Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-07-24
LEAGUE OR WAR
DECLARES FORD
MANuFAc TURER MAKES II
CLEAR HE BELIEVES covEN.
ANT is GREAT STEP. :.
DECLARES WAR IS MURDER
Whiriwind Of Questions Fail to Shake
composure Of Man Who Sues for
MIiIion Because He Was
Called Anarchist"

idealism of Henry Ford has fresheneJ
the proceedings OF the Ford Tribune
libeI case anu has brought into the
wearisome arguments OF counsel and
the duh repetition of .crossrexamlna
tons, new quality.
For a week the man who has. beer
described as everything from an AN
archist' to the greatest patriot OF his
day, has been on the stand facing a
mercAess fire of questions.
During the reading OF an article
written by John heeu on Henry Ford
snd published In the Metropolitan Mag
azine, the audience in the court cham
Der violated all precedent by breaking
into APPLAUSE and Mr. Ford, yisibly EN-
barrassed, raised his hand In protest.
Tribune counsel mad endeavored to
quote paragraphs from the Reed ar:i'
Gle but had been compelled, by objec-
ton of Foru attorneys. to introduce
the interview in its entirety. In the
main it was highly complimentary to
Mr.. Ford.
'.Make Farmer independent"
What / want to do" Mr.. Ford was
quoted as saying, lis TO make the farm
er as Independent as | am; independ-
ent of the banks, independent. OF the
trusts, Independent of the railroads"
The audience. many OF them from
the surrounding farms Of this commu-
rity, showed visible evidence Of ITS ap-
probation of that ideal.
Twice Mr.. Ford, wearying Of the
questions having to do with his knowl-
edge Of history. said "oh, I'll admit
that I'm An ignorant idealist II you
wish"
what is an idealist?" queried 7rI-
bpne counsel. @sa $500
The innate goodness of the man
lighted up his kindly eyes with new
light, as he leaned forward and an
swered slowly, Il think an idealist Is
one. who tries to make people happy
and prosperous, think ] do that 4
Mttle.'
Quiet, unassuming, courteous and
patient, Henry Ford made a deep i'm.
preston on the audience. Not once
did he lose his temper under the heck
ling Of opposing attorneys, even when
their questions yerged on the edge Of
insult. But when the examination
touched on subjects which are close to
his heart, the League Of Nations, war
and the happiness and prosperity OF
Humanity. counsel found him eagerly
alert.
A League of Nations, or prepared
ness up to the hilt.
That Is the way he sees the situa-
tion today. I'VE must either" he said,
accept the covenant OF peace or dem
ocracy must arm and stand guard for
eyer at the threshold Of liberty"
"War 10 Murder"
He hammered that fact home and
with 1t he always added, war is muir
der" ~
Il was q murderer" he said, II was
q helper Of murder. When the crisis
came we all took hand. But 1t is ali
The same. War is murder"
What do you mean by murder"
Il mean killing people"
killing people to protect the inter-
ests Of the people?"
killing anybody or anything. |
ion't know what else war Is. War Ia
murder. There is far better way
What is the better way?
why, to educate people. To teach
hem to think for themselves"
A long examination was conducted
which sought to quiz Mr.. Ford concern.
ng his views on history, based on
'emark which he once made that e!
give five cents for all the his
DRY ever written"
Il don't think much more of it now
han did then" testified Mr.. Ford.
THE war showed us that history
lidn't last week. All the things they
old US would happen didn't happen.
they went ahead, knowing what war
meant, and made the same mistakes |
il over again. The history, we write
oday is the thing that counts. I'M
lot interested in yesterday
81 . =
The Flag Of Nations. |
The much discussed flag Of a League
I Nations, which It. has been stated
IT. Ford was having made In his fac
Dry before the United States entered
he war, was brought into court. The
estimony developed the fact that Mr..
ord did not originate the design OF
no flag and had never seen the ban
er itself. He saw small drawing
1t once In st. Paul's Cathedral, De-
roit, he said, but had never heard Of
again and knew nothing about It.
He denied emphatically that he ever
aid he would raise this flag above
lie Stars and Stripes, and said the
that he reverenced this ban.
err above the flag of his country was
A terrible thing to@say about an Am.
rican."