Show NO A R C H ay I 1 N FORDS VIEWS BISHOP WILLIAMS TESTIFIES IN THE LIBEL CASE AGAINST TRIBUNE WONT TELL HALF TRUTHS noted divine says if manufacturers manufacturer theories are anarchistic then he Is in danger of becoming anarchist himself mt clemens midi the chicago tribune rested its defense in the libel suit which henry ford has brought against it after spending seven weeks and two days in attempting to prove that it was justified in calling the manufacturer an anarchist r the week of the trial opened with ford counsel offering rebuttal testimony against the tribunes defense the first witness tor for mr dir ford was the rt RL rev charles D williams D D episcopal bishop of michigan who appeared on the eland in rebuttal of the testimony of prof J S reeves professor of 0 political science in the university of michigan Alic higan who had previously testified that henry fords views were distinctly anarchistic bishop williams said that mr air fords views were tar far from being anarchistic and were in fact act christian common and often commonplace the bishop refused to be led oy dy counsel in his answers and insisted on telling the whole truth asked whether he be thought henry fords s declaration that all armies should be disbanded all navies destroyed and all material of war converted into com merical implements was anarchistic the witness answered would be good world 1 I could quote a half dozen passages from scripture that espre express ss almost that idea I 1 should say that the main theme of these statements by henry ford are distinctly christian commonly preached in christian pulpits and that it they were lived up to this would be a pretty good christian world bishop asked tribune co counsel do you believe that mr ford has quoted patriotism is the last resort of a scoundrel 1 I have often said so responded the he witness 1 I have often seen it so concerning the doctrine of nonresistance bishop williams declared lie he did not believe in such a theory but that many christians did it Is the belief of anarchists sali sail tribune counsel yes and the belief of christians will you be good enough to answer the question retorted counsel anarchists say that and christians say that I 1 am afraid I 1 am going to tell the whole truth now bishop would tell whole truth 1 I am going to tell the whole truth you are telling something I 1 have not asked you to tell you have not asked roe me for the whole truth I 1 have to follow fillow my conscience I 1 am a simple man 1 I am afraid continued the bishop that it if this is anarchy I 1 agree with li it mostly ford counsel then called william A dunning professor of 0 history and political philosophy in columbia university ver sity to testify concerning mr fords theories and utterances I 1 when henry ford said counsel said that we should stop talking a bout one factory one state and one country and begin to talk about the world was he preaching the doctrine ol of anarchy no that is the general thought of cosmopolitanism human inclusiveness it has permeated all on political philosophy ever since there was waa such a philosophy Is anything peculiarly anar chastle about it no Is it in any way essential to ana c bisin 4 0 no o mr fr ford also said that he believed humanity could make mistakes but could do nothing worse he said he believed everything tended toward tho the good and that even the terrible world war would result in blessing to the world Is there anything anarchistic about those ideas they were commonplace before an anarchist was ever hoard heard of the idea that man is naturally good I 1 is s the basis of platos morals it has hag permeated moral philosophy ever slice sirce prof dunning was then asked to run through the articles and interviews sponsored by henry ford and indicate the portions which would convince a critical examiner that mr F ford ord was not an anarchist the witness promptly pointed out numerous references reference 2 to the go government veru and to the uso ube of the file ballot which showed he said that mr ford believed in the file orderly processes or of government arid and therefore could not be an anarchist in no writing or interview he said could he find a single indication that mr ir ford was an anarchist either in the common or philosophical conception of 0 that term |