The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-21
LEGAL ARGUMENTS
 FEATURE SESSION
10th Week of the FOrd-Tribune Trial Closes With Ford on the Stand-Never Opposed Gov ernment.

| ton by Tribune counsel. For five days Mr. Ford has been subjected to con stant fire of questions, interrupted in his endeavors to set forth his views and compelled to submit to a line of examinations which his senior attor- i ney, Alfred Lucking, informed the court today, was the most brutal he had ever heard.
 They take this modest witness and pound him into saying I admit I am an ignorant idealist Now it seems to me that it should be left to argument and that they should not try to pound a witness into confessing something Of that kind before the jury. To be allowed to pound man of MT Ford's I type, retiring, modest who doesn't like to appear in public, and push him into saying things against himself, is wholly uncalled for and utterly cruel. He is the easiest man in the world to get to say things against himself. This is the most brutal examination l have ever had to listen to-"
 Tt doesn't matter, it doesn't mat l ter," said MT Ford, quietly. 'I will answer as well as I can."
 Legal arguments arose during the course of the proceedings over tho stated intention of Tribune counsel to take deposition from John Reed, the writer of an article praising Henry Ford which was read into the record Thursday. For counsel objected on the ground that it was a rule of law that all depositions must be taken be- fore the case opened, else their pres. ence at the trial would be interrupted. i Tribune counsel read again the edi- torial Ford is an anarchist" for the purpose of having MT. Ford point out where in the body of the editorial, he was called an anarchist.
 1 "Why don't you read the headline ?" asked MT. Ford.
 Tribune counsel insisted that since MT. Ford brought the suit, he ought to point out the attack to- which he objected.
 Alfred J. Murphy, of counsel for Mr. Ford, declared in reply that the plain tiff's contention was this: that after calling MT. Ford an anarchist in the headline, the Tribune attempted to prove it in the body of the editorial but failed. Failure to prove the charge, he said constituted the case. If the Tribune had proved that MT. Ford was OF is an anarchist, there would have been no case.
 Taking up the issue of anarchy again, Tribune counsel attempted to lay foundation for charge that MT. Ford opposed the government in the matter of military preparedness by showing thata he differed with the president.
 MT. Ford insisted time after time, IS the question was repeated hat he did not oppose the government The government he said, had not decided on it's course of action and did not make such decision until several years after he warned the country had always declared, that the govern ment could have everything he owned anytime it was needed. Moreover, he said, there was majority in congress taking the same view that he tool at hat time.
 Tribune counsel" objected MT. Murphy, Keeps saying the govern nent said when the government said nothing at all It was the president who was speaking, and who, although entitled to every respect was not lift ed in that act above the judgement of his fellow citizens.
 Henry Ford felt that the president was being pushed into corner by the advocates of over-preparedness, or militarism, and was going to the peo- pie for an expression. Therefore, MT Ford felt free to put the facts before the people so that they might make their choice with open eyes and com plete understanding"
 To repeated questions concerning his stand on preparedness, MT. Ford made answer, q am against militar. Ism all the way through"
 Tribune counsel then took up the subject of military science and en ldeavored to show that MT. Ford was not acquainted with it, something which the man who is interested only In maintaining and army of workers at prosperous and peaceful pursuits tr.<tII Isxx.~ ~Jxx T