Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-13

DEEPLY CONCERNED.
ct is a matter of the gravest con-
'cern to me-" it adds, that credence
could be given to charges of such a
nature, or that they could have been
in your possession and I have received
no intimation of the falsehood, until
Mr.. Marshall intimated that there
was some sort of a charge or charges
of disloyalty to you. This is so un-
thinkable that I dismissed and de-
clined to even discuss them" .
Mr.. Borglum repeats his published
answer to the charges and continues:
"It is absurd to state that pro- Ger-
mans are clamoring for investigations
while the secretary of war is a party
to statements untrue and untounded
issued to deceive the nation and serv-
ing no other possible purpose except
to warn Germany to hurry up her own
airp1ane production as we are forever
and forever Just at the peak OF pro-
duction.'
Attacks Aircraft Group.
'- "Never, I believe, in the history OF
the country, has group OF men been
given so completely a nations, re-
sources, together with the admins
tration, and the peoples confidence,
as has the aircraft group, and never
has such confidence been more wan
tonly abused. | refer here to Major
General Squers, Howard E. Coffin,
Colonel Deeds and Colonel Mont
gomery. These civilian and military
members appear everywhere IN the
program planned to meet Our military
needs-and they appear everywhere
in the deliberate and elaborate ma
chinery that placed and held the col
lossal contracts among a few-they
appear everywhere in the fine net
work of falsehood and camoufage,
and they include Mr.. Baker as their
partner in the common statement to
The public-they deliberately lied to
YOU and framed up their statements,
particularly their failures. misleading
congress before the senate military
committee. and they directly are re-
sponsible for no engines, no planes,
no propellers, and our vanished ap-
WoprjationS.
Resents Foul and Unfair Blow"
Had there not been this malicious
effort to discredit me with you and
impugn my honor on the floor OF the
senate, I might have. with the rest OF
America. though with some shame
and anger, still been holding my
peace, waiting and watching for the
interminable shifting from one de-
partment to the other of responsible
ties that can lie only at the door OF
the executive members of the air
craft board.
THE scurrilous stand by Deeds
friend was a foul and unfair blow and
the circumstances of its importance
and its purpose to invalidate me, dis
credit me. gave it abnormal public
interest and unusual publicity. This.
Mr.. President compels me to demand
that the investigation by the MILITARY
committee of the senate shall be COM
plete, and exhaustive i'll the matters
relating to aircraft production, but as
these charges have be een brought be-
fore the senate, the interference by
the War department, under Mr..
Baker, prevents me from securing
sroper evidence.
Il know you will agree with me in
this, that l have right to demand it,
as you know no harm can come TO
anyone but those who are guilty.
Il am loyal to you as our president
and even better | am loyal to your
thought as so often expressed touch
ing the state of the world and the ma
tons mission, and | shall remain so,
but | am not loyal to, nor can sup
port, men or methods inimicable to
our countrys good, planned to de-
ceive you and the nation, and discredlt
us i'll the eyes of the world