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To the Editors of the CRIMSON:
That in a time of almost unprecedented danger in our foreign relations, a successful mechanic whose triumph in the production of inexpensive automobiles has brought his name before the public, a man who is reported to have remarked that history is a meaningless tradition and that three bankers caused the European war-and yet these are the days of compulsory elementary education and public libraries-a man who sailed for Europe with a following of cranks and unbalanced school teachers to bring about an international settlement whose importance and difficulty will surpass the problems that faced the Congress of Vienna-that Henry Ford received thirty-two votes on the first ballot for Republican nominee is a national joke (or disgrace) that should not pass without comment. Bismarck and Moltke must roll over in their graves, and Joffre and Sir Edward Gray turn to the American news for amusing relaxation from the colossal problems of "civilization's fight for self-preservation." M. F. TALBOT '16.
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