The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-23
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TEACH LOYALTY
TO FOREIGNERS
FORD ENGLISH scHooLs INcUL,
+; GATE PRINCIPLES OF PURE /;
/; AMERIcANIsM IN STUDENTS.
TRIAL DRAWING TO A CLOSE
AttornsyS Begin Final Aruumsnts
After Ford Counsel Presents Ora. {
!. matIo Testimony on Educs- !
+; tlonal Work

AA OA0mcnbS AAlens-t1ouLy Eoru'G
counsel kept until the final day on
which testimony was presented. the
strongest Arguments In their posses
Aion. Not until the trial was Within
few hours Of its close did they bring
TO the witness stand Clinton G. pe1
Witt, superintendent Of the Ford Eng
lish school. .
"Mr. Ford" said the witness. was
pf the opinion that you could not sue
Eessfully put over one idea while there
were 50 lRnguages spoken In the fao5
tory, 90 70 promote that one ideai
which was and iS Americanisn, he In
sisted that every workman must learn
10 speak the 'Ameriean'-not the
English-language.
There were 5000 students IN the
school before the United States en-
Eered the war and the factory was
practically turned over to government
work"
Sample lessons were read By the
witness. Parts are given a. follows:
I: Every good American loves Gnd
respects the United States Flag.
/ "our iag stands for liberty. Justice
and peace.
! ~lts colors are red, white and blue,
The red stands for love. the white
stands for purity. the blue stands for
aruth."
/: American fags," said the witness.
were used profusely In the school
room and q silk nag always hutterS
before an electric fan.
I, Teach AmerIeanlsm.
The men ara taught that there is NO
greater title than american citizen,
and are urged to accept the advant-
ages OF education offered by this eounI
Try 80 that they may At themselves;
Through knowledge. to defend their
liberties. Y
/: Pictures Of great Americans adorn
the class rooms. special exercises are
held on the birthday OF Sreat leaders
Iof the nation and finally, when the
class graduates, Il "a presented with
souvenir American nAgs and is given
membership in what is known aS the
"Amerioan Club The Federal and
state courts recognize q diploma from
the Ford English school as an evil
aencs OF adequate preparation iOn
.eitiEenship, Il was shown.
!: Through this testimony counsel
sought to bring ont that the man
who taught 5000 foreigners to love
their adopted country and to respect
It's nag could scarcely be called an
ansrchist and that man who sought
svery possible method 10 instill love
Tor the Stars ard Stripes IN the
hearts Of those whe come to q from
Foreign shores. eouid never hsvw
made ne slanderous statements -!
tributsd 70 him By Tribune counsel. !
\ Mr.. Ford. Il was shown. loaned an
AIs educational workers. to the gov
srnment at the time war broke cut
The war department found tAo msth4
DDS used n the Ford English school
30 valuable that they introduced thsnE
in all training camps. Henry Ford
paid the salaries Of the men he loaEs4
70 the EOvsEnmsnt for the work
!. oIsslne Arguments cpsA
Closing arguments IN the ease
opened the last OF the week. Attorney
WIN. Luckihg led OF for Ford counsel.
He called attention nrst 70 the tsstii
mony which showed that The Tribune.
hoe for Intervention IN Mexico be.
cause II thought such action wouid
lead to conquest or at least to great
riches for the United States. had
found Henry Ford blocking lts path
Just when It's long campaign gave
promise Of bearing fruit. Thereupon.
said the attorney. The Tribune set cut
10 destroy Mr.. Ford's influence. to
sweep him out ct ita path and to stili
his voice which pleaded for q course
which would help the bleeding repub-
10 to the south 10 regain her feet and
20 strike forth on = new highroad of
education and freedom.
Attorney Weymouth Kirkland opsn-
"a Cor The Tribune. He declared that
whAt Mr.. Ford had done since 1916
when The Tribune called him an
anarchist had nothing whatever %
DO with the situation a. Il was when
the newspaper DtigruatiEsd the manu-
factursf AZ an enemy Of bis country.
He ala not deny that Mr.. Ford had
done an inhmanse and valuable work
Tor the Eovtrnmsnt during the war but,
he claimed fhAl thls did nol aitsE ne
facts 60 ther we're before var bFoka
cut. Mr.. Ford. shs attorney insiatsAs
was "a anarchist ct the time ne
Tribune described him A. such. ana
the truth he ssid was sufficient iuslinl
cation for the attack.