Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-08-14
NO ANARCHY IN
FORD'S VIEWS
sishoP WILLIAMS TEsTiFiEs iM
rHg si.o0o.ooo LIBEL CASE
AGAINST TRIBUNE.
WON'T HLl aaLF-TRuTHS'
Melted Divine Gays ~ Manusaesursrs
Theories Are Anarehlstle Thea
Ne 10 In Danger % eeeeus-
iae Anarchists Himself.

Tribune rested ita defense An the
u. 900. coo libel suit which Henry Ford
has brought against it after spending
seven weeks and two days In attempt
Ing TO prove that It was justified IN
calling the manufacturer an "anar-
chist." The 18th week OF tAe trial
opened with Ford counsel Offering re-
buttal testimony against The Tri-
bune's defense.
The frat witness for Mr.. Ford was
the RI Rev. Charles d. williams, d.
D.. Episcopal bishop Of Michigan. who
appeared on the stand In rebaitai Of
the testimony Of Prof. J. q. Reeves,
professor Of political science In the
University Of Michigan who had pre-
viouAly testified that Henry Pord's
views were distinctly anarchistic.
Bishop Williams said that Mr..
Ford's views were far from being
anarchistic and we're. In fact. Chris
tian. common and often commonplace.
The Bishop refused 70 be led BY
Tribune counsel I'm his answers and
insisted On telling ''the whole truth"
Asked whether he thought Henry
Ford's declaration that all armies
should be disbandsd. all navies de.
stroyed and all material Of war con-
verted into commercial implements
was anaEchistic. the witness answer.
ed:
Would Be Coed World.
Il could quote q halfdoseH pas.
sages from Scripture that express al.
most that idea. ! should say that the
main theme Of these statements by
Henry Ford are distinctly Christian.
commonly preached I'm Christian pub
pits and that u they were lived ap %
this would be pretty good Christian
world"
"Bishop," asked Tribune counsel.
do yoa believe that Mr.. Ford has
quoted. patriotism 10 the last resort
OF aTseoundrel.'
y have cftsa said so," responded
the witness. Il have often seen IL 90"
Concerning the doctrine OF non
resistance Bishop Williams declared
he did not believe in such O theory
but that many Christians did.
''It 10 the belief OF anarchists" said
Tribune counsel.
"Yes and the belief OF Christians"
"wnl you be good enough to ans.
wer the question" rstorted counsel.
Anarchists say that and Christ-
ians say. that am afraid am going
20 tell the whole truth"
"Now Bishop"
Would Tell Whole Truth.
Il am going to tell the whole
truth"
You are telling something I have
not asked you 20 tell"
you have not asked me for the
whole truth. have 10 follow my con
science. ! am simple man"
= am afraid" continued the Bishop,
that II this u anarchy agree with it
mostly"
Ford counsel then called william
A. Dunning. professor Of history and
political philosophy in Columbia Uni
versity. 70 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 ono
country and. begin 20 talk abost the
world. was he preaching the doctrine
Of anarchy7"
mo that 10 the general thought Of
cosmoDolitanism - human inclusive.
meas: it has permeated all speculation
on political philosophy ever since
there was such philosophy"
'Is there anything peculiarly anar.
chistic about itf'
mo"
as Il In any way essential 70 snas.
chism7"
mo"
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 var would result In blessing 20
the world. 10 shero anything anarchistio
about those ideasf'
They were commonplace before an
anarchist was ever heard Of. tina
idea that man 20 naturally good 10
the basis OF Piato's morals. 10 has
psrnsatsd moral philosophy eyer
since"
Prof. Cunning was then asked 90
run through the articles and inter.
views sponsored By Henry Ford ana
indicate the portions which would
convincs q critical examiner that Mr..
Ford was not an anarchist.
The witness promptly pointed out
numerous references 10 the govern
meat and 20 the use Of the ballot
which showed. he said. that Mr.. Ford
believed In the orderly processes OF
goysrnmsns and therefore could not
Be an anarchist In no writing or
interview. he said. could he fad q
singis Indication that Mr.. Ford was
an anarchist. either In the common,
or philosophical conception Of thai
terra