The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-09
Navy LEAGUE
TO HURL new
HOOVER Blast
Second Statement Will Be
+ Issued, Following Action
by Committee.
NO APOLOGY IS MADE
Inquiry by Congress Given
Little Support; Paper
Demands Probe.
NO APOLOGY is MADI
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Presi-
dent Hoover apparently is willing to
drop his dispute with the Navy
League, but league officials said to-
day they had another statement on
the subject in preparation.
There is no indication that Mr..
Hoover would act. further to obtain
an apology from the league or its
president, William Howard Gardi-
ner. Gardiner said of Mr.. Hoover
that he was "congenital paciflst"
and "abySmally ignorant"
Theodore Joslin, White House Sec
rotary, said that, so far as he knew,
nothing further is being done
about the matter" The report of
Mr.. Hoover'S committee challenging
Navy League statements on naval
matters was made public Saturday
10000 words with a 1,500-word
covering letter Joslin thought
the incident closed with that report.
Reply Due Tuesday
William Calvin. league executive
secretary, said the leagues reply
would be available Tuesday.
Scant congressional sentiment has
developed SO far for an inquiry, al
though the editorial proposal today
of the Rev York Herald Tribune
for congressional investigation
may rouse some interest in such a
project.
The Herald Tribune is one of the
foremost administration newspapers,
but it expressed dissatisfaction with
the Hoover committee report, as
Serting the committee heard "only
witnesses for the prosecution.
Two congressional committees
would be available Immediately for
an investigation. The senate lobby
committee, of which the late SEN
ator Caraway was chairman, never
has been discharged. Surviving
members are Borah, Blaine, Arthur
Robinson, all Republicans, and
Walsh (Dem., Mont.). This COM
mittee was instructed by the senate
to investigate lobbying and propa-
ganda.
Only Robinson could be classed
as big navy man. He was one of
half dozen who opposed the Lon
don naval treaty because of what he
interpreted as its adverse effect on
The United States navy.
No Report Made
Chairman Shortridge of the SEN
ate committee which investigated
William B. Shearer's subsidized OBJ
position to a naval agreement in
1927 never has reported. Informed
administration officials have init
mated no report was desired when
Mr.. Hoover in 1929 issued his con-
domination of Shearer's earlier ac-
tlVlties and asked that they be in
vestigated.
Chairman French of the house
subcommittee on naval appropria-
tons said today that if any inves-
tigation were made it should 20 into
the whole question of propaganda.
Chairman Britten of the house
naval affairs committee refused to-
day to comment on the possibility of
congressional investigation.
Hoover Plan" Jeered
Senator Norris (Rep., Neb.). TODAY
said western states were laughing
at the personally selected commit
tee which last week absolved Presi-
dent Hoover of charges made
against him by the League.
i think we ought to have a new
Hoover plan," said Norris, 1.-THE
recent commission appointed to set
tie controversy between the Presi-
dent and another gentleman may
result in a very great improvement
of judicial procedure.
We could save money and clear
up the crowded dockets of the courts
by letting every accused man ap-
point jury of his friends to bring
a verdict. The President surely viii
not assume right himself which
he will deny to an ordinary citizen.
Under this plan, the Teapot
Dome scandal would have been
settled in twenty-four hours. Fall
could have selected his own jury
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