The Irish standard., 1918-05-18
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SCULPTOR BoRGLUM cHlsELs OUT SOME UGLY
FEATURES OF AIRCRAFT BOARD.

Kutzon Borglum is sculptor by profession He is evil
IDENTIFY artist with the chise and hammer With these
familiar tools he proceeded to the task of investigating the
Irregularities in the affairs Of the Aircraft Board at the
instance of President Wilson His artistry served merely
camOuage for the bit of detective work which he set
out to do And he has succeeded in making the chips
fly under the vigorous strokes of his professional hammer
in that is making Secretary of War Baker and his
encourage dodge hher and thher to avoid the impact
of the muttudnOus fragments.
Perhaps President Wilson, himself did anticipate
such vigorous action the of his special representa-
tive. He have contemplated that his artistic friend
would address himself the task in hand after the
of the eisurey and hghriced plumber who sends back
headquarters forgotten tools after he has debe
atey and calmly sized up his job. Not however, with
the fularmored Borglum who the first trip carried
with him his trusty chsel and heaviest hammer and sailed
right in without regard plans and specifications. And
what Job, shall mess he has made of his
mission! The sounds of his knocking have reechoed
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and at all hours of the
day and night Sundays included He has stopped for
food water semicoons but has kept right pegging
at his boring and grinding until the Aircraft Board
shouted for President Wilson appealed to and
counter charges of attempted graft hurled the
mighty craftsman until at last period of suspension of
hosies the burial of the dead of the wound
ed has been obtained.
Borglum has stopped work. but the job is we'll under
and be completed by less vigorous congressional
artists. The casualties being summed up and
terattack is in against the pounding smashing
and ruthless SCULPTOR who might have been famed
Praxitees Angelo but the diversion of his talents
political civic lines AS it is he will probably
remembered Sherlock Holmes a Hawkshaw rather
than a sculptor.
But it may said, Grattan said of the unimportant
Cory in this the insignifcance of the is
lost in the magnitude Of the accusation Prima face there
is something with the operations of the Aircraft
Board The charges made could not be serious in
volvng they do graft and wful Misrepresentation
the part of those responsible production vital
branch of the national service Secretary Bakers
ments before the Congressional Committee made several
months utterly and absolutely at variance with
the truth and facts Of the situation has
evident be that the Secretary himself deceived
in the matter but there is little comfort for him in this
Defense for if he culpaby negligent incompetent
in handling the affairs of vital part of the acv
iies He is responsible for the acts of his subornates
in his department. and should be held to strict account
ability for the stupidity and neciency prevailing
therein. About $6OO0OOOOO have been expended the
effort to provide efficient aircraft service, and there
deficit of about $2000O0O00 existing, while there
to the only about twenty American
planes in France.
1t is obvious that it required something sharp
Borglum chsel penetrate the camouage misrepre
sentation and deception that approach the proper
peted work of the craftsman be thing of beauty
but It is best to finish the ob though of
ugly features exposed.