The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-09
TRIBUNE EDITOR
GOT HIS SALARY
ORDERED NONE PAID TO I'm
PLoYEs WHO ENTERED
sRRvlcE BUT TOOK
His OWN
AGAINST WAR WITH GERMANY
Joseph MsdiII Patterson and Writer
Of "MIIIIen Dollar Editorial"
Testify In psfsnse Of Paper I
Ia the Ferd Case.

ot MttHeu 0oitar GO'aVtin
Testify In Defense of Paper
Ia the Ferd Case.
Mt. Clemens, Witnesses for
Tho Chicago Tribune in its defense
OF its action in labelling Henry Ford
an anarchist" included Joseph Medill
Patterson. one Of the editors Of The
Tribune and Clifford 8. Raymond,
writer Of what is now known as the
million dollar editorial"
In the course Of the testimony it
was dey> .oped that Mr.. Patterson is.
sued an order when Tribune men
began to enter the. service Of the
country after the United States e6ter.
cd the war, that no wages were to
be paid to the departing men, whether
they had dependents or not. but that
ha personally continued to draw his
salary Of $4,000 q year after he went
to France.
Beth Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Ray.
mand also testified that they knew
Germany wanted to see the United
States at war with Mexico but that
DESPITE this fact The Tribune con-
tinued to urge intervention in Mexico
and to oppose war with Germany.
This was drawn out on cross-examin.
alton by counsel for Mr.. Ford in an
sndeavor IL show that The Tribune
was pro-German up to the time the
United States entered the war.
Arrested In Belgium
Counsel for Mr.. Ford asked Mr..
Patterson II 1t was not true that he
had gone to Germany during the early
days OF the world war for the purpose
Of writing the German side Of the
controversy. Mr.. Patterson denied
this and counsel then introduced
copy OF The Tribune in which the an.
nouncement was made that Mr.. Pat
terson was being sent to Germany to
get the German point Of view. The
witness admitted having been arrest.
cd In Belgium, on leaving Germany,
on q charge that he had written pro-
German articles.
'ln The Tribune you opposed and
denounced war with Germany, didn't
your" asked Ford counsel.
I'VE did not oppose war, we dis.
couraged IT," answered Mr.. Patterson,
1--WE had been at close quarters and
we knew what an awful thing It was"
"But you advocated war with Mex
ico."
I'VE advocated Intervention"
'well, doesn't Intervention mean
warp
Usually"
Advocated Taking Mexico
"You advocated the taking Of Mex'
loo too, didn't your" The witness was
inclined to deny this until shown a
copy OF The Tribune in which the
seizure OF Mexico was urged editor.
tally and then aswered YES"
Mr.. Raymond, when asked by courA'
sci on cross.examination why The
Tribune sxcoriated Theodore RooSe.
velt because Of his utterances fol'
| lowing the sinking of the Lusitania,
said he believed such talk was not
helpful to the government in reaching
q decision, and that calmness was
desirable.
"Did you ever argue for calmness
when a border diflculty arose1"
asked Ford counsel.
81 think not" answered the witness.
"You used some pretty violent Lam
suage yourself. didn't your"
"I believe we did," ~
Upon direct examination Mr.. Ray.
mond denied knowledge Of the Inter.
national Harvester Co., and Standard
Oil Co., stocks held by relatives Of the
editors and publishers of The Tribune
| and also denied interference with his
editorial utterances.
| Mr.. Patterson likewise denied that
Standard OIL or the international Far-
| yester have had any effect on The
Tribune's editorial policies.
Mr.. Patterson admitted having once
been q member Of the socialist party.
Ford counsel offered In evidence Mr..
patterson's book. "A Little Brother
Of the Rich" in an effort to prove that
Mr.. Patterson once held views similar
to those attributed to Henry Ford. It
was not admitted.
Writer Too "Pro-srltlsh"
The witness admitted having dis.
charged Frederick VIM. We'll, The
Tribune's London correspondent, be-
fore the United States entered the
war. Counsel for Ford asked II Well
was told that his articles were too
pro-Ally.
"Too pro.Hritish Is what I probably
said" returned the editor.
Col. Henry ]. Reilly, commander OF
the famous artillery regiment from
Chicago, known as "Iteilly's Bucks
took the stand and testified as mil.
itary expert to the necessity for inter
yentioh in Mexico. A long deposition
was also read from James W. Gerard,
former q. 9. Ambassador to Germany,
placing the blame for Mexican
trc,.I,Iaa At Qermany's door.