Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-30
WROTE FORD LIBEL
VERY DELIBERATELY
Editor Admits Authorship OF
Article on Which Suit
Is Based
NO HAND IN RETRACTl0N
Ry the Associated Press

Mount Clemens, Mich. June 30
Clifford S. Raymond, author of the edi d
torial which is the basis of Henry Ford S
81 900 900 libel suit against the Chi
cago Daily Tribune, took the witness
stand today when hearing of the case
was resumed after q recess since last
Thursday.
Questioned by Attorney Weymouth
Kirkland, of counsel for the Tribune,
Mr.. Raymond said he had been on the
staff of the Tribune since 1898, He had
no animus against Mr.. Ford.
"Did you know on June %. 1915. -
he was asked when the editorial
was published that Mr.. Ford had said
the word murderer should be EN-
broidered on the breasts Of soldiers
'I knew such statement had been
attributed to Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Raymond said that he had never
seen even the most remote trace OF
Standard Oil or International Harves
ter influence in the Tribune office. II
never had appeared at editorial con -
ferences. he said. that the publishers
desired to aid Germany.
"Who was it on the Tribune that
decided to adopt a policy Of interv"n 70
ton in Mexico?' asked Mr.. Iucking
Ford's counsel. on cross examination.
ITO my best recollection it was Cap
tain Patterson
Mr.. Raymond acknowledged writing
the editorial. Real Politk for Amer .
ica," April 1. 1915.
Iucking quoted the editorial as stat e
ing that Germany would welcome war
between the United States and Mexico
as it would divert munitions from the
Allies. Germany was thinking OF Ger .
man interest only. and America should
consider American interests only. the
editorial said.
RAYMOND admitted that notWlth e
standing knowledge that Germany
would welcome intervention in Mexico
the newspaper continued to advocate IN q
tervention and that it had said there
had been cause for war with HertnahH
and that it had passed.
Challenged to point to "a single ed :
torial advocating war with Germany.
Mr.. RAYMOND mentioned the editor1a
on the Lusitania.
Mr.. Lucking declared the editorla
was written in such way as TO aus
courage war and said the newspaper at
tackled Colonel Roosevelt for advora tins
war, to which Raymond answered
"we criticized the colonel for usinj
language that was too infiammatorY.
Mr.. Raymond did not remcmbe
vbetber he wrote the Roosevelt edi
torial. but said the Tribune deplore'
having Colonel Roosevelt use his grea
influence at time when President VII
son was debating the question OF wa
against Germany. 1t was no time =
cloud the councils at Washington, h
said.
Mr.. Raymond testified that he con
ferred with Tiffany Blake. chief of tn
editorial department. before writing tn
editorial of June %. 1916, hcade
Ford is an Anarchist.
"I wrote the heading said the wit
ness. He did not know whether it ha
been referred to Colonel Mccormick. !
was written very deliberately. sal
Raymond.
There was an editorial retractio
printed. the witness said. He did nc
know that on May %, 1917, couns'
for Mr.. Ford demanded a retractiOn I'M
til about three months ago. He Wa
not consulted. said Raymond, who dc
MED he had said to friends that the su
would be worth 50 100000 in advertis
ing to the Tribune.