Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-17

These executives. In charge of mar
there by Mr.. Sapiro, and thereby sub
| servient to him.
"Organizers for Mr.. Sapiro went
out among the farmers and told them
of the glorious benefits OF these or.
CARNATIONS, and showed contracts be.
| fore them.
Wide Powers Charged.
1--WE will show you these contracts
contained clauses that gave the pre-
organization committees, already
formed, wide powers under which
they could, among other things, say
when the contracts became effective.
"Under these contracts the boards
of directors were given every power.
The farmers were bound not to sell
products on the open markets. under
their contracts. and, If they did so,
they We're subject to fine-about so
per cent of the value of the product
sold outside.
"And also, If the farmer even start
ed to sell in the open market he could
be stopped by suit If discovered.
These contracts ran five to seven
years"
Relies On Army Record.
Sapiro relies on his Army record tc
refute charges of being a Communist
Twice rejected from officers training
camps during the World War because
of color blindness, he finally succeed
ed in enlisting as a private, advancing
to commissioned officer within
short time. Thirty-two years old al
the time, the father of three children
and in no danger of being drafted, the
Chicago lawyer did not rest until he
had been accepted for service.
The issue In the suit was clearly
set forth by Mr.. Gallagher yesterday
when he asked, lis Aaron SapirC
libeled when he is charged with being
Jews which seeks to dominate Amer
lean agriculture. spread communism
throughout the country and fill the
minds of children with the doctrines
of red Russia'?"
Statements printed in the Dearborn
Independent which the plaintiffs claim
injured the reputation of Sapiro and
hampered him in his work of organ
izing and advising cooperative associa
tons were read by Mr.. Gallagher and
characterized as malicious and un
founded
Evidence will be introduced to show
they were absolutely untrue, he de
clared. Had Sapiro connived with
Jewish bankers to mulct the Ameri.
can farmer? He had not" Gallagher
continued. Neither had he set up
and promoted, as claimed, the system
of cooperating marketing to the end
that some Jewish combine might
profit"
Denies Sapiro Was Tool.
The attorney denied that Sapiro
was the tool of international bankers
and aided in spreading bolshevik
propaganda.
1--WE will prove that these articles
contained error after error which
were called to the attention of Mr..
Ford time and again." he said "Ofi-
Gals Of grain associations, cotton and
hops associations. wrote him, but
never sign of retraction. None ever
received any satisfaction.
1.-THE Independent has told us
Sapiro was a promoter of monopoly
traps operating under the guise of
market associations that he was one
of band of Jews on the backs of
American farmers, that he has turned
millions away from the pockets of the
farmers and into the hands Of a ring
of Jews, that he made these associa-
tions pay him tribute that he and
other Jews were all little pals trying
to do the American farmer good
There is a grain of truth in the
last, although it Is written in ironical
fashion. Sapiro was trying to do good
for the American farmer. The rest
we will disprove when the time comes.
We will prove Mr.. Sapiro never con-
trolled any of these organizations.
that he was always subject to their
wishes. Evidence will be introduced