Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
None of Sapiro Case Advisers
Participated in 0vertures
for Reputation.
CAMERON BACK AT DESK
AFTER "INSPECTI0N TRIP"
Gallagher Expects Settlement Of
Suit With Manufacturer Pay.
ing All Expenses.
By the Associated Press,


DETROIT, Mich, July 9.-Indica
tions that Henry Ford did his
own talking" and played his owr
hand" in making his peace with the
Jewish people were given added
weight today with further evidence
that none of the army of regular For6
legal talent participated in the over
lures that led to the automobile man
ufacturer's apology for anti-Jewist
writings in his Dearborn Independent
In disavowing these writings Mr.
Ford explained that the wide scope
of his activities had made it impossi
BILE for him to devote his personal at
tention to the conduct and policies
of his publications and that he was
obliged to delegate their management
to others.
Ignored His Attorneys.
In negotiating with Jewish leaders
for a public reputation of hostile ar.
ticles, however, Mr. Ford appears not
only to have taken firm hold himself
but to have ignored the attorneys
who represented him in the libel &C.
ton of Aaron Sapiro, one Of the out.
growths Of the writings. 1t appeared
also that Mr. Ford had ignored w. J.
Cameron, editor of the Independent.
Mr.. Cameron on the witness stand in
the Sapiro suit, assumed sole response
bility for the writings in the Ford
periodical, saying that Mr.. Ford de-
clined to be drawn into discussion
with him of editorial policies.
Mr. hoolS q hfs dnGE
today. Yesterday, Immediately after
publication of the Ford reputation
he accompanied Henry and Edsel Ford
on an inspection trip" over the De
troit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Since then Mr.. Ford has not been
available TO interviewers, and Mr.
Cameron has sent out word that he
has nothing to say"
Expects Settlement
While the attorneys who represented
Mr.. Ford in the Sapiro suit, which
ended in a mistrial, renewed their
statements that to the best of their
knowledge the case would come up
for retrial as scheduled, September
II, William Henry Gallagher, chief
Of Mr.. Sapiro's counsel, stood by his
statement Of yesterday that he "con.
fidently expected" satisfactory set.
tlement out of court. 1t also was dis
closed that Walter f. Lynch of Chi.
cago, a law associate of Mr.. Sapiro
who. Mr.. Gallagher said, had figured
i'll the peace negotiations for more
than two weeks past, still was in De.
troit.
Aaron Sapiro, it was learned today,
Is en- route from Saskatoon, Saskat
chewan. to Chicago. He is expected
in Chicago Sunday or Monday
Whether he will come to Detroit has
not been determined, according to
Mr.. Gallagher. His return from Can
ada. however, and the continued pres
ence of Mr.. Lynch gave rise to Sug'
gestions that terms of a settlement of
the Sapiro-Ford libel action would be
ready for announcement within a
week.
No definite information as to the
basis of the settlement anticipated by
Gallagher has been made public. That
Mr. Sapiro would not insist upon
payment Of punitive damages was
indicated in Gallaghers statement
that "Mr. Sapiro has always taken the
position that he would never use any
money recovered by him in his law
suit for his own purposes.
May Pay Expenses.
This led to the suggestion. neither
confirmed nor denied, that the terms
of settlement would involve payment
by MIR. Ford of all the expenses in
Cured by Mr.. Sapiro. This alone
would involve considerable none
tary loss on Mr.. Ford's part.
Among the items Of expense are:
Mr. Gala pher'S fee for preparin2
the case and representing his client
in court on numerous occasions. Gal
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