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that the files Of the case had been
forwarded to the Department Of
Justice for criminal prosecution.
Prosecution IL Dropped.
''In view Of this state Of affairs,
the case has passed beyond the con.
troll Of the War Department" Vain
wright added. On June %, 1891,
Weeks wrote Hayden that 81 have
ordered that there be- no further &C.
ton taken in your case until see
Mr.. Hoyt."
"Who was Hoyt?" Wheeler asked.
"An official Of the Wright-MRrtin
Company said Seattle.
"The Secretary of War requested
Goff to hold up the case and he
did So" Seattle added. Later the
case was withdrawn from the
United States District Attorney at
New York and no action has ever
been taken against the company.
"The actual profit taken from the
Government by the Wright Martin
Company was go per cent"
sin the over.paymeTlt were charges
for laundry. tips, cigars, expenses
in attending meetings, expenses OF
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data for the company and employ.
nfent Of secret service operatives"
Seattle told the committee.
"They were also petty grafters2"
asked Wheeler.
Eyes, but they got $5,oOo.OOO in
all" Seattle retorted.
''All these over payments consti.
tute criminal offensesT wheeler
asked.
Eyes, each false item 10 . dis
tinct. separate and criminal OF.
fense," said Seattle. 81 recommended
criminal prosecutions and none has
been to date"
All OF Americas wartime aviation
secrets were barred TO Japan through
q great espionage system which ex-
tended to the ownership Of the
Standard Aircraft Corporation. Seattle
also told the Investigating commit
tee.
Seattle supported his charge with
confidential reports from the naval
intelligence service, which showed
that "blueprints, plans, and specl-
fications" on every type OF airplane
made in this country fell into the
possession Of Japan.
Reads Naval Report. -
Seattle linked the Standard Air.
craft Corporation with. the Japanese
espionage system, charging It was
owned by Mitsui q Co., Japanese
bankers. He read a report filed with
the naval intelligence service by
Comdr. r. e. Ingersoll, U. s. NJ.
which said:
1.-THE machinery Of the Standard
Aircraft and Standard Aero Corpora.
ton was disposed Of in this country
by auction, but all plans Of every
description in the hands Of these ora
CARNATIONS were shipped to Japan
at the time of their dissolution. AT.
tention is invited to the fact that
this includes complete data on every
machine, both standard and expert.
mental, that was handled in these
plants. Further assurance has been
received showing these companies
were financed by Japanese capital. :"
In a second report which Scaife
read, Ingersoll said:
"Mingle, Finkelsteln and Enrich,
woolworth building, acting as attor-
neys for Japanese interests, had
some hand in the work Of auc.
tioneers who sold the contents Of the
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mo other plant in America ever
had 80 much money to spend on ex.
detrimental building. Their policy
get the supervision Of all kinds Of
machines, =
Even IL they did not get the ma.
chinery, they did get the plans and
blue prints and specifications"
Charges OverpayInents.
Seattle charged he was blocked
IN his investigation Of the Standard
Aircraft Company, and of the activi.
ties Of Mitsui & Co. A preliminary
inquiry, he added, revealed overpay.
ments Of more than $2,267, 900 to the
Standard firm.
'There was q clear war fraud
case against the Standard Company,
but 1t has never been prosecuted" "
Seattle added. Its Japanese owners
were represented by the law firm of
former Attorney General George w.
Wickersham and that may account
for it."
do you think the attorneys Of
Mitsui & Co., Cadwalader, Wicker.
sham and Taft, used personal influ.
ence on the Department of Justice
IN behalf of their client?' asked
Wheeler.
Eyes, 7 certainly do"
Scaife read a letter from Wicker.
sham to Solicitor General James
M. Beck. 1t was addressed Dear
Jim" and asked Beck to see the
Chief Justice, TAFT Of the United
States Supreme Court regarding the
date Of Mitsui's trial.
Reveals Gentleman's Agreement.
II think that is highly unethical
and shows the working Of what /
call, the invisible government "
said Scaife.
But Beck didn't regard Wicker.
sham's letter as highly confidential
and personal for he put 1t in the
files Of the Department Of Justice
said Moses.
II think 1t was improper"
Scaife revealed that a gentle.
Sure nIiof