Arizona state miner., 1919-08-01
M A N U F "A C T u ER MAKES 1T
CLEAR HE BELIEVES COVEN-
ANT is A GREAT STEP.
DECLARES WAR IS MURDER"
Whiriwind of Questions Fail to Shake
Composure of Man Who Sues for
Million Because He Was
Called anarchist"

Mt OlSn0uS, MlCn.-1u0 n1S j
idealism of Henry Ford has freshened
the proceedings Of the Ford-Tribune
wearisome arguments of counsel and
the dull repetition of cross-examina-
tions, a new quality.
For week the man who has been
described as everything from an IAN
archist" to the greatest patriot of his
day, has been on the stand facing a
merciless fire of questions.
During the reading of an article
written by John Reed on Henry Ford,
and published in the Metropolitan Mag
azine, the audience in the court cham
Der violated all precedent by breaking
barrassed, raised his hand in protest.
Tribune counsel had endeavored to
quote paragraphs from the Reed arti-
Gle but had been compelled, by objec-
ton of Ford attorneys, to introduce
the interview in it's entirety In the
main it was highly complimentary to
Mr.. Ford.
"Make Farmer Independent"
''What l want to do,' Mr.. Ford was
quoted as saying, lis to make the farm
er as Independent as l am; independ-
ent Of the banks, independent of the
trusts, Independent of the railroads. ="
The audience, many Of them from
the surrounding farms of this commu-
nifty, showed visible evidence of its ap-
probation of that ideal.
Twice Mr.. Ford, wearying of the
questions having to do with his knowl-
edge Of history, said "Oh, I'll admit
that I'm an ignorant idealist if you
wish-''
What is an idealist?'' queried Tri-
bune counsel
The innate goodness of the man
lighted up his kindly eyes with a new
light, as he leaned forward and an
swered slowly, 81 think an idealist is
one who tries to make people happy
and prosperous. l think I do that
little'
Quiet, unassuming, courteous and
patient, Henry Ford made deep i'm
preston on the audience. Not once
did he lose his temper under the heck
ling of opposing attorneys, even when
their questions verged on the edge OF
insult. But when the examination
touched on subjects which are close 10
his heart, the League of Nations, war
and the happiness and prosperity of
Humanity, counsel found him eagerly
alert
A League of Nations, or prepared
pess up to the hilt.
That is the way he sees the situa-
ton today. eve must either,' he said,
accept the covenant of peace or dem
ocracy must arm and stand guard for.
ever at the threshold of liberty"
"War Is Murder"
He hammered that fact home and
with it he always added, "War is muir
DER
81 was q. murderer he said, 81 was
a helper Of murder. When the crisis
came we all took hand. But it is all
the same. War is murder"
What do you mean by murder"
81 mean killing people"
killing people to protect the inter-
ssts of the people?"
killing anybody or anything. I
don't know what else war is. War is
murder. There is far better way"
What is the better way?"
"Why, to educate people. To teach
them to think for themselves
A long examination was conducted
which sought to quiz Mr. Ford concern
ing his views on history, based on
remark which he once made that 81
wouldn't give five cents for all the his
! tory ever written"
81 don't think much more Of it now
than did then" testified Mr.. Ford.
"The war showed us that history
didn't last a week. All the things they
told us would happen didn't happen.
They went ahead, knowing what war
meant, and made the same mistakes
all over again. The history we write
today is the thing that counts. I'm
not interested in yesterday"
The Flag of Nations.
The much discussed flag of a League
Of Nations, which it has been stated
Mr. Ford was having made in his fac
tory before the United States entered
the war, was brought into court The