The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-13
B0RGLUM SAYS
BAKER BULLIED
HIS WITNESSES
Offers to Prove "FraSneup
by Confessed Tool" Of
Colonel Deeds.
CALLS MANY BY NAME
Open Letter to President Is
Most Spirited Written in
Airplane Affair.
CALLS MANY BY NAME


wAsHINoroN. May 12.-Pressing his
night against the men In charge of the
nations aircraft programme and uh
daunted by the counter charges that he
sought to use the Presidents letter to
him for private gain. Gutzon Borglum
fired another broadside soon after reach
ing Washington to-day. In an open let
ter to President Wilson Mr.. Borglum
goes q step further than he has gone
hitherto and virtually accuses Secretary
Of War Baker OF having prevented him
from securing proper evidence to sup
port his charges Of graft. &c. against
the aircraft board.
Mr. Borslum to-day mentions Secre.
tary Baker by name when he speaks OF
interference by the War Department
under Mr.. Baker" The sculptor lays
the charge Of bullying and threatening
witnesses" at Mr.. Bakers door.
In his letter Mr.. Borglum says that
on Tuesday or Wednesday he will place
before the Senate. through Senator
Brandegee Of his State (Connecticut) /.
detailed evidence. together with af-
idavits attached. relating to the false.
hoods and deliberate frameup by a
confessed tool Of Col. Deeds and this
mans engineers"
Early Telegram Recalled.
Senator Brandegee could not be
reached tonight. 1t was to Mr.. Bran
dcgee Mr.. Borglum sent a telegram on
April denying the charges that have
now been made. The telegram was read
In the Senate by Senator Brandegee. but
at that timo its Significance was lost.
inasmuch as nothing had been produced
refer. The wording OF the telegram.
however. makes It evident that Borglum
suspected at that time that letters he
had written might be used In an at
tempt to discredit him. Tho telegram
said: please deny that had or have
any interest in any airplane company.
That lie and others invented by in
terests who most dread investigation
since the middle OF June to invAlidate
and interference even with Senate in
quiry.
Senator Hitchcock (Neb). who has
been acting chairman OF the Senate Mil
itary Committee during tbe aircraft IN
vcstigation, said tonight that Mr.. Bor-
glum recently submitted to him certain
additional facts which fle thought would
be Of value to the tommittee in its in
quiry.
When the Senator was reminded that
recently in Senate debate he had
stated that II had several personal in
terviews with him [Borgluml and spent
an evening going over his papers. I be-
lieve I can state fairly that he has no
valuable information that has not In
some form reached the committee" he
said: That statement was accurate
when I made it. However. within the
past few days Mr.. Borglum has pre-
sented to me certain additional facts
and statements which I do regard al
valuable to the committee in its inves-
tigation. have this data. WHICH will
present to the Military Committee and
which will not be made public at this
time. l have not seen either Mr.. Bor'
Eium or Senator Brandegee to-day. but
talked with Mr.. Borglum again four OF
five days ago.
Borglum Not to Wait.
Apparently Mr.. Borglum Is not goint
to wait for the beginning of the inves
tigation by the Senate committee, bu
Is to make his reply to the charges
brought against him directly on th'
Senate floor through Senator Brandegee
Senator Brandegee Is on record as hav
ing expressed confidence in the sculptor
Much Of Mr.. Borglum's letter to-da!
is given over to repeating and empha
sising charges he already has made. IL
mentions specifically In this second opel
letter MaJor-Gen. Squler. Howard i
Coffin, Col Il. A. Deeds and Col. r. l.
Montgomery. These names appeared II
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