| Show AKED RAPS FORD JUNKET i TOO MUCH CASH HE SAYS 1 I j MONEY HANDLED RECKLESSLY V San Francisco Pastor Has No Apologies for His in Tour He Says Boston Sept 16 There There was too much mone money In the tho Ford peace expedition expedition tion says ns the Rev Hev Charles I. I F. F Aked former pastor of oC the Fifth Avenue Baptist church who was a member of ot the ex expedition lUon Also there was too much mono mone money in tho the neutral conference e which Mr Ir Ford foun founded ed says tho the preacher It was handled recklessly reckless ly us It was thrown about with both hands Mr r. r Ford is making too much ranch money and makin making it ft too rapid rapidly Dr Aked who recently returned to this countr country after about six months' months experience ns I a n member of th the automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile makers maker's famous junket for tor peace pence frankly discusses hi his experience experience expert expert- ence and docs does not hesitate to to criticize cue cize both the enterprise and Mr Ford In a a. statement to the Colls J I it t he ho n says I n n. n I cannot apologize for going with the peace expedition My I motives motive's were entirely unselfish No Xo o mone money of offer ot of- fer was made mad to me mc I told the officers officers officers cers of or m my church that I would pa pay for forthe tho the of oC m my pulpit and on m my re return return return re- re turn give gie to the church funds whatever whatever what what- ever er sum was needed to make up tho tIm loss of oC income during m my absence I supposed that thal I should be bo aWa away between be be- tween two and three months month I thought th that'll t should not bo be out out of or pocket more than 2000 and that amount I Ivas Iwas Iwas was vas glad to contribute to the work The Tho cause scorned seemed to lo me divine Cc ork Worker nn Own hn Vur ur I I was quickly disillusioned We e started more than one war of oC our own We Ve breathed an atmosphere of ot suspicion suspicion cion don of oC intrigue of oC Jealousy was vas our meat and md drink Mr lord Ford left leftus leftus leftus us a a. few da days s 's after atter landing left us without a word of oC explanation or farewell fare fart well velI left us secretly In the tho small loure hours of at the morning after telling us WI it Ut night that thal he ho would certainly continue con- con the Journey Journe with us next da day Mr Fords Ford's business representative who remained represented to me that it I was vas Mr 1 Fords Ford's wish th that t Ju Judge ge Lind- Lind sty e ey and m myself should see this thing I through h I felt that there was an clo- clo uncut nent of or cowardice in running awn away I remained Later Lat Dr Lr A Aked e sa says s he ho agreed to become on onA on of r the five fhe American members of or the neutral peace conference confer confer- ence enco founded b by Mr Ford In ing ng that the tho other four members were Jane ano Mrs Joseph foul Feb Henry Ford ord and W. W J Dr Bryan an But hut none atthe of at the these he e four foul over attended the tho cont conference confer confor- r. r ence enco and anti Dr Aked lec who had hall signed a aIx six Ix months months' contract with Mr lr Ford Forti was vas left to go o It alone I Strife StrUt at Neutral Conference Vo Ve v wont vent to Stockholm to establish Ish lish the n neutral conference contin- contin os Dr Ake Aked The Tho evil which had been heen at work worle f the Ford expedition dominated the tho conference A v 4 4 t J 3 I j f jf HEV CHARLES 1 F. F AKED I J The Time past was still with us us-a us a terrible j present The strife In the trenches cannot be bc more bitter nor its hatreds more deadly than the strife and hatred of at our conference representing represent represent- lug inS the six neutral nations At first firstI I was wa held by m my refusal to bo be a a. quitter I had hoped against hope against reason against t facts against the deliverance of oC m my own owa common cornmon sense sens Later I was held by m my con con- tract Several times I 1 wrote ask asking in for permission to cancel It 1 received no reply to my request I stayed on I Ihen When hen Mr Ir Fords Ford's manager came camo to tous tous us in Stockholm in June i I laid tho the facts before leforc him and tendered m my ii tion Ho lie asked me mo to Journey Journe to D Detroit De- De j De i troit an and put the entire case capo in Mr J Fords Ford's hands hand It was un understood that unless Mr Ford took my mv view of ot the situation ma made e sweeping radical changes chans in the tho composition of or the conr con con- I r in Its policy and in the time admin admin- i of or its affairs I should not reJoin reJoin rejoin re re- Join it I believed cd that If Ir these thue changes changes' I were made results could h bd lIned j which In In the language of ot a 0 Detroit new newspaper would give sl Mr Ir Ford the tho i desire desiro of or his heart hearl and a lasting place in the history of mankind Mr Ford lid did not take tako my view The Tho conference goes on nut Cut I am ate free freo Scow Guilt In Extravagance n f I Ant Anil so I come como back hack to the thing thing-IS- I have ha learned And nd this must bO be added I J 1 i nave learned that there mn may be a a- a guilt In extravagant generosity no less less' culpable than In extravagant solf elf s Mr Fords Ford's s money was flung flun about never for his own aggrandizement aggrandize aggrandize- mont ment never b by him personally with an RH unworthy motive It was flung nuns about i un unselfishly with pro prodigal e extravagance gance yes es with wicked extravagance It thrust a n. temptation before the e eyes es of oC men and amid women only too ready realy to be he tempted It corrupted It debauched You cannot bu buy p peace A multi p millionaire cannot bu buy peace pence With gold goltl ho J b buy the kingdom dom of heaven n. n He lie with all his hitS wealth hu huy the fruits of the Spirit Now the fruits fruit of ot the tho Spirit are arc pence peace With us the Spirit Vas not present and Peace its fruits w was not to bo bu looked for 4 |
