Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
SAP|RO DROPS SUIT;
FORD PAYS NOTHING
Chicago Attorney Says Re-
traction Entirely Satisfies
Objective Sought.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Aaron Sapiro
today abandoned his 100000 libel
suit again Henry Ford on the an
nouncement that the automobile
manufacturer I'm a second apology had
retracted all personal charges against
the Chicago attorney printed In the
Fordowned weekly, the Dearborn In
dependent, had withdrawn the allega'
ton that a Jewish ring sought to ex-
plot the American farmer and had
indorsed the principle of cooperative
marketing.
The exact terms of the settlement
Of the libel suit were not announced
for publication, but it was stated by
Martin G.. Ansorge, former Repre-
sentative from New York. and ]. K.
Ostman, who acted for Ford In the
negotiations with Sapiro at Chicago.
that "Mr. Sapiro made no demand
whatsoever for any compensation for
any damages in view OF the retrac-
ton"
Is Entirely Satisfied.
ar got everything / was fighting
for" said Mr.. Sapiro in announcing
settlement of the suit. II am entirely
satisfied"
In the second statement by Ford
and the Dearborn Independent, the
blame for the allegations against Mr..
Sapiro was placed upon Robert Nor
gan of Berkeley. Calf, who wrote
under the name Harry Dunn"
"Mr. Henry Ford did not partici.
pate personally in the publication OF
the articles and has no personal
knowledge of what was said In them"
read the statement upon which set
tlement of the protracted lawsuit was
based.
"He, Of course, deprecates greatly
that any facts that were published
in a periodical so closely associated
with his name in the mind of the
public should be untrue"
Explanation of Stories.
Without mentioning Morgans name,
this explanation OF the publication of
the alleged libellous articles was
made:
They were prepared and written
by a contributor to the Dearborn In
dependent whose works and writings
have in the past appeared I'm various
periodicals in this country. They
were accepted at their face value by
| the Dearborn Publishing Co.
ut has since been found that In.
accuracies Of fact were present in the
| articles and that erroneous conclu-
sicns were drawn from these mac
curacies by the writer.
"As a result SapirO may have been
injured and reflections cast upon him
unjustly.
Such statements as may have re-
| f1ected upon Mr.. Sapiro's honor or in
tegrity, impugned his motives or
| challenged the propriety of his per.
sonal or professional actions 40
| withdrawn.
likewise the charge that there
was a Jewish ring which sought to
exploit the American farmer through
cooperative associations Is with
drawn"
Back Cooperative Marketing.
Sapiro has devoted virtually his en-.
tire professional career to the work
OF farmers cooperative associations.
and, 1t was testified at the first trial
of the libel suit, has acted in his
legal capacity in the organization of
co-operatives virtually throughout the
United States and Canada.
In the Ford Dearborn independent
recantation he found possibly his
greatest satisfaction in this statement
If the advancement and develop.
ment of cooperative marketing has
suffered by reason of the publication
OF these articles, then we sincerely
| regret it.
I'VE recognize cooperative market
ing hoids promise of substantial re.
hel 10 the farmer and grower.
nave suffered a very great loss
personally, said Mr.. Sapiro, as he
sininnsiy announced the terms Of the
settlement.
Il still have my training in the law,
however. and am going to start all
over again and rebuild"
Holds Ford -GuiItIess.
He reiterated he felt certain Mr..
Ford had not been aware of the
things that had been done in his name
and said again that his chief interest
IN having the automobile rnanufac.
turer take the witness stand at the
trial, which resulted in a mistrial
when a Detroit newspaper inter
viewed a woman Juror, was to have
from Ford himself the statement of
lack OF knowledge of the details of
the publication of the offensive
articles.
am very greatly pleased that I
nave helped great big man get right
ana that / have helped the Jewish
people set themselves properly before
the world" Mr.. Sapiro continued.
Il am gratified further that have
helped cooperative marketing to get
general support and Endorsement
from the leaders of thought in the
United States"
Negotiations by Phone.
The final phases of the settlement
negotiations were carried on by long.
distance telephone with Clifford B.
Longley, general counsel for the Ford
interests, and Earl j. Davis, former
Assistant United States Attorney Gen.
eral. representing Ford and the week.
ly, IN Detroit, where William Henry
Gallagher spoke for Sapiro, and Mr..
Sapiro and Ansorge and Kostman
sitting together in Chicago.
From Detroit it was announced that
Gallagher and Longley had signed
papers for the discontinuance of the
lawsuit. They viii be filed In Fed.
eral District Court at Detroit.
The suit was based upon state
ments appearing in series Of articles
published in the Dearborn Inde.
pendent in 1925 and 1925. Previously
there had been series OF articles
concerning the international Jew"
When Sapiro's name appeared it was
linked with an alleged plan of an
international group of Jews to OBJ