New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
Ford Deliberately
Termed Anarchist
BY Chicago Writer
Advocacy of Intervention
in Mexico Is Feature
Of Testimony Offered
in Michigan Libel Suit
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, June 30
Clifford S Raymond. writer Of the
editorial in 1.-The Chicago Tribune" of
June 23, 1916, in which Henry Ford
was characterized as an anarchist, was
on the stand throughout to-day's scs-
sion Of the Ford -"Tribune" libel suit.
He declared that "The Tribune" used
the term "anarchist" deliberately with
reference to Mr.. Ford.
"And you intended the stigma to rest
upon him always ," asked Attorney Al
fred Lucking.
AS long as he continued to adv, cate
the doctrines and pursue the policies
which he Was at that time adyocating
and pursuing"
"Yon knew what an anarchist was
cors idered to be -
YES"
lyon know -fst ,hc bomb outrage N
81, Francisco WIS attributed 20 anar-
chiass9 ''No," replied the witness; II
thought Il was attributed % Nacirsts.'
Mr. lucfing asked L Tho Tub-
une's~ advocacy Of intervention in
Mexico did rot begin about the same
time as the European war. This was
evidently founda ion for later oucs-
tions intended TO show that "The
Tribune" was playing Germany's HIND
in seeking to send American troops TO
the border and use munitions of war
winch otherwise might have been
shipped TO he Allies.
Family and Paper
NJ Raymond fixed the beginning Of
1.-The Tribunes' pol,cy as following the
assassination Of Naderc, about 1918.
"lntcrvcnilon would have diverted p
,ittle Of the 'TcrA ,hat VAS being done
for the Allies in the United States"
said Mr.. Raymond, but added that
the raising OF a large army for Mexi-
can intervention might have been the
means Of preventing our having TO go
into the war against Germauy."
Mr.. Lucl,ing asked pointcdly about
the relations Of the McCornicls and
Paltersons, principal owners Of "Ihe
Irlbune,' with the International Nar-
yester Company and the Standard Oil
Company. The witness replied that
he did not know the degree Of rca-
tionship between the International
Harvester McCormicks and 'The Tri-
bune' NcCormicks, that he never had
seen Harold Mccormick, head of the
Harvester Corporation, in The Tri-
bune' Office, and that he never re-
celved any Instructions which would
lead him TO believe there was any
relationship in a business or sympa-
thetic way.
You we're arguing in the spring
Of 1916 that there was no cause for
war with Germany at that time; isn't
that so?' asked Mr.. Lucking.
he cause for war with Germany
had passed; the cause that we thought
replied Mr.. Raymond He referred
to an editorial Immediately following
the sinking OF the Lusitania
"let SIX days after the sinking oe
the Lusi t:ania you attacked Mr. Roose-
Welt because he advocated war with
Germany, didn't yout7
We criticised Mr. Roosevelt because
We thought him too inhammatory in
his rc1 arks-"
Beginning OF Policy
"The Tribune wanted every man
Who was advocating way with Germany
TO think Of himself in the trenches
with respirator over his nostrils, q
Springfield in his hands, waiting for
the sutfocati1g cloud Of poisonous
gases 70 roll BY and reveal d surge Of
charging Germanu- In other words
you were rantlny against war with
Germany al tec. tinc, were you not ?''
We were deplOrlng that Mr.. Roogc-
ve't should use violent expressions at
SO solemn a moment AZ that when the
government was trying to determine
whether we were gong to war or not"
our editorials from the time the
first call arose down 70 the time Of the
declaration Of WAY argued that the sub
marine contIoversy vas no ground for
war, didl't they ?"
II believe they did"
And you KEPT that up all The time
you knew Germany waa trying to get
rs into war With Mexico ?"
Il believe SO.
=" hat slane would you have applied
% Henry Ford if Re had done ANYTHING
Ike that-o. had yon exhausted your
wo:st word On him ?"
Il would h-*e called him a patriot"
Il. - Anilnus
Qpestloncd by Attorney Weymouth
f'f' and, of coVAacl Tor "The Irib-
-'i- isaFWcuI teciarcd he had no
ansin1s aGa.nst III. Ford Uc terrified
tnat thc actsyo Dubllahors II "Thc Trib-
lne" are cD.orcl l.. X. NcCornicL and
taptaia JoaeDa Medil Patterxon. He
sa'a he rad never received instruc-
tong of auy kjnd from thc mothers Of
fne prniisners, who control the stock
u the TribuYc Conl pony.
W}tn.sr. oD fu'fheY qucn.ionjnQ.
t"H,!ted - koo~le1ye II Mr. Tord's
pAciNst yieny "a 5aaay - his utter
ancct oDDce1nE Ta.l!tary prepayednczs.
"D'1 y~s kuuw cn funG %. 1913,
rnen tae sditcri4l wa4 pubnsnud. thai
Mr. Ford ha1 sal1 that ths ward 'rnur
d~r~~ rn~ald be enDroidcred on the
Drearta u so'dier@W
Il hnew aoch atat.mcnt had been