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curacies by the writer. AS a result
of this Mr.. Sapiro may have been in.
jured and reflections cast upon him
unjustiy."
"Such statements as may have re-
f1ected upon Mr.. Sapiro's honor or
integrity, impugned his motives or
challenged the propriety cf his per-
sonal or professional actions are with
drawn. Likewise the charge that
there was Jewish ring which sought
to exploit the American farmer through
cooperative associations is withdrawn.
"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.
He. of course, deprecates greatly that
any statements that were published
in a periodical SO closely associated
with his name in the mind Of the
public should be untrue.
1.-THE articles in question dealt with
cooperative marketing. The Dear
born Independent has published re-
peatedly articles dealing with various
phases of this subject and of other
subjects oe interest to the farmer
If the advancement and development
of cooperative marketing has suffer
ed by reason of the publication of
these articles, then we sincerely re-
gret it. We recognize cooperative
marketing holds promise of sub
stantial relief to the farmer and the
grower"
Sapir0 Asks No Money.
While the precise terms of the settle
ment were not announced for publica-
ton. 1t was stated by former Repre-
sentative Martin G. Ansorge of New
York and ]. Kostman, who acted for
Mr.. Ford in the negotiations with Mr..
Sapiro in Chicago, that "Mr. Sapiro
made no demand whatsoever for any
compensation for any damages, in
view of the retraction."
Mr.. Sapiro expressed himself as
highly satisfied at the termination of
the negotiations and the retraction of
both attacks upon him personally and
upon cooperative marketing, to which
Mr. Sapiro has devoted virtually his
entire legal career.
II have suffered a very great loss
personally" said Mr. Sapiro. II still
have my training in law, however, and
am going to start all over again and
| rebuild
II am glad that ! have helped a
great big man get right. and that /
| have helped the Jewish people set
| themselves properly before the world
| l also am gratified that have helped
| cooperative marketing to get general
| support and Endorsement from the
| leaders of thought in the United
| States.
Entirely Satisfied.
"Therefore, / am entirely satisfied. "
In addition to the Ford repre- senta
| tives who acted in Chicago, the nego
| tiations We're carried on at Detroit by
| Clifford Langley, general counsel for
| the Ford interests. and Earl J. Davis,
for Mr.. Ford, and by William Henry
! Gallagher, his chief counsel for Mr.
| Sapiro.
| United States Senator James A
| Reed of Missouri, chief of counsel for
Mr.. Ford in the trial which ended
| after seven weeks in a miStrial, die
not appear publicly in the negotia
tions.
''These negotiations have been con
Quoted through Mr.. Ford's accredited
attorneys, and in the exercise Of his
wide discretion he naturally selects
those whom he feels suited for the
most delicate and far-reaching negO
tiatiors," said Mr.. Sapiro when asked
as TO the ethics of negotiating without
reference to Senator Reed.
The anti-Jcwish and anti-Sapiro ar
ticles printed by the Dearborn Inde
pendent appeared under the name o1
Harry Dunn, who was identified as
| Robert Morgan of Berkeley, Calf.