The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-18
ATTORNEYS BRAND
EXAMINATION. OF
FORD AS BRUTAL
Manufacturer Says He Seldom
Reads More Than Headlines in
Newspapers-Meat Of Tribune
Libel Suit Reached.
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Mount Clemens July ls--rhe heart
Of Henry Ford's libel suit against the
Chicago Daily Tribune was reached to-
day when Attorney Elliott q. Steven
son. representing the Tribune, began
to question Mr. Ford regarding the
alleged libelous editorial, headed
"Ford ls an Anarchist published In
the Tribune June q, 1915.
Attorneys Alfred Lucking and Al
/ fred q. murphy peppered the exam
ination with objections on behalf OF
the plaintin ana Mr.. Lucking charac-
tcrizsd the examination. In the course
iol which Mr. stevenson atten. pied
laEain TO get the witness to admit that
he was IAN Ignorant idealist." as
brutal and particularly distressing TO
50 modest man as Mr. Ford.
Court was In session nearly two
hours before AIR. Ford WIS recalled.
the time being consumed In tn read
ling ul portions OF the transcript OF
the examination OF Gencral Erasmus
Weaver before the military afiairs
lcommittce of congress In 1916.
What Is a headlince" asked Mr..
stevenson.
1T shows what is In the bC, y Of an
larticlc under il
Mr. Ford yesterday testified that an
anarchist Is a bomb thrower. or one
who oVcrturns governments. AIR.
stevenson then read tho text Of the
lcditor.nl
"Nothing there about bomb throw
Ing iH there. Mr. Fordg''
NO, hu- the headline '
Put YOU said that a headline shows
what Is o. the body 81 the article Mr.
Ford"
This precipltatod an argument In
the course OF which Attorney Muir
phey contcndcd that Il was the con-
tention of the plaintin that the head
lline was libclous standing by itself
for the very reason that the text oi
the article related nothing anarchis'
tie OF Mr Ford
"It seems to mo your h~nor." said
Mr.. stevenson. that We have a righi
to know what the plaintin himself
lthinkH Just how he thinks he has
been injured"
- hardly ever read anything hu
. the headlines" put la Mr.. Ford.
Judge Tucker took up q law boob
, and Mr. stevenson went on
You WIZ hardly deny the chnrg'
/, that you are an ignorant idealist. Mr
Ford. You said 40 twice yesterday
, We'll, Mr. Stevenson. you can &c
me 90 Say black ia white" SMILED IN
witncFs
why. Mr. Ford. haven't ! heol
. fair with you uf'
yes"
Mr l.uckiug protested;
This is brutal To a nne man.
/, modest man who hates 10 appear j
:. public. who does not wish 90 be hcr'
submit that u ls brutal
4 You don't think that, Mr. Ford. d
you q" asked Mr. Stevenson, I'm nt
brutal am lT
r Mr. Ford smiled.
- "Hc ls talking through his ha
~ isa't he:' continued the Tribun
II lawyer.
Y, Witness smiled ngain. aud Judl
Tucker reminded Mr. Lucking INA
y Mr. Ford could expect no diherci
"a treatment from any other witness
~ Mr. Ford finally stated that the re-
r" ord would show what he said ahol
Ibeing an Ignorant idealist.' Attorn'
. stevenson then called his attention
his prevoua testimony IN which
admitted ignorance OF most thin
about the army and navy
After rcccss Mr. stevenson rel
further from the editorial stnti
n thnt the gGyernment had power
y nut Mr.. Ford In uniform, or 60 cot
u nanderr his factories ans that n
Ford had not bean called 20 the arr
because there were young men 10
for him. "for which service he M
pcnaiizes them" said the editorial.
Nothing about bomb throwing
that7" said the attorney
ITS bad stuff" said Mr.. Ford
The Tribune lawyer read one OF Z
DO iavigne articles In which
Ford was quoted as saving his an
war education campaign had VI
oecded with such success that OF
ten Of the 10000 men then In
factory went TO the national gui
cncampmont at that time
Biamcs Hts "INperts.'
II don't know" said the witn'
: MIR. DE Lnylgne was hired an an