(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
Only Aaron Sapiro and his farm cooperative activities, not the Jewish race in any sense, are involved in Sapiro’s $1,000,000 libel suit against Henry Ford, Senator James A. Reed declared in a press interview here. Senator Reed is Ford’s chief counsel.
It was stated here that Henry Ford spent $200,000 to gather material for his answer to Sapiro’s suit.
Senator Reed declared in the press interview that any efforts to bring a racial question into the suit would be strongly opposed. He said:
“Efforts to becloud the issue will not be permitted if the defandants can prevent it. Neither the principles of cooperative marketing nor the Jewish race are on trial. We are accused of libeling Mr. Sapiro, and therefore it is his work and the plan which he expounded that we seek to test.”
An amended plea of the attorneys for Henry Ford was filed in the Federal Court today. The plea was amended on the order of Judge Fred S. Raymond of Grand Rapids. Mich., after Sapiro’s counsel attacked it several days ago.
Hearing on a motion of the plaintiff to strike out certain sections of the defense plea will be held Monday. The selection of a jury will begin Tuesday.
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