The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-19
FORD SAYS MOBILE.
ARMY" MEANS ARMY
TIL At is Modified
WITNESS ADMITS HE KNOWS LIT.
TIE ABOUT MiLITARISM AND
READS ONLY HEADLINES


of the testimony OF Henry Ford In the
latter's libel suit against the Chicago
Tribune has been taken up by the OBJ
icctions of counsel for Mr.. Ford ana
the resultant arguments was made To
Judge Tucker at the opening of court
today. Alfred Lucking. senior counsel
for Mr.. Ford. took an exception, re-
marking that the same could be said
of Tribune counsel when witnesses for
the plaintiff were being heard.
Alr. Ford took the stand for his ruth
day rs witness. Before he had been
asked a question, he was excused tenn
porarily and Weymouth kirkland. Tri-
hunc lawyer, took the stand and was
examined by his colleague, Elliott q.
Stevenson. Both lawyers held copies
of the report of testimony of General
Weaver ON coast defense before the
military affairs committee of congress
in 1916. The purpose was To retute
the statement made in Mr.. Ford's anti
preparedness advertisement quoting
General Weaver as saying that the
coast defense system was adequate.
The Tribune lawyer, by following
than the advertisement did, showed
that General Weaver said that the
coast guns We're models of 1890 and
would be unable to return the fire OF
Il modern naval gun.
Mr.. Ford resumed his testimony UNI
der Interrogation by Attorney Steven
son.
You heard what General Weaver
said. Mr.. Deavigne made an import
ant departure from that. didn't he, in
writing your advertisements
81 am not competent judge" an.
swered thee witness.
Attorney Alfred c. Murphy, for the
plaintiff objected to quoting General
Weaver as stating that old guns were
being remountcd to have u longer
range
"Do you know how long it takes to
mount Il gun, Mr.. Ford?' asked Mr..
Stevenson.
NO"
1T takes a long time?"
depends ON who does the mounting.
1 guess
You didn't print the truth about
it?"
81 employed Theodore Delavigne and
told him to get the facts and to stick
to the facts If he omitted things, l
am responsible"
"Then you want this jury and the
world to understand that you publish
ed mistatements broadcast and didn't
know what was in it. whether true or
false"
II told him to get the facts
"Ahe you charging Mr.. Delavigne
with dishonesty"
NO"
you heard what was said about a
mobile force being necessary to pro-
tect coast defense from attack in the
rear?"
Yes"
What do you understand by mo
bile army'?"
AN army mobolized," said the manu-.
facturer.
Counsel for Mr. Ford objected.
"It is an army large or small, which
can move quickly" explained Mr.. ste
Il don't know much about mlitar.
sm,' added the witness.
The Tribune attorney next came for
the first time directly to the heart of
he suit, the Tribune editorial of June
;, 1916, which was headed Ford Is an
anarchist"
What is a headlne?" asked Mr. ste.
yenson.
1T shows what is in the body Of an
lrticle, under it."
Mr.. Ford yesterday testified that an
anarchist is a bomb.thrower, or one
Who overturns government. Mr.. Ste
'enson then read the text of the edi-
orial.
Nothing there about bomb throw.
ng, is there, Mr.. Ford?"
NO, but the headline"
But you said that a headline shows
what is in the body of the article, Mr..
Cord"
1his precipitated an argument, in the
curse of which Attorney Murphy con.
ended that it was the contention Of
he plaintiff that the headline was libel
us standing by itself, for the very rea.
on that the text of the article related
othing anarchistic of Mr.. Ford.
1t seems to me, your honor" said
lr. Stevenson. that we have a right
0 know what the plaintiff himself
how he thinks he has been
ljured."
Il hardly ever read anything but
he headlines" put in Mr.. Ford.
Judge Tucker took up a law book
nd Mr.. Stevenson went on:
You will hardly deny the charge
hat you are an ignorant idealist, Mr..
ord? You said so twice yesterday"
well Mr.. Stevenson, you can get
ne to say black is white smiled the
illness.
Why Mr.. Ford haven't l been fair
18th you?"
Yes"
Mr.. Lucking protested
This is brutal to a fine man, a mod.
st man who hates to appear in public,
'ho does not wish to be here. | sub
lit that it is brutal"
Judge Tucker reminded Mr. Luck
lg that Mr.. Ford could expect no diff.
'rent treatment than any other wit
ess.
But he has had different treatment
} far as l am concerned" said Attor
ey Stevenson. II never in my life
'eated witness with so much con.
deration.
Mr.. Ford finally stated that the re-
ord would show what he said about
eing an ignorant idealist."
Attorney Stevenson then called his
ttention to his previous testimony. in
hich he admitted ignorance Of most