Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-19
TEACH LOYALTY
TO Foreigners.
FORD ENGLISH SCHOOLS INcUL,
CATE PRINCIPLES OF PURE
AMERIcANlsM IN STUDENTS.
TRIAL DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Attorneys Begin Final Arguments
After Ford Counsel Presents ORA
matte Testimony On Eduoa-
tional Work.


counsel kept until the 1nal day ON
which testimony was presented, the
strongest arguments IN their posses
sion. Not until the trial was within
a few hours Of it's close did they bring
to the witness stand Clinton G. De
Witt. superintendent Of the Ford Eng
lish school
"Mr. Ford" said the witness, was
Of the opinion that you could not sue
cessfully put over one Idea while there
were So languages spoken In the rae
tory. so to promote that one Idea,
which was and Is Americanism. be IN
sisted that every workman must learn
to speak the 'American'-~net the
English language
There were 5000 students in the
school before the United States en-
tered the war and the factory WAS
practically turned oyor to government
work
Sample lessons were read by the
witness. Parts are given as follows:
Every good American loves and
respects the United States Flag
Our nag stands for liberty. Justice
and peace.
Its coiors are red. white and blue.
Tho red stands for love. the white
stands for purity. the blue stands for
truth"
American nags." said the witness,
were used profusely In tho school
room and a silk nag always futters
before an electric fan
Teach AmerlosnIsu.
The men are taught that there IL no
greater title than American citizen"
and are urged to accept the Advant-
ages Of education offered By this ooun
try % that they may az themselves.
through knowledge. TO defend their
tibertisA
Pictures Of great Americans sdorn
the Glass rooms. special exercises are
held On the birthday Of great leaders
of the nation and nnaiiy. when the
ofAss graduates. n IL presented with
souvenir American fags and 10 given
msmbsrship In what IL known ~ the
.Amsrican Club TIE Federal and
state courts recognise diploma from
ne Ford English school ~ IN svi-
dsnos Of adequate preparation for
citissnship. II was skswu.
Through thls testimony counsel
sought 20 bring out that the man
who taught 5000 foreigners TO love
their adopted country and to respect
lie Gag could scarcely be called an
anarchist and that man who sought
svsry possible method to lnstill love
FOR tho Stars and Stripes In the
hearts of those who come to II from
foreign shores. could never have
made the slanderous statements at
sributsd to him by Tribune counsel.
Mr. Ford. II was shown, loaned all
his educational workers to the gov
eminent at tho time war broke out.
The war department found the meth
Dds used In the Ford English school
10 valuable that they introduced them
In all training camps. Henry Ford
paid the salaries OF the men he loaned
10 the government for the work
Closing Arguments Open.
Closing arguments In the case
opened the last OF the week. Attorney
VIM. Lucking led off for Ford counsel.
He called attention nrsk to the testi'
nony which showed thatT Tribune.
hot for Intervention Ia Mexico be-
cause IL thought such action would
lead to conquest or at least TO great
riches for the United states. had
found Henry Ford blocking It's path
lust when It's long campaign gave
promise OF bearing fruit. Thereupon.
said the attorney. The Tribune set out
10 destroy Mr.. Ford's influence. to
sweep him out Of It's path and to still
his voice which pleaded Tor course
which would hslp the bleeding repub.
tic 70 tbs south to regain her fsst and
TO strike forth on new hishroad Of
education aud freedom
Attorney Weymouth Kirkland open
Cd for The Tribune. He declared that
whas Mr.. Ford had done slnoe 1sl9--l
when The Tribune called him a.
ansxchist-had nothing whatever to
DO with the situation ~ It was whea
The newspaper stismatizsd the manu-.
factursr ~ an enemy Of his country,
He did not deny that Mr.. Ford had
doaS an immense and valuable work
Tor the government during the war but
ne claimed that this did not alter the
sfaots ~ they were before war broke
out. Mr.. Terd, the attorney insisted.
WAS an anarchist at the time The
Tribune described him as such. ana
! the truth no said was sufficient tustifl
uation Tor the attack.