The Era-leader., 1919-08-21
TEACH LOYALTY
TO Foreigners.
FORD ENGLISH SCHOOLS IhcuL'
GATE PRINCIPLES OF PURE
! AMERlCANisM IN STUDENTS.
TRIAL DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Attorneys Begin Final Argumenta
After Ford Counsel Presents Ora.
matIe Testimony On Eduea.
tional Work.

, matIe Testimony On Eduea'
tIonaI Work.
I Mt. Clemens, Mich.-Henry Ford'a
counsel kept until the final day on
which testimony was presented, the
strongest arguments In their posses
slon Not until tho trial was within
= few hours OF its close did they bring
10 the witness stand Clinton O. De:
witt, superintendent Of tho Ford Eng:
,lish school.
"Mr. Ford" said the witness, was
Of the opinion that you could not sue-
''oesstully put over one idea while there
were 81 languages spoken IN the fac:
tory, so to promote that one idea.
which was and Ia American!sm, he IN
sisted that every workman must learn
10 speak tho 'American'-not tho
'Enslish-language. =,
There we're 5000 students y ~
school before the United states eh;
tered the war and tho factory waa
practically turned over to government
work"
Sample lessons were read By the
witness. Parts are given a. follovs'
Every good American loves and
respects the United States Flag,
Our flag stands for liberty, Justice
and peace.
ITS colors are red, white and blue.
THE red stands tor love. tho white
stands for purity, the blue stands tor
truth"
! American flags" said tho wltnesh
were used prqtusely u the school
room and q silk hag always duttertt
+ fore an electric fan.
/: Teach AmerIoanlsm.
The men are taught that there ts ~,
greater title than American citizen
and are urged to accept tho advant,
ages Of education offered BY this coun'
Try 50 that they may At themselves,
through knowledge, To defend their
liberties.
Pictures Of great Americans adorn
the class rooms, special exercises are
ueld on the birthday Of great leaders
Of the nation and anally, when tho
class graduates, It is presented With
souvenir American dags and Is givsn
membership In what 70 known as the
American Club" The Federal and
state courts recognize . diploma from
tho Ford English school A. An ev!'
aeus. Of adequate preparation for
sitixsnshtp, It was shown.
Through this testlmony counsel
sought to bring out that Tho man,
who taught 5000 foreigners 10 love-
their adopted country and to respect
its flag could scarcely be called an'
anarchist and that 4 man who sought
every possible method to iustil lots,
Tor the Stars snd Stripes n ~
hearts Of those who como to II heu
foreign shores. could mover hun
made the slandssous statements ~
sributed to him ~ Tribune eouAAsL
Mr.. Ford, Il wts shoRh, leaRpd ~
} bis educational votk,st % ~ gof
srnmeqt At tho time war brota qut
The war department sound tAs @eth:
DDS used in the Ford Eastiah school
30 valuable that they introduced them
In all training camps. Henry Ford
paid the saiasies Of the men hs loaned
10 the government tot tho worn
Closing Arouu,'nts oPsn
Closing arguments ia tn, esss
, opened the lat u tho wesk. Attorney
VIM. (.uokins led Oh for Ford coansel.
. He called Attention hrst 10 tho tetu,
mony which showed Aat Tho Tstbpst,
hot tor Intervention IN Mexico hA'
cause It thought pteh action voutA
lead to conquest Or q least to gr>st
riches for the Upited States, haA
found Henry Ford blocking it, pAth
Just when its long campaign SeIe
promise Of bearing fruit. Thereupon.
> said the attorney, The Tribune set out
to destroy Mr. Tord's influence, Il
sweep him out Of !ts path ind To stu
his voteo which pleaded tof ! eoalse
!, which would Aelp tho bls<dins fssaA
uo to thv eoutA 70 seIain hsr 3set ana
To striks forth On 1 pev highroad 81
education and freedom.
Attorney Weymouth kirkland open
ID for The Tribune. 40 declared tha,
what MI. Ford had done since 1915
when Tho Tribune called him ~
anarohist-haa nothing whatever Il
DO with As situation ~ It was wheh
the nswspapeE stigmat!zed the manu-
), laoturer Al al enemy Of his country
He did not deny that Mr., Ford bad
done an immense and valuable vol
Tor the government during tho war hul
he claimed that this did not alter Ae