhaps you come in with the definite purpose to
find a restful arm chair. While you are looking
for it your roving eyes light on a charming gate leg
table. Or we'll say you need a (lining suite, and
you have a half-formed picture in your mind's eye
of the suite you think will look best in your dining
room. Then is when the fun really begins.
An Opportunity Presents Itself.
After Wilson's refusal the only al-
ternative for a conference of neu-
tral governments was such a demo-
cratic conference. And that was a
question of money. With little con-
fidence, but more attention than be-
fore, I began to listen to the stories
about Henry Ford.
Carnegie, Ginn and other million-
aires of good-will had done so little
to further anything, but theoretical
peace work, that I dared not hope
Mr. Ford would realize the need of
practical action. This lack of con-
fidence made me still reluctant to try
to get an interview. But my indif-
ference changed suddenly to the most
eager desire to meet Mr. Ford after
I had seen his factory in Detroit and
had learned something about the re-
markable technical and social achieve-
ments of his great work.
After one of my lectures in De-
troit, a visit to the Ford works was
arranged. Mr. Ford and his family
were in California at that time. I
was overwhlemed by the impressions
I got of the factory. The man who
had accomplished this might indeed
have the vision to do something a
useful and beneficial for the whole
suffering world! I, too, considered
it now my duty to try to interest Mr.
Ford in the organization of an un-
official conference of neutrals. I had
to speak in a Detroit church on
Sunday evening some 10 days later, a
but Mr. Ford was still out of town .
It seemed a piece of extraordinary
J•ood luck when it turned out Mon-
day morning that the Ford family had
returned unexpectedly.
git As you step out of the elevator at the dining
• 11 room floor you gaze about you in delightful
bewilderment. Dozens of beautiful suites, each as
lovely, or even lovelier than the suite you had pic-
tured, invite your pleased inspection. With glow-
ing eyes and heightened color you exclaim and in-
spect and confer, and when you have finally made
your selection you know you bave found the one
suite in all Detroit—or anywhere else for that mat-
ter—that will meet your every requirement.
ff And the same is true if your need happens to
'A be for bedroom furniture. Vistas of bedroom
suites invite your admiration, and you give it glad-
ly. You wonder how you will ever be able to
choose a suite out of all this aggregation of love-
liness. But even while the thought is in your mind
you know you will find the very suite you want.
And sure enough you do. Then when the lovely
things you have selected are delivered to your
home you are as delighted as though you had
found a chest full of buried gold. Truly, a visit
to Brushaber's is a joyous adventure.
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Introduced to Dean Marquis.
I had a few free days before I was
scheduled to speak in New York and
I spent my time trying to get an in-
troduction to Mr. Ford. I received
no answer to a ,short note, asking
for an interview. The most obliging -
ly helpful, E. G. Non, then editor
• the Detroit News, later editor of
Ford's Dearborn Independent, gave
me an introduction to Dean Marquis,
the man said to be more able than
onvone else to arrange an interview
with Ford.
Dean Marquis pretended to be in-
nrested jn our plans but declared it
m^o•q'ble to secure an interview. He
aid he could not even ask for it. But
v. offered to show Ford the papers—
'he d acreet documents about our
visits to the governments—if I would
let him have them. 1 handed him
the papers and was to hear from him
later.
As Dean Marquis was said to be,
next to General Secretary Liebold,
the moat influential person with Ford,
my last effort was to see the all im-
portant Liebold. But he was out of
town.
I had nearly given up hope of get-
ting the interview, when two days
later Ralp Yonkers of the Detroit
Journal called me to the telephone
with the question: "Would you like
to meet Mr. Ford?"
At my eager answer, "More than
anything else," he said: "I will ar-
range for it." And ten minutes later
Mr. Yonkers told me that Mr. Ford
expected me at 11 o'clock the next
morning.
Worth
the
Money
Star cars now being delivered
Continental Motor
Timken Axles
Three-Speed Transmission
Semi-Elliptic Springs
Electric Lights and Starter
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FACTORY PRICES:
Touring Car, with starter and demountable rims .
$443
Roadster, with starter and demountable rims .
$414
Coupe, with starter and demountable rims
$580
Four-Door Sedan, with starter and demountable rims
$645
Station Wagon, 6-passenger, with starter and demountable rims .$610
Delivery, 6-post top, with starter and demountable rims
$610
Delivery, panel top, with starter and demountable rims.
$620
Star Motor Company
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Collingwood
Takes Luncheon at Factory.
On the following day, Nov. 17,
1915, I found myself in a party of
seven persons at luncheon in the Ford
factory. I was highly amused to
find Dean Marquis in the party with
a guest whom he had brought infor-
mally, without any previous arrange-
ment. He gave himself away when
he introduced his guest, Immigration
Commissioner Frederick C. Howe,
apologizing to Ford that he had
brought him without asking for the
interview. Two days ago he had told
me that he could not ask for an in-
terview for me, and it was now clear
that he was always free to approach
Ford, and even to bring guests, with-
out previous arrangement.
I was embarrassed by the number
of those present as I wanted to lay
before Mr. Ford the results of our
visits to the governments, which I
could not do with so many hostile
persons present. There was Mr. Yon-
kers, who had arranged the appoint-
ment; Fred Howe. Dean Marquis, Mr.
Brownell, the advertisnig agent of
the factory, and Alfred Lucking, Mr.
Ford's private attorney.
It was evident from the first mo-
ment that, except Mr. Howe and Mr.
Yonkers. they all were hostile both
to Mr. Ford's peace ideas and to me
oersonally. Their efforts to side-
track Mr. Ford's interest were very
-lain. Discussing pacifism in general
luring lunch, Mr. Ford showed him-
-elf an absolutely clear and radical
oacifist—in entire agreement with
my own uncompromising pacifism.
%fly attacked by Dean Marquis and
the lawyer, I found my defense al-
ways supported by Mr. Ford.
and Feed Expresses His Anti-Semitism.
All the more astonishing it was to
me to hear Mr. Ford, after all his
logical and well expressed statements,
suddenly say:
"1 know who caused the war—the I
German.Jewish bankers." Ile slapped ,
his breast pocket. "I have the evi-
dence here. Facts! The German-
Jewish bankers caused the war. I
can't give out the facts now, because
I haven't got them all yet, but. , 111
have them soon."
And he looked at the men against
whom he had been backing me during
the discussion. I could hardly believe
my ears.
The cheap and vulgar statement)
was in direct contrast to Mr. Ford's
other sensible statements and to his
logical discussion.
A triumphant glance passed be-
tween Dean Marquis and my other
opponents in the party. I was dumb-
founded for a moment. The Dean
wanted me to express myself on the
question, but I refused to do so, as !
I had made it a strict rule not to die- I
cuss the repsonsibilities for the war
during the war. Mr. Ford agreed
with me about the futility of discuss-
ing the causes at a time when to a
real pacifist the only problem was
now how to end the terrible slaugh-
ter. But shortly afterwards he again
burst out with:
"I know who caused the war. The •
German-Jewish bankers. I have the
evidence here. Facts. The German.
Jewish bankers caused the war."
Again a look at the same men, and
satisfaction in their eyes.
Hours of discussion passed in which
Mr. Ford showed absolutely original
thinking, but would interrupt the
logical flow of his arguments repeat-
edly with a parrot-like reiteration of
his phrases about the German-Jewish
bankers.
That one phrase—never a word
more or less. Like a school boy's net
answer to a set question.
Ford did not know me nor of me;
he was not involved in any of my
peace plans when his head had al- l
ready been stuffed with the "German-
Jewish Banker" bunk. He talked of
it when he first met me and pointed
to more facts which he was soon to
get. It is plain that the efforts to use
him against the Jews had been made
before I had anything to do with
Ford.
Those who look for the real source
of the trouble heretofore should atop
accusing me, and try to find out who
had put the notion about the German-
Jewish bankers into Ford's head in
1915. Who gave him the "facts"
before he met me, who was to give
him some more "facts" in that line?
Except during the first luncheon
on Nov. 17, 1915, I never heard Ford
say anything against Jews. We never
duscussed anything connected with
the Jewish question. He was no anti-
Semite in 1915. Ile used a phrase
' that could be interpreted as anti-Sem-
itic, but he dropped it as soon as he
started practical work for peace. Dur-
ing all my association with Henry
Ford, I never found in him the glight-
est prejudice against a race, a creed
or a nationality.
I could not help seeing that the
men around him had put "notions"
into his head in order to sidetrack his
interest in the cause of constructive
peace. When they found him de-
termined to do something for an ideal
that would not yield but cost money
the only thing that occurred to them
was the age-old trick of pulling the
Jewish question into the problem.
Their sole interest was to have him
make money, not peace. At that time
they had not succeeded in getting him
into public statements against the
Jews. The notion had not sunk very
deeply into his mind. My suggestion
for practical action was enough to
brush aside the nonsense of anti-
Semitism.
Instead of accepting the charge of
being the cause of Ford's anti-Sem-
itism, I claim that, by furnishing a
practical suggestion for constructive
work, I unconsciously prevented or
at least delayed his destructive ac-
tions.
When last year Mr. Ford seriously
began a campaign against the Jews, J
it was obvious to me that the same
inerests that tried to sidetrack him
in 1915, when he first volunteered
against militarism, must again have
a reason to keep him from some un-
welcome activity. My assumption was
proved right when Ford started a
campaign for the change of the mone-
tary system, and at the same time an-
nounced he would stop his anti-Semi-1
tic activities.
For years I have listened to the I
most absurd stories about my mis-1
conduct in the Ford peace mission.
I controlled my disgust and indigna-
tion waiting for the truth to assert
itself. But the accusations are con-
tinuing and even gaining in vehe-
mence. I have now reached the lim-
its of my patience.
People must stop accusing me and
must begin to look for the real cul-
prit. Ile or they are to be found
among the past and present body-
guard of Henry Ford—that man who
has the strength to lead a world and
yet the weakness to be led by some
inferior underling.
WELFARE SOCIETY
BALL IS SUCCESS
The success of the dance given last
Sunday evening at the Hotel Stotler
by the European Jewish Women's
Welfare Organization exceeded all
expectations, the committee reports.
Ticket holders are asked to send in
their remittances or to return tickets.
The thanks of the society are extend.
ed to Detroit Jews for the support
given at this dance.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the society will be held Saturday
evening, Nov. 25, at the home of Mrs.
Joseph Ratkowsky, 258 Garfield.
North Woodward Branch.
A meeting of the North Woodward
branch of the European Jewish Wom-
en's Welfare Organization was held
at the home of Mrs. Robert Rosen,
2455 Glynn court, at which plans
were laid for the luncheon and card
party to be held on Jan. 23 at the
Tuller Hotel. The committee in
charge consists of Mrs. ht. Goldberg,
Mrs. Joseph Rabinowitz and Mrs.
George Cohen. The program at the
last meeting was featured by a piano
selection by Miss Edith Goldberg and
vocal selections by Mrs. Rosen. Re-
freshments were served. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Julius Epstein.
B'NAI MOSHE LADIES
GIVE DANCE DEC. 3 1
Every indication points to the sue-
cess of the dance to be given on Sun- I
day, Dec. 3, by the ladies' auxiliary of ,
the Congregation B'nai , Moahe at the J
Hotel Steller ballrooms. The com-
mittee in charge, consisting of Mrs.
Adolph Deutch, chairman, assisted by
Mrs. Helen Farkas, reports that the)
advance sale of tickets is encouraging.
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MESSAGE
ABOUT
furs
From Birnbaum
The distinct price advantages offered by the facili-
ties of an exclusive furrier over those of other
establishments wherein furs are but one of the
efforts on the part of the management, needs no
elaboration to the women who have investigated.
This statement is made for the benefit of those
women who either are unfamiliar with the fur
field or have failed to give it earnest thought.
It is no problem to realize the logic of this de-
creased production cost of the exclusive furrier.
Combine in one spot the operations of purchasing
every material that comprises the finished for pro-
duct and in the some spot work those materials
into fashionable furs and you eliminate a half
dozen profits that have to be added to the retail
price of the piece-meal product.
To the women who know these things, the buying
field is naturally narrowed to the exclusive fur-
riers. It then becomes a matter of price, distinc-
tion and dependability among the exclusive pro-
ducers that decide—"where to buy."
We would certainly not chronicle these facts that
conduct more thoughtful consideration in the pu-
chase of furs if the Birnbaum stability of value
giving were not worthy of the searchlight of in-
tensive comparison.
If you are buying furs—at least Investigate the
Birnbaum service.
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ON BROADWAY
(Capitol Theater Bldg.)