Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
The Manufacturer Succeeds in Avoiding Specific Answers
 to Questions.
WAR TO
 MANY VARIED CAUSES
Alcohol, Bankers, Munitions Makers, King and Even School Books Ascribed as Respon-
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i Henry Ford's fourth day on the wit ness stand in his $1,OOO,000 libel suit <, against the Chicago Daily Tribune, was much like yesterday in subject matter and in the prolonged multiply ing of questions to obtain specific an swers This was true even of an- swers, which he returned yesterday but which apparently he had forgot ten over night.
 Today while he was being question ed by Elliott Stevenson, Tribune at torney, concerning a letter sent by Theodore Delavigne, who was his 1 peace publicity man in 1916, to Henry A. Wise Wood, the following went into the record:
 MT. Ford: "I don't know anything about the letter. I know that he wrote it, sent it out"
 MT. Stevenson: Do you think that he would have made that statement 1 If it were not true."
 Attorney Murphy: "That is object ed to as argumentative.
 Mr. Ford 'I don't know" The court: "He does not say he did not: he says he doesn't remember. What did you say Mir. Ford? MT. Ford: "I don't remember Whatever the stenographer has got ] there.
 Nr Stevenson: "You don't re- member what?"
 MT Ford: "Whatever you asked me"
 1 The Delavigne letter concerned a speech by Henry A. Wise Wood in 1nfrnJf cress, MT. Wood called on MT. Ford, ard in his speech quoted MT. Ford as wishing to ignore all national boun- diaries and stating that after the war, ke would pull the Stars and Stripes from his factories and hoist a world brotherhood flag. This speech was reported the next morning in the Detroit Free Press, and that evening. the Detroit Evening l News had an editorial on it. i Denies Flag Story. The editorial referred to was de- signed to refute Mr. Woods prepar- ] edness arguments MT. Ford testi- fed that MT. Delaviene told him of l the flag feature of MT. Woods speech. but that Deiavigne wrote the Wood letter on his own responsibility. He admitted that he had never asked the Free Press to deny the truth of any. portion of the speech. although he said he had denied in often in oth- CT quarters
 Apparently you now think that the statement that you were going to lever the flag was a reflection on you." suggested MT. Stevenson. "It was a detriment. yes sir' "You have denied it since in the senatorial campaien?" "I don't remember" Was it published in the senatorial campaign?"
 I didn't pay any attention to the senatorial campaign. They are liable to say anything in campaipn" 1 Scattered through his testimony. it appears MT. Ford's ascribed the world war to variety of causes. in- cludine bankers, munition makers, alcoholic drink, kings and their Doesn't Know Value of House.
 John Reed. magazine writer of New York, and recent Russian bolshe- SIX eInlSSdry CO the OnlLeQ states disclosed the alleged facts in an ar ticle published in 1916. It was en- titled "Industry's Miracle Maker" " The reading of this article cut severe lv into the time that MT. Ford was on the stand and arguments on admis- sibility of evidence among counsel cut in much more.
 The opening hours were consumed with testimony by Kirke B. Alexan- der, and the reading of a magazine article on MT. Ford by John Reed in 1916.
 "The article says you live in a million dollar house," said Attorney Elliott G. Stevenson, representing the
 Tribune.
 "More than that, I think" 1 "A million and a half?" "Well, I don't really know"
 Maybe you don't want to know "I told them not to tell me-" said MT. Ford, laughing. |