The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-11-22

Tns Maritime Commission rec
entity rlsse pglbltc . letseg from
Rezr AduIrAl Ennury S Land Z s
y re43. Chairman &c Il W PREM
fsS r. Prextaens q t1ze National
Association o. Manufacturer. %
ourrxa certain m2sStateDens a
faes e~onoernlnR 81 alleged delay h.
TIRE naval ce1sua pro&TAEn
Al astsch ahcas the construction
o. aae Maritime CaznzuassCz4f cargo
vessel Exrheuuer. acaG1rcc b. the
NARY ztsef construction issued
t.fsaer Tn H-Ane OF Bzaa Brewer.
PuaAxEser q the StAndard-TtE1eA
Mercasy. New Bedford MAs@rhu-
mstA xNx distributed 70 many news-
papers throughout The cG1ntrys ar,
Prsnaix re4egrec to this article n a
salk reruYtad TO have been made r.
Cleveland Ohio CT octnoaf e g q
ueeaAx1a O. N0rthern On1o business
z1eA
NJ. Pgent1x wsx quoted ~ follows
y PRESENTLY hearc q report Of
two-mnnfh deiss "a the naval DE-
Tense nxuzFan NJ Preat1z SAID
"A uasal inspector sol into . ma
chine too plant h1sc began stalAnz
red tape al oFef the place This
EAs c0@u III PascaROalA. MAzs-
where e Navy CARGO vessel. EIehec-
Quex. WAS neing bull par O. DAYS
an aTs1er O. twtSs drils was helc
W
Were the drills defecuvea NO
Were ttzey aaAde incorrectly kol
Tne difficulty with these drills VA
uhaf the name q the company
whseh mace then and the numerals
and letters indicating the sire Of
the drills uert etched into the
metal with az electric pencil The
lrGpecfof sale tlaaf al this should
have been cone atih = stamping
machine.
Chairman Lands letter follows.
October 81. 1870
NJ. Il W Preuttx. Jr-
President National Association Of
Manufacturer
Armstrong Cora Company.
Lancaster. Pennsylvania
Dear Ar. Freui4Es
Al Associated Press article IN tlae
washington Star Tor October Z
Gte 8 statement Of yours that
there was : report Of ; fwo-month
cszsT In the naval defense pro-
gram Yoay explanation O. thls re-
pozs indicates that Il Is based On q
stoTy circulated b. Mr Basil Brew
e. Publisher Of the Standard
T1uez MerrKyy. New Bedford.
Massachusetts,
an sure thai sou would Ike 70
have the facts CT tins especially
Enee Il DEALS xIth such q vital
problem at = oefense 70 thh eoun-
IL FoT this Reason ] am including
. letter which VA sent b. or Act
2us Director q Maritime Promotion
ard Information to kr Brewer a.
TIE unne that MS article appeared.
Sincerely yourz,
4 s LAND,
Chairman.
The enclosure fplloNx.
nrzuhar - 1890
NJ. BAIL brewer. Publisher,
Sszndaru-1ImeS. Mercury.
New Bedford. Mas
Dear AEr. Brewer.
AZ attention has been called 10
an article headed -twl1 dzlIn' for
resease IL afternoon newspapers Of
October = under your hy-lne.
Assuming thai sou would not
want 70 disseminate false o. mis-
ana1iuH Information concerning 50
El1a4 . Wcolern - defense q the
NnAled STATES. ] In calling your At
sxzzlxon 70 certain gross tnaccuraclek
~ this article
II states.
~Gmcec BY Naval ordinance tn
spectsOn rifles which have been I'M
changed for years. the Naval IN
spectoT 81 back construction us the
Mary cargo vessel Excheuner a.
Pas1agculA. Mlszlxipp. for sixty
Gays by refusing 70 approve ar order
Of tEast drills about February /.
1886
Tnese rules delayed also the
construction Of seven other C-s
cargo sh1ps Tor the Maritime Com
mission which are suhteet 10 reQus-
AAAor D. TIE Army or Navy for ma
nnnal deienz purposes o. r. 3 ma
uoral emergency.
The article further states.
-Keeh G. the Exchequer and the
0tnet ships OF this type vital for
Transporting supplies and equip
menz for both Army ard Navy we're
put Gown Il January O. 1876. The
Eksaeton nuIa la N the knipbund-
Ing Tarns a. Pascagoula. Miss with
further uofE On their construction
impzASibae without the crllk by
which their kDeei-plated Axinz could
Dc welded anc riTesec into pLaes.
NeioerAs ~rzvelerE foremen and