Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-01
49, LD I(EyORTS VASE AND DELAY IN AIRPLANE OUTPUT

competent control. The provisions of
the criminal statutes do not reach in
efficiency.
1T is not within the province of this
report to make recommended tions with
respect to administrative policy, but It
should be said that under the direction
OF Mr.. Ryan and Mr.. Potter there has
been improvement in orga MIA ton and
progress has been made in gratifying
measure.
Prosecution Declared Necessary
I'm the absence of proper apprecia-
fion of the obvious impropficty of trans
actions by Government officers and
agents with firms or corporations In
which they are interested, compels the
conclusion that public policy demands
that the statutory provisions bearing
upon this conduct should be strictly
enforced. II is, therefore. recommended
that the officers found to have had
transactions on behalf OF the Govern.
ment with corporations. in the pecuniary
profits of which they had an interest
should be prosecuted under Section II
OF the criminal code
The Federal Trade Commission
should be requested to report upon the
proper cost of mahogany for airpane
propelltrs to the end that upon the
coming In OF its report the question on
the propriety of further action with
respect 10 the transactions of the Ma
hogany Manufacturers and Importers
Association may be determined
ut IL recommended that the repre-
sentatiyes of the Department of Justice
should keen in touch With the progress
Of the reaudit of accounts. so II may be
advised of the cpmplcte enforcement OF
the rights of the Government in fnal
ettlements of accounts. and that tho
Government has been fully protected
against unnecessary loss through waste
and the absence of suitable factory su-
perv sion.
Permit me also to suggest that a
special division or subdivision Of the
present Bureau of Investigation in the
Department of Justice should he as
s'gned to the consideration OF suggested
delinquencies in connection with air
craft production go the work already
done may he appropriately followed up
In particular. it Is recommended that the
activities in relation to spruce produce
tion. which. being largely centered on
the Pacific coast it was impracticable
10 embrace in the present inquiry. should
he carefully scrutinized.
Officers Of the signal corps. formerly
in control of aircraft production.
First. The chief signal officer Major
Ge~"ral George o. SQuier.
at does not appear that General
Suuier had any interest in any corpora
tions or concerns transac,ng business
with the signal corps. The defects in
the organization. which was created
under his direction for the purpose of
aircraft production. are matters distinct
from any question Of personal interest
and will he considered in another divi-
sion of this report.
OF the original approximation OF
s691, ,aS1 ,S66. the report showed that
reported to last June
30 including advances for building
plants. and other expenses amounted |
10 s43O. 100000 and $276.00O. 900 Of the |
appropriations remained uneXpended. |
If the total expenditures. $155.O0O. 900 |
vent for manufacture of airplanes and |
engines AZ home and overseas.
AS actual performances. the report |
showed that. to last June 80. GIL air.
planes had been delivered by manu-
actures, of which 1913 were training
planes and 533 combat and bombing
,lanes. Motors delivered to that time
otaled 1888. OF which 2390 were Lib
rty motors the original program for
which called for 1900 by that time
Up to October II, the reports said