Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-16
''IDEALIST" HELPS
OTHERS TO MAKE
PROFIT, SAYS FORD

profit" echoed Mr.. Stevenson slowly;
lis that your definition"
Yes. that's about it,
The lawyer smiled and said. We'll,
MIR. Ford, I guess we will let the
question of an ignorant idealist' rest
right here"
Presidents Speech Read.
A speech by President Wilson at
Kansas City in 1916 urging prepared
ness was read to the jury and the
witness by Attorney Warren S. Stone
of counsel for the Tribune.
You characterized everybody who
advocated preparedness as doing 1t
for the purpose of making money out
of it?"asked Mr.. Stevenson.
Il advocated preparedness after we
got into the war"
II was speaking about 1915 or
1916" explained the lawyer. and Mr..
Ford added: Il was a murderer just
as anybody else was"
You were a murderer?
Il was a party to it: one of the
helpers"
One of the helpers of murderT
Mr. Lucking requested that the en-
en- out. az r.r,-- ---.
overrules Ford Attorney.
ut is a roundabout way of arguing
preparedness. as viewed by q high
authority. and your honor a month
ago ruled that the subject does not
belong in this case, argued Mr.. Luck
ing. He was overruled. and MI stone
started to read another of the Presi-
dents preparedness speeches. There
was a quickly emothered patter OF
applause as he finished reading the
Kansas City address.
A third address of the President.
ney Weymouth Kirkland, attorney for
Mr.. Ford was permitted to leave
the stand during the reading. and At
torney Stevenson offered him a chair
mo. thank YOU" said MIR. Ford, re-
fusinE the chair, and he and Mr.. Luck
ing. his attorney, left the room.
Firm as to "Overpreparedness."
In the course Of Mr. Ford's exami-
nation yesterday afternoon the sub
tect OF the San Francisco prepared
ness day bomb outrage was brought
up by Mr.. Stevenson, who sought to
esta blish an analogy between the man
who melted the bomb throwing and
Mr.. FoHd's own propaganda against
preparedness.
Against overpreparedness." said
Mr.. Ford. And he repeated that
phrase six times as his only reply
when Mr.. Stevenson pressed his ques-
ton in deterrent forms.
The witness said that II an army
had to BIO built he regarded conscrip-
ton as the fairest way.
DO you believe that IT 10 the duty
Of q government to defend Its eiti-
zens?" asked the Tribune lawyer.
Yes, SIR"
'Howr'
by getting prepared up to date"
For World Disarmament.
Hut in 1si5-1s you were sdvoeat-
ing disarmament"
"Yes, for the whole world"
Mr.. Stevenson read from state
ment by Mr. Ford advocating that the
United States take tho lead In dts
arming and TemafkinE that the whole
world would follow.
We'll, meant the world. I was
not Interested in the United States
disarmtns. was thinking OF tho
you wanted our country to lead"
II think It would be good thing
right at the present time"
"Did you ever read history"
Myself? quite a little
what histories have you readT
An objection was intsrposed and Mr..
Stevenson argued to the court:
ed when the Tribune called him
an ignorant idealIst."
Ignorant About Most Things"
1T admit am ignorant about most
things" volunteered Mr.. Ford.
He qualified tho previous testimony.
stating that he was beginning to
have q little Appreciation of art, ana
a to music. liked tho banjo,
Attorney Murphy. making an obtec-
adam didn't have any history and
think no got along very we'll"
Yes, and Adam got into trouble"
saasd Atto.nex Ws s|s,sa kirkland
aIm't it true, NJ. Ford, that you
oppose any OF your employees joining
th Is. Sssloa.l oa.Fa'"
Chose artioies, published In this
booklet: sheE ehas yeu hSssted that
gov. s.s" q ' - 81 ss. ss.a
mesnbers OF tho guard" sald tho law.
yer, 'This article says that 1t was
suGyssted to you that yqu dismiss
thesa ton men q! an example. and
that you declined
Mr.. Stevenson then read from the
article. quoting Mr.. FORD - saying
mo Intimidation gan eanvinae 4 man.
tempt Ia ehsnss q frea mans ideas
Il must be by education. Tho other
thousands of men in the plant can
/ viii iii lot them DO it." ~
1T II ie IN the book I'll have t.
stand BY IT. said the manufaotursy.
II wish that education could expand