Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-05
ONE OF GREAT EDUCATORS
Attorney McHugh Of Omaha Defends
International Harvester Co.
PAINTS A PICTURE IN COURT
Refers TO the Corporations work
ss one Of the Greatest Achieve
nents Of the Pres-
ent Aae.

ST. PAUL. MINI Nov s-Attorney
William n McHugh OF Omaha. fighting
the federal suit for dissolution OF the In
tsrnstional Harvester company today
In the United states district court pic
tured the harvester concern as one OF
the greatest educational and beneficial
forces ever created in this country.
Counsel for the defense than assigned to
George w. Perkins Of New York credit
for this achievement and asserted that
without Mr.. Perkins mind to direct tho
orEaniEation and expansion Of the busi-
uesa tho International Harvester COM
paay Of today would have been an i'm
possibility.
Attorney McHugh. continuing his ar
Hument begun shortly before the adjourn
ment Of court yesterday afternoon. APP
pealed 10 the bench to hold In mind the
old English maxim: Tell me what you
have done under a deed and I'll tell you
what the deed IS"
In other words said Attorney Nc
Hugh, ''to quote from the Bible BY
their fruits shall ye know them
1T is very unfortunate that this case
was not brought at the time this company
was organized But now ten years Of
action have followed and We have
record Of performances and achievements
TO submit in meeting the charges OF the
government
Perkins was FOund.
When Mr.. Mccormick went to New
York IN 1909 90 enlist the services OF the
house Of J. p. Morgan a Co 10 aid him
in getting capital 20 extend the foreign
trade Of the Mccormick company. he met
Mr. Perkins. . man who was invaluable
for exactly the sort OF thing Mr. MoCor-
mick desired
Mr.. PERKINS training and eKpeF.ances
a. western man with headquarters at
Denver for many years had made him
thoroughly familiar with the great asrl-
cultural situation in this country. then
later his experiences In Europe had given
him a compartive knowledge OF agrieui-
turai conditions there.
Mr.. Perkins was a wide a wake. re-
markable alert American. and he had
been Ereatiy Impressed by the contrast
between the enterprise OF our west
against the primitive methods OF aErl-
culture and trade In European countries
But In discussing with Mr.. Mccormick
NtN ANAaNfNeh Nattabgtf nc ueEAuNeQ no
One OF the existing companies was strong
enough In capital. credits aud men 20
properly and adequately realize the DOS
slblltles OF the vast foreign field. Then
he started out 20 get interests to form
this concern, strong enough and big
sRough 10 go into this field. when he
started he had In mind no particular
companies, aside. perhaps from the Nc
Cormick company. Now he went to
many different companies In seeking the
material he desired. His mind was open
On that point"
Tells of IL. birth.
Then Mr. MciIugh told OF tho harvester
concerns organization and its expansion
at home and abroad. As,setching Il as one
of the greatest factorr in the settlement
OF the vast reaches 81 Siberia and other
remote countries. Tie attacked the gov
enments charge that the subject OF for.
eiSn trade was an afterthought by the
officials OF the harvester company. which
began TO loom large about the time the
federal suit was filed.
tie declared the naming OF the company
vas done with u view 20 the matter of
foreign trade He said and referred 10
evidence TO show that Mr. Perkins named
the company international" over the
wishes OF the late Mr.. Morgan, who, he
asserted. wanted TO call the company the
United States Harvester company"
Mr. Perkins experience abroad" said
Attorney McHuEh. had taught him the
value OF the word international" as a
trade name In Europe That name wss
adopted. deliberately for the foreign
trade and yet counsel for the govern.
ment says that the foreign trade idea
was one which occurred after the Ineep.
ton of this suit"