Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-07
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.os,pOIiey shown.

s,rfiifr Substitution - 1ssG
80 ai,Ith made up their origi.
= KS I'D ne Tribune forces J, en- 81.
u u all The means at their
tss t,sseIl fhe effect Of the
s ~ ii tife jury.
at sa,,l laa yrs have confended
Is IS sseialling dat there y just
A. -. IS The case was Henry
= ,asrel,ts1 The Tribune said
ybey eontended that the
e,,., Il, i, witnesses from the
81 60 border and hy kong examina /
.s,sralng preparedness, had no
w.. !, whatever On the issue.
a''s' .,.aily win this position, they
V4e sa, nlilitn me lines OF their
~, i the ease. except when fore.
isfs.' 3 outside 10 meet some charge
7 .s.insl Iii. Ford by the Trib-
~ sa.eI one IL these charges "
i usary Ford cannot read Or write.
: Z, =. seen made BY Elliott g. Steven.
.sisf counsel for the Tribune.
S. yeltemsntly characterized By
=. -, Iufkfng, chief Ford counsel.
y, !. rsheard III outrage. II Ii necas
:. therefore, for the Ford counsel
:. - ~, aside In such matters 70 re-
y. II uofounded charges Of Trib-
:. o,ansel There are thousands Of
'sns.s associates and others who
:, lestlfy ii Sir. Ford's educational
,s,Il,, along the usual lines 81 bust
$. md here II ample ocular and
...i,elar evidence Of the fact.
fsbnoe counsel endeayored to lise
II Ford,s interest In ex-cOnYicts
,.lpst him. During the examination
], ri s. ii Marquis, head Of the
g,a educational department, Ford
s.p,el asked, 'aYhat per cent Of en-
,s,ic,s Il ii the policy Of the Ford
Var company iii pursuit Of its edu-
uIloaal plan. TO keep ID It, employ.
pstY
If is our policy To keep as Mearly
/ NJ can about per cent Of our
ser of men who have had prison
ssrds said Dir. Marquis
Khy Is The percentage fixed at !
I eentT'
sRe fxed fl there because we feel
II ii about the proportion that we
! rupefyIse 70 their best Interests
h eur own.
what, Il anything, with reference
l,ae Interests Of the community Z
when we say, to their best Inter
Il and our own, we include the com
atty IN that, because b would not
TO the communlty's best interests
ii we're not 10 theirs.
rpon crnsS-examInation. Attorney
ltrmouth Kirkland, OF counsel for the.
lthuue asked. Have you any record
| Tue number of crimes that were
sanlttetf in Detroit before and also.
81 The tlme Jon started employing
1masleislp
NE have no record. YOu can get
presume, from the police"
Did sou ever Investigate the mat
a.
saa such cases affecting any Of orr
nPloyes would come 10 our ntten.
an
AZ this point Elliott @. Stevenson.
fhune counsel, addressed the court
These men were working eight
osn day,s he shouted, sand were
y 70 Do as they pleased Cor sixteen
e5rs rer day. During these sixteen
eurs they we're free to commit rob
s'ies aud hurglaries We Will show
affg never was a time IL the history
lftrQit when there were so many
srraefs hurglaries and robberies as
aefe have been since the Ford Motor
eanans entered upon this system Of
raging eenviets into their employ.
afat N Detroit.
Ile court ruled ont the whole line.
INQUIRY, saving II would simply
assn PC scntliation Of the whole De
Z. police force.
tesaer Judge Alfred j. Murphy, Of
'aasel Tor Ford. addressed the court
u said Che Ford Motor company
leaa welcome the opportunity to re-
y zoe statements made In the pres
ase Of the Jury.
..'essiiisl1er men present Ia the court
sailed that Detroits crime waves
!. feeeni years we're traced to gangs
!. pfpiessupal automobile bandits
s. Eere employed nowhere. There
! over 4atsa Ford employees Ii De
.o'i and L Is rarely that one figures
aay eas more serious than com
N dlsoFderly conduct.
.sss. Faoay isow being given bears
le provisions made BY the Ford
va. 7, company to insure the Jobs oil
,s'eFs VIA we're called 10 the Mex,
- eorFer h 1916, and to care 20
], aspeaa.ats iefi behind.
,,., Fihaae las e'ilarged that Mr.
81. you'd at keep the jobs moi
SIS DEPENDENTS.
s.5taaFS frarn every department.
,l, i.fSei Ii employees and exseEa-
49,, ron both friendly aud hostile
rs Is overwhelmingly indIca
M. ihe Ford policy OF assisting
~. sllese income stopped from
- ) S.'hi Their control, was never
u 49, Ier !, moment and inciuti
.trrIs. feri en1pleye Ia the mllitar.
g e that time.