New Britain herald., 1927-03-21
SAP|RO'S LAWYER
 LINKS ALL JEWRY Racial Hatred Again Injected
 Into Ford Trial LONG ARGUMENTS STARTED

Attacked International JcWry as
 Whole, Later Concentrating on
 sapiro Alone.
 Detroit, March 2l tP-The ques- ton of the possible connection of international Jewry with the Sl,- COG 900 libel suit of Aaron Sapiro against Henry Ford came to the front again today. The Jury was dismissed and decks cleared for ex- tensive arguments by opposing coun- sel.
 IL was the second time the ques- ton had cropped up. The first time, Federal Judge Fred M. Raymond temporarily got rid Of the long delay t promised to cause by stating that he would rule when it became neces- sary.
 Aimed at Jews Ina. moment arrived today. Trac- ing the inception of the attacks upon Sapiro, Chicago attorney who be- came an organizer of Farmers Co.,
  brought out from William J. Gamer on, editor Of the Ford d-owned Dear born Independent. that the series of articles Sapiro claimed !ibcllel him and caused a million dollar loss to his business. at first were intended to concern only Jews as Q whole and that later they were turned to Sapiro as an individual. Ii the articles had said only tha. Aaron Sapiro. the individual, was tryirg to subjugate American agri- culture, the world would have laughed. William Henry Gallagher counsel fot Sapiro. told the court. Combination Alleged l. was much more serious thing, he said, when the articles charged ! that Sapiro was connected with an f International Jewish ring by the Dearborn Independent, backed by all ] the wealth and power of MT. Ford. ! Sapiro, he stated, had not been charged merely with individual acts | but with being member Of the al ! leEel bination.
 1 Forl's attorneys sought to bring 1 from the court a ruling that the suit was oEe merely of Sapiro, the i individual. race or creed 10 the con- | trdr% notwithstanding Dunn's Part From Cameron the information was elicited that the inception of the attacks upon Sapiro came from letter II. w. Roland of the Dear born Independents editorial depart mcnt, wrote to Harry II. Dunn, 2T22 | Prince street, Berklcy, California, August 6, 1928, and that Dunn, who assumed the pen name of Robert Morgan. was chiefly responsible for Ithe investigation necessary and th" preparation of the articles Saplro holds libellous.
 Test of Letter
 The letter:
 Don't sniCker when I toll you that the Jewish boys are putting the works on the farmers. lt began when Barney Baruch first became ! interested in Kansas after Wilson | left the White House. Since then Ithore has been a great deal of Jew ish interest in the plight of the farmer, especially as 10 mortgasins their souls and bodies through the government agencies, plus the rari- ous cooperative movements. We have been dcsirous of get ting something tangible and here seems to be the opportunity to clean up the west coast situation. l don't imagine that you will nave much difficulty in rounding facts np on this although all of 1t wl!! take considerable time. If you can get 1t we'll protect you of course and it will be as fully remuncrative it not more so than the Abrams material
 Let me know from time to tim. how the work is progressing ana II there is any trip you must take tt gather the facts. go ahead. and send in the expense account to us. l be- leve that you have an opportunity 10 do considerable 'ChroniCllnS oi the neglected truth in this case.
 "I don't remember much apon' the convict story now. If you want toto send it back, l imagine We can place it.
 "Nery truly yours,
 The Dearborn Publishing Go, -
 III. w. Roland.
 Editorial Department
 Conspiracy Alleged ! Gallagher told the judge that th' formulating of mere conspiracy had been held 10 be more heinous than the actual commission ot d crime.
 For the defense Stewart llan''> argued that publication of the ar''' cles did not allege an acton ny 'h' Jewish race or by an individual rep resonting the Jewish race.
 "Our theory is that he is the sam' as an individual of any other race, he said turning and glancnS at MT Sapiro, "malico covers broad field" Hanley argued, proceeding tt elaborate lengthily,
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