The Washington times., 1917-12-23

science and his heart" This is what
he said he wished to do with all
questions of making money out of
the Government. He had offered
the Government his royalties in the
Lewis gun from all sources. Wheth-
er or not the Government wants the
money ESTIMATED at a total of about
two million dollars, past and pros
Pectivel he intended that "they
shall take it."
He emphasized the SHALL" To
illustrate, he introduced in evidence
his. first payment Of $10,S89.17, in a
certified check of the Corn Exchange
Bank, of New York, dated February
16, 1917, and held up by official ac-
ton until June II. Colonel Lewis,
deeply moved, testified that he "only
heard yesterday that it was accept
ed" Then it had come back T. him
with the Endorsement Of Secretary
Baker, Secretary McAdoo, and other
officials.
As a veteran of the army, five
years on the retired list, he thought
that what he had done, as well as
what he wished to do, entitled him at
least to a line of acknowledgment
So, with or without acknowledgment,
he purposed to get it off his con-
science and his heart. This would
be done when he put himself above
suspicion of making money out of
the needs Of his country when at war.
Colonel Lewis testified that he at
tributed the delay largely to General
Crozier. This applied to his check
and also to delay caused by experi-
ments with the Browning gun. Both
President Borie and Colonel Lewis
disapproved the departments ma
chine-gun policy of the past. Presi-
dent Borie said the policy had cost
him about 100000, as his Lewis guns
already ordered had to be changed to
suit the airplane service, He would
not say the Browning gun was a bad
gun. The handmade models had
stood the test. But nobody could
tell, what a machine gun would do.
manufactured by the thousand, from
seeing 1t work in handmade models.
The trouble had come during the
period when the department of ord
nance did not know what il want
ed" He hoped it was over and so
believed, but he did not believe n on
the authority of the Colt Arms Conn
pany, which he challenged through
out. Colonel Lewis thought there
had Deen almost fatal laundering in
rifles as well as in machine guns.
The committee manifested sympathy
for him personally. Its Questions
showed that it looked forward now
to the best r"s'''ts rom experience
rhaps dearly bought.
Before the Senate Committee on
Commerce. Chairman Hurley of the
Shipping Board, Vice President Don
aid Of the Emergency Fleet Cornora-
ton, and General Manager PieF on
larged in detail the compIete ontI;no
statement chairman Hurley had al
ready gwen. Mr.. Piez said the pres
ent organization removed causes of
friction IN the past. It was such
that he could suggest no Changes for
its further Improvement at present
With the Shipping Board and the
Emergency Fleet Corporation now
unified, the only cause of daIay in
sight was possible labor trotbles
pains were being taken To avoid
The housing problem was also dis
cussed as a difficult one. now haino
overcome Admiral BowIes illuse
trated the entire situation in visible
statistics.
The issue between steel and wood
also came up, with great combina-
tions of capitalists involved, but far
in the remote background. The