Evening star., 1934-03-17
"Misadvice" on Contracts
Is Laid to "Traitorous"
Group of Officials in Testi-
mony Before Senate
Committee.
PROGRAM OF RECOVERY
is HELD IMPERILED
War Ace Declares Action Raised
Doubt in Minds of Millions as
to Presidents Judgment on N.
R. A., C. W. A. and Other
Moves for Prosperity.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Col. Eddie Rickenbacker. testify
Ing today before the Senate Post
Office Committee, urged that "the
President purge his official family of
those traitorouS elements who have
miSadvised him on the airmail."
Rising to his feet after reading a
prepared statement, Rickenbacker
said: Il believe I have earned my
heritage to citizenship and I want
in fairness to the Chief Executive
to make few remarks"
THE bad advice of a few" he said,
had caused President Roosevelt Ito
act contrary to American principles
to such degree that millions have
begun to question his judgment just
when we are on the verge of pulling
out of this depression"
Contract Loss "IncidentaI."
Invited. along with Charles A Lind
bergh, Clarence Chamberlin and
other famous flyers to give the COM
mlttee his views on the administra-
tlon's permanent airmail legislation.
Rlckenbacker previously had recon-
mended establishment of a new Fed
eral commission to regulate private
commercial flying.
R1ckenbacker called the loss of the
aircraft industry by cancellation of
the mail contracts incidental"
THE important thing" he said, "is
the doubt raised in the minds of many
whether many of these agencies that
have done such good work-N. r. A..
c. W. A. and others-whether they
may prove to be as big a mistake as
the cancellation"
Bans Political Speech.
Chairman McCarran interposed at
this point and said:
/ have to ask you not to attack the
President or to make a political
speech. In fairness to the committee
and to the President, you should con-
fine yourself to the bill"
Rickenbacker stood quietly for a
moment and then sat down.
Hes not making an attack on the
President" Senator Logan, Democrat.
of Kentucky, SAID, land I think he
should be allowed to continue"
Rickenbacker, however, said he had
nothing further to say"
Spectators gave Rickenbacker, the
country's ranking air ace during the
World War when he accounted for 26
enemy planes, a vigorous round of
applause as he left the stand
In his earlier testimony, Ricken-
backer, who is vice president of the
North American Co., also urged res
toration of airmail transportation to
the companies whose contracts we're
recently Cancelled by Postmaster Gen
eral Farley.
Under Rickenbacker's plan the
Postmaster General would place mail
on any lines receiving certificates OF
necessity and convenience from the
Federal regulatory board.
Two-Mill Rate Is Urged.
He suggested that payment be on
the basis of mills per pound mile
up to $50 pounds average load per
airplane and l mill per round mile for
all those above this amount.
Two mills per mile, he said, is the
revenue which the Government eS-
Inmates it receives for postage on mail
carried by airplanes.
Certified airlines which could not
exist under these rates would be given
a direct subsidy not to exceed 40
cents per airplane mile for the first
year, under Rickenbacker's proposed
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