Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-08-21
mo ANARCHY IN
FORD'S VIEWS
BISHOP WILLIAMS TEsTIFIEs IN
THE 100000 LIBEL CASE
AGAINST TRIBUNE.
WON'T TELL -HALF-TRUTRS"
Noted Divine Says If Manufacturer s
Theories Are Anarehistic Then
He ls In Danger OF 5eccm-
ing Anarchist Himself.

Tribune rested its defense in TIE
81 900, 900 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 III
calling the manufacturer an "anar-
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 Ri Rev. Charles d. Williams. d.
D., Episcopal bishop of Michigan, who
appeared on the stand in rebuttal OF
the testimony of Prof ]. s. Reeves,
professor of political science in the
University of Michigan who had pre-
viously testified that Henry FoTds
views were distinctly anarchistic.
Bishop Williams said that Mr.
Ford's views were far from being
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 1.-THE whole truth"
Asked whether he thought Henry
Ford's declaration that all armies
should be disbanded, all navies de-
stroyed and all material of war con-
verified into commercial implements
was anarchistic, the witness answer
ed:
Would Be Good World
Il could quote a half-dozen pas
sages from Scripture that express al
most that idea. l should say that the
main theme of these statements by
Henry Ford are distinctly Christian,
commonly preached in Christian pull
pits and that if they were lived up to
this would be pretty good Christian
world"
Bishop" asked Tribune counsel,
do you believe that Mr.. Ford has
quoted patriotism is the last resort
of scoundrel.'"
Il have often said So" responded
the witness. Il have often seen it So"
Concerning the doctrine Of non
ToSlStduCe DlSuOp WHiloiAo oAOu
he did not believe in such a theory
but that many Christians did.
ut 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
ians say that. / am afraid am going
to tell the whole truth"
Now Bishop"
Would Tell Whole Truth.
Il am going to tell the whole
truth"
You are telling something | have |
not asked you to tell"
You have not asked me for the
whole truth. / have to follow my con-
science. l am simple man.
II am afraid" continued the Bishop,
that if this is anarchy agree with it
mostly"
Ford counsel then called william |
A. Dunning, professor Of history and |
political philosophy in Columbia Unf
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
= human inclusive
ness; it has permeated all speculation
ON political philosophy ever since
there was such a philosophy"
"Is there anything peculiarly anar-
chistic about it?''
mo"
lis It in any way essential to ana
chism?"
NO"
"Mr Ford also said that he believed
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
he world Is there anything anarchtStlc
about those ideas?"
= "They were commonplace before an
was .evNM heard of. The
dea that man is naturally good is
The basis OF PlatoS morals. 1t has
permeated moral philosophy ever
SINCE"
Prof. DunnfAg was then asked to
run through the articles and inter-
views sponsored by Henry Ford and
Indicate the portions which would
convince critical examiner that Mr..
Ford was not an anarchist
The witness promptly pointed out
references to the govern
nent and to the use of the ballot
which showed, he said, that Mr. Ford
believed in the orderly processes OF
and therefore could not
,e an anarchist. In ono writing or
he said, could he find O.
iugle indication that Mr.. Ford was
IN anarchist, either IN the common.
n philosophical conception Of tssS
ERIN.