Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-15
DENIES MONEY ADVANCES
TO FORD BY Government
President OF Company Takes Stand
at Mount Clemens in SANDER
Suit
REVIEWS ACTIVITY FOR PEACE
Lawyer Reads Several Editorials
From Newspaper, Which Plaintiff
Claimcs Libclcd Him-Rcplics 10
Questions I'm Very Low Voice.
TBy Associated press.l


MOUNT CLEMONS, MICH, July IA
The government advanced no money
TO the Ford Motor Company for war
work. according TO the testimony of
Edsel Ford. president Of the company.
Nr Ford was on the stand in tn.
SUIT OF his father. Henry Ford. against
the Chicago Daily Tribune last Friday
AT adjournment. and was crosS-eXam-
med by Attorney Alfred Lucking when
the tria! opened today.
Ihcrc were timcs when tho raw ma
teriai was on the ground and work
on II started that the government re-
!mbursed u.s. continued the witness.
Determine Ford's Profits.
II developed during the cross-ex-
animation that some Of the differences
the accountants engaged by Mr. Ford
the books TO determine what Mr..
Ford's personal profits Were, SO that
h" may return them to the government.
concerns automobiles sold for war
work. Some OF the accountants hold
that as thesc cars we're the regular
products of the factory the profits
should not be ciassed as war earnings.
There is also question as TO the
status OF cars ordered the month be
fore the arm!stice and never used in
wa work
Henry Ford took the stand today.
He was called AS "A witness for the
Tribune. He followed his son: Edsei.
on the stand. Direc, examination was
4.
Mr.. Ford has been waiting since
last Thursday TO testify. He gave his
age as ffty-six years, and in answer
ing preliminary questions he sketchcd
Of the Ford Motor Company sixteen
years ago with a capital Of sl5o.ooo.
Mr.. Stevenson offered in evidence a
Tribune editorial OF January -, 1919,
In which the Ford plan OF a 20 mini
mum wage. which was put In eject
January IL. 1917, was commences III
in the standard Of relations between
employer and employees.
Qucstioncd on Editorials.
Anything malicious in that. Mr..
Ford asked Mir stevenson.
No" replied the witness in a low
u, states your position fully and
fa!ryT"
Ano,he- editorial. Extremes in
Michigan" in 1914 was read. II con-
miners who los, nine-mon, tbs strike
and returned 20 work. with that OF
Ford employees. who were being wei!
paid being hsipsd 70 nan mime ,o own nes
led backward the editorial declared.
and that OF Henry Ford forward.
Anything malicious IN mat again
asked the attorney.
a third editorial asserted that Mr..
Ford was greater business man than
s: philanthropist. He referred 10 him
rs one OF the great .gentuses in the
world. Witness admitted there was
nothing malicious IN II.
The last editorial was published in
"Abou, tina, time you found yourself
and tho Tribune drifting apar;?"
asked the lawyer.
VIA, they called preparedness you
II think so"
Mr.. stevenson referred to a. story. In
that MIR. Ford had started . world
wide campaign for universal peace.
Had Publicity Agent.
mir. Delavigne wrote that. | believe.
lie wrote IL. but | was responsible.
DID you allow such an article to
he published without knowing what
oh, knew part of it. in general
ibid you read Humanity and
Ana ho rS"' ab sna,' Concerning Pre-
paredness?'
The Free Press article Of August %.
1915. quoting Mr.. Ford as saying he
would devote his life to abolishing
AT The bottom OF all wars. was read TO
the jury.
The article quoted him as asserting
that preparedness was criminal
waste. the burden Of which falls on
the workers. He would rather end his
days in poverty, the article said. than
make a prof, out OF war prepared
ness. War was referred TO as IAN
enormous crime" and murder" He
would not build peace palaces. the
story continued, but would educate
children that this country is not threat
cned and against preparedness which.
he was quoted as asserting. never pre-
vented = war. bu, instead invoked i;
What did you do to combat war;"
asked Stevenson. Hire MIR. Della
rinGe TO write for you?"
That was the beginning. yes"
Who was Mr.. DelavinEe?"
reporter on the Free Press"
business, making money!"
Yes"
Mr.. Ford spoke in a very low voice.