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Show FORD WINNER IN LIBEL SUIT V Auto Man Gets Six Cents Damages in His Million Dollar Suit MT. CLEMENS. Aug. 14. Henry Ford, multi-millionaire automobile manufacturer, was awarded damages of C cents In his Bult for $1,000,000 against tho Chicago Tribune. A Jury In Judge Jamea Tucker's court rendered the verdict tonight after deliberating 11 hours and 20 minutes. Ford based his suit on an cdltoilal published in tho Trlbuno on Juno 23, 19 10, which appeared under the caption cap-tion "Foul Is an anarchist." Tho editorial ed-itorial attacked Ford's alleged pacifism, pacif-ism, stressing His pre-war nntlpio-parodncss nntlpio-parodncss activities and his reported opposition to an Amctlcan Invasion of Moxlco, Hearing of the caso was first set for Chicago but Ford's attorneys succeeded suc-ceeded in securing a chango of venuo nnd tho cbbo was placed In the Michigan Mich-igan court. For tho past three months tho legal le-gal fight wns waged without n letup. let-up. Attorneys for tho dvfenso attempted attempt-ed to show thnt Ford intorfoired with governmental activities and thnt contrary to reports ho had refused to glvo returned militiamen their former positions In his factory. Witnesses for tho plaintiff testified testi-fied that these men wero not only re-employed on their roturn fioni the bolder but that tluilr families, In many Instances, wero piovlded for by Ford during their time of service. ' During tho last few weoks of tho legal struggle, tho fight centered up-' on tho definition of tho word anarchist anar-chist In his cliargo to tho Jury Judge James Tucker icad fifteen definitions defini-tions of tho word. Ho told tho Jurymen Jury-men that tho Trlbuno was at liberty to criticize a man of Ford's standing, stand-ing, but nt tho samo tlnio pointed out that corlaln uses of tho word anarchist an-archist wero libelous. Ho Instructed tho Jury to dismiss tho enso against tho Solomon Nows company, co-defendants, after calling tho attention of tho Jury to tho fact that tho nows company meroly net-ed net-ed ns distributors for tho Trlbuno, distributing issues of the publication containing tho objectionable editor- (Continued on Page Five) i 1 FORD WINNER IN LIBEL SUIT (Continued from Pago One) laf,v.wlthout knowledge of It.. nIub in European struggles for terri- torlal aggrandizement; oppose clasB j , legislation; demand theoretical and , absolute separation of church and i I state. : "We hold ihat the first and high est duty of this republic Is to Its own I - cltliens," the platform declares In referring to , International alliances, "and we deny ifstrlght to expend our taxes or to sacrifice lives of our eons In fighting wars which do not , Involve the honor of our country or the welfare of our people." ' ,. ' Opposition to woman suffrage and national prohibition is expressed In ,'tbo platform adopted by the Amerl-I can party which also opposos ratification ratifi-cation or the league of nations covenant cov-enant until It Is approved by the leg-lslaturo leg-lslaturo of threo fourths of the Btates , I and with the addition that Ireland' should be free. Legal pensions for the needy and . L . disabled American soldiers Is de-( jP mandodMiy tho American party plat-I plat-I kv form and appointment or election of f soldiers to government positions 1b '' urged. It demands protection "from sy intimidation from labor or profiteer-j vfe" ,nB trom capital" and also opposes 'M&M government ownership of railroads, ft " ',ut approves regulation of them, tFtormor State Senator T. N. McGregor Mc-Gregor of Auston said those joining , tho American party are "not leaving' tire Democrat party, but aro taklnc " the real democrats with them. '. 4' |
