The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12
JURY EXCUSED AS
LAWYERS ARGUE
Ford and Tribune Counsel Ask
Court to Instruct AS
They Suggest.
LONG SESSIONS ARE HELD
Trial Draws to Close As Attorneys
Begin Preparations to Make
Final Arguments.

MI. clemens, Mich, Aug. 7-Re-
quests to charge-70 by the Ford at
torneys and 9S by Tribune counsel
we're read to Judge Tucker in the
Ford Tribune libel case following the
completion of the taking of testi-
mony. The jury has been excused
during the arguments and the entire
session was taken up Wednesday by
counsel. An afternoon session was
held to permit facilitating the case.
The Ford requests embodied the
following five editorials complained
of as libelous. The heading Ford
is an anarchist" is libelous of itself.
The charge that Henry Ford is an
anarchistic enemy of the nation is IL
belous of itself. The charge that
Henry Ford is an Ignorant idealist"
is libelous of itself; the language,
20 man as ignorant as Henry Ford"
is libelous of itself. The language,
the proper place for so deluded a
human being is a region where no
government exists except such as he
furnished; where no protection is af-
forded except such as he furnishes;
where no protection is afforded ex-
cept such as he affords; where
pothings stands between him and the
rules of life except such defense as
he puts there" is libelous. That edi-
toRial headed Ford is an anarchist"
Is plain and unambiguous and tends
TO bring the plaintiff into shame,
hatred and contempt, and Is there
fore hbelous of itself. An anarchist
according to the common understand
Ing In community in which the libel
was published and circulated means
and refers to one who intends and
works for the abolition of the gov.
ernment and law and order; there
fore to charge one with being an
anarchist Is libelous per Sc. The
word anarchist as used in the article
~ question must be taken in the
proper sense as understood by the
average citizen of the territory where
In the Chicago Tribune is circulated.
The greater the circulation of a
newspaper the greater the harm done
and the more reason why greater care
should be used. Plaintiff had the
right as an American citizen to op-
pose war and preparations for war.
The fact that he did so had no
tendency whatever to show that he
isah anarchist.
lnasmuch as there are no utter
anees proved on the part of Mr.. Ford
In opinion of private capital or of
organized government there is no evil
dence that Mr.. Ford is or was an an
arehist. One cannot be an anarchist
who does not designedly or intention
ally advocate or work for a state of
anarchy. There is nothing in the
methor or manner in which the plain
tiff opposed war and preparation for
war which tends to show that he was
an anarchist. The law presumes
damages to both reputation and to
feelings from an article which is libel
Gus per Sc, and the plaintiff is not
obHsed to give any proof as to the
amount in dollars and cents of such
damage; that subject resting in the
1ury's sound judgment and discretion
under the circumstances in the case.
and if verdict is awarded to the
plaintiff he is entitled to such a sum
as will fairly, adequately and Justly
compensate him for any and all ac-
tual damages both to his reputation
and his feelings. The plaintiff is en-
titled to recover all his actual dam
ages to reputation and feelings and
al added damages the jury may find
caused by the defendant in malice
toward plaintiff. Tribune counsel
moved among other things that all
testimony relating to the family con-
nections between the Chicago Tri-
bune and Standard Oil be stricken
out. Counsel of the Tribune also
asked that all testimony be stricken
out that tended to show that the
Tribune's attitude toward greedy
munition makers was the same az
Mr.. Ford's.