Evening star., 1943-01-16
State Department May
Be Asked TO Outline
Flynn S Qualifications
Connolly Says Custom
Is to Invite Review of
Appointee's Record
BY the Associated Press.

SS IHt ASSoClaJeu PTeSS.
The State Department may b.
called on to outline the qualifca
tions of Edward J. Flynn as Ministe,
to Australia in the Senate Foreign
Relations Committees public in.
Vestigatlon of charges he is untitled
for the diplomatic appointment.
Chairman Connally told reporters
today the committees custom, wher
nomination of this character is
challenged, was to invite State De-
partment representatives to review
the appointee's record 1t was likely
he said, that some department aide
thus would appear as the first wit
ness when hearings begin, probably
Thursday.
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire, who mad suggested
asking Secretary of State Hull to
tell whether he approved of the
Flynn nomination, said he hoped
the committee would exercise the
right of subpoena to force the at
tendance of some New York wit
nesses he said he did not believe
would appear otherwise.
Unable to Appear.
Senator Bridges has asked the
committee to call Daniel DAILY. fore
man of Bronx Grand Jury which
exonerated Mr.. Flynn after an in
vestigation of charges that New
York City materials and labor. were
used IN paving courtyard on the
Flynn estate, as we'll as George H.
Coburn, a member of the jury.
Senator Bridges said he under
stood that unless subpoenaed neither
could appear to testify concerning
grand jury matters.
Senator Connally, who previously
had said the committee might have
TO obtain passage of a Senate reso-
luton to subpoena witnesses, later
SAID the committee had sufficient
authority to issue subpoenas. but
Gid not believe that power wou!d
haTe to be exercised.
Decision Unanimous.
The committee voted unanimously
yesterday to conduct public in
curry into the appointment. instruct
ing Senator Connally to arrange
hearings as soon as Mr.. Flynn and
his legal counsel could be present.
Meanwhile, Sidney Baron, who
said he was the unpaid secretary of
the New York City Committee tn
Reopen the Flynn Case, told report
ers he would make available to the
Foreign Relations Committee COM
piete files concerning four specific
charges filed with the Senate group
by Senator Bridges.
These contained. Mr.. Baron said a
copy of report made by Adolf A.
Berle, Assistant Secretary of State.
while he was chamberlain of New
York City, criticizing the admin
1str- ion of Mr.. Flynn as his pre-
oecessor in Office.
Claims Loss to City.
Senator Bridges formal charges
accused Mr.. Flynn of having in
vested public funds in the State
Title & Mortgage Co, causing the
city to lose over a million dollars"
Senator Bridges said that Mr..
Flynn's law firm subsequently be-
came general counsel to this COM
pany and his law partner, Mr.. Mon
roe Goldwater. served as a director"
Mr.. Baron said he had told Sen
ators Connaly, George, Democrat,
of Georgia and Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan that the Com
mittee to Reopen the Flynn Case
belived the war effort would be best
served if the nomination were with
drawn and the necessity for pre-
senting public charges against Mr..
Flynn thus eliminated. He received
no official approval of this sugges-
tion, Mr.. Baron added.
Senator Vandenberg was reported
to have suggested previously to the
Foreign Relations Committee that
1t reject the nomination summarily
and hold no hearings, but Demo-
cratic members demurred that Sen
ator Bridges already had aired accu-
sations against Mr.. Flynn in the
Senate, adding that these charges
must be met.