The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-19

witness stand.
 Sen. Owen Brewster, R., Me, cross examined Inglis. He asked Inglis about the Navy's interpretation of 8 map of Pearl Harbor that was cap- tured from 8 Japanese midget sub, marine on the morning of Dec. 2. Inglis said the Navy's interpretation of the map was that only one Jap anese sub entered the harbor.
 He added that If Brewster want ed him to speculate, he would speculate that the submarine prob ably followed U. s. ship through the gate"
 Brewster asked what the arrange ment was between the Army and Navy on off-shore patrols. Inglis said he could not answer for the Army, but the Navy maintained such a patrol.
 Patrol Inadequate
 Asked the range of the Navy's PBY patrol bombers. Inglis reported that 1t was about 300 miles. He said the Navy had 69 PBY's at Pearl Harbor.
 Q. If there were any reason to anticipate blow at Pearl Harbor it would have been possible by use of PBY's to know whether any strik- ing force was approaching, would 1t not? A. I'm not sure whether there was a sufficient number of planes available for continuous search all day, every day.
 Q. Would it have required more than an 800-mile patrol each day? A. Again you're getting little out of my field, but would say that was not enough to cover all avenues of approach. Q. If patrols has been carried out in the area north of Hawaii, would it not have been exceedingly difficult for the Japs to approach? A. That is correct, sir. Brewster told Inglis that part Of his statement yesterday on the com- parative size of the Pacific and At lantic fleets was 'unqualineoiy false"
 Exchange Opinions
 Chairman Alben w. Barkley, D., Ky, interrupted The chair
 "The chairman can say anything he wants" Brewster snapped. I'm making this statement"
 "The chair feels that this inquiry ought to be conducted with decorum and respect" Barkley continued. And for a member of this commit tee to accuse 8 witness of making false statement seems to me to be out of order" Brewster said the statement that the United States had only IS bat tleShips was mot consistent With what up in my part of the country we cali the truth"-because lnglis testified later that the Washington and the New Mexico were on shake- down cruises in the Atlantic at that time. Inclusion of them would make the total IT. Brewster said that committees of Congress were disappointed at the Nayy's reluctance to give :. full, . frank and fair" information to them. ov "Is this going to be a lecturer" Sen. Scott w. Lucas, D., H.. inter- "Well. whatever it is. it will speak for itself" Barkley said. He told Inglis he could comment If ne cared to-"
 Resents Charge
 Inqlis protested that Brewster had impugned his honesty and mo- tives.
 T resent that" he asserted.
 He said his statement on the other battleships was fully covered yesterday afternoon" and that ne had done my very best" to give all q was counting the ships that had Joined the feet" 1nglis salo' T have done my very best to give all the facts and I don't think the Navy is attempting to withhold any facts whatever"
 Sen. Homer Ferguson. R., Mich began questioning Col. Thielen while Lucas and Brewster argued.
 Ferguson handed Thielen pho. +ostat of an official Army record oi the Opana radar station in Hawai- This was the station that detected the Japanese planes on Dec. [. pu' the warning went unheeded. Thiel- en said the photostat showed many more plots" of planes than the chart exhibit that had been shown the committee.
 Original Asked
 When Thielen was unable N read some of the notations on the photostat, Ferguson said the com inittee should have the org glhai Thielen said the War Departmeh' lad dispatched radiogram to tne Hawaiian department requestine originals of all radar plots made or Dec. '.
 Ferguson asked why. If the com mittee was supposed to get all tns evidence. Thielen had brought in ar incomplete record of the Opana sta'
 Thielen insisted that the Opana station chart was prepared Iron nlots made at the station that day
 Ren. Bertrand W. dearhart, R. Cal. asked Inglis for Statement' m the strength of the Axis naviei in the Atlantic and Mediterranean on May i and Dec. T. le4l, or tn' .Jananese fleet on those dates, ant of the United States fleet "Witf "Allied augmentation" on the sam' dates.
 lnguS pIOHltSoo VAAO
 by Monday. ..,. Inglis that he did not share tn' feelings of Brewster and Ferguson P U TAKE 3
 T think both of these gentlemen (Inglis and Thielen) have acquit' ted themselves with great credi and distinction" he said.
 Lucas and Rep. John w. Murpny D., Pa, said they agreed.
 Midget Sub Story Examined
 Mitchell then asked Inglis abou the Japanese midget" submarine Inglis said he thought 1t wa manned by two men.
 Mitchell asked if Inglis hat brought all the Japanese recordl on the attack.