Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-30
WITNESS AUTHOR
Of FORD EDITORIAL
c.. S. Raymond, in Suit
Against Chicago Tribune,
SWears He Had No Animus.
SAW NO PR0-GERMANIsM

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. June go
editorial, which is the basis of Henry
Ford's 100000 libel suit against the
Chicago Daily Tribune. took the wit
ness stand today, when hearing of the
case was resumed after recess since
last Thursday.
Questioned by Attorney Weymouth
Kirkland of counsel for the Tribune.
Mr. Raymond said he had been on the
staff of the Tribune since 1898.
You wrote the editorial complained
of in this case" asked Mr.. Kirkland.
81 did," answered the witness
you had no animus against Mr..
Ford?"
II did not"
Mr.. Raymond testified that the &C
tive publishers of the Tribune are COZ.
r. r. Mccormick and Capt Joseph
Medill Patterson. He said he had never
received instructions of any kind from
the mothers of the publishers who
control the stock Of the Tribune COM
pany.
Testifies to Own knowledge.
Witness, on further questioning. tes-
tilted to knowledge of Mr.. Fords pacl-
fist views and many of his utterances
Did you know on June 20. 1910.
when the editorial was nubl- I'd. that
Mr. Ford had said that ine "o.o muir
derer should be embroidered on the
breasts of soldiers,
IT knew such statement had been
attributed TO Mr. Ford"
Witness said he had read "Humani-
ty and Sanity" and Mr.. Ford's famous
full page advertisement opposing pre-
paredness and the sending of troops
to the Mexican border
Mr.. Raymond testified that he had
never seen even the most remote trace
of Standard Oil or International Har-
western influence in the Tribune office.
1t never had appeared at editorial con-
ferences, he said, that the publishers
If the Tribune desired to aid Germany.
Witness Is Cross-Examined.
/ Cross-examination was by Attorney
Alfred Lucking.
"Who was it on the Tribune that
decided to adopt policy Of interview
ton in Mexico?" asked Mr.. Lucking.
ITO my best recollection 1t was Capt.
and what was the frst editorial on
the subject"
u believe it was headed After
Huerta-What?'
DO you know who wrote the edi.
torial Real Politik for America April
4. 1867
II believe / did"
Mr. Lucling quoted the editorial as
stating that Germany would WelcolhS
war between the United states ana
Mexico as 1t would divert munitions
from the allies Germany was think,
ing of German interest only, ana
America should consider American IN
terests only. the editorial said.
Not outstanding that you knew
Germany would welcome intervention
in Mexico. you continued TO advocate
interyention?" Mr. Lucking asked.
Yes sir"
And YOU also said there was no
,, cause for war with Germany?
I'VE said that there had been cause
for war with Germany, and that 1t
Il challenge you to point to a single
editorial advocating war "ltR Hef
many" ;.,,u
Cites Attack on Col. Roosevelt.
"Rut written in such n way as TO
discourage war You attacked Col.
! Roosevelt for advocating war.
I'VE criticised the colonel Tor US
ing language that was TOO imam
matory.
! whether he wrote the Roosevelt edi-
| torial but said the Tribune deplored
| ba wing Col. Roosevelt use his great
| influence at time when President
Wilson was debating the question OF
| war against Germany. 1t was no
| time to cloud the counsels at wash
ington, he said.