Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-08
MANUFAcTuRERm MAKES IT
CLEAR HE BELIEVES coVEN.
ANT is A GREAT STEP.
DECLARES WAR is MURDER"
Whlrlwind Of Questions Fall to Shake
composure Of Man Who sues for
Million Because He Was
Called Anarchist"

idealism Of Henry Ford has %freshene1
the proceedings of the Ford. Tribune
libel case and has brought into tic
wearisomo arguments Of counsel and
tho dull repetition of cross.examina.
tons. a new quality.
For q week the man who has been
described AZ everything from an AN
Grchlst' to the greatest patriot Of his
day. has been on the stand facing a
merciless FIRE OF questions.
During the reading OF an article
written by John Reed on Henry Ford,
ind published IN the Metropolitan Mag
nzine, tho audience In the court cham.
Der Violated all precedent by breaking
into applause and Mr.. Ford, yisibly EN-.
b%srrassod. raised HIS hand In protest.
Tribune counsel had endeayored to
quote paragraphs from the RJed arti-
Gle bu' had been compelled, by obiec.
ton OF Ford attorneys, To introduce
the Interview In It's entirety. In the
main II was highly complimentary TO
Mr.. Ford.
make Farmer independent"
What / want to do" Mr.. Ford was
quoted as saying. lis to make the farm.
Ell as independent as | am independ.
ent Of the banks. independent OF the
trusts. independent OF the railroads"
The audience, many of them from
the surrounding farms Of this commu-
nifty, showed visible evidence OF les ap.
probation OF that ideal.
Twice Mr.. Ford, wearying of the
questions having to do with his knowl.
edge OF history, said "Oh, III admit
that I'm al ignorant idealisl II you
WISH
"What Is an idealist?' querled Tr,.
luuo counsel.
The innate goodness OF the man
lighted NJ his kindly eyes with a new
Hight. as he leaned forward and an
bWered slowly. "a think an %idealist Is
orc who tries to make people happy
and prosperous. | think I do hat a
little"
quiet, unassumlng. courteous and
patient Henry Ford made "a ieep i'm
preston ON the audience. Not once
did he lose his temper under the heck
ling OF opposing attorneys, even VIII IN
their questions yerged on tho edge OF
insult. hut when the examination
touched ON subjects which are close 90
his heart. the League OF Nation. war
and tho happiness and prosperity of
Humanity. counsel found him eagerly
alert.
\ League OF Nations. or prepared.
ness NJ To the hilt.
That Is the way he secs the slta1.
ton today we must either. he sail.
''accepf the oycnan OF peace or dem.
ocracy must arm and stand guard tor.
ever at the threshold OF liberty
War Is Murder"
lle hammered that fact home and
with it be always added. "War hes muir.
der.
~ Was a murderer. be said. "I was
q helper OF murder When "a. cris
'HtAN We "AN NHNh "a manu-. hN' AN "
tho same War is muricr
What do you mean hy murder
moan kiliur people"
KILLING people 90 prutect the intet
est- &. the ueople2'
Killing anybody or anything
don't know what else war h. War ID
murder There Is a Tar better way
what o. the better way"
Why tu ducate people To teac.
them O. think tor themselves
a long examination WAS conductpf
which sought 10 quiz Mr. Ford concert
iug bis views ON history. based on
remark which he once made that '
wouldn't give i've cents Tor all the his
tory ever written
louf think much more OF II nov
than { did then testified Mr.. Ford
The war showed US that historl
didn't iast n week. An The things the!
told us would happen didn't happeu
They went ahead. knowing what wa
meant. and made the same mistake.
all ever agnin. The history We viii
'oday Is the thing that counts I'm
not Interested In Yesterday"