The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18


DETROIT-very few people in
the motor capital take seriously
the citizenship of William John
Cameron.
The portly. silver-haired man OF
81, whose voice is familiar to MIL
lions as speaking for Henry Ford
on the popular Sunday evening ra-
do hour of that company. has been
a Detroit fixture for more than so
years. Canadian-born Hamilton.
Ont. Dec. 20. 1879. Cameron al
ways believed he was a citizen be-
cause his father was.
When he wanted to 20 to Eu-
rope a few years ago. he was asked
to find proof Of that. He couldn't.
So he went to federal court, and
In 1888 citizenship was granted by
that court without filing of the
customary declarations, under a
law apparently providing for just
such cases. Cameron welcomes
any investigation.
INTIMATE
WITH FORD
More interesting than the ciu-
xenship question. however, 10 CAM
eron himself and his relations with
the Ford company. Without spe-
cific or identifying title, Cameron
holds an intimate relationship with
Henry Ford.
Camsron's office In the Engi-
neering Laboratory at Dearborn Is
close to n much Of an office as
Ford may be said to have. The
motor magnate has no desk--his
headquarters are wherever his
nimble and restless feet take him.
Cameron's office In n frequent a
port Of call" as any.
This intimate relationship goes
back more than 20 years. Cam
eron had been for IS years in the
editorial department Of the Detroit
News in varying capacities. rising
to that of managing editor. In
1918 he switched to the Ford Mo-
tor Co. and was soon on the staff
Of the Dearborn Independent.
.GHOsr-WROTE"
FORD COLUMN
That journal. through which
Ford consistently attacked his ia
vorite antagonist. the money
power" international banking. and
corporate anonymity. finally
Launched into q violent attack on
the Jews. When Aaron Sapiro
sued Ford for 100000 libel. 1t
was Cameron who testified that he
had "ghost-written" Ford's per-
sonal column in the Independent.
Following this joint tribulation,
Cameron and Ford grew even
closer. and ever since that time
tls27) Cameron has been a sort
Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" Il
Ford. He supervises Ford's per.
sonal publicity. He Issues state
ments In Ford's name and that ol
the company. He makes speeches
edits "house organs" writs'
pamphlets. speaks on the radio ane
1T meetings.
So closely have Cameron ans
Ford become identified IN puhlcit,
activities that when Ford speaks
many newsmen suspect that. para
phrssing Genesis. 'the voice 4
rord's voice. but the hands are tn
hands of Cameron" Certsini,
There has been . mutual ments
influences, one on the other.
IOONCERNED WITH
JEWIeH QUESTION
Semitism still interests Cameron
He has been active in the Angie
, Saxon Federation. a curious OF
ganisation preoccupied with mysu
cal and esoteric speculations on IN
position OF Jewry historically an
/. in the modern worio.
John l. Spivsk. left-wing n
porter, told the Massachusetts, LEI
, islativs investieative commits
that much Of the anti-Jewish MI
teriai being put out by the Ma
, Bund was rewritten from mi
terial issued by the Anglo-saxe
Federation. Cameron calls the
accusations absurd denies tn
he 10 more than . rank-and-fi
member Of the Federation. thous
onoe . director.
III A brilliant polemicist. camer'
might have been . great lawys
An impressive speaker. who spesl
with . restraint freightsd vi
emotion. he might have been
great actor.
INFAMOUS PUBIlCLY-
RETIRING PRIVATELY
II But al these talents are NJ
! concentrated On the radio he
when h1s short stx-minuts talks