Evening star., 1934-12-20
4MONARCH" HEIDI
NECESSARY IN WAR
Du Pont Tells Munitions
Probers Other Courses
Are a Failure.
By the Associated Press.

Irenee du Pont told the Senate
Munitions Committee today ''the only
way to wage a war is to have an alb
Solute monarch at the head of the
government"
The powder manufacturer made
his observation while being questioned
about the advisability of conscripting
| industry in time of war.
Earlier committee members said
they had under scrutiny the war
, time income tax returns of Hugh S.
Johnson, the late Alexander Legge,
Joseph F. Guffey and others who held
! high positions during the conflict.
The committee also is investigating
| the destruction of the income tax re-
| turns of a number of high wartime
officials, such as the 1918 and 1919
returns of Bernard M. Baruch, chair
man of the War Industries Board.
| In his remarks on war, Du Pont
said conscription of industry would
bring "a terrible amount of lost mo-
ton and combustion"
Must Prepare i'm Advance"
1--WE will have a hell of time in
case of war, whatever the system" !"
| Du Pont testified.
The only way to wage war Is to
| prepare in advance, otherwise you
are going to have a hell of time.
/ If we are well enough prepared we
will never have a war"
Du Points expression resulted from
a question by Nye as to whether he
I
would respond in case of conscription
of industry and wealth in time of war.
The question was inspired by pro-
posals from Senator Clark, Democrat,
of Missouri, a member of the COM
mittee, and others that there should
be a universal draft in case of an
other war.
Confusion Is Foreseen.
THE only way to wage a war" said
Du Pont, sis to have an absolute
monarch at the head Caesar found
that out and so did Napoleon.
J But there would be a terrible
amount of lost motion and confusion
under conscription. The economic
structure is so complex it would be
impossible for newcomer to
straighten 1t out"
Earlier Nye introduced evidence in
dicating the Du Pont company had
offered to sell powder to foreign gov
ernments cheaper than to the United
States Government
1 He read letter from Casey in 1882
to the Du Pont representative in
Paris quoting prices on powder and
noting they were less than to the
| United States.
Giving no indications they thought
there were any irregularities. COM
mlttee members meanwhile expressed
determination to scan the tax docu-
ments Of all men connected with the
War Industries Board, which mobil-
lied resources under direction OF
Baruch.
Further Destruction Opposed.
Chairman Nye served a written re.
quest on the Internal Revenue Bureau
to destroy no more tax papers; ht
told his agents to find out why the
returns were destroyed and who il
the bureau was responsible. Tn.
testimony was that the papers wert
destroyed by the bureau. Oficial
there said it was legal to burn ole
returns. They offered no immediat,
explanation of why Baruch's 1871
return was saved while those fol
1888 are missing.
Baruch, recently named by Presiden
Roosevelt to head a group studyin;
ways to make war profitless, last nigh
offered to supply the committee with
copies of the returns from his owl
files. In statement in New York h,
called the testimony yesterday "cheay
and unjust"
Declaring my record remains clear,
he said that when President Wilson
named him to the Council Of Nationa
Defense, he sold his securities, placins
substantially all his savings in Liberty
bonds. Unable to sell his 20 per cent
interest in the Atolia Mining Co. o.
California, he said, he gave all returns
from them to charity.
Robert A. Lovett, whose father, tn,
late Robert S. Lovett of the War In.
dustrieS Board, also was named as be.
ing among those whose 1888 return.
were missing, called the testimony
ridiculous and rather shameful" He
said his father lived and died a mar
of modest means and entered Govern.
ment service "at sacrifice"
Others Under Scrutiny.
Besides, Guffey, Pennsylvania Demo.
crat who defeated Senator Reed; John.
son, the former Blue Eagle chief, anc
Legge, chairman of the Farm Boarc
in the Hoover administration, other!
whose income returns we're listed to.
day as under scrutiny are:
Eugene Meyer, former governor o
the Federal Reserve Board; Georg,
N. Peek, special adviser to President
Roosevelt on foreign trade; Gov. AL.
bert c. Ritchie of Maryland, anc
Clarence Dillon, New York banker
All were members or officials of tht
War Industries Board.
Others listed included: Harry Payne
Bingham, Cleveland; March F. Chase
st. Louis; Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher
Hugh Frayne of the American Fed.
GRAFTON Of Labor; H. P. Ingels of New
York, Charles A. Otis, Cleveland, anc
| y. II. 1SeptoSie, NEW 1OTk steel mag
nate. All were connected with the
War Industries Board.
Still others were: John D. Ryan, war.
time Second Assistant Secretary oi
Var; Gen. c. c. Williams, wartime CHIEF
of ordnance; G. M. Brill, who headed
the requirements section of the Ship.
ping Board; Maj. Gen. Herbert Hunter
of the ordnance department, Army
Samuel Vauclain of the Baldwin Loco.
motive Works, and Pope Yeatman
New York engineer.