Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
LEAGUE PREPARES
TO DEFEND STAND
President Issues Fresh At
hack on Naval Policy Critics,
! Alleging Falsehoods.

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These falsehoods and the people who
ore interested in propagandizing them
Joslin said he was not informed as to
khen the committee TO investigate Gar
liners claims would be appointed.
The executive meeting Of the league
$ili be held in the next few days, prob
ably in this city Date and place OF the
conference will be arranged az the con-
senience OF the committee members
Howe said.
Members OF the executive committee
b addition to Chairman Howe and
President Gardiner, are Henry Breck-
tnridge, New York City: N M Hub
bard, jr.. Chicago; Arthur Curtiss James
New York City: Henry Cabot Lodge
New York City; Nelson Macy, New
York City: ogden Reid, New York
City: r. Douglas Robinson. Mohawk,
~ Y, and James w. Wadsworth, Ge-
gesea, N. Y.
1t Is understood that several of the
executive committee members were con-
suited by Gardiner before he issued his
statement criticizing the President
Whether the whole committee sane
toned the announcement could not be
learned
Gardiner and Howe Silent.
Both Gardiner and Howe declined to
discuss the developments today. beyond
referring reporters to the formers COM
ment made public last night.
Gardiner and Howe were In confer
ence all morning at Howe's law Offices
Directors of the league, In addition
20 the executive committeeman. in
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Bouve, Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. VIII
liam NJ. Calvin and David Jayne Hill
all Of this city; Mrs. Aida de Aecsta
Breckenridge, Mrs Robert w. Kelley
and Mrs Herbert Longendyke, OF New
York City; George p. Chittenden. Bos-
ton, Mass: Templeton Croker. Burlin-
game, Calf; Marion Eppley. Newport,
r. l.; George E. Leach, Minneapolis,
MINI. Gen. Charles F. Macklin, Bal
timore. Md: Charles Martindale. In
dianapolis. Ind; Clarence Ousley, Fort
Worth, Tex. and Mrs. Leigh Richmond
Smith, Berkeley. Calf.
Stimson Attacks Statement.
Secretary Of State Stimson said to-
dav the Navy Leagues statement con-
tanned fragrant MEASUREMENTS evidently
deliberate" He added he had read only
the first page of the statement, having
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tention after his eye fell on sentence
which he said contained misstatements
The sentence TO which he referred
eaid agreements had been reached be-
tween President Hoover and Prime
Minister Macdonald of Great Britain
at the Rapidan camp two years ago
which had never been divulged in their
entirety.
The league had added that access
a T1nF1
aid conference had been refused the
Senate even in executive session.
Both assertions were termed false by
Mr.. Stimson, who added even imper-
fectly informed gentlemen must be
aware" of their falsity.
He said full access to the records had
been granted to every member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
who would agree not to give them to
the newspapers. He also asserted the
Senate did not sit in executive session
or the matter.
The records, the Secretary said we've
intrusted by him to Senator Reed. Re-
publican. Pennsylvania, one of the
delegates to the London Naval Confer
ence, with authorization to show them
to any members of the Foreign Rela-
lions Committee who would not make
them public.
Apparently unperturbed by the turn
OF events. Gardner showed no inclina-
ticn to apologize. He was surprised,
he said, that Mr.. Hoover would appoint
q commission of his own rather than
sponsor a congressional Investigation.
"Of course I should welcome the
congressional investigation that would
bring out and publish all the pertinent
facts" he added
Recalls Shearer Incident.
The severity and suddenness Of the
Presidents move recalled his almost
similar action Of two years ago. Then,
without warning. he struck at William
b, Shearer, who claimed he had helped
wreck the unsuccessful Geneva Arms
Conference of 1927,
He called Shearer a 'propagandist
who had organized jealous support
for increased armament and criticized
ali efforts of our government to secure
international agreements for the re-
duction Of naval arms" Shearer came
before a Senate committee,
The President let it be known some
weeks ago he would go directly to the
American people, if necessary, to COM
bat efforts to arouse public opinion in
favor of increased naval expenditure,
He was represented then as indignant
at supposed efforts of Navy Department
PCloO4lliCA W WIN OuNSCtoA3 0COiOaSNH
he was advocating. Since that time the
Navy has submitted new 1888 budget
estimates Slicing approximately SOL
10000 from its previous $40l 900 00o
figures.
Throughout yesterday officials said
the President had no comment &c
make" upon GARDENERS statement
Then, after darkness had fallen. news
paper men were called suddenly back Il
the White HouA
1T is desirable" Mr. Hoover'S state
ment said, FOR the public to know the
character Of this indirect campaign Of
misinformation TO defeat the efforts o.
the high officials Of the Navy Depart
ment and the administration for re-
duction of Federal expenditure not inn
mediately essential in order that We