The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-13
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chinery that placed and held tbs
colossal contracts among a few--they
APPEAR everywhere in the fine net
work OF fAlsehood and canounage and
they included Mr. Baker. as their
partner in the common statements to
the pubIc--+hey deiiber ately lied to
you and framed up their statements,
particularly their MISUNDERSTANDING
congress- before the senate military
committee and they directly are re-
spousible for no engines. no plaDea no
propeflers and our vanished appro-
priAdons.
-rhese men shaped the course OF
our production. selected the pro-
ducers. created their agents who have
tangled up and delayed production
and they are responsible. 1t was this
group who refused TO consider the
emnkx1ncy and need of 8 nation at
Wnr. and calmly planned the creation
q what every informed man knows
WaA impossible TO produce in time,
EhA Aercplane motor. II was these
MAN who refused the opportunities
snSn0xb3e to our government TO Sc
auSD any OF many of the tried air
D1kno engines of Europe and II was
0nWD same men who have held them.
oa1go0 aAcof. uu9uformed as they are
rum practically experienced aero
HaUticAi guidance. and in consequence
- ind ourselves May IL, 1918, with
ont \ single American made plane
actuxI1y nghffrrE for us with the al
llas In Europe.
Had there not been this malicious
ef1ort to dkscredit me with you and
tmpCgn my honor ON the 1oor of
the senate. might have with the rest
OF America, though with shame and
anger. stfll have been holding my
peace, waiting and watching for TIE
interrninabie shifting from one de-
partment To the other OF responsibility
ties that can lie only at the door OF
the executive members OF the air
craft board. The scurruious Islander
by Deeds friend was foul and an
unfair blow and the circumstance OF
it's Importance and its purpose to in
validate me, discredtt me. gave it alb
normal public interest and unusual
publicity.
This, Mr. President. conrT,els ma to
dem and that the investigation by the
mtlitarv committee OF tho senate shall
be complete. exhaustive in the mat
tars relating 70 aircraft production.
But, as these charges have been
brought before the senate. the inter-
ference by the war department under
Mr.. Baker preventing me from secur-
ing proper evidence. bullying and
threatening witnesses by his as
sistant, Stanley king, together with
Mix's charges, must be openely and
publicly brought before congress- I
know that you will agree with ns In
this that / have a right TO demand 1t.
~ you know no harm can come TO
anyone but those WHO are guilty,
both for the delay. rather complete
failure and the loss Of our air pro-
gram. the wasting If the funds appro-
pFiatec together with the persistent
and malicious effort now TO suppress
m open investigation You and /
have ~disasrsed on no single feature
ana the angry and hostile attitude of
those in charge of the aircraft pro-
gram has been created and melted en-
tireiy by men whose interests and
Ideals are alien 10 this nations i'm
mediate needs
Il am loyal 10 you as our president
oHd even better, I am loyal to your
thought as SO often expressed touch
1ag the state Of the world and this
nations mission and / shall remain
-. but ! am not loyal TO nor can ]
unnport men or methods hmicable "a
e0r country's good. planned TO deceive
s3cu and the nation and discredit US
~ the eyes Of the world"