Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-17
FORD. TEST|F|ES l.
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tCOQInuoO rom Pdge On6) eonvition, was one who throws bombs and seeks to overturn government He thought that a "baIlyhoo" was a blackguard." Questioned further, wit ness, evidently with Arnold Bennett in mind, hazarded the opinion that the revolutionary traitor, Benedict ArnoIo was a writer. He had forgotten what years the United States organized as a nation and asked what the country was before that event., said that he guessed that it was land" He de fined treason as anything against the government" and said that a traitor, in his opinion, was anyone who advo- cated oVer-pTeparedness or war for aggression.
 Having stated that in his opinion the army and navy in 1916 were ade- Quate for defense, MT. Stevenson ask ed him a number of questions as to the size of the army and the disposition of the troops at that time, but witness was able to return only vague answers or none at all.
 Did you ever hear anyone talking about having an American army to invade any other country?"" queried the Tribune lawyer.
 Yes, to invade Mexico" -ia. :.
 And men who advocated training men to go into Mexico and pacify that [ country, you regarded as traitors?'i Not to pacify; to burglarize." An objection cut short this line of inquiry.
 MT. Stevenson asked what were the relations between the United States and Porto Rico.
 We keep some of the army there, I guess"
 Judge Tucker, at this point told MT. Stevenson that the question was far outside the case.
 Tt is rather an intricate relation to ask the witness to explain ito you, said the court. This led to comment on MT. Ford's recent senatorial cam paign.
 This witness" said MT. Stevenson, was a candidate for United States senator. He was an educator of the people. Surely the standard that ap- plies to the average man who does. not assume to educate the people, or to qualify as a statesman, does not apply to MT. Ford?"
 MT. Ford interposed to say that in five minutes. if he wanted to know, he could get a man to tell him all about the Porto Rico relations.
 You could not find a man who would fill your place in the United States senate,' snapped Attorney Stevenson.
 "I never wanted to go to the United States senate" replied the manurac- turer.
 T might add that the people didn't want him, either, but I won't" said MT. Stevenson.
 MT. Lucking declared that the re- mark was dirty slur," and the court cautioned the Tribune attorney. Much of the session was taken up Tn the reading of four of the speeches Of President Wilson in January and Feb0ary of 1916, made at Kansas City, DesMoines, Chicago and Cleve. land, in which he stated that the | country was treading among dangers that any day might see the United States plunged into the world conflict and that there was urgent need to enlarge the army and navy and to \ take other preparedness measures.
 The purpose of the recitation was to show that MT. Ford's strIc;ures on preparedness advocates were made in opposition to the president. Mir. Ford admitted that the DalavIgne booklet and the pacifistic articles, humanity and sanity and "concerning prepared. ness in which the futility and waste or war were pointed out and the Unit. ed States urged to take leadership in disarmament, were published broad cast after the presidents speaking tour MT. Lucking stated that some or the articles in the booklet were printed in newspapers prior to 1916.
 MT. Ford will be questioned tomor row and probably Friday.