The sun., 1919-06-06
FORD'S AID DELVES
IN TRIBUNE POLICY
Lawyer Seeks to Show News
paper Sought to Promote
War With Mexico.
EDITORIALS ARE CITED
Standard Oil and Harvester
Stock Interests Subjects
Of Dispositions.
SpeciaI DespatcA TO TIE suN.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. Juno 5.-1n-
terest to-day in Henry Ford's libel suit
against the> Chicago Trtoune was at its
lowest ebb. Expecting the plaintiffs
counsel would close their case early in
the day. tho courtroom filled with a
crowd eager to hear the opening of the
Trtbune's side. when tho real fireworks
are expected to begin. but nothing de-
veloped. and It - quite probable another
day will be used by the Ford attorneys
in reading into tho record Tribune edi-
torials which favored the Intervention
by the United States In Mexico.
Some Of these editorials opposed this
country getting into the worlds war.
The articles were read as tending to
prove that the Tribune was playing Ger
many's game and that as Henry Ford
opposed Intervention the Chicago news
paper was anxious to destroy Mr.. Ford's
influence. and called him IN anarchist
Cousinship and distant relationship be-
came an important factor when Will
lam Lucking. for the plain ill., began
the reading OF a series of-h,positions
tending to show financial interests OF
the Tribune in Mexico, and asserted that
the Trtbune's policy favored the taking
Of that country by the United States.
I'VE intend to show" said Lucking.
that the first cousins of the principal
Tribune stockholders are stockholders in
the Standard on Company and the Har-
vester company. with considerable fnan-
cial interests in Mexico"
Judge Tucker said that It was very
remote. but preferred to admit tho de-
positions offered rather than argue the
case. adding. however, that It all might
be thrown out later.
Great stress was laid on one editorial,
which ended a discussion OF the relative
gains and losses in Mexico or German
conflict with the assertion: "Wilson
seems rather to favor seeking the bitter
fruit in Flanders than the golden apple
in Mexico" which was contained in an
article written by Edward Goldbeck on
IAN Idiotic War
Dispositions of Frederick David Asche.
Standard Oil director. and Milton
Eames, assistant secretary of The Stand
ard Oil Company, were read which
showed that MIRA Edith Rockefeller Nc
Cormick. wife OF Harold Mccormick and
daughter OF John d. Rockefeller. owned
1880 shares of Standard OIL stock In
1916, and that Mrs. Ruth Hanna Pat
terson, wife OF Joseph Medill Patterson
and daughter of the late Senator Mark
Hanna, owned 20 shares. The total cap
ital stock was given at 9S3,3s3 shares
Of which John D. Rockefeller. the heav-
lest holder. had 244,354 shares.
The Standard Oil Company OF New
Jersey In 1915, 1t was shown. obtained
one-fifth Of It's supply from Mexico.
To Offset any desire on the part OF
distant relatives OF the Tribune publish
ers to have financial interests In Mexico
to such an extent as to greatly desire
the taking OF that country by the United
States the defendants attorneys offered
to produce editorials from the Tribune In
which that newspaper assa!led the
Standard OIL Company and hoped that
Judge Landiss fine of $2s.0o0,ooo i'm
posed on the company would stand.