Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
EARLY ACTION SEEN
IN SHEARER PROBE
Shortridge Promises Speedy
Conclusion of Senate'S In.
quiry Into Propaganda.
ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Early conclusion of the Senate's in
Testtgation into the activities of VIII
liam b. Shearer, naval propaganda, at
the 1927 Geneva naval parley, was prom
tsed yesterday by Chairman Shortridge
of the special committee of inquiry.
Senator Shortridge wants to deter
mine the facts about the purported
secret British document which Shearer
dramatically produced before the COM
mittee at its last session two months
ago.
Convinced that the document is not
authentic, he has summoned w: S.
Summers of Los Angeles. from whom
Shearer said he received it, and also DR..
j. M. A. Maloney of New York City,
who has been reported to the commit
tee as the actual author.
Shearer named Sir William Wiseman
as the author of the so-called British
paper. Wiseman, however, has denied
knowledge of it,. Shearer called WISE
man the chief British spy in this
country.
Branded SatiricaI Writing.
The Senate committee has inforn1a-
ton said to describe the so-called Brit
ish paper as q satirical writing by DR..
Maloney.
Pending the return to the city Of
OI0CI Va bAiC IOAAAAA0OSSf
man Shortridge has fixed no defnlte
date for the conclusion of the 1nvestiga-
ton, after which a report will be MADE
to the Senate.
Representative McClintic of Okla
homa, Democratic member OF the
House naval affairs committee, last
night forwarded 10 questions to William
b. Shearer, whose activities in naval
affairs resulted in Senate nveStlga-
ton, with the request that he answer
them In the address scheduled to be
delivered in New York today.
THE press states your address in New
York Sunday will give inside story Of
10 years of international intrigue
against United States sea power" the
Oklahoman said in q telegram to the
big Navy advocate. IT am convinced
that our citizens would be glad to have
further information on inside story on
questions am respectfully submitting
Explain in detail charge that
Charles NJ. Schwab of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, while serving the
Government during the World War at
salary Of 81 per year. turned IN an
expense account Of $3.50 900.
what is the amount involved in the
claim pending against the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation that was mentioned
in connection with the charge that >eX-
Secretary of State Kellogg had ad-
viSed MeSSrS. Hunter. Palen and Smith
Of said company that it was neces-
sary that your services be discontinued
or said claims would be pressed by the
Government?
Wants Name Of Employer.
state whether or not you were in |
the employment of the shipbuilders !
when serving the National Security |
League. Daughters Of the American |
Revolution. American Legion, National |
Committee Of Defense. Also, who was !
such service inspired by?
Who In the Navy authorized photo |
graphing Of secret document (afterward !
said 70 be fraud relating to England |
and suggested its use in support Of the |
then pending cruiser bill?
What naval officers co-operated with |.
you in influencing Senator Reed of |
Missouri when he made his speech /
based on the secret document (after- l
ward claimed to be q fraud in which !
he called members Of Congress traitors |
that voted against such measure?
Were you in the employment Of the |
shipbuilders when a luncheon was ar
ranged at the Union League Club in i
New York which was attended BY Ad- !
mtrals S. S. Robson, Plunkett Wiley |
and Pratt for the purpose of making a |
fight for more cruisers?
Mr.. Charles M. Schwab of the Beth |
lehem Steel Corporation testified moth |
ing would suit them better than the
scrapping of all battleships and sinking
them to the bottom of the sea- Did
any person connected with the ship
building corporations that employed you
ever express any such sentiment In your
presence?
When you were lobbying for the So
called cruiser bill state whether or not
such fact was known by the three
shipbuilding corporations that employed
you to represent them in Geneva during
the peace conference in 1927.
Asks II FIske Is Paid.
Testimony was given that the Beth
Iehem Shipbutlding Corporation paid
you out Of a petty cash box and New |
port News Shipbuilding Corporation
paid you out of a merchant marine
fund. Were you requested to keep such
methods secret, and If so, why?
1t Is so unusual for retired naval
officers to appear on the same program
In such lecture as you are to give that
the public would be interested in know
ing II the services to be rendered by
Admiral Ftske are on q comparative
basis"
The last quotation referred to Rear
Admiral Bradley A. F1ske, retired, who !
has said he would introduce Shearez at
the meeting in New York today.