The daily banner., 1919-07-21
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FEATURES TRIAL
TENTH WEEK OF. FoRD-TRlsuNE
LIBEL CASE CLOSES WITH
FORD ON STAND.
NEVER OPPOSED GOVERNMENT.
81 Have Always AEeen Willing to Give
Country. ALI Have Any Time
a it is Needed" Still
MaN Hates MiIitarism.

Mount Clemens Mich.-The tenil
week of the Ford-Tribune Sl,00O,O0l
libel case closed with Henry Ford still
on the stand under. examination by
Tribune counsel, For five days Mr.
Ford has been subjected to censtan
fire of questions, interrupted in hi
Rendeayors to set forth his views an,
compelled to submit TO a line OF. exam
ination which his senior attorney, Al
fred ,Lucking, informed the court today
was the most brrtal he had ever heard
Ford'ss Ordeal Brutal,
"Tlfey take this modest witness and
pound him into saying, I admit | an
an ignorant idealist.' Now it seems ts
me that should be left TO argument
and that they should not try TO pound
a witness into confessing something
of that kind before the jury. To be
allowed to pound a man of Mr.. Ford's
retiring, modest disposition, who
doesn't like to appear in public, and
push him into saying things against
himself, is wholly uncalled for and
utterly cruel. He is the easiest mar
In the world to get to say things
against himself This is the most
brutal examination have ever had tc
listen TO-
'It doesn't matter, it doesn't mat
ter, said Mr.. FS. /, quietly. I will an,
sWerl as we'll as ! CAN.
Legal arguments arose during the
course of the proceedings over the
stated intention of Tribune counsel tc
take a deposition from John Reed, the
writer of an article praising Henry
Ford, which was read into the record
Thursday. Ford counsel objected or
the ground that it was a rule of Ia"
that all depositions must be taken be
fore the case. opened, else their pres
ence at the trial would be interrupted
Read Tribune Editorial.
Tribune counsel read again the edi
torial, Ford is an Anarchist" for the
purpose of having Mr.. Ford point ou
where, in the body of the editorial he
was called an anarchist.
"Why don't you read the headline,
asked Mr.. Ford.
Tribune counsel insisted that since
Mr.. Ford brought. the suit, he ought tC
point out the attack to which he OBJ
jected.
Alfred j. Murphy, of counsel for Mr.
Ford, declared in reply. that the plain
tiff's. contention was this: that after
having called Mr.. Ford an anarchist
in the headline, tRe Tribune attempted
to prove it in the body Of the editorial
but failed. Failure TO prove the charge
he said, constituted the case. If the
Tribune had proved that Mr.. Ford was
or is an anarchist, there would have
been no case.
Taking up the issue of anarchy
again, Tribune counsel attempted to
lay a foundation for charge that
Mr.. Ford opposed the government in
the matter of military preparedness by
showing that he differed with the
president.
Ford Did Not Oppose Government.
Mr.. Ford insisted, time after time
as the question was repeated, that he
did not oppose the government The
government, he said, had not, decided
on it's course. of action. and did moi
make such decision until several
years. after he warned the country
against the danger Of militarism. He
had always. declared, he said, that the
government. could have. everything he
owned any time it was needed. More
over, he said, there was majority in
congress taking the same view that
he took at that time.
"Tribune COUNSEL" objected Mr.
Murphy, ., '"skeeps saying, the, govern
ment said, when the government had
said nothing at all. 1t, was. the. presi-
dent who was speaking, and who, al
though entitled to every respect, was
not lifted, in that act, above the judg-
ment OF his fellew-eitizens. Henry
Ford felt that the president was be-
ing pushed into corner by the .advo-
Gates of !. oyer7preparedness,. or mill
tarism. and going to the people
for an. expression, Therefore Mr..
Ford felt, free to put the facts before
the people,, so that they might Lake
their choice with open eyes and COM
plete understanding"
Ford Against MiIitarism,
To repeated, questions concerning
his stand. on. preparedness, Mr.. Ford
made answer. 81 am against militarism
all the way through"
Tribune counsel then took up the
subject of military science and en-
deayored to- show that Mr.. Ford was
not acquainted with it, something
which the man who is interested only
in maintaining an army Of workers at
prosperous and peaceful pursuits Will
ingly admits.