The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-12
Declares Electric Boat
Company Got $1,000,-
0Q0 From Govern
ment.
ReiterateS That Concern
Attempted to Influence
Representa-
tiVeS.

After saying he would assume no re-
sponsibiity for the results of the Con-
gressiOnal inquiry into his charge OF
corruption or Congressman by the Elec-
trtc Boat Company, because the inves-
tigatlng committee would not act as he
he advised, Representative LiIley Of
Connecticut. author of the charges
took the stand as witness today and
said he had little 10 add 10 his state
ment made before the Committee on
Rules ten days ago. Before tesufying
he read "a statement.
Whether or not money has been i'm
properly used in this natter he said
"can be shown only by an examination
Of the officers and books Of the COM
pauy.
II also say that all the other witnesses
I have named viii be found on examina-
ti0n 10 have been in the employ OF this
company as lobbyists, attorneys. or cor
respondents. 1 have done nay duty as a
member OF Congress 20 show where
witnesses and exhibits can be found
VIII FOrewarn Accused.
"a conspiracy TO corrupt public
morals is not done IN the open or ia
daylight. II must be done by = care
IuI train Of evidence and testimony.
/. therefore, think ana entitled 10 have
witnesses summoned as / desire. The
witnesses should be examined by some
attorney, instead Of by a member of
the cOmmittee. And it is unwise 10
put me on the stand first, because thls
would forewarn the person accused"
To TINS ChaiTmaa BOuteH replied by
SAYING the comWitee is ordered hy the
House 10 investigate the matter, and
that it does not consider AIr. Liiley
as a. prosecutor Of anybody"
The drst step. he said, would be 10
examine Representative Ednsy as i
witness
Lilley Under Examination.
after protesting once more. LuIey
was sworn as witness by Chairman
B0uteu. OImsted. OF Pennsylvania.
was named 90 DO the questioning Tor
the committee.
LUley then read from prepared
statement. He said he had learned to
his own satisfaction Of the employment
OF lobbyists by the Electric Boat Com
pauy and OF several campaign COntribu-
Jions, one TO a member OF the Naval
Affairs Committee, whose name he did
not mention.
Il know" he satJ, that this company
employed an attorney. W. D. Gordon,
in the Congressional district OF Repre-
sentative Loud Of Michigan. I am not
charging that AIr. Loud was influenced
by the operations OF this unnecessary
attorney. but I charge that the company
thus attempted TO influence wrongly Mr..
Loud. 1 also charge that the company
has maintained a powerful lobby IN
Washington OF which Elihu Frost was
the head.
Got 100000 From United States.
'I also charge tlat this company has
received 100000 excessive profits from
the Government through exclusive legis-
IatIon. And L charge that the boats
furnished by the company are inferior
in many ways.
i reiterate here that I have never
attacked the official action Of any men,
ber of the Naval Committee or any
member Of Congress"
In reply TO a question from Mr.. Ohm
sred, Mr. LiIley said:
THE Electric Boat Company has 70
plant. Its business is TO secure Govern
meut contracts and sublet them TO the
Fore River Iron Works. at Quincy,
Mass"
Asked who approached him and asked
him TO vote fOr legislation faVorlne the
Electric Boat Company. he said:
John =. kellogg, of Waterbury.
Conn was the attorney last year. and
a man named Ferry this year. Ferry,
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