Evening star., 1923-03-18
F|LESS1,ODO,ODOSU|T
AGAINST SHIP BOARD
Phillip Manson Seeks DAM
ages Charging Con-
spiracy.
MANY OTHER DEFENDANTS
Emergency Fleet Corporation and
Many individuals Included
in Case.
MANY OTHER DEFENDANTS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Phillip
Manson, an official Of the Pacific and
Eastern Steamship Company, Inc,
today filed suit in supreme court for
Sl,O00,oO0 damages against the United
States Shipping Board, United States
Emergency Fleet Corporation and
others, alleging that they had in
jured his name and that some of
them had conspired to prevent his
lines from getting steamships allo-
Gated to him. He also alleged that
he had been falsely and scurrilously
attacked. orally and in writing.
Defendants named by Mr.. Manson
were Edward y. Hurley. Clifford d.
Mallory, the Moore and Mccormack
Company, Inc, Emmett j. McCor-
mack. the Clyde Steamship Company.
II. H. Raymond. John Barton Payne.
John Fl. Rossiter. Thomas H. Scott,
Rogers Welles, A. A. Tennant. Ed
ward F. Carry. Fred l.. Murphy,
Richard II. Bailey. jr., c. w. Cook,
L. r. Massey, w. H. Moore. John +.
Barber and David r. Jones and
Howard Jones, co-partners in the
"a
Says OmciaIs PrOnted.
The complaint sets forth that Mr.
Manson was called into consultation
in 1914 with the then Secretary OF
State and other heads of Govern
ment departments. and that he ad-
vised the formation of the Shipping G
Board and the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration.
Then he says Hurley, Mallory,
Payne, Rossiter. Scott, Tenant,
Carry. Murphy, Bailey, Cook, Massey
and Barber became officials and
directors of both bodies. and that
thereafter there were many acts OF
corruption, waste and extravaganza"
which. he alleges. "rsdounded TO the
benefit of some Of the individual de-
PENDANTS"
AS a result, he says, he felt com
PEELED to prefer charges" against
these men at Washington.
Blames Attacks ON Protests.
Late in 1914" Manson says. 1.-The
American minister at Peking reported
that the Chinese government has eX-
ship line between Chinese and Ameri-
can ports, with American and Chinese
capital" Manson says he went to
Peking with the advice and approval
of the Secretary Of State. and en-
tered into a contract with the repub-
lie of China for the formation of the
Pacific and Eastern. Steamship Com
pany, of which he became an ofhcer
and director. He also states in his
suit that the United States govern
ment took an active part in the nego-
tiations.
When it became necessary to ap--
ply to the United States government
for ALLEGATION of ships, Manson al
ieges, the defendants conspired 10
prevent that ALLEGATION in order, he
Charges, ito punish him for his acts
in opposing the defendants and ex-
posing their alleged misdemeanors as as
officials of the Shipping Board" In
that connection, he alleges, there
were fabricated and placed a,e on s,,n the
ming Board and the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. untrue and scurrilous
statements concerning him and his
business capacity.
Manson complains specifically about a
letter he alleges was written by Capt:
Rogers welles, L. S. n, director Of
naval intelligence, to E. F. Garry, direc-
tor of operations of the Shipping Board.
rrNn MO RECORDS.