Evening star., 1934-03-03

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Newark, N. j., Army supply base
lease by the Mercur Corporation.
We'll start our real work about
next Tuesday," McSwain said. I'VE
intend to find out If anything Is
wrong and pass legislation to cor.
rect it.
We'll have legislation this session.
! If there has been any crookedness,
we'll show it and there will be no
whitewashing.
AS an indication of one of the
! things he has in mind, he said that
the Army general staff several times
| had changed its recommendations for
increasing aviation strength.
1.-The positions taken by the gen.
| eral staff on aviation in the last 90
days." he said. ARE inconsistent and
evidence a lack Of a clear conviction
! on the place of aviation in national
defense"
Before his resolution to investigate
was adopted, McSwain conceded the
measure carried broad and sweeping"
power. but insisted "it is not intended
that it shall be exercised with any
partisan or political motive"
Representative Fish, Republican, OF
New York. was the one who first re-
counted Army losses through airmal
plane accidents and said If the toll
so far, continued, 'it will cost the
Government great deal more to have
the Army fly the airmail."
He added that "hysterical cancella-
ton" of contracts had been "respon-
sible for the deaths of six men,"
What Is the Government going to
do about that?" he asked.
Chairman Mead of the House Post
ONCE Committee told him some Of the
things the Government already had
done.
He disclosed there was a standing
when the weather seemed dangerous,
but that the pilots, mot being rosy
checked boys. but red-blooded. ex-
taken chances.
"They say they have had enough
of this sob stuff" he said.
| Answering other Republican charges,
he said private operators had more
planes with open cockpits than did
the Army; that the Army has every
bit Of radio equipment that private
planes have; that lin every instance,
the Army pilots had been trained to
fly a radio BEAM" and that Gin my
Judgment, all their equipment Is bet
ter than that of the private operators"
Il. for one," he shouted, will hold
out for the Army to continue to fly
the mail until this calumny against
them has been wiped out"
Rogers said: I'VE hope to put the
military unit of this Nation tn Q
proper condition to guard the rights,
livelihood and property of this Ma
ton. We ought to get away from
politics and remember that what we
| are dealing with Is perhaps more
dear-perhaps involves the life Of our
Nation"
The name Of Harry H. Woodring,
, Assistant Secretary Of War and for
mer Governor Of Kansas, was brought
in several times.
Representative McGugin. Repub-
ncan, of Kansas, reminding that he
! and Woodring were of different po-
litical Affiliations, said "the people Of
| Kansas believe in the character and
integrity Of Harry H. Woodring."
In the light Of the grand Jury
| proceedings, there is q cloud upon the
War Department" he continued. I
will be most amazingly surprised II It
Is shown that anything was done by
the present Assistant Secretary Of
War that would point to malfeas-
snce."
Representative Hill. Democrat. Of
Alabama, replied that when Wood
ring appeared before the House Mill
tary Committee. he made an un.
usually favorable impression"
THE evidence so far shows that he
tried his best to carry out the Law -
he thought was the intent and pur-
poso uf ConReGs" flill addAd.