Life, 1919-01-30 · page 34 of 34
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This brief article satirizes Edsel Ford (son of Henry Ford) receiving a $150,000 annual salary. The satire's point: Ford was drafted but not sent to France because his services were deemed "more valuable at home"—a euphemism for using wealth/influence to avoid combat. The author sarcastically applauds this, noting the irony that while ordinary American boys fought and died, Ford stayed home in a "disagreeable war" and now receives lavish compensation. This rewards his wartime absence. The piece mocks both Ford's draft exemption and the notion that his "valuable services" justify such wealth while soldiers return from actual combat. It's wartime class criticism—exposing how the wealthy avoided sacrifice while profiting.
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