The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-14


editorial which is now known as the
million dollar editorial" because II
forms the basis of the libel suit
brought by Henry Ford against the
Chicago Tribune, was the first witness
to appear at Mondays session at
Mount Clemens, Mich, which began
the eighth week of the trial.
Upon direct examination, Mr.. Ray
mond admitted the authorship of the
editorial, denied knowledge of the In
ternational Harvester company and
STANDARD Oil company stocks held by
relatives of the editors and publishers
Of the Tribune, denied also interior
enCe with his editorial utterances by
the two principal owners of the paper
and then settled down to cross-eX-
animation.
Ordinarily the policies of the Tribune
were settled in conference, Mr.. Ray
mond testified, but the Mexican policy
was simply announced, without any
conference. This was the policy of
urging the United States to begin
war against her southern neighbor.
The editorial writers were simply told
one day that from that time forth in
PREVENTION would be the policy.
Germany and Mexico.
Q-"You understood that Germany
wished that we should get into that
asked Attorney Alfred Lucking, chief
counsel for Henry Ford.
A-"That was my understanding at
the time"
Q-"And Notwithstanding you knew
that. you went right on in your paper.
arguing for intervention in Mexico,
didn't your"
A-<-"Yes, sir"
Q-"The reasons why the Tribune
rta adnnfaH tho nnIiCV nf inter-
Vention were not for you in any way
to act upon, We're they?-you simply
took your orders on the subject"
Al got my instructions"
Attorney Lucking referred at length
to the Tribune editorial which eXcori-
ated Theodore Roosevelt because of his
inflammatory utteranCes following The
sinking of the Lusitania. The Tribune
criticised Roosevelt because he was in
favor of war. The Tribune itself was
opposed to war with Germany. but IN
favor of war with Mexico.
Q-"And you kept that UP all the
time that you knew that Germany was
trying. to get us into war with Mexi-
co, didn't your
Al believe So
Q-"WhRt name would you have ap- |
piled TO Henry Ford If he had done |
anything like that, or had you ex- |
your worst word on him?'
Al would have called him a pa
triot."
:, OF thought you said traitor
You said patriot"
Al said patriot"
Dwell. Mr.. Ford was against war
with Germany, wasn't he?"
Al believe he was"
Q-"And he was against war with
Mexico, too. wasn't he?"
Al believe he was"
Q-"And you knew it?"
Al knew it,
Q-"Was this editorial printed as
YOU wrote it?"
Ayes, sir"
o-"Who devised the headlines?"
Al did"
Odd you talk with Mr. Blake
about Mr. Ford being an anarchist"
Ayes, sir"
Q-'You decided between you that
ne should be denounced as an an
,rchist?'
Ayes, sir"
Q-"You wrote the editorial DELHI
,rately to denounce him as an an
lrchist?"
Awe wrote the editorial delib-
'rately to characterize him as an an
Irchist"
Wages for Soldiers.
The cross examination turned to the
rribune's campaign for the payment of
wages to soldiers on the Mexican Dor
Ter and the care of their families. II
lad criticized Mr.. Ford for being re-
Mss in this particular. The witness
aid that the payment OF wages was
unusual that II was done by only
ew of the thousands of employers in
'hicago and that the Tribune itself
tated late in October 1916, that some
: the employers were going back on
heir promises.
Q-"Now. when the United States
OF into real trouble, the Tribune made
o propaganda TO pay wages, did it?"
A-"No."
Q-"And on the contrary. within two
'eeks after the declaration of war
gainst Germany. the Tribune notified
4 its men that II would not take care
dependents, didn't it,"
Al don't know"
Cor. pay sslaries?"
Al don't know that
On the war with Germany the