Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-17
AIRCRAFT INQUIRY
TOBE TURNED OVER
TO CHARLES HUGHES
President Wilson Prefers
That Method TO a Probe
by Committee.
SHARP FIGHT PROMISED
ON CHAMBERLAIN BILL
Senate Gets Orders Measure
Must Not Be Enacted
Into Law.
"IT MEANS A BIG BATTLE"
That Is View OF Situation as In
pressed by Some of the Party
Leaders.
"1T MEANS A BIG BATTLE"
That Is View OF Situation as En-
pressed by Some of the Party
Leaders.


WASHIHGTON. May l6.-lf President
Wilson has his way. Investigation into
tho aircraft situation will be handled
exclusively by Charles T.. Hughes. whom
ne has appointed to conduct the De-
Tartmcnt OF Justice probe. lIe prefers
ihs method to any investigation by a
congressional committee The Cham
herlaIn resolution. clothing tho Senate
Military Affairs Committee with au-
,horty TO Investigate. has brought tho
administration face 10 face with ono
OF tho sharpczt fights in Congress since
the war began
President Wilson today issued orders
that the resolution must be killed.
IIcrctoforc his objection has been
merely 10 the form OF tho resolution.
which would have permitted an inquiry
into the whole conduct OF Tho war But
his final Uord TO his advisors in tho
senate. delivered to-day TO Senator
Thompson. is that tho Investigation b.
THO committee is not wanted az all
Entire reliance is placed IN former JUS
'ice Hughes TO carry on such an in
NestiCatlon may be necessary to
bring out all the facts
when Senator Thompson left tho
White House TO carry tho dictum OF
IN" President 10 tho Senate he said:
"lt means rEht"
Eoth sides immcdiatcIv began 20 lay
their plans for Tho battle which will
come or The 0ucFtiou % whether tho
Chamberlain resolution ae modified by
tho majority of tho committee on audi,
and control. ~ which Thomson Is
chairman. shall he passed Final ac-
ton on tho resolution may not come
before next week
Senator Chamberlain c1rrcsscd tho
o0inion that tho resolution would hc
passed b. slim majority. Iio do
cared he had done nothing to poll tho
senate or "a enlist the votes In support
OF the measure
Tc!eErams wc-o being scrt to-nirh.
n number % Democratic Senator'S
who arc out of tho city. urging them
IN be in attendance when tho resolution
4 brought IN. I. al ~ these whose
votes arc needed % defeat tho rcsolu-
tion, arc not hero hy Saturday. a nli-
buster Will ho rcso-t"d 70 IN order 20
delay action.
REPONT OF MAJORITY or
CoMMIT"fIE PRESENTED
The report OF the majority OF tho
committee on audit and control was
presented In the Senate hy Senator
Nckcllar Of Tennessee. The others
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a"tc' oo." '''I""'''"nS' 'iteF 'hH
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'""''pHo" "n"'"'I '"'' "ou'" DC Il
Thompson and Jones. of New Mexico
Thompson rcpiicd that nc and Jones
were preparing report which would
he submitted 10 tho Senate Tomorrow
, -.
'"'S :" , .'.'.',.s ''' 80" '"'
ure bv put,inr Off tho nlin- OF the re-
,o-t 1hov questioned him sh,rplv
.ho,t :. AND wanted 20 know u.hv Tho
r;,or;tv -enort could NOT bo fled to-
aav Tbon,nson said II would not he
,dr u,,u vcrv late Tho rcno-t w.s
,,ished and snnt 10 tho nrin,er to-
n;-h,
TIT. co,,oouv 1cd Scn,.or MARTIN Tho
,,,iori,v leader 10 cyclair: II do not
,bi,t , connarration is going 70 take
rIaco unless we go at double quick
s,cnto tokc IN this resolution. want
., 500 both tho rcports. and want
,n,o time for IT, Indeed 7 had honed
I'M. tho stems taken nv tho President
IN annoirtjnE ono of the best LAWYERS
n, tho Departmcnt of Jusicc and asso
ci,,,nr hin, with Justice Hughes would
e,tisfy every Senator that the gov
ernmcnt proposes to make q thorough
Investigation of this matter"
senator McKcllar said lie cculdn't
coo why there should be any obioc-
lion to the resolution as amended by
.hc committee. lie said he thought
every objection made against the orig
inal form OF the resolution had been