Evening star., 1936-01-09
MOSES CITES ROLE
OF RAUSHENbUSH
Former Senator Says Arms
Probe Is Dominated
by Counsel.
BY GEORGE H. MOSES.

Former United States Senator From new
Hampshire.
At the second days session OF the
Nye Munitions Committee hearings,
Stephen Raushenbush, counsel to the
committee, resumed the stand.
The witness nominally before the
committee was Thomas w. Lamont
of the House of Morgan, but the COM
mittees counsel stole the show.
Mr.. Raushenbush, who. to all intents
and purposes, is the real committee
promptly took up the tnquisition, his
curiosity being directed toward the
activities of the Morgan firm wnen
1t took on the purchasing agency
for the allied governments.
AS MIR. Raushenbush scrutinized the
initial contracts which were made
with American arms manufacturers
these running from early February,
1915, to late In the year-the woro
money" fell from his lips. The total
sum involved was not impressive when
compared with the total war disburse-
ments which were made later. "One
hundred ninety-four million dollars
exclaimed a spectator. Cigarette
money!"
Divergent Views Develop.
A difference Of opinion. to put II
mildly. arose between the inquisitor
and Mr.. Lamont, the former maintain
ing that the Morgan agency was un-
duly harassing American industry to
expand and the latter asserting that
his firm had done nothing more than
an energetic agent should do. A
literary tinge was given to the dis
cussion by quotation from Ray STAN
nard Bakers biography OF Woodrow
Wilson, and a touch Of humor was
added when Mr.. Raushenbush asked
If Mr.. Morgan had personally COM
posed the statement which he read
at the opening session.
"I certainly did" exclaimed Mr.
Morgan amid approving laughter.
At this point it became apparent
that the committee is impaneled to
show that the bankers and industrial
lists led America into the war-al-
though seeming agreement was
reached to defer discussion OF this
until later.
The committee entered upon per-
sistent effort to show that the Brit
ish government sought an option on
the entire output of the Remington
Arms Co. and its associates. and in
the course of this there again arose,
as on the day before, divergent views
of what was meant by letters written
more than 20 years ago by man who
hi int n q
also brought out tear-stirring story
of the later financial troubles and trials
of Marcellus Huntley Dodge and
others, which, it was promised, would
later hatch into serpent more hor-
rendous than that which Sergt. Buzz
fuzz found in the warming pan.
Du Pont Name Mentioned.
For the first time the name OF Du
Pont was brought into the hearing,
but it carried no sensation, having
merely to do with an attempt of Kid
der, Peabody g. Co., to sell control Of
Winchester Arms to the Delaware
group. However, the day for putting
the Du Points on the pan will come
after a while.
Ghostlike figures filled large part
In the days program-a cable from
H. P. Davidson, Morgan partner
long since dead, was the first fea-
ture of the afternoon session. Upon
it, or rather from the committees
Interpretation of it, it was sought to
show that the British government had
been laid under duress by the Nor
gan representatives.
The counsel for the committee spent
much time in seeking to enforce his
Interpretation of cable which was
never sent-which raised in some
minds the reasonable question how
many other things there are in this
case which are not so.
The attempted synchronization of
all the elements of 20 years ago was
difficult to follow. except as it lay
in the committees mind, and even
then by a somewhat devious intellec-
tual course. 1T is all in the mind"
Mr.. Raushenbush declared.
Sincerity vouched for.
Dealing with our partners" Mr..
Morgan interjected vigorously, I'VE
are never finessing We say what
We mean and nothing which is not
there can be read into our communi-
cations. It is not done," Mr.. Nor
gan concluded.
Senator Vandenberg produced the
thought that the cable tended to show
that the general American policy was
based on war orders. A chorus OF
noes" from the Morgan group greeted
to his contention that war orders are
bound to affect neutrality.
"A letter from Dwight Morrow to
H p. Davidson, both now dead. con-
sumed much time in the afternoon.
Mr.. Lamont was joint signer Of this,
with Mr.. Morrow, and it fell to him
to argue with Mr.. Raushenbush re-
garding what the letter meant. Cables
from Edward Stettinius, also dead,
were subjected to dissection, and again
Messrs. Lamont and RauShenbuSh
failed to achieve meeting of minds.
Better luck attended study of a
cable from Mr.. Morgan, who has
shown himself to be very much alive
and who gave an interesting recital
Of an avenging spirit animating Brit
ish treasury officials. the British war
council and the British prime min
lister. From this Senator Vaudenberg
found justification to repeat the
theory which he had earlier set forth,
that war contracts hold key position
In determining American neutrality
policy.
The bugle was sounded by Senator
Clark, who reviewed the campaign Of
the Marne, but left the subject to
be dealt with later. Before the ses-
sions are over we shall doubtless have
s.warm discussion as to how the war
might have been won or lost.
AS the curtain rang down upon the
long days proceedings, Mr.. Raushen-
blsh was still busily testifying. With
epnot manual devteri;y he c0rnhed