The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-11
Ford and Brothers
Under the Skin
PART I.
BY STIRLING BOWEN.

which is printed 'FOrdS own Page, operates Win q
deficit Henry Ford makes up the deficit out Of his
profits as chief stakeholder in the Ford Motor Co.
All Ford Motor Co. dealers required at one time
or another to participate in the distribution OF the
Dearborn Independent, which has circulation of $780,
OOO BY these means Henry Ford author of the phrase
"history is mostly bunk" is able to influence public
opinion.
r. G. Liebold is secretary to Henry Ford He is also
vice president of the Dearborn Publishing Co.. publisher
Of the Dearborn Independent Henry Ford is president
of the Dearborn Publishing Co.
Sen. James A. Reed insists that in spite of these
facts Henry Ford is in way responsible for material
published in the Dearborn Independent
Jews form from half to two-thrds of the spectators
at the trial Most of them middle class Jews. A
few belong to the inteigentsa. And there are few
proetarans every day, who can't get work at the
Ford Motor Co.. or any other company. Apparently
they sympathize with Sapiro
Sapro is as great enemy of the Jewish worker as
Henry Ford. He is lawyer, an organizer of farmer
operative associations, fee grabber coupon clip
per, millionaire, capitalist.
For the purpose of his suit for $1,O0O,OOO, Sapiro
in this trial is posing misjudged under-dog who
is in reality benefactor to society, benefactor par
ticuary to the farmer To this end in his testimony
he dwels eloquently his humble origin, his early
years in orphanage, his struggle to overcome the
dual handicap of race and poverty. Actually he IS
shrewd trader in the toll of the farmer, suave pro-
fiteer the labors of the hewers of wood and the
drawers of water The charges in the Dearborn In
dependent that Sapiro and ring OF Jewish bankers
were exploiting the FARMER were hurting oapfOS DuSl-
than his pride. This suit is business pro-
position and wage Garner, whether he be jewish
American Polish Jamaican has any business taking
Sides unless he believes that Ford is Immediately
powerful more dangerous to the working class, and
therefore should be beaten for the sake of whatever
such beating may be worth.
If Sapiro wins this suit it will not be verdict for
the Jewish workers.
"Fords Own Page" is NOT Ford's Own Page. 1t is
written by William J. Cameron, editor of the Dear
born Independent. Ford merely owns Camerons job.
In the II years that have elapsed since he began
organizing farmer cooperatives, Sapiros peak year
1922, when his income $61,53131 according to his
testimony. 1t about that time that articles
attacking him a parasite ON agriculture began APP
pearing regularly in the Dearborn Independent, the
articles being written by Harry H. Dunn, of California
assignment from the editorial office. According to
Sapiros testimony his income decreased after 1922
until it approximately $4,000 less in 1926. Sapiro
attributes this to the Dearborn Independent stories and
seeks to hold Ford and the Dearborn Publishing Co.
liable. While the stand before Judge Fred NJ Ray
mond in the United States district court Sapro tised
his income by years follows: 1916, $10,000 1917,
$4,000; 1918, S15S39.53; 1919 $1727S.14; 1920 $780,
23728; 1921, $4630127; 1922, $61,53131; 1923, $685.
36951; 1924, $5S06845; 1925, $42,35752; 1926, S42
1885. This is average income of approximately
$4,000 year and total income for the II years of
approximately 100000.
Sen. Reed in his opening statement to the jury
charged Sapiros profits from his cooperative market
ing activities about $,OOO,0OO in that period.
in which the farmers combine to sell their products
through central office Sapiro testified in describing
organizations of the SOUTH southwest west and north
west in which he participated either organizer,
sulting expert attorney. 81 had been making study
for years before being admitted to the bar And
tnued it, with reference to growing and marketing
oranges lemons grapefruit, rasins almonds, wanuts,
lima BEANS potatoes asparagus deciduous fruits olives,
wheat barley, tobacco hay, eggs and other commodi
ties. didn't evolve any ideas but simply pointed
certain things that seemed to be characteristic of
previous cooperative enterprises that successful
and certain things that appeared to be characteristic
of those that failed The chief thing that all the
organizations that had failed seemed be organized
locality basis, whereas those that had succeeded
had been organized a commodity basis in which the
growers of a single commodity had organized geo.
graphically widely possible.
1.-THE efforts at cooperative marketing heretofore
had been virtually all local efforts and virtually all had
failed" Sapiro continued.
"Also introduced plan whereby the producers sold
their eggs tobacco cotton to the association with
out any price named Under the sale and resale plan
the association was bound pay them whatever seemed
to be reasonable and safe advance. The association
then prerated the proceeds according the amount
the growers delivered to the pool and according to
grade"
In a typical instance under plan in use before
Sapiros time, in which the producers sold to the
ISOLATION at fixed price, the witness said commodity
calling for 30 cent rate to the grower had once gone
down to two cents a pound at Fresno He implied the
association in this failed.
Sapiro said he also the author of a STANDARD
cooperative marketing bill" which was eventually
adopted in entirety with modification in 40
states
"There is allegation in the petition that the wit
ness has been injured in character lobbyist" Sen
Reed drawled after Sapro had testified that he had
appeared before legislative bodies in several in
behalf Of such law
"In the of tobacco" sapiro went on, 81 sug-