Evening star., 1934-12-05

ing to take the matter up with Nobel.
and said:
Il do not know all the details Of
Nobels arrangement with the HAM
burg Nobel Dynamite Co. I think 1t
would be a great shame If our indus
trial relations with the German ex-
plosives industry were Of such a type
that we would wink at their violation
Of the treaties or permit them to enter
the military export business"
Vandenberg said the Taylor letter
indicated Nobel was "winking" at the
violation Of the Versailles treaty.
Have you any quarrel with that
interpretation" he asked.
mot a bit." Casey replied.
Open Violation Seen.
In reply to Taylor's letter. Casey
replied:
There is no question but what the
Germans are openly violating the
treaty of Versailles
Casey added that I'VE believe Nobel
could stop German concerns from en-
tering the military powder business"
The correspondence said the German
powder interests felt their relations
with Nobel were so good that Nobel
would take no steps to stop them"
Farley Stirs Building.
Casey told the committee the Geneva
arms control conference of 1925 caus-
ed the building Of about 300 new mu-
milton supply plants in Europe alone
because it was the first step toward
forcing countries to maintain their
own munitions factories.
Reading from a report to the du
Pont Co. in March, 1888, Senator
Vandenberg said:
France is full of rumors of war for
which there is no substantial proof
They seem to be rather the result of
continuous alarmist campaign of the
press"
Isn't it true" Vandenberg asked,
that the Schneider munitions group
has large interests in the French
newspapers"
Il don't know" Casey replied. Il
do. however. know the French enjoy
CTlSLS ABOUT once week.
Crisis Stirs Buying.
"And every time there is crisis they
buy some more munitions" Senator
Clark, Democrat. Of Missouri. re-
marked.
Taylor. the Paris agent, reported on
March 7, 1888, to the Du Pont Co.
that disarmament efforts were hope
lessly begged down, and all delegations
were departing farther and farther
from common sense.
1T is certain" he said, that under
present difficult conditions in Europe,
both economical and financial, and the
fear of trouble, that no country will
make the slightest sacrifice"
Germany. Austria and Hungary are
clearly violating the existing treaties
covering the question Of arms and
manufacture of arms. and disarma-
ment convention in face of such OBJ
vious facts seems to appear an un-
workable document"
The committee late yesterday had
uncovered evidence designed to show
a concerted effort by arms makers in
America and abroad to thwart the
Geneva Conference called in 1925 to
restrict traffic in war materials.
The evidence was that American
manufacturers gathered at the call of
Herbert Hoover, then Secretary of
Commerce. to express their views on
the proposed treaty. Letters from the
files of the companies indicated ef-
forts growing out of this conference
succeeded in modifying the pact.
Chairman Nye read one Of these
and commented that Mr.. Hoover
should be credited with put out"
and the arms makers with an assist"
Irenee du Pont said the du Pont Co.
made mo attempt whatsoever to in
fluence the delegates to any interna-
tional conference" He said the arms
men at the Hoover meeting sought to
prevent confusion Of war munitions
with commercial products"
Du Pont and the other munitions
witnesses contended throughout that
treaty were to protect the manufac-
turers from undue restrictions on
hunting weapons" and guns not
usually associated with war uses
The meeting with Hoover and with
some of the delegates was described in
a memorandum drawn up by Maj
Aiken Simons, a du Pont official. 1t
said:
"On the morning Of April IA. the
Executive Committee of the manufac-
turers met and drew up their final re-
port which was presented at meeting
held that afternoon. presided over by
Mr.. Hoover and attended by Admiral
Long. Gen. Ruggles (delegates), Maj.
Strong Mr.. Dulles (also a delegateD
and Mr.. Mariner "a high official of
the State Department., Mr. Dou-
meratzky and Mr. Hoagland, both OF
the Department of Commerce, and the
Executive Committee Of Messrs. Beebe
Simons, Nicholas Rierson and Harring- |
ton Gall connected with the industry"
The memorandum quoted Hoover as
telling the manufacturers that due to !
the representations made by the War
Department, the Navy Department and
the Manufacturers Committee. the
United States delegates would make
reservations on the proposed draft
which would render it harmless to
American interests" Again 1t said:
With the reservation made by the |
United States Government and the |
presence Of Admiral Long, Comdr. |
Leary and Gen. Ruggles, all of whom |
are familiar with our point of view, |