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 lirm Il ommohoun ........ mn1111118 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. Brusfiaber 523-535 Gratiot Avenue ric =7: 13eaubien Street Hichie(an.liad ard Bakes' Carr use o. nerroaarcarkedwarrt net Slop at our Door" h e..,1 Pl. One Nock sway s130- St The Star Car 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 Spicer Joints F.:. g = = = = = = = :—.:- :.- = = F-i- E.- = -. = ...=_ a- - = Timken Bearings Disc Clutch Stewart Vacuum Feed Gasoline Tank at Rear Streamline Body Both Brakes on Rear Wheels 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 DETROIT BRANCH: West Grand Boulevard at Hamilton F-- - = DETROIT DEALERS Starkweather Company Arthur Sales Company 5747 Woodward East Grand Boulevard Avenue at Gratiot A. C. Kranz Merchant T ailor Dorau-McAnulty Motor Co. 8911 Grand River The Shop where courtesy and service prevail 10347 Wood'rd Between Calvert 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. 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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. irnbaunkr9.Co. • urrprf to Ggrabuionion" ON BROADWAY (Capitol Theater Bldg.)