Evening star., 1934-09-17
CANTON'S SAV|AT|ON.
HELD AIDED BY i. s.
Commerce Unit Linked to
Formation, Recruiting in
Senate Inquiry.
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Sikorsky Aviation Co., also Of Hart
ford.
+ United Aircraft g. Transport is the
parts corporation of the Export Co.,
which was formed in May, 1929.
In 1888. Brown testified. he had be-
come chairman Of the board of all the
United subsidiaries and president of
Pratt g. Whitney.
Testimony developed that most OF
the officials and technical staff of
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft came over
from the Wright Aeronautical Co.
when Pratt & Whitney went into en-
gine manufacture, and at time when
the Navy Department was intensely
interested in the development of AGO.
horsepower air-cooled motors.
Comdr. E. E. Wilson was in charge
of the engine section of the Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics at that time.
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in the
first full year of its organization did
100 per cent of its business with the
Navy, and 81 per cent in 1927, the
second year.
Wilson resigned from the Navy
January 18, 1880, to become president
of the Hamilton Standard Propeller
Corp, subsidiary of United Aircraft.
He since has been connected with
Sikorsky, and is now president of
Chance Vought Aircraft Corp, also
subsidiaries Of United, and a director
of United.
A charge that it had been de-
velOped from Government specifica-
tons was made by Albert A. Kennett,
identified as a workman of Pratt &
Whitney, in letter he wrote Senator
Black, Democrat, of Alabama, in jan
uary. 1884, during the investigation
by the Black committee of airmail
contracts
An emphatic denial that his COM
pany developed its high-powered, air
cooled motor from certain Govern
ment specifications" was made by
Brown, president of Pratt & Whitney.
Brown said, however, the Navy De-
partment encouraged cooled de-
velopment and that his company
worked in close cooperation with the
Bureau Of Aeronautics.
Letter Bares Activity in China.
The letter revealing the Commerce
Departments activities in China said !:
Leighton w. Roger, chief of the
Aeronautics Trade Division of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, now advises us that Canton
Is going to put in similar school
for pilots except on a smaller scale.
In this connection, Mr.. Rogers
department has been authorized to
hire six or eight men. They must
naturally handle this very. confiden-
TALLY, and are advising only Curtis
Wright, Douglas and ourselves"
Another company memorandum a
few days later said:
The parties selected by the De-
partment of Commerce 10 go to Can
ton and teach commercial fying
methods are, Capt. Edward Deeds,
Lieut.. Clarence Terrell and Lieut..
Stuart Baird"
Deeds was killed while flying in
China.
Answering a question by Senator
Vandenburg, Republican, of Michigan.
Love said the aviation school was "a
military school run by the Chinese
government and there was no ques-
ton that the instructors were there
to teach military flying"
"Aids Teaching Warfare"
Then it would appear that the De-
partment of Commerce was CO.
operating with private aircraft manu-
facturers in teaching warfare to
foreign countries" observed Vanden-
berg.
Have you found anything in your
dealings with China to indicate any
foundation for reports heard in this
country that China converted wheat
loans from other countries into pur-
chases of military aircraft or muni-
tlons?" Chairman Nye asked Love.
NO" the witness replied, "and I
don't believe these reports. The in
come from the Chinese lottery loans
themselves is more than sufficient to
take care of such purchases.
With regard to the training school,
Love said other foreign instructors
also were there.
Then We are to assume that other
governments also help to stimulate
military planes in China" Bone asked,
Yes"
Testimony developed also that fire.
quently the United States trained
foreign pilots at Army air fields in
this country.
When a foreign government asks
Tor this service" Love said, the State
Department sfinds it difficult to say
no."
Denies Paying Commissions.
Love said his company never re-
sorted to the payment of commits
sions" and called Outrageous" the
publication of previous testimony be-
lore the committee involving the
names Of certain ly-connected
Central and South Americans.
Asked by Senator Vandenberg what
was meant by a reference to "extraor-
dinary expenses" made by a United
Export salesman in South America.
Brown said almost everywhere there
were number of self-appointed COM
mission men who claim to have spe-
cial influence"
But we don't have anything to do
with them" he said. only a few
months ago I went to Bolivia and
handled business direct with the gov
ernment without any outside help
whatsoever.
The names of several men have
been impugned and attacked before
this committee. Gen. Escorate Mex
lcan military attache in Washington)
Is one of them. I want to say that I
have been doing business with him
for five years and always have known
MIN as clean and honorable soldier. "
Col. Merino (chief of the Chilean
Air Corps and Capt. Ear (of the Ar
gentine) were others mentioned here
who 1 know personally. In all my
dealings with them there has never
been the slightest hint that either of
these gentlemen ever took commits
SionS."
Ordered to La Paz and Asuncion.
Evidence was given that in jan
uary, 1884, United Aircraft instructed
an agent in South America to put in