Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-02
no SWIVEL CHAR
J FOR FORD'S SON
STAYED At HOME DUNNO WAN
]; 70 HELp IN pLAtT-REFusEo
70 TAKE UNIFORMS.


FATHER WAS RESPONSIBLE
'pseiasse hs Tsia Gssd Tkat w.
! Wsrk In Factory Nssdsd Him.
4 Wsvid Ns4 Acespt satisfy {,
First csasmlssisa.
Mt Clemens, Mitch. Henry Tor6
during the last hour q his seven day4
on the wttAsss stand. teok OCCASION
To claim I'll responsibility for his soA<
Edssl Forsa's. claim for exemption frou
the selective draft. "Hs wanted Il
enlist said Mr.. Ford, bat l told hin!
that he could do moro good whore he
was. He was offered several eommis1
stems which would have permitted AiAl
to wear . uniform and stay right II
the factory, but he weuada't scsss4
th0m."
Having made their decision. It waA
shown, both Mr.. Ford and his SON 81
fused to camou6age It behind 4
swivel chair commission carrying
boots and spurs.
This subject, the introduction u
which has been awaited ever since
The trial opened. did net develop alonC
the lines which had been generally eE-
pscted. Mr. ToFd'a inclination -
shoulder full responsibility. his state
msnt that his SON wss ahs0luteag
essential to the war work being donG
in the factory and his revelation OF
the fact that Edssl Ford turned down
several Offers Of . commissioa, dts4
armed criticism. The charges, suEsaA
during = political campaign. and 70,
Gently repeated ON the floor Of thS
United states senate. to tho effset that
the young president OF the Ford Motsq
company had shirked his duty wsss q
fully refated that Tribune counsel lid
not pursue the point. f
It was the first time that tull szi
PLANTATION OF the facts in c0nnaotion|
with Edsel FOrd's war work has hoeAl
made public and 1t was easily tAA
feature Of the eleventh week a the
trial. .s
/, Henry Ford spent seven days on the
witness stand and Of this time hei
gave less than two hours to his OWL
lawyers. AZ long as counsel for The
Tribune was hammering him Mr. Fore
sat quietly In the witness chair an
iswering the constant fire Of questions
with great patience But the instana
his own lawyers took him in hand hid
attitude changed He became sek-
conscious and diNdsnt He 4weHid not
accept the efforts Of his counsel "a
provide him with An opportunity tA
reveal the full extent OF his patriotic
work during the wax. his humanitari~
an views, or his advanced ideas Of tina
relations which should exist between
capital and labor.
ut Is all in the records said Mr.
Ford. Il have told 1t all here once.*
He avoided, with care, anything that
verged on boasting He would not
even describe the extent Of the war
work which his factories did and whom
record breaking performances in thu
production of munitions was mention,
ed he declared, I'VE did all We couid.
bet it go at that. l want to forget
all about It. feel Just as the soli
diers feel. l don't want to talk about
my war work
The witness did, however. after hes
ing pressed. explain that his son had
bought out the minority stockholders
of the Ford Motor company because
these inter ests had insisted on MT.
Fcrd squeezing the iass dollar out al
the puosic., the government. the work,
ers aud tbs product. ne wanted to
cut loose from his associates, he said.
so that no could carry out his ideas
OF the distribution Of profits to sm-
ployees through increased wages and
to the y lblic through lower priSssj
1T was either buy or sell and Mr.. Ford
had eons dered selling and organixiae
new company. His SON. howevs-.
took UT tho task OF buying out .ha
minority stockholders and succeeded.
dispite the general BELIEF In the finan,
cial world that this stock could not bN
purchased.
One OF the most interesting develop.
ments OF Mr.. Ford's testimony cama
out when it was testifsd tina. the only
Legislation Re has ever sought WIS
thct for the; pro 'ection ut birds. Otnsr
men Ct millions. 1t was shown, kesA
lobbyists in the national and state
capitol to urge and work for speciaN
privileges. but the one favor that Mr..
Ford has ever asked from the Law.
mako,s lad nothing to do with h:a
cwn in erests. 1t was curious bit u
les, .mopy and left . deep impressi lrN
on the audience in the Sourt chambe,l
The subject was result OF ques-
tions concerning Mr.. Ford's list %
friends He named Thomas Edis1n
and John Burroughs. the naturalist, a.