Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-11
HOG ISLAND SCANDAL
UP AGAIN IN SENATE
Complete Report of Inve stigators
Called for; Deal Called a
Vulgar Steal.

Washington. Dec. 11,-A demand tor
a complete report on the investigation
of the construction of the Hog Ialand
shipyard and leasing of the American
International Corporation was voiced In
the Senate yesterday.
Senator King, Democrat, OF Utah,
interrupted Senator Flcthcher, CHAIR
man of the Senate Commerce Committee:
in the midst of a speech IN defense oi
wooden ships and wanted 10 know why
a report never had been made TO the
Senate ON the committees investigation
of last spring The committee turned The
results OF its investigation over to the
Department Of Justice which made n
thorough invest CATION.
There was a great deal of vulgar
robbery. stealing and thievery hy men
engaged in the Hog Island enterprise,
and think the committee ought t. make
report said Senator King,
Il think the Senator from tah Is
very modest or moderate in his charac-
terization Of the conduct Of certain m
dividualS connected With the Hog Island
enterprise, interrupted Senator Narda-
man. 4 member of the committee 'and
think the report ought 10 be made
some al these DAYS
The investigation hat was made hy
, the Department of Justice IS IN the hands,
as understand Of Mir Hurley. II was
sent 10 the President. who in turn sent
ii to Nir Hurley " no is now IN Europe
| would be very glad to sec the report
and ! should like the American people
to see Hog Island aS II appeared IN all %
lis naked cnormtIcS 10 the committee
Senator Nardaman sand nc did not
think the investigation mad been COM
plctcd l.,
Il read portion of the testimony. 7
sad Senator King and Il showed Such
fraud 50 much stealing and wrong
dong that ! think the committee ought
to complete its report and submit lio
findings to the Senate
Senator Fletcher under whose charge
the original Hog Island investigation
was launched, before il was turned over
10 the Department of Justice NJ the re-
quest Of President Wilson made the
! following statement
The report as to- Hog Island - which
Tho Senator from Mississippi has IT,
ferred has been requested BY the Com
mttee on Commerce. or at least 2 copy
of II. bv resolution adopted ~ IFS last
mctting. and We will have an answer 70
I that a> soon rs We meet aCali and that
i senator from Mississippl has suggested.
+ At th, Same time ] do not want the
Inference to 90 out 7hat the comnntt""
i ncrlecing It's dulk lu tbC matter
Whether that report Is of such con-
I tidcntial nature or IS lu the nature n an
+ official document submitted by the De
i partmcnt of Justice "a the President on
/ his request. and whether We are entitled
/ to ii or not Is a matter that We can
4 determine when we yet through With y
but that investigation WAS based upon
he idea that there are &C tain matters
: Ia connection with the Hog Island trans
/ action and the construction ot 1 hc ward
/ there that needed to be inquired into hN
+ the Department Of Justice. IN other
words whether there wcrc any vloi2-
tion~ III law Ill connection with a. II
wa- that phase oi the matter that WAS
4 turned over 10 the Department ot jus
1 tlce and which tile committee on com
mercc has not gone INTO since. aud that
I report probably viii cover that inquiry
/ hut II is report, aS have sand that
i was called for by the President and. q
/ course. it IS report that IS IN hIs hands
! or wherever nc may have sent i We
viii find out about It.
i Senator Nardaman declared
/ Il think there IS enough in the hands
I of the committee on commerce % JustfH
asking almost anything At the hands oi
/ Congress looking To the ahr0gatIon oi
the contract that was made with the
/ 90 = panv that constructed the main Hog
IslaRd shipvard | think II Is one of the
most Infamous transactions that mars
I the pages OF American history