Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-03 | Page 4 | Henry Ford Sued for Libel

HENRY FORD SUED FOR LIBEL. In his Dearborn Independent. Hen-ry Hen-ry Ford is keeping up a weekly attack oh the Jews. Perhaps it would be H mora nearly accurate to say lie is as sSiling a certain class of Jews de scribed as the international Jew. The Dearborn Independent has been Q sWciflO and personal and has made statements which. If they appeared In The Standard-Eiamlner against any person in Ogden would have brought 'action for libel At last Henry Ford and his paper have been sued b Mor ris Gest, the theatrical producer, for $5,000,000. There Is promise of more sun- for libel as lhe Jews who have been sin Jgled out for defamation are thoroughly thorough-ly aroused They are powerful and re- sentful What is back of Henry Ford's campaign cam-paign no one seems to know, unless it I be I raeial hatred caused by burines contact and rivalry. Within the past six months Henry Ford has been in financial difficulty. It Is estimated that his plant, to con tlnue to operate, must have a borrowing borrow-ing power of J75.000.000. It is possible that, in seeking" lo make a big loan. Mr. Ford has encountered what he terms the International Jew and has been blocked. In Russia Jew baiting is a common thing and is said to l-ne been profit able to the old regime which, when short of funds, encouraged attacks on the Jews and then Offered protection when a sufficient sum of money was produced from the coffers of the persecuted. per-secuted. In America there should b. no race or class distinct ion. Ever man should be measured, not according accord-ing to his birth or religion, but on his performance as & man. oo