Evening star., 1938-02-19
V|NSON SUGGESTS
FUND TO TRY OUT
NEW AERIAL NINE
Naval Group Head Asks
Use Of Part of $4,000, 900
Experimental Money.
BOMBS HELD FORCING
CHANGES IN PROGRAM
Youth, %, Testifes He and Others
Wouldn't Fight to Protect
Mother or Sister.
By the Associated Press.

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Chairman Vinson of the House Naval
Committee today suggested using part
Of a sl5,000.ooO experimental fund to
test mysterious new aerial bomb"
which the inventor said would revolu-
tionize this country's defenses.
Representative Vinson referred to a
device which Lester p. Barlow. Stam-
ford Conn inventor, said yesterday
would force drastic alteration of the
proposed s1,00o,0O0ooO naval expan-
sion program.
Mr.. Barlow said the new bombs.
dropped from tremendous heights.
could blanket" an area 10 miles
square in three or four minutes and
cripple even battleships by destroying
the auxiliary ships which supply and
augment the large war vessels.
The inventor told the committee he
would not be satisfied with Repre-
sentative Wilson's proposal because he
would not even dare put my ideas in
the Patent Office" He indicated he
feared his rights to the invention
would not be protected.
Wouldn't Protect Mother.
Earlier, Representative Vinson read
into the record statement from the
Navys Judge advocate general assert
ing Mr.. Barlow's aerial mine" ap-
peared to be still in the idea stage and
had not been offered to either the
Navy or Army The statement said
Mr.. Barlow had been awarded a judg-
ment against the Government by the
Court of Claims for about $780, 900 for
use Of his inventions during the World
War.
A 23-year-old peace advocate told
Congress today an "appreciable minor
ity'' of American youth will not fight
to defend this country under any con-
ditions.
Louis W. Hilbert, jr., speaking for
the Baltimore Peace Conference, told
the House Naval Committee this
minority was 100 per cent pacifist"
and had conscientious objections" to
bearing arms.
He made this statement In answer
to questions by Representative Brew
ster Republican. Of Maine, concerning
earlier testimony by Frank Littell. a
theological student. Littell said he
would not fight even If invaders we're
molesting his mother or sister.
War With Japan.
Hilbert, asserting that although he
did not subscribe to all Of LittelIs
statements, testified that many of us
agree Fundamentally with him"
Hilbert opposed the pending 81 .0OO,-
100000 naval expansion program. as
serting naval building was lust as
senseless as building beautiful homes
and then dynamiting them"
A Filipino publishing a magazine in
this country told the committee Amer
ica's defenses in the Philippines ought
not to be relinquished under any
guise or pretext." He was 8. M. Gancy.
who described himself as persona non
grata" to the administration In the
Philippines.
Warning that sooner or later Amer
lea will have to go to war-and with
Japan Mr.. Gancy said this country
should be prepared for any eventuality.
Chairman Vinson said opposition
testimony on the naval program would
be ended today.
The committee chairman announced
that Rear Admiral William G. Du Bose
would resume Monday his testimony
for the bill and Rear Admiral Arthur
B. Cook, chief of naval saeronautics.
would follow as the last witness. He
said he hoped to report the bill to the
House by the latter part of the week.
Members of the House Military Com
mittee split with Chairman May yes
terday and voted to restore univer-
sal draft provisions to pending legisla-
ton designed to prevent war profiteer-
ing
The vote was to 4, but Mr.. MAY
said that if the committee persisted in
that stand, he would drop the whole
measure and ask instead for House
consideration of the more moderate
Sheppard-Hill bill his committee re-
ported last year.