The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-16
PRESIDENT WILSON SUMMONS
PRESIDENTIAL OPPONENT TO !:
HEADPR0BE0F WAR PROBLEMS
Charles E. Hughes Will Act with
Attorney General Gregory lin
Aircraft Production Investiga.
tion t..srSs
a.. ~
Action Taken in Connection
with GutzOn Borglum's Charpes

Washington, D. c., May 16.-PYesi.
dent Wilson had summoned Charles
r. Hughes to act with Attorney Gen.
eral Gregory in the investigation, Of
criminal charges made in connection
with aircraft production. Mr.. Hughes
acceptance OF the task was announcsd
today at the White House. and ia
Will come to Washington in a few dava
to go over plans with the attorney
general. -
In a letter to Senator Martin, the
Democrat leader, the president earlier
IN the day had emphatically reiterated
his opposition to phrasing of pend
Ing resolution authorizing further IN.
quiry by the senate military commit.
tee, into aviation and other phases OF
war preparations. He declared he
would regard the passage of such q
resolution as vote of want OF conf.
dence in the administration and yir.
tually as an attempt to take over
the conduct of the war
In designating former Justice Hueh.
les, whose record in the New York
insurance investigation Is we'll remeln.
bered, the president said he felt tie
department of Justices Investigation
was of the very greatest importance,
and that II any persons were found
to be guilty they might be prosecuted
vigorously and promptly. and that the
regulations OF those attacked might
be protected II the charges were found
to be, groundless. ~ 49,, ~.
The letter to Senator Martin was
the subject OF heatel discussion. Sen.
ator chamberlain Of Oregon. who ID.
troduced the resolution of inquiry call.
ed before the senate expenditures. com.
mittee considering 1t, declared there
was no intention of investigating I'm
Conduct Of the war" and that tR4
resolution was worded as It was, only
to give the military committee, OF
which he is chairman, authority to
resume it's previous investigations.
The senator also isued statement
in which he explained that no hareo
had been made against Major General
Squier or Rear Admiral Taylor tho
army and navy members OF the sir.
craft board. .... .,..v..., ,ys%,f
The expenditures committee, by q
vote Of 3 to 2, amended the resolu.
tion, by striking out reference to tho
conduct Of the war, and adding 1
proviso specifically limiting the scope
Of the committees activities. II tho
senate refuses to adopt the resolution
as amended, Senator Chamberlain In.
dicated he would drop the investi9a-
tions planned. -,
Preparations for the departments
investigation ordered recently by tho
president as result OF the sensation.
al charges based largely upon, tho
statements by Gutzon Borglum, tho,
sculptor, already are proceeding under
the direction OF assistant Attorney
General William L. Frierson. :. E
Friers0n now is examining docv.
ments furnished by the war depart.
ment showing how contracts for Or.
planes, engines and parts were let.
and giving other information on the
airplane manufacturing program. He
also has the report to the president of
the Investigating committee headed
by II. Snowden 'Marchall and that of
Mr. Borglum.