Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-17
TRIBUNE EDITORIAL WRITER
TESTIFIED PAPER THOUGHT
INTERVENTION WOULD
BE PROFITABLE.
NINTH WEEK OF FORD CASE
Famous Milton Donar Libel Case Con.
tlnues in Mt. Clemens-Edsel
Ford is Called to stand
by Newspaper.

that poncy into printed words, were
the witnesses produced by the aefense |
during the mnln week OF the Fora
Iribune sI,0uo,U00 libel case.
TIFFANY biake, cniel edlloral writer
interesting Witnesses. Mr.. Blake tes-
tined that he hau deliberately permit
teo tRe Characterization OF Nj. torn
as an anarchist because it seemed 70
HIM to sum up Mr Ford $ activities.
he testlned at length, under cross-eX-
animation, concerning the attitude
which his paper tooA in favor Oh war
with MeAlco Dat against war Win Gor-
many, and admitted that The Tribune
bad in mind the material benefits
which would accrue TO the United
states IN the event OF intervention,
and the tact that no such gains could
be reaped nom war with Germany.
Ford Was in the Way.
During the course OF his testimony
\ Mr.. Bake characterized the utter
4 ances ana the attitude OF Mr.. Ford as
notorious" Ford counsel took the
stand that Mr. Ford's position could
not have been notorious to readers OF
I The Tribune because The Tribune new
er referred to the alleged statements
| which it IS now using as means OF
! lustifying its attack. Its attitude To-
wards MI Ford counsel attempted 10
show by questioning the witness, was
] 40 if1ut MI il
seemed that the papers long campaign
Tor war with Mexico was about to
bear fruit, and troops were being hur-
ried to the border, it suddenly found
Henry Ford in its way.
Submarine warfare, in the estima-
tion Of the Tribune, the witness said,
was never sufficient cause for war. Mi
Blake admitted that the newspaper
cid not demand armed redress after
tie sinking OF the Lusltania, and thar
when the President used the Sussex
case as test, The Tribune continued
to declare that the submarine issue
was no cause for war.
An editorial from The Tribune was
introduced and Ford counsel proceed.
ed to read from it, If we win In Ger
many, what 90 we win -
Eyes, what do we win" interIected
the witness.
Blessed if we know"-continued
the editorial.
Eyes, blessed if we Know" broke in
the witness again, we don't know to-
day"
you stated said Ford counsel,
that when the government finally de-
cided on its position that you sup
ported it and stopped argument
against war with Germany. DO yov
consider that when the President had
presented an ultimatum and broken of
diplomatic relations that you were
supporting him and the nation by con.
tinuing to tell the people that the
President had no ground for war with
Germany
Yves, because the submarine issue
was not a good ground for war"
well, when the President broaden
ed the issue by telling the country
that we must enter the war to make
the world safe for democracy, did you
argue for war on these broader
grounds?"
mo, we did not"
Overlooked Ford's Offer.
Did you know, Mr. Blake, that Mr..
Ford was the first person in the Unit
ed States to offer himself, his ability,
his factories and all he had, to assist
the government IN Inc event Of war
did you know that?"
mo, did not know that"
fYour perusal Of The Tribune did
not give you that information about
Mr.. Ford?"
mo"
r. r. Mccormick, president of The
, Tribune company, and one of the edl-
tors of the paper, was another wit
ness. Mr. Mccormick testified that
The Standard Oil and international
Harvester interests, in which Tribune
stockholders have holdings, never ia
any way directed the policy of the pa
Der towards Mexico His testimony
also touched the matter Of salaries,
which The Tribune cut OIL as soon as
men entered the service Of the nation
, in the great war, although it had con
tinued salaries when its employees
were called to the border The fact
that the army pay had been doubled,
, that married men were discharged
from the guard and that CONSUMPTION
, haG been put in force, caused the pa
per to change its policies. Mr.. McCol-
? mick stated.
E. G. Liebold, general secretary to
, Mr. Ford, and Edsel Ford, the presi-
dent of the Ford Motor Company, were
called to the witness stand ny The
Tribune late in the week. Mr. Liebold
testified concerning letter which he
had written In response to a commu.
i. nication which sought to interest MIR
Ford In q device which would deal
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