The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-11

NJ Clemens Mich. Asf IL fhs
luD In she n,ri rslbune llhsl sal
hserd nenr, rwd discussed from The
finndpcin, ul rslNhbor rasmeF, n,e
ehsnlc aud humanitarian And then
heard ~. lssal asrss's of ths rtih
uns ,legense on she closins dsf eg she
thifsseutf ~eek os tho rial
Attorney John Weeks ~ fofi smsn
81 drew a detailed risiuse ~ lsenfi
rofdr .aFly Years ilis hons p.flod q
poverty, labor aud pteraEasten. hls
rho 10 wealth. his suaaen Jouhlsne ~
ne vases ST hls men. his eonsisnf
phliAnlhroplvs. HIS dyrsmie powef 10
snsssiss whole ,lllss s,oaomkaill.
n. dld not saa bic wealth bs a
llohng lhs pahllc OF hs worsmen +"
said the siloTns> It's IDEAL has
been 10 help make people prosperous
ami happy and be "a too valuable 10
t0iA community where he vas hofa
ana reared too valuable lo bis fellow
men. for yoa TO hrlns dAmnlns ssr
dlc, assinss him.
"ilenfy Ford with all ha wealth,
With ah hls Probabilities Tor aeins
Fos,d. wssh ali gha success thai hls o~n
essotA have htoonhg him wil he
pooref than the l~nesl man IN ihls
courtroom u YOU ssnd him out OF here
stlEmsllaed With The ahameful brand
az snarchiss
II ilsnry Ford ~ an anarchist. I
veh lis bfaad Of anarchy were sps
dem,o wish others VI our rich msn
would catch a | wlsh distracted
Russia could have somc ~ u to-day I
wlsh Henry Fards peculiar anaroi y
and constructive g~nhs could be pat
90 work rehabliltaiins the central en-.
plrss Tha world has hesn waiting Tor
such spirit 20 adjust IS Affairs
Henry Ford IA npt an anarchist
iie IL pscinsf. usntlemcn OF the
jury, when the question OF srmsmsnt
and militant attitude for the United
states wac telose you for settlement
how did yoa sussg This district sent
back 10 ,onrrssa hy large majority
congressman who ntnod ratfuosed
saAsnss the mililafistla ciampr IA the
United States in isis and 1916
livery man to his task IL q gooi
fails. set Tribune counael calls thls
mechanic and farmer 90 the stand aud
queftluns him on history. on literature
and on anything except that which hs
knows best. n you should apply t.
these lawyers the xsmr Kind of y
tsss that thny applied "a Henry Ford
II you were 70 psl them nn your farms
Ihey would stAiya 10 death. uIlsal
Cromwell rould not even write Als
name and even the fathers of our OWL
llhsiai.s made their mafks With tbs
hilia ~ their swnrta.
~ you md Henry Ford an nnarchia
you will absolutely daatfpy hia anstul
noKe AX d citizen and stamp him y,
nnfl Tor The society " his fellow men
= ash you. gentlemen. never 10 con
sent that Henry Ford's kind OF human
endeasor be halted b. an adverse
judgment. yindlcaIe his good name "
buko the spirit that ~oks TO deslros
him
a Horace X. Tsnnsy, one OF the mosl
brilliant members of Tribune counsel
followed AIR wseka, with an adnii,
able address ON the LEGAL points o
4 the TIlbuneA case
THE real issue In this controversy
: said Mr.. Tenncy, IA ih@ fssht Of fires
lepaesh. II IN the right which All
IfofJ claims, Il is the right on whlei
i lwe rely. but the right of expression
Involves the wight Of cofumenf Vines
IN man expresses his Views publiel,
upon public question. and la yonl
. opinion his views are those OF an nm
srchlat, II Ia your rixht to express
lyouf own opinion ~ bis statements
The other sid. seems 10 have ose,s
looked the difference between attack
Iins mans private chsrseief and as
lacking his opinions.
"ar Ford exercised towards bis op
Ipons nts On The question OF national
preparedness che same rigft of Eais
comment which The Tribune exercised
toward him. Tho term anarchist was
. nrsd to sum ap all the Tfibunss . efiti
4 fism u and 0pposiilsn TO Henry fofa's
l0plnions. II must be understood as !,
Iwas Intended BY tho writer Who psa
sssking 10 convey the criticism. Wa
1.-The chieaea Tribune. which knew
: Henry rord az sh~ creator OF q great
. property charging. him With stsfilns
|, 10 propaganda thar would deprive him
Of his wealth and dehsroy his achieve
mental No. the Term was nnl ussd 10
hat sense The word anarchist has
lothsl sisnihesnees
RI Judge Of Probate y. Ned Reed of
NJ Clemens counsel for Hsnry Ford
: and William T. iiosnsr Of Tribuae
rosnsel. also sAdress~i ths jury.
4 u l. expected that the case VII 70