The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-09
WON'T TELL .HALF-TRuYHs"
Noted Divine Says u Manufacturers
Theories Are Anarehistle Then
No 10 In Danger OF Bseon-
Ing Anarchist Himself.

chist." The 18th week Of the trial
opened with Ford counsel Offering re-
buttal testimony against The Tri-
bune's defense.
The FIRST witness for Mr.. Ford was
the Rt. Rev. Charles d. Williams, d.
D., Episcopal bishop of Michigan, who
appeared on the stand In rebuttal Of
the testimony of Prof. J. 8. Reeves.
professor Of political science in the
University Of Michigan who had pre-
viously testified that Henry Ford's
Views were distinctly anarchistic.
Bishop Williams said that Mr..
Ford's views were far from beiug
anarchistic and were. in fact. Chris
tian. common and often commonplace,
The Bishop refused to be led BY
Tribune counsel In his answers and
insisted on telling tho whole truth"
Asked whether he thought Henry
Ford's declaration that all armies
should DO disbanded. all nsvies a.
stroyed and all material Of war con.
verted into commercial Implements
was anarchistic, the witness answer
ed:
Would Be Good World.
Il could quote half-dozsn pas
sages from Scripture that express al
most that idea. I should say that the
main theme OF these statements BY
Henry Ford are distinctly Christian.
commonly preached In Christian pull
pits and that II they were lived up to
this would be a pretty good Christian
world"
Bishop" asked Tribune counsel.
do you believe that MIR. Ford bas
quoted. patriotism is the last resort
Of scoundrel.' ="
II have often said So" Responded
the witness. Il have often sssn II so.'
Concerning tho doctrine OF
resistance Bishop Williams declared
he did not believe In such q theory
but that many Christians did.
1T is the belief OF anarchists" said
Tribune counsel.
yes and the belief OF Christians"
"Will you be good enough TO ans
wer the question" retorted counsel. :.
Anarchists say that and Christ
fans say that. am afraid am going
70 tell the who,e truth"
"Now Bishop"
Would Tell Whole Truth.
II am going to tell the whole
truth
"You are telling something l have
not asked you to tell"
"You have not asked me for the
whole truth, have to follow my con-
science. I am q simple man."
II am afraid" continued the Bishop,
that II this ID anarchy agree with II
mostly"
Ford counsel then called William |
A. Dunning, professor Of history and
political philosophy In Columbia Uni
versity. to testify concerning Mr.. |
Ford's theories and utterances.
when Henry Ford" said counsel.
said that we should stop talking a.
bout one factory. one state and one
country and begin TO talk about the |
world. was he preaching the doctrine
OF anarchy"
mo that Is the general thought OF |
cosmopolitanism - human inclusive.
ness; It has permeated all speculation
on political philosophy ever since
there was such philosophy"
lis there anything peculiarly anar.
chistic about TT"
mo"
rs It in any way essential to anar.
chism?"
"No."
mr.. Ford also said that he believed
humanity could make mistakes but |
could do nothing worse; he said he
believed everything tended toward
the good. and that even the terrible
world war would result In blessing TO
the world. 10 there anything anarchistio
about those ideas?"
They were commonplace before an
anarchist was ever heard OF. The
ioea that man 10 naturally good Is
the basis Of Plato's morals. Il has
permeated moral philosophy ever
since"
Prof Dunning was then asked to
run through the articles and inter.
views sponsored by Henry Ford and
indicate the portions which would
convince q critical examiner that Mr..
Ford was not an anarchist
The witness promptly pointed out
numerous references to the govern.
ment and 10 the use OF the ballot
which showed, he said, that Mr.. Ford
believed In the orderly processes of
government and therefore could not
be an anarchist, In no writing or
Interview. he said, could he mud q
single indication that Mr.. Ford was
an anarchist, either in the common
or philosophical conception OF that
term.