Evening star., 1934-12-08
Quiz in England Would Help
Inquiry Here, Senator
Says.
PARLIAMENT MEMBERS
RECEIVE DATA FROM U. S.
Records of Munitions Hearings
Would Be Made Available
Abroad, Chairman Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Adopting a hands across -the-sea at
| titude, senatorial investigators of the
| munitions business have pledged full
cooperation today to the British Par
Lament if it decides to sift the trade
I'VE stand ready to assist the Brit
; ish in any way We can if requested
| Chairman Nye said last night in dis
cusSing the agitation in England for
an inquiry by Parliament. We would
heartily welcome such a probe and
| feel that it would be very useful in
the international movement to bring
the munitions traffic under control"
Nye said there was much informa
ton in the committee files that should
prove invaluable to the British.
Hardly a day has passed that there
| has not been reference to British mu-
milton makers" he asserted. "Numer-
GUS manufacturers there had tie-ups
with our own makers, and we have a
fairly good record Of the business OF
larger British concerns in so far as
they affected external matters"
OnerS L. ,. Data.
Nye suggested the committee had
| much unpublished material that
would, If made available to Parlia-
ment, make a "whitewash" difficult.
L plainly recognize" Nye said,
that the British investigation would
have to proceed differently from ours.
I personally, however, am hopeful
there will be an inquiry there as well,
and you may be assured We will CO.
operate in any way We can, even to
the extent of making our own rec
ordS available to their investigators. "
1t was disclosed today that several
British members of Parliament are
on the mailing list of the Senate
Committee to receive copies of all
hearings
The committee adjourned yesterday
for the week end. Senator Nve has
departed to speak tonight at Buffalo
University. while Senator Pope. Demo-
crat OF Idaho planned to debate the
question Are Munition Makers War
i Makers?" with Army officials at a
Foreign Policy Association meeting in
Boston this afternoon.
Chemical Revelations.
A large-scale attempt to show ir-
regularities in munitions sales was
| promised by committee members for
early next week when it proceeds
with its inquiry into the chemical
industry, alleged efforts of munitions
dealers to block restrictive legisla-
ton through lobbying and further
investigation into munition sales in
South America.
Munitions makers who have vigor-
ously defended the conduct Of their
business and denied bringing any
undue influence to bear. hit back yes
terday at suggestion that the Gov
ernment should control chemical and
munitions factories to eliminate abuses
A proposal for Government owner
ship had come from Senator Nye.
K. K. V. Casey. military sales manager
for the E. l. du Pont de Nemours Corp,
said Government ownership would
mean more munitions, not less, and
Irenee du Pont quoted Woodrow Will
son to the effect that the United States,
profting from the lessons Of the World
War, should help the American chem
ical and dye industry to develop.
Patent Pact Discussed.
DR.. Fin Spare, du Pont chemist.
suggested ironically that the Govern
ment should also take over the farms
which produce the raw materials for
explosives. Maj. Casey produced let-
ter from abroad tending to show that
a Government monopoly in arms man.
ufacture would result in increased pro-
duction.