Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-19
mobile ARMY DEFINED
TO Jury BY HENRY FORD
Tcstiflcs Such to BE Large Army
Modified" in His Libel
Suit
ATTORNEY POINTS OUT ERROR
Lawyer for Tribune Gives Motor Car
Builder Proper Explanation of
Term-Try to Prove Him Ignorant
iii Army Affairs.

MOUNT CLEMENS. MICH. July IS
Sned SAID aGm Henry rs Ford ars
flying in his $1,000. GEO libel suit against
the The Chi, Chicago Tribune for sailing him an
attorney for the. Tribune. informed
him what mobile army Is; the wit
much about "militarism."
Mr.. Ford described his campaign
of attack upon "overpreparedness" as
of taking sides.
Questioned regarding the trouble be
three years ago. MIR. Ford testified that
he did not regard the border disturb.
ancss in ll6 as a war. but as riot"
slaughtered by Mexican bandits. didn't
you Mr.. stevenson, attorney for the
II don't think we were at war"
Ford answered
What was it,"
N riot, was the reply.
lean bandits cross the border. murder.
rape and take away the property Of
No Ford replied.
Merely to ''rake Sides"
do you know much about the
army" Stevenson asked him.
No Ford answered.
Yet you We're conducting a huge
campaign to educate, the people in re-
gard 10 overpreparedneSs?'
Ford then explained that his cam
paign was for the purpose of taking
at was for the purpose OF stopping
;appropria, tons for the army that YOU
launched tina, campaign" stevenson
no. it wasn't Ford answered
You said so yesterday Stevenson
retorted.
Well. have said so many times;
however. l did that merely to take
sides Ford replied
Henry Ford admitted that he die
not know what appeared in certain ad-
rertiSemenis bearing his name, leaving
the work to Theodore Delavique. whom
he ordered TO stick to facts.
QUESTION: on Pamphlet.
He was questioned at great length
concerning the report submitted by
s isae ON Me* M,afy AZ Aars s'is in S
lenses, which Stevenson charged. was
garbled and distorted in pamphlet
Humanity and sanity" which was
pu Tss s f by F :. - show ,,,,
Ford is irresponsible relative to mill
tary matters.
written by Theodore DelaviEre.
Stevenson read some provisions about
the coast defenses and said to Ford
8, Why WHY d;dn'5 T.. Mr. Deiavisne put that
and print them" Ford replied
DO YOU want the world to under
stand tina, YOU put out this vast edu-
cational campaign ana YOU didm',
know what was given out?" Steven
son asked.
Il don't understand the question:
Ford replied.
what Is Mobile Armyt
Are YOU charging Mr.. Deiavignc
with being dishonest" Stevenson
asked.
No" retortcd the witness
Then why did he leave out some OF
Genera! Weavcrs testimony"
II don't know"
= oh@ o1,;1
army" was the next question.
ITS large army mobilized" an
swered Ford.
Mr. Stevenson then volunteered to
enliShten Mr.. Ford that sucn an army
is one larger or small which can move
II don't know much about militar-
ISM" Mr.. Ford said
For the first time since the case
began the heart OF the trial was reac h :
90 today when the editorial. entitled
Ford Is An Anarch!st,' was read in
Are YOU familiar with the editorial
Sar Toned Ford Is An Anarchist" &"
Attmrnesy Stevenson asked Ford.
Wen, I've heard 1t thirty or forty
iilacs," Ford answered
hrchist is ore who throws bombs and
oNeTiurns governments
Nothing there about bomb throw
e ers is there, Mr.. Ford stevenson
NO; but The headline" he answered
Read. Only Headlines.
a little previous to this question
Ford admitted that he seldom read be-
yond the headlines saying that the
headline shows what is in the body OF
the art!cla. !;
showed what is in the body OF the ar
ticle, MIR. Ford" the Tribune attorney
said
4, This point Mr.. rord's attorney OBJ
jected TO the most brutal and inhu-
man examination lie had ever heard.
The easiest thing in the world he
said was to get an admission from n
retiring, modest man of the Ford type"
Toward the end of his examination
Stevenson said TO the witness:
Did YOU start your propaganda TO
counteract the President SO he would
be unable to get the troops"
F'ord's answer Was 81 laugh.
Stevenson sat down and he and Mr..
Ford smiled at each other.
we get along fine, don't we?" Ste
Nenson remarked
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