Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-18
FORD DENIES INTENTION
TO CRITICIZE PRESIDENT
Would Never Hold Executive Possible
Murderer Because He Aided
Preparedness.
GIVES VIEW OF WARS CAUSE
Magazine Article Read in Which
Manufacturer Ascrjbcs Conflict to
German Fondness for Beer and
French Taste for Wine.

MOUNT CLEMENS. MICH. July IL
Henry ford,s fourth day on the Wit
against the Chicago Daily Tribune was
much like Yesterday In subject matter
aad ia the prolonged multiplying OF
QUESTIONS TO obtain answers
THIS MAS true even OF answers which
ne returned yesterday. but which. APP
pnren;ly. lie had forgotten ovcrnian, I.
lie repeated snch words as 'preplrei-
ness. ,"orerpre paredncss" ana milf
tar!sm.' In such apparent disassocia-
tion with the questions that Attorney
Elliot q. Stevenson. counsel for the
Tribune occupied pages or transcript
IN trying 10 stralghten the testimony
into conference.
\ specimen OF tho examination typi-
sal OF the whole was contained In MIR.
stevenson questions concerning the
comment OF Mr. Ford that Henry \
Wise Wood. Of New York. an active
preparedness advocate. was. because OF
this advocacy, slave OF the in
tercsts."
Yesterday Mr. Ford said that as war
was murder. those who prepared for
war were murderers. and hat he him
self was party TO murder. in 1917.
NJ Stevenson was seeking 10 show that
applied - President Wilson.
Would you say tic President was
possible murderer because he aided
in preparedness" Mr.. stevenson asked
Objects to Question.
Counsei for Ford hurrledly objected
10 the question, but the witness an
swercd with emphasis.
I'D never say that about the Presi-
dent"
'wcil. YOU stated that all who favor
ed preparedness were promoters OF
murder" shouted the LAWYER
Well | started my propa ganda he
fore ,hs President" Mr. Ford replied
with "A drawl.
Mr.; Ford,s condue, on the a,and was
Joseph O'Neill and William j. Cam
eron. who were with Mr.. Ford and his
personal attorney. Alfred l.uckinI. ar
ter court yesterday when Mr. Luck ing
asked Mr.. Ford II he had actually for
gotten who Benedic: Arnold was. as
he testified
Thinking or Another Arnold.
Mr.. Ford said that ne had not. but
Wien asked the question he was think.
ing OF something else, OF man in the
shop named Arnold. who used to write
a little" The lawyer then urged him
L" keep his mind on the testimony.
lie story was confirmed by Mr.. Luck.
Scattered through his testimony. il,
appeared that MIR. Ford ascribed the
c Tnrld war TO a variety OF causes: in.
siuohng 6 6ain munitions makers.
men, and school books
John Reed. magazine writer OF
Ne: New York and recent Russian Boil
disciosed the alleged facts in an article
published In 1916. II was entitled In
dus'ry.s Miracle Maker" which A,to"-
Reed and little Ford"
The reading OF this article cut se,-
ercly into the time tina, Mr.. Ford
was on the stand. and arguments on
adm'ssibiliiy OF evidence among cuun-
SCI cut in much more. Reed. in his
story. said he reminded Mr.. Ford, who
opposed drink, that the French and
Germans prosper on wine and beer
Yes, and il was one of the causes
OF the war said MIR. Ford.
How" asked Reed
~ made them suspicious of each
other
Schooibooks Criticized.
He criticized schoolbooks as Elori-
Tying wars and the heroes OF them.
mus Installing the military spiri. In
the youngSter.
The Detroit manufacturer. in en-
planning why he forgot so many
things. said that hundreds of persons
visit the factory, and that In those
days he talked 10 many Of them. max
ms casual remarks which passed from
his head almost as soon as made. For
Instance, he said, that he remembered
little Of what his talk with Mr.. Wood
was about.