Show FORD PRESSES PRO HUN CHARGE IN LIBEL CASEe CASE Deposition D e of Tribune Man laD Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- Presented Called many's Friend Mount Clemens Clemons Mich June Junc The 4 4 The pro pro-G pro alleged against a tho the Chicago o Dally Daily Tribune by Henry Ford who ia lt suing the newspaper for 1 1 damages on a n charge of ot libel came h h before rn th the tho jury In Judge Jud e Tuck Puck W n or ers er's court here today in connection with the tho deposition of ot Edward Goldbeck Goldbeck Gold- Gold writer for tho the beck formerly a a. special Tribune writings 8 were character- character as for the plaintiff counsel od i by pro German Attorneys Kirkland nn and Stevenson protested that if they were wert of or ortho parallel columns given to the Jury junO tho the Tribune presenting the th view of or writers should be offered For every pro German story tor you 1 0 Tribune I can in the tho think you OU find tind produce ten enough articles articles enough h said Attorney At At- to keep you here three years tome torney turney Kirkland Malice Changed Attorney Alfred Lucking stated the tho did of ot the tho deposition which purpose not quote any of oC the Goldbeck articles articles articles arti arti- cles t i as as to show malice mallco on the part of the defendant in printing June 2 head Ford I Is an 1916 the editorial Anarchist We c charge chan c that the Tribune sought with Mexico In 1916 for two reasons rea rea- war be because because be- be Lucking First sons sons said sal Mr Ir and was pro-German pro cause the paper sought to al aid Germany German by concentrating on and antI resources energy ing American of oC shipments Mexico thus curtailing I supplies to Germanys Germany's enemies and Interest Interests interests Inter Inter- second because of the tho selfish and antI Oil company compan ests est of tho the Standard the tho International Harvester company in Mexican oil and sisal sial H Henry nr Ford lor at that time stood as probably the thc foremost opponent of oC war with Mexico and we wo assert that It was for this reason that the defendant defend defend- ant newspaper attacked him calling him an anarchist Goldbeck ek Opposed ed Wilhelm Mr Ir Goldbeck in his deposition said I that he was born and e educated In Berlin Berlin Ber Ber- BerI I lin and antI for a n. time was a a. lieutenant in inthe I Ithe the tho German arm army He Ito later became oppositional I what was called an writer or one who opposed the kaiser This Thle attitude the deposition said I m- m made mado io life c uncomfortable for tor him in lu in inGerman Germany German and he concluded to Investigate Investigate gate ate democracy at its source and antI to catch the th spirit of o the tho American people people peo peo- At 4 the time the United States broke relations with Germany German ho lie said he had taken out his second naturalization 1 I belief belle that thata tion papers as it was waR his a man should b bo be loyal to the thc country of oC his hiN adoption What H ant at t I wrote for Cor tho Tribune were my own Id ideas Ids s No one instructed or guided me as to what I 1 should write deposed Goldbeck n n lie Wai nI Independent Sometimes what 1 I wrote on what they called the highbrow page pae was attacked on the tho editorial page I object object object ob ob- to the characterization pro Ger man as applied to my writings 1 was merely presenting a point of or view vie The deposition said that Goldbeck advocated universal military training training- in the tho United States |