Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-01
ssaHop WILLIAMS on STAND FOR
FORD REFusEs 70 ANSWER
TRlBuNE oussTloN.
CLASHES WITH ATTORNEY
@gs Ferris vieeys are AnaschsaEic Then
Am an Anarehlas Tee" says
hsaa 81 EplsespaI Church
Ii Michigan.

IttAi question: ~ tieuF4 EuEa III tAlt7
aFeiIsti r.
The Chicago TribuAc. which has
occupied i've weeks III presenting itS
defense md wIisii hHs not ser coii-
cl1dei tlie effort, Withdrew from the
held for The day II permit Mr Fora i
attorneys ii place Tie Right Hay.
Charles d. Williams. u. ID, Episcopal
bishop Of Michigan, on the stand.
Hiahop Williams WIS called Iii rebut-
iaI 81 tho testimony it Prof. i. =.
Reeves. OF the University Of Mtrhi-
gan, who declared several weeks ago,
that many III Ford's isieaS were fun
dlaalental principles of anarchy.
The bishop gave / as his belief That
the Ideas of Henry Ford we're not
only not anarelistlc. but wore Chris
tltHl, very common and. Indeed, n
most commonplace Aiany of Mr..
Fossi's observations. the witness said,
he himself had often made.
I'rlhnnc council objected We nre.
nor trying the bishop for being Nh
anarchist, . said elliott Stevenson
II nm afraid my turn Ii coming,
returned the bishop, .hecause Il this
ii anarchy / agree with 1t mostly "
Ford counsel then asked the Wit
ness whether Henry Ford's belief Tint
navies should DC sunk, armies broken
IN aud that all the paraphcrIialIa 9f
war should he destroyed or turned 70
honest toll was held by other than
anarchists.
Il could quote half dozen pages
ff0rn Scriptures Tint express almost
that Idea, returned the witness
: e(san you 10 10 oiT-hand7n queried
counsel.
slpwly and imprcsslyeiy the bishop
begun to repeat from the forty.slxth
Pain
Come. behold the works Of the
Iard, what RESOLUTIONS he hath ma,le
III the earth. lie nlaketh wars TO
cease unto the end of file earth. lie
asfeaketh the bow and etitteth the
spear In gun,ler. He bnrneth the ehari-
az III the lire.
Then carac quotation from the
second chapter Of Isaiah:
s.And they sllali bent their swords
into piowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks milton shall not lift
M sword against nation. neither shall
they learn wHr any more
assnte whether the sentiments ex
pressed III these articles are followed
adopted md preached BY thousands
OF Christians Within your knowl.
edge
THAT Is q pretty large order, re-
epondesl the bishop. but WIN say
that In the Mafn these views Or Mr.
Ford arc distinctly Christian, com.
monty preached Iii Christian nulpits,
ana that If they were lived IN to, II
wouid be pretty good Christian
world.
Under cYoss-examinRflAn the bish-
op said he believed Ii patriotism He
declared he believed also that, rs Mr..
Ford has quoted patriotism was some
times the last refuge Of i scountlrel.
] hare often seen 1t So nc declared.
The witness said he did not eonsld-
cir that Mexico was Iii d state of aIl-
archy Ut the tiune 81 the border tr0u
Ole. There were riots and disorders
there, ne said, but there was also q
form Of government over the largest
part 1t the country,
"TAe recent riots in Washington,
aid they indicate anarchy ii you.
She bishop asked dc his interrogation.
Whereur,on Air. Stevenson had d
short furry Of anger and then began
hurting a crOssfire of questions at the
witness.
@Et Is the belief Of anarchists
Yes, and the belief of Christians
who are not anarchists too.
ri asked yOa III II was tho opin
Son Of anarchists. you'll he good
anough TO answer the question.
II Will answer 1t according to my
understanding Of the truth. ! am here
q tell the truth md All the truth
and am not telling the truth IL l
answer hnlf questions
First answer the question !"
Anarchists feaeh that and Chris
xians teach that, replied the bishop
persistently.
When asked yon IL anarchists
taught that was 1t necessary for yoa
also TO shy that some others tangiit
Bga querleti Tribune counsel indtg
nantly.
Yes, II ] tell all the truth
Disarmament Is doctrine Of an
archistS. too, isn't ltfa
And others.
Now. bishop Z
Il am here 10 Tell all the truth
.sYon are telling something have
not asked yon about
Yen arc not asking me FER fhe
whole truth have to follow my
conscience. am 4 simple man.
That practically ended the cross
examination ef BiShup Williams. i
member If the elan O9 lighting naes
fsss who believe that Americas cause
In tn Rreat var was necessary and
righteous and who himself served Iii
Esnnce.
The air may be rare. bus one has