Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-01
SUBMARINE INQUIRY
HAS DRAMATIC EMO
official Of The Lake Company AC.
kn0WIedges That He Aree
Anonymous Letters
10 more HEARINGS 70 Be HELD
Chairman Poutc'l of tho Investigating
Committee Says That All Wit
ness Submitted by Lillcy Have been
Exanincd-Will be Some Time Be.
fore Report is Made.
ny Associated prcas)

ny Associated preas)
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 30
The Investigation in ths executive
methods employed by The Electric
Boat Company directed by The House
lnider Il. resolution February 20 last
by REPRESENTATIVE I.illcy il ended us
far as open sessions OF the special
Rouse committee which has been con.
Quoting ii arc concerned.
The closing hours OF the case were
dramatic. Frederick Brown Whit
ncy. an attorney ~ law. admitted that
he was the author of the anonymous
letters of February Is and February
10 10 the representatives of tho Dc
troit FREQ Press ana State Senator
Frank Edinbcrcueh. OF Michigan. Tho
admission OF Mr.. Whitney was made
in the form of an affidavit which was
read by his counsel. Former Soma.
tor Thurston, of Nebraska.
Mr.. Thurston stated that Mr.. Whit.
ncy is i'll in the Garfield hospital
this city and that il would be impos.
siblc for him TO appear before the
committee.
What Whitncy's Affidavit Set Forth,
In the affidavit Mr., Whitney stntcd
that from 1901 10 1904 he was clerk
TO the committee on naval affairs or
The House; that shortly thereafter he
became second vice president of tho
Lake Torpedo Boat Company. which
position he retained until May 10.
1906; that he is now vice prcsldcn.
of the Lake Submarine Company: an
independent organization. The rca.
sons for writing the anonymous let
ters were given by MIR. Whitney ms
follows: THAT of his own initiation
he undertook what appeared to him
at the time to be not improper me.
thods to have brought to the atien.
tlon of Congress the methods which
he had believed had been pursued
by the Electric Boat Company in
their endeavors to secure through
congressional action which might be
termed exclusive legislation which
would shut out competition and pre-.
vent the Lake Torpedo BoaI Compn.
ny from competing in the United
States for submarine torpedo. boat
construction
Reference Is made 10 anonymous
communications sent by Mr.. Whitney
TO Il Now York newspaper and the
aflidayils said: Said dcponent sent
communication and said statements to
said newspapers believe in that Rep.
ro5entativc Loud had voted for an
exclusive appropriation for submarines
of certain type but that he snbsc.
qucntiy learned that Representative
Loud voted by letter for Submarines
without condition, and deeply re
grcts the wrong and injustice so done
by him To Representative Loud who
was inpoccnt of all suspicious enter.
tanned by dcponcnt concerning him.
Mr.. Whitney, in his affidavit. says
hat when he sent these ANONYMOUS
communications he had GOOD reason
TO believe that resolution would
be introduced for an Investigation OF
the methods of the Electric Boat
Company and its predecessor the
Holland Beat Company. He further
says that he sent newspaper clippings
| 10 some members of the naval com.
mit,ce and may have sent one Ia
Representative Lilicy before Febril.
airy 20, l9OS-thc datc of Introduction
of Mr.. Lillcy'i OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
clippings giving the figuros of alleged
excessive cost of submarines. namely:
$LA7G.29G.Go. which lie attempted ia
compile from The testimony of Adj
miral Bowlcs given before the naval
! committee in the House In cor
clusion the aniadavit statcs hat MIR
Whitney has no personal knowledge
from which he could sustain any OF
the facts OF Representative Lillcy.
eoutcli's Statement.
In announcing. The close of Tho open
sessions of tie committee Chairman
! Bouicil said that the question of the
production of the letters OF Reprcscn
tative llley and The books of the
two submarine boat companies will
be determined by tho committee If
ter Il careful examination and ana
iysis Of the report upon which tho
demand Tor these documents was bas
ed.
/ lie also stated that all tho witness
es whose names we're suggested bS
Mr.. Lilley had been examined ant