The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-09
TayenneT Writes
Col. Thompson
President CT Navy League is
"w'jse' Now to Suspicious
Of Ani;-PreparedneSS Men.
---ThreafenS Tdvenner with
Suit.
Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson,
President. Navy League,
Wachinrton n q

assume from your letter Of the
/ Goth ult, and from your various ut
/ terances as President of the Navy
League, that the impression you de- i
sire to create in the minds of the
American people is that none of the
men who founded, or who have been, |
Or are now, directors of or contribu-
tors to the Navy League. have ever
been, or are now. in any manner IN
terested in any concern which would
profit financially from the $500, ,000,-
O0U bond issue for battleships, etc,
which YOU are advocating.
] l understand your position to be
that none Of the money which the
Navy League has used to banquet
Members of Congress and Secretaries
of the Navy or to carry on the pro-
paganda for the vastly increased
naval appropriations which you ad-
vccate has come from any gentlemen
who stand to profit therefrom. |
contend that the opposite is true.
In your letter you request that |
give you some specific information.
| cali Your attention to the fact
that Ebert H. Gary, who is descrlb-
! ed in the directory Of directors for
1914 as Chairman of the Board Of
Directors and Chairman Of the HI
nance Committee of the United States
Steel Corporation. contributed ST.
GOO on June TO- 1915, and that on the
same date REP. esentatives OF the J.
?, Morgan estate subscribed S2,0OO,
| cali your attention to the fact
that j. P. Morgon, who is a director
of the United States Steel Corpora
'~> was faris.etly treasurer Ct the
law League I'D IS .-ow director
: OF anu a contributor TO the Navy
League and that j. P. Morgan
brother-in-law, Herbert L. Satterlee
was one of the incorporators OF the
League, and is at the present time
the General Council of the League
| also note that Edward Z. Sto;es
bury, member of the firm Of }. T
Morgan /. Co., and director OF tE'
= Baldwin Locomotive Works, Cambll
{ Steel Co., Phoenix Ircn Co.. River
sideMetal Co. Temple Iron &C., VIM
Cranap & Sons Ship and En3in
{ Building Co., and ffty-foar othe
{ corporations, banks and trust com
5 panies, is one Of tie honorary vice
I presidents Of the Navy League.
) | also call your attention TO tn
! fact that George f. Baker. Jr., Nc
I Wall street. New York, son of
5 director Of United States Steel, cor
! tributed 81 900 to the Navy League
} Juae 10, 1915.
! call Your attention to the fac
} that Robert Bacon, formerly a men
! Der f the firm Of ] ?. Morgan
( 90 a.d row first director Of Unit
{ States Steel Corporation, an: dire
: tor of the Navy League
{ | cal! you attenJion to the Ia
that Henry c. Frics, director
) United States Steel, and ten 9TH
corporations, banks and trust cor
5 panies, is one of the Elce-preslden
of the Navy Leagce.
5 United States Steel controls Il
) C.rnegi- Steel Company, which h
! drawn down from The Navy contrae
aggregating S32. $50 .377 for arm
DIate alone. and if the Navy Leagu;
: $500 coo, coo bond issue goes throu
{ Congress this firm will profit s.
( further.
Icall your attention to the fs
that Allan 4. Ryan, director OF
4 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, cont
buteI 500 20 the Navy League
.Jane 10. 1915, and to the furtf
: fact that Geocge R. Sheldon. dir
tor Of ,ne B-thienem Steel Corpo
fi,u. and The American Locomot
( Co.. botn Of which concerns h;
nrofted hu:eely from European v
oroers, is one of the vice-preside
s OF the Navy League. MIR. Sheit
;s.lso q director Of twentyfOur OF
5 corporations.
J The Bethlehem Steel Corporal
! has obtained from the Navy Dep;
: ment armor contracts amounting
s42. 321 ,237, and if the Navy Leag'
program gees through. Bethiei
stands to receive increased order
From the foregoing it would
near that two Of the three conce
Z composing the armor ring III
country have representation Ell
among the contributors to the \
League or among the officers or
= rectors of the Navy League.
; The Government has purch