Evening star., 1938-03-18
By JOHN H. CLINE.

BY JOHN H. CLINE
President Roosevelt today recessed
his investigation of dLssension within
the Tennessee Valley Authority until
Monday after Chairman Arthur E.
Morgan, for the second time. flatly re-
fused to submit facts in support OF
serious charges he has made against
his co-directors
An initial effort by the President to
conduct his investigation last week was
blocked by a similar refusal from
Chairman Morgan.
Announcing the direcors had been
instructed to return at 80 pm. Mon
day, Stephen Early, presidential Sec
retary, said:
AT that time Chairman Morgan will
be expected to give yes or mo-
answer to the Presidents question as
to whether he will or will not submit
facts in support of the charges he has
made
As Chairman Morgan left the White
House he told reporters he might have
a statement to make for publication
later in the day.
Earlier Chairman Morgan had agreed
to make a l0-minute statement to
President Roosevelt in support of his
charges that the other two T. v. A..
directors have been guilty of dis
honesty and malfeaSance.
This was disclosed after he had
been in conference for two hours
with the President and the other di-
rectors-Dr. Harcourt Morgan and
David E. Lilienthal.
At one point Chairman Morgan re-
ferred to his previous allegation that
TIE Presidents inquiry could not be
"a useful fact-finding occasion" This
statement was challenged sharply by
the President, who asked: What do
you base that on?"
You must know" Chairman
Morgan started to reply.
Interrupts Again..
At that the President again inter-
rupted and demanded the basis for
the allegation. The chairman an
swered that his statement would fur
ther develop the point.
Chairman Morgan began by telling
the President:
you must know how much I dis
like to put myself in a position Of
even seeming not to comply with your
wishes"
He then explained he had refused
to make any statement at last weeks S
conference at the White House be-
cause he believed silence on his part
would serve the best interest of
T. v. A.
The President had called the three
directors to the White House In an
effort to ascertain the facts on which
they had made serious charges against
each other. After Chairman Nor
gan's refusal to testify at that time
the President directed the three men
to return to the White House today.
Weighed Proper Course.
During the week." Chairman Nor
gan said, II have reconsidered the
question Of the right course for me to
pursue =. The reconsideration
which have given to this whole mat
ter in the light of the record which,
has been made thus far, has con-
flrmed my opinion that it really is not
possible in sessions of this sort to 70
deeply and thoroughly enough into
the facts pertinent to the issues to
get the truth with respect to these
matters"
The President then asked him If he
was discussing issues with reference
to the charges he has made. Instead
of answering directly, Chairman Nor
gan demanded he be permitted to
finish his statement without inter-
ruption.
The chairman then took up the
claim Of Senator Berry, Democrat, of
Tennessee for compensation from T..
v. A. for marble deposits supposedly
flooded by backwaters from Norris
Dam
Chairman Morgan had accused his
associates of seeking to compensate
Senator Berry in connection with these
tsee T. v. A.. Page -5.)