Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
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IS AN ANARCHIST"
Editorial Head of Chicago
Tribune Gives Four Reasons
in Testifying in Suit.

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich. July s.
Tiffany Blake. test'"ying in the Henry
Ford Chicago Tribune libel suit re-
cited reasons why he, as head of the
editorial department of the Tribune.
gave approval to the editorial headed
Ford Is an Anarchist" on which the
million-doll litigation is founded.
Mr.. Blake was not called until the
last half hour yesterday. and his tes-
timony will be continued Monday, to
which day adjournment was taken.
When Mr.. Blake was sworn, Mr..
Kirkland asked him number OF
questions to show that he was famil-
lar with Mr.. Ford's pacifst and other
utterances. with President Wilson'S
speeches and public matters generally.
He was then asked to state why he
approved the characterization of the
manufacturer as IAN anarchist
Because" said the witness. at a
time when the United States was in
grave danger, he advocated the de-
struction of our Army and Navy; be-
cause he said he didn't believe in pa
triotism: because. with the world in
flames. he opposed preparedness; be-
cause he said the flag should be pulled
down, and because he said that SOL
diers were murderers."
Witness was asked if he conferred
with Clifford Raymond before the lat
ter wrote the alleged libelous edi-
torial. and replied in the affirmative.
Col. X. r. Mccormick. one of the pub
fishers, he said, was present at the
time. Both approved it, he said. Mr..
Blake himself wrote an editorial head,
"Fallacies of Henry Ford" The Tri-
bune. he said, was always urging pre-
I. a nd Nk-h l.
son finally came to that view himself
an editorial was published congratu-
lating the country on the fact
Tribune's Policy as to Germany.
Capt. Joseph Medill Patterson. one
of the defendants in Henry Ford 5
81 100000 libel suit against the Chi
cago Daily Tribune was a witness in
the case Tuesday
Witness said he was associate edi-
tor. with his cousin, Col. r. R. Nc
Cormick, of the Tribune.
Capt. Patterson did not see the ed-
torial headed Ford is an anarchist.
of June %, 1916, until after it's publ
cation in the Tribune. he said. He
was cross-examined by Attorney Will
liam Lucking.
What was the policy of the
sinking of the Lusitania?" asked Mr.
Lucking.
Go slow, I should say. We were
opposed to the sinking of the I'M
armed merchantmen. but when we
armed them it became a different
problem. 1t was difficult to say
whether they thus became warships
or not. While we were cautious about
rushing into war. at the same time
we urged preparedness
After President Wilson's ultima tum
of April, 1915, after the sinking OF
the Sussex. did not the Tribune state
that America was not ready to go to
war over the submarine?" asked At
torney Lucking.
I'D like to answer that yes or no
but our editorial contained qualifica-
lions. We were for going slow, we
know what war was. we didn't want
to go in before we knew when we
would come out"
Mr.. Lucking exhibited to the jury
a cartoon by John T. McCutcheon in
which were two lines: The Ameri-
can people do not want war with
Germany" and The German people
do not want war with America
That cartoon didn't tend to
strengthen the Presidet's ultimatum
did it?" asked Attorney Lucking. On
further questioning the witness insisted
that it was the fundamental policy of
the Tribune to support the President
when he made decision.