Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
Henry FORD is
no ANARCHIST
SAYS WITNESS
Professor Of History Of Columbia
University Refutes Charge of
Tribune Counsel.

tBy the Mt. Clemens News Bureau)
ut. Clemens, Mich, Aug. 2.-Tri-
bune counsePs efforts to link up
Henry Ford's name with that of
Emma Goldman by attempting to
show a similarity in their ideas,
were strongly rebutted by Ford
counsel at Thursdays session.
Upon redirect examination of Will
liam A Dunning. professor emeritus
cf history and political philosophy
at Columbia university, the follow
ing testimony was given:
That Emma Goldman was op-
posed to prohibition, but THAI
everyone who shared her view
should not be classed as an anal-
chist
posed to woman suffrage, but that
many others were equally opposed
who were not anarchists.
That Emma Goldman was OPP
posed to military Intervention in
FIexfco. but that President Taft
and President Wilson also were
opposed, which did not make them
anarchists.
Give Tencts Of Anarchism.
Emma Goldman's works were
read TO produce the following ten
cts of anaTchism:
Anarchy is the only philosophy
which maintains that God, the
state, and society are nOn-existent;
The purposes of God, the state
and society can only be fulfilled by
the subordination of humanity
''Anarchism rouses man against
that black monster (GOd)";
Religion letters the mind Of man.
The state. with its theory of
property. letters the needs of man.
Society enslaves the spirit OF
man.
These are the three fundamen-
tails of anarchism-
Do these ideas occur, are they
implied in, or are they promulgated
BY any statement or writing spon-
sored by Henry Foord?
Compares FOrds Views.
Professor Dunning, an expert in
these matters, who has studied
various ideas of society and gov
eminent as they have appeared i'll
all historic ages and among all ma |
tons, and who has devoted the past /
s21 years Of his life to a monu-
mental work on the subject, makes |
answer:
Henry Ford. in all his articles
and interviews, knows nothing |
whatever of the anarchistic denial |
OF God"
Henry Ford does not share the |
anarchistic antagOnism to prop |
eTty-quite the contrary"
Henry Ford expresses no en-
nifty to the orderly process OF so I
ciety. Rather he upholds them"
Henry Ford, neither directly I
nor indirectly, neither Immediately /
Z nor. remotely. expresses a tendency /
toward the tenets of anarchism."
Henry Ford stands for on
idea or reform which, carried to /
its ultimate conclusion, would in
volve anarchy or anything re-
sembling it."
Forefathers Opposed Laws.
O rs it a fact that George
Washington. Thos. Jefferson, Ben
iamin Franklin and the other faith
ers of the republic, revolted /
against established laws and Gus
toms2"
A eyes"
@. "Did John Brown also revolt |
against laws and customs?"
A He disobeyed the laws"
Q. WAS all the agitation against
slavery in the sos, and early SOS,
IA revolt against established laws
4 and custOms"'
A. I'm the sense that the abol
E ishionists favored such revolt, it /
was"
Q. "And men like William Lloyd /
I Garrison, Wendell Phillips and /
Henry Ward Beecher participated
in it,"
A. Eyes"
Read Attack On Ford.
Emma Goldman's name appeared
again in the case when a vitriolic
attack on the Ford profit-shariEg
plan was read. She wrote that it
was practically sharing with the
thief'-Henry Ford being the
thief" She advocated destruction
of the whole system that enabled
Henry Ford to accumulate any
wealth to share.
Professor Dunning said that the
platform of the Socialists had been
publicly announced and had been