The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
ENDORSED HOOVER'S
NAVAL WEWSUNDCR
SEA POWER LETTER
Shipbuilding Probe Switches
Suddenly to Lobbyists
Work for President
DENIES BEING CROOK OR SPY
Shearer Called Notorious Asso.
ciate Of Kid Mccoy and
Jewel Thieves

washington. OCt. l.-tAD-Tne sem
atc's shipbuilding investigation veered
suddenly for a time today from the
events OF the 1927 Geneva naval con.
ference to the part William B. Shear.
er said he played In the last presiden.
tial campaign
appearing as witness for the sec.
ond consecutive day, Shcarer testified
that upon the suggestion OF Senator
Moses Of New Hampshire. Reuresent,
alive Bacon of New York. and 4 M.
Archer. nc had gone to Massachu.
setts. looked up Louis K. Liggett. Re.
publican national committeeman for
that state. and made speech and
that others had used his article en-.
titled Sea Power"
Moses and Bacon were prominent
IN Republican campaign activities
while Archer was described by Shear.
er as an assistant to Senator Allen.
Hepu0lican. Kansas who was direc. /;
Tor Of publicity for the Republican
national committee and now il 4
member Of the Investigation commit.
tee.
Kept Employment Secret
senator Robinson. Democrat. Ark>
ansas. turned the committee toward
the campaign after Shearer, who re-
ceived @25.0OO from three shipbutldinr /
corporations for representing them at
Geneva. had said S. w. Wakeman.
head Of the Bethlehem shipbuildi,1r
corporation. conceived the idea 81
keeping secret his employment by tho
shipbuilders.
He testified Wakcman had given
him his instructions at a private com.
ference and that T. p. Palen. vice
president OF the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock company. ac-
qulesced. Asked about Clinton L.
Bardo, Shearcr said Wakeman and
Palen said he would trail along
What reason did they giye?" In.
quired Robinson.
Pacifist Influence Great
They considered that the so-called
pacifist influence in the United States
mad become so great" the witness
said. and that Is Broadway was so
near you know. J. D. Rockefeller in
2 way IS affiliated with the Bethle.
hem interests. Ivy Lee is the press
agent of the Rockefellers and also Of
the Bethlehem crowd and believe
OF the British government The ship.
builders had paid him $50 900 ana
suppose they didn't want to puucturo
his vanity
At one juncture q committee mem.
per objected to Shearer referring to
former secretary Of state. Frank 3.
Kellogg, as Nervous Nellie" but the
witness insisted that is the way hd
spoke OF him in the conversation he
was relating. He added he did not
call Mr. Kellogg that in public. Rob.
inson then continued his questioning
about the campaign. Shearer said
that Nicholas Murray Butler, presi.
dent Of Columbia university. had
Jumped on the navy views OF Her.
bert Hoover as expressed in his ac.i
ceptance address and wrote an ouen
letter in reply"
Pnblicists Liked Letter
Archer and Others he added. had
liked the letter. explaining that this
had prompted his participation Ia the
campaign in Massachusetts,.
MY article Sea Power" he testi.
fled. was used by the speakers and
I really was getting the British III.
terested."
That's why you were sent then?~
asked Robinson.
"Yes. SIR" he answered.
Washington. Oct. 1.-(R)-The
senate's investigators had In their
record today. with more to come. =
good deal about william b. Shearer's
life history and his own vigorous.
slangy, colorful version Of his efforts
TO get out the American side of the
story while employed BY American
ship builders at Geneva during the
unsuccessful 1927 arms limitation cone
ference.
The record, spiced with 9hearerI
Continued On page nlne.)