Evening star., 1946-02-26
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oeen cnauenglng hepupllcan COM
plants against the nominee.
That's an unfair statement" :"
Senator Tobey told the Marylander,
and Senator Brewster added he
would be glad to have his radio
speech placed in the record
II don't think the record should
be cluttered up with irrelevant mat
ter" snapped Senator Tydings.
When Mr.. Pauley had finished
reading his prepared answer to the
Japanese oil sale charge, Senator
Tobey made no immediate reply to
the oil mans demand for q public
apology.
Pauley Questions Tactics.
Senator Brewster, however, took
UP the examination in an effort to
Eshowothat Mr. Pauley had been un-
fair to himself in his answer last
week to Senator Tobey's question as
to whether he protested shipments
to Japan with one hand while.
furnishing such shipments, indi-.
rectly, with the other. ..
Mr.. Pauley insisted Senator
Tobey had made that inference, and
that he (Mr. Pauley) thought it
would have been fairer to let the
question wait until he could get the
records he produced today. 81.
When Senator Tobey objected to
Senator Tydings remark that they
do not want all the evidence" SEN
ator Tydings replied:
III withdraw my statement II
you will withdraw your slur against
Mr.. Pauley"
Mr.. Pauley accused Senator Tobey
of having come as close as he dares
in charging me with treason" The
witness declared:
Please listen again gentlemen.
Senator Tobey has chAged me (and
I quote his own words with imple-
menting Japan's supplies of oil as a
potential enemy-end of quote-and
has charged me yet again -" (and
once more quote the Senator's own
words with aiding potential
enemy-end of quote. In short
Senator Tobey by his own words in
this record has come as close as he
dares in charging me with treason.
Says He Warned President.
Now I have produced the facts.
In June Of 1852 months before
Pearl Harbor, two years before our
own State Department imposed any
export controls over the shipment
OF oil to Japan-I ordered my COM
pany to stop any sales even
through brokers - which would be
designed for shipment to Japan. In
September Of 1910 I wrote the Sec
retary of Interior offering my serv-
ices to the Government, entirely
without charge, for whatever help
1 could be in mobilizing our oil re-
sources.
In June of 1941-six months be-
fore Pearl Harmor-I warned the
President and Secretary Ickes of
Japan's designs on the oil of the
Netherlands Indies and urged armed
force if necessary to stop her. In
August and September of l941, I
was in Europe doing everything I
could despite bomb raids and bullets
to aid in securing adequate oil sup
piles and tanker transportation for
Britain and this country. Those
are the facts of my record to be
balanced against Senator Tobey's
vile charges.
| Expresses Pride in Record.
"In view Of that record, which is
based not on hearsay or suppositiop
or imagination Or even politics, !
now publicly ask Senator Tobey, as
matter of plain decency and fair
dealings, to make to me 4 public
apology for the unjusti1iable smear
which he uttered IN his statements
regarding my connection with sales
Of oil to the Japanese.
The facts / have presented here
are true. Based on these facts
think I have the right to ask this
committee in its ultimate findings to
spread upon the record of this pro-
ceeding the fact that after June Of
1888 neither Edwin w. Pauley mol
the Petrol Corp. provided any oil
for shipment to Japan. / ask that
this record shows that I, Edwin w
Pauley. 42 months before Pearl Har-
Dor took positive steps to prevent
any of my Oil going to Japan. / am
proud Of that record.
4 Il ask, Mr.. Chairman, that you
and this committee in view Of thu
facts and In the absence Of q re.
traction by Senator Tobey Of hi.
lunwArrAnted and unfounded charges
I against me-completely exonerate
me from this foul, irrational ane
malicious charge and stigma. II
this matter I want to stand OF
the record Of my action taken n.