The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-08-22
teach LOYALTY
TO Foreigners
AN ENGLISH SCHOOLS iNcUL-
.-r PRINCIPLES OF PURE
.ueRIcANIsM IN sTUDENTa
TRIAL DRAWING TO A CLOSE
...,,.ys Begin Final Arguments
.1., Ford Counsel Presents ORA
..+ic Testimony On Educa-
tional Work

W. Clemens, Mich.-Henry Ford's
.,unsel kept until the fnal day ON
~s,.h testimony was presented. the
|.,onsest arguments In their posses
..o Not until the trial was within
i ~ hours Of its close did they bring
,ha witness stand Clinton G. De-
r,, superintendent OF the Ford Eng
! ~ school.
~, Ford" said the witness. was
| y me opinion that you could not sue
....fully put over one idea while there
-. e languages spoken IN the no
- 10 to promote that one idea.
.hieh vas and is Americanism. he In
..,A that every workman must learn
max the 'American'-not the
hslish- Language.
There ..ere 5000 students In the
.,Aod before the United States en-
Nd the war and the factory was
,ctically turned over to government
York"
sample lessons were read by the
ttness. Parts are given as follows:
every good American loves and
,,pects the United States Flag.
.Our flag stands for liberty. Justice
I'd peace.
Its colors are red, white and blue.
THE red stands for love, the white
lands for purity, the blue stands for
uth."
American flags said the witness,
we're used profusely in the school
Dom and a silk flag always futters
esore an electric fan.
Teach Amerieanisr.
The men are taught that there is no
ester title than American citizen"
ID are urged to accept the advant-
res Of education offered by this coun-
80 that they may At themselves.
Iwugh knowledge, to defend their
bGties.
Pictures of great Americans adorn
class rooms. special exercises are
kd on the birthday Of great leaders
ths nation and finally, when the
n graduates, 1t is presented with
venir American nags and is given
snbership in what is known as the
lnerican Club" The Federal and
NJ courts recognise q diploma from
Ford English school a. an EVIL
an Of adequate preparation for
Hssnship, It was shown.
through this testimony counsel
sht to bring out that the man
b taught 5000 foreigners to love
vi adopted country and to respect
Tag could scarcely be called an
lfchist and that q man who sought
ny possible method to instill love
the Stars and Stripes in the
ar1 Of those who come to It from
su shores, could never have
Ne the slanderous statements at
'passd to him by Tribune counsel.
H. Ford, 1t was shown. loaned all
educational workers to the gov.
anent at the time war broke out.
val department found the meth
ssed In the Ford English school
Naable that they introduced them
" training camps. Henry Ford
ne salaries Of the men he loaned
ae government for the work
Closing Arguments Open.
us'ns arguments In the case
~ the last Of the week. Attorney
: lacking led OF for Ford counsel.
olisd attention first 70 the test
which showed that The Tribune.
@ Intervention In Mexico b.
thought such action would
conquest or at least to great
lor the United States, had
= henry Ford blocking it, path
saen Ms loog campaign Eave
Of bearing fruit Thereupon,
ue attorney. The Tribune ct out
Ivy Mr.. Ford's influence, TO
ain out Of it, path and 70 stiu
Mes which pleaded for . coursa
YOU'D help the bleeding repub-
we south to regain her feet ana
49, forth on q new highroad Of
ao and freedom.
.oey Weymouth Kirkland omen.
I .ae Tribune. He declared that
~ Ford had done since 1916
49,. zoe Tribune called him an
/ =. aa.had nothing whatever to
: - me situation a. It VIA, when
I psper stigmatized the manu-.
: A - !. an enemy Of his country.
/ = not deny that Mr.. Ford had
I a. : immense and valuable work
..,, s,e.nm ant during the war but
Z J. NJ, ,s .aas this did not alter the
=. "ey we're before war broke
: !. ~ Ford, the attorney insisted.
r -. anarchist at the time The
Z ~, described him as such. and
7 !, - ne said was suficient ius,is.
b. , ano the Human Body.