The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-07-02
'F0h0 ThIll N
IT'S EIGHTH WEEK
winter Of "loilhcn Dollar Editor.
nl" Takes Stand To Tell
Why; stismAtired Mann.
facturer

q Mesn' cisnens. Aloh. Jsls The
salaor Of the editorial no. kne.n a.
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-alch The cIiesxo Tribune ehsrscssr
i'-d Hear, rord a. ss anarchist sss
ne ris eiinsss fer the Tribune An
iss eifslh scsh of the Ford rususs
hhei case. c,ao'd = Raymond tss.
sised On direct examination that be
rfo'e the editorial He denied say
iao~ledss % the International Har-
"s'eF Co and publishers Of The
Tribune and also denied intsrferenes
Nhh his eenorisi sissrsnces by The
80 principal owners Of the paper.
,ron cross examination by counsel
fcr AR Ford. Mr.. Rsymona stated
that snne ordinarily the Tribune
policies are settled In q conference
the Mexican policy was ordered With.
out an yccnferenee. The wrrsrs
~ere merely Informed that in the fu-
iure The policy Of the Tribune would
is'or lnisrs entlon. The witness ad-
miied that he was aware al the time
the Tribune was urging var with
Mexico that Germany was very sn1.
ioas to zee us imbroiled IN var with
The republic 10 the south Counsel for
Mr.. Ford referred at length TO the
TrIhalnA al s.f
Theodore Roosevelt because of bis
s'tersnce following the sinking OF the
Lusitsnia The Tribune criticized
Roosevelt because be sss in favor
Of war With Germany and criticized
Mr.. Ford because be was agains, war
With both Germany and Mexico.
ASKED by counsel Why he has siven
editorial chssiiement to Roosevelt.
for his strong talk in favor Of var
Mr.. Raymond said be believed such
ish vas not helpful 10 the govern
meni in reaching a decision and that
cslmness was desirable.
Did you ever" the witness was
asked. argue for, Mr. RAYMOND
"Cou used some pretty violent lang.
ssge, didn't you
Il believe we did
Counsel for Mr.. Ford then quoted
u length from editorials 10 shcr
hat the Tribune had criticized the
government IN practically the same
erms that Mr.. Ford has used al
hough Mr.. Ford had done so in the
interests OF peace and the Tribuns IN
IN endeavor to site up war with Mex.
co. Asked II he thought this vas
ny citizens or newspapers right to
e exerted without being s,igmatired
8 an anarchist he replied that he did.
Now. queries counsel. -arer
earning that the state OF chihuahua.
leIico. was a scene OF rape, murder.
urping. destruction and disorder you
aid that tina, was where Mr.. Ford
1culd be"
Exactly" answered the witness.
And YOU meant it,"
u did
.
the Tribune's campaign for pay
ent Of wages to soldiers on the
exican border The Witnesses said
at the payment OF wages was un-
usi. if Was done only by few out
the thousand Of employers in Chr
go. and that the Tribune. itself
ated late in October. 1919. that some
the employers were going back on
cir promises"
Did the Tribune start propaganda
I the payment Of wages when this
iitsd STATES entered war with Mex
, counsel asked
No" replied the witness. On the.
ntrsry within Two weeks after the
clsraticn OF war against Germany
J Tribune notified all its men that
would not take care OF dependents
Didn't it,"
I don't know
Or ply sslaries."
I don't know that"
n the war with Germany the Trib-
} paid no wages 10 anybody"
As far a. | know that is true--
Is a matter Of fact the Tribune did
Itinue two salaries during the war
b Germany, the salaries OF its two
lagerx. Two hundred and sixty
ee employees on the Tribune how
r. 'oEC-nye of whom we're mar
entered the service and received
hing from the Tribune.