South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-11
HUNTER Of AIP
CRAFT TRAPPED
IN OWN PLOT
AffidavitS of Mix and SupIee
Reveal SCuIptOr'S At
temptS to Form Prl-
Vate Plane Co.
Lnternat-an.I News serr.e

international News Service
NEW YORK. May Il--Gutsoa
Borgum the sculptor. accused of
having used his friendship with
Pres't Wilson in an effort to breaN
UP the personnel Of the aircraft
board and 20 form corporation ~
his own for the manufacture OF air-
planes for the government is pre-
pairing "a formal statement here i1-
day. DO is understood that his state
ment will bitterly attack The war de-
partment and that he vii. attempt
20 place the blame for the delay %
getting machines 20 France 10 that
branch of the government
Borglum. il is reported. viii as-
sert that had the war department
not mterferred that the United
states would now have dve thousand
machines active in France
WASHINGTON. May ~ Sensa-
tionaI sworn statements. letters and
kilograms from the files Of the army
intelligence service were read into
the senate record 10 show thar
Gutzon Borglum while holding
personal commission from Pres't
/ Wilson 10 inquire into the govern
ments aviation program was neeo-
tiatinE secretly for the formation ~
la private airplane company to take
war contracts and capitalize his
I friendship with the president
The sculptor. who has been the
chief critic of aircraft production
officials. is represented as seeking
for himself a position as silent part
ner i'm the proposed new corpora
ton. his sole asset in the transaction
TO be "his personal friendship with
/ Pres't Wilson whom he stated ne
could do anything with.
British Employc with Borglum.
with Borglum was associated ac-
cordine 10 documents. HUGO O. Glib
son. an empIoye OF The British min
istrv Of munitions 0f war in the
United States located in \ew York,
who was TO share in the deal
A formal statement by Keyon
Mix OF the DODGE Marufa ctur-
/ ing Co. OF Nishawaka. Ind. setting
forth q detailed account o. his ne
gotiations with the two zen r.
among the papers put into the con-
f gressiouaI records They were pre-
sented by Sen. Thomas of Colorado.
member of the senate MILITARY
committee. who has been Yarucl-
|larly active in connection 9th ne
aircraft agitation The Nix state
ment shows that government orr
cials including Vice Prest Marshall
and Howard T. Coffin former head
+ OF the aircraft board have had most
I OF the information disclosed today
since last January There is no in-
/ dicat tion however. tHat DO reached
Presr Wilson himself o. that the
president knew Of It until several
weeks ago. when he called "a halt
upon the sculDtors INVESTIGATIONS in
/ his name.
Started with Lobby Gossip
All Of the documents submitted
/ bv Sen. Thomas. as well as much
other data from fhe war deDa rt-
ment have been placed .n tle hands
OF Asst ATTY Gen. rrerson who
has JUS, started The inqlIrs ordered
I bv the president into charges OF
graft dlsloyslty and Incompetence
I IN the government aircraft produc-
z ton These charges referred 20
first in capitol c.0az room gossip
and finally on .he foor 90 The SEN
ate have been attributed LARGELY 20
/ assertions OF Borrlrr.
With the NiE statement there was
/ fled today copy ~ formal state
/ uent accls.nE Bor-.um made 20
The military intelligence section of
/ the armv general ~.aF tate IN Jan