The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-18
FORD SHOWS
IGNORANCE
DURING TRIAL
BY HARRY REUrLINaER


MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, July Is
For the flrst time since the trial began
ten weeks ago the heart OF the Henry
ord-Chicago Tribune libel suit was
reached today when the editorial entit-
cd Ford is an anarchist was read in
court
Ford who thinks the publication OF
the editorial did him st.0O0.0oo damage
was on the stand and listened quietly
TO tie reading
In connection with the reading OF the
editorial Ford asserted his reading Of
newspapers seldom took him beyond the
headlines but declared his belief that .
headline should accurately represent the
contests ar the story
Had often Heard 1t.
Introduction of the editorial came sud
denly when Attorney Elliot Stevenson
asked
Are you familiar with the editorial
caption Ford Is An Anarchist"
Wei. I've heard 1t 80 or 40 times.
Ford answered.
stevenson then read the editorial and
asked
rs there anything in that about
throwing bombs?" referring. to Ford's
definition of an anarchist as man who
would throw bombs
Objects TO Question.
Fords counsel objected TO the ques-
ton and Stevenson said:
This man says his feelings have been
injured and We want him to point out
where"
They printed an editorial captioned
Ford Is An Anarchist but the story fol-
lowing the title does not bear il out
interposed Judge Murphy. one Of the at
torneys for Ford
At this juncture Ford volunteered
some information.
7 seldom read behind the headlines =
ne said However believe the truth
should be told in the story in back of
it."
I'm Back Of Tt"
In back of it?" asked Atty Steven
son
Well. behind il then" retored Ford
Stevenson again brought up the "ig-
norant idealist" question when he in
auired OF Ford if he was an ignorant
idealist"
.'Oh. do you want me tx admit that
again? If you do I Will" retorted Ford.
Its in the record"
Atty Lucking. Ford's counsel. object
the world TO get an admission from re
firing modest man Of the Ford type.
He followed this with the charge that
Stevenson's examination was the most
brutal and inhuman" he had ever heard.
Stevenson replied that Ford q
very different witness. and that he was
conducting very considerate examina-
ton"
After the reading of the editorial the
examination swung into the matter Of
Ford's knowledge of military affairs
Ford admitted he knew little of mill
tary matters.
DO you know much about the army"
inquired Stevenson.
No" answered Ford
yet you were conducting huge
campaign to educate the people relative
to er-preparedness
Ford then stated that his campaign in
1916 against over-preparedness was for
the mere purpose Of taking sides
1T was for the very purpose of stop
ping appropriations for the army that
you launched that campaign Stevenson
said.
NO. It wasn't" Ford answered.
You said so yesterday" Stevenson
charged
we'll I have said too many things.
however 1 did that merely to take
sides" Ford replied.
Previously Ford had been questioned
at length concerning the report submit
ted to the house committee on military
affairs in 1915 dealing with the subject
Of coast defenses which the defense
charges was earbled and distorted in
pamphlet Humanity and Sanity" which
was put out by Ford.