The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-08-09
NO ANARCHY IN
FORD'S VIEWS
BISHOP WILLIAMS TESTIFlES IN
THE 100000 LIBEL CASE
AGAINST TRIBUNE.
WON'T TELL 4HALF-TRUThS"
Noted Divine Says II MANUFACTURED ;
Theories Are Anarchistic Then
He Is In Danger Of Becom-
ina Anarchist Himself.

Mt. Clemens, Mich.-The chicago
Tribune rested its defense IL ING
81. 900 900 libel suit which Henry Foro
has brought against it after spenolhe
seven weeks and two days In attemps-
ing to prove that it was 1ustlneu NJ
calling the manufacturer an anar-
lchist." The 18th week OF the trlal
opened with Ford counsel onerhe re
lbuttal testimony against Inc All
Dunes defense.
The first witness for Mr.. Ford was
the Ri. Rev. Charles D. Williams u
D., Episcopal bishop of Michigan VINO
appeared on the stand in VI
the testimony of Prof. ]. 5. Reeves
professor of political science IN Ine
University of Michigan who had pre-
yiously testified that Henry foru )
views were distinctly anarchlstic'
Bishop Williams said that MT
Ford's views were far from pelne
~anarchistic and were, in fact, Chris
tian, common and often commonplace
The Bishop refused to be LED by
Tribune counsel in his nsWe anu
insisted on telling the whole truth.
Asked whether he thought henry
Ford's declaration that all armies
should be disbanded, all nayies de
stroyed and all material of war con
yerted into commercial implements
---.Is.+i tho WifnRSS answer
ed:
Would Be Good World.
81 could quote a half-dozen pas
sages from Scripture that express al
most that idea. l should say that the
main theme of these statements by
Henry Ford are distinctly Christian
commonly preached in Christian pull
pits and that if they were lived UP to
this would be a pretty good Christian
world"
Bishop" asked Tribune counsel
do you believe that Mr.. Ford has
quoted, patriotism is the last resort
of a scoundrel.'
81 have often said So" responded
the witness. 81 have often seen 1t so.
Concerning the doctrine OF non
resistance Bishop Williams declared
he did not believe in such a theory
but that many Christians did.
at is the belief of anarchists" said
Tribune counsel.
Eyes and the belief of Christians
will you be good enough to ans.
wer the question" retorted counsel
Anarchists say that and Christ
fans say that. 1 am afraid l am going
to tell the whole truth"
Now Bishop"
Would Tell Whole Truth.
81 am going to tell the whole
truth"
You are telling something 1 have
not asked you to tell"
"You have not asked me for the
whole truth. I have to follow my con.
science. l am a simple man."
81 am afraid" continued the Bishop,
that if this is anarchy I agree with Il
mostly"
Ford counsel then called William
A. Dunning, professor of history and
political philosophy in Columbia Uni
versity, to testify concerning Mr..
Ford's theories and |utterances.
when Henry Ford" said counsel,
said that we should stop talking a.
bout one factory, one state and one
country and begin to talk about the
world, was he preaching the doctrine
of anarchy"
mo that is the general thought of
cosmopolitanism = human inclusive
ness; it has permeated all speculation
on political philosophy ever since
there was such a philosophy"
rs there anything peculiarly anar-
chistic about it?'
mo"
as it in any way essential to ana
chism?"
mo"
MIR. Ford also said that he believed
humanity could make mistakes but
could do nothing worse; he said he
believed everything tended toward
the good, and that even the terrible
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