Evening star., 1946-07-26

that was done, it would be done by
Col. Brooks. Chemical Warfare
Service personnel chief.
Queer" Sequence Cited.
1T is very significant thing"
Senator Ferguson observed. that
we find this man in the Army, in
/ the candidate school, and then we
find him transferred to your de-
/ partment, and then we find him
over in France diSobeying an order,
and then we find the commanding
officer here in Washington taking
a letter from a Congressman-one
of the officers going over with a
letter from Representative May and
find him going on down through the
ranks"
Yes sir. I think that is true"
Gen. Porter agreed.
Then" Senator Ferguson con-
tinued, we find this party and we
find this whole setup that we have
brought in here in the testimony
Doesn't it look queer to you?"
Il think you are cooking too much
together, Senator"
In reply to a later question. Gen.
Porter said: AS far as l know
/ Representative May never discussed
this boy with me because I didn't
know who Carson was at the time
or these things"
/ Senator FerfuSon also asked Gen.
lo Io 10
son before taking the May letter to
Europe
Il don't recall" Gen. Watt said
L would say as guess l did not
know before that there was such
a person.
In reply TO question by Senator
Ferguson Gen. Watt said he had
been "racking my brain for the last
few days trying to remember who
gave him Representative MAYS let
ter He said he thought Col. Brooks
had given it to him to carry to Gen.
/ Eisenhower. Gen. Watt added that
/ he believed he had mentioned to
Gen, Porter that he was carrying the
letter abroad Gen Porter told the
committee he had no recollection of
having talked to Gen. Watt about
this.
Did Brooks son get an automo-
bile from the GarsSons about that
time?" Senator Ferguson asked
Il don't know" Gen. Watt re-
piled Il know nothing about his
personal affairs"
Didn't Read Letter.
Gen. Watt said he did not read
the May letter. He was aware. how
ever, that it related to the Cars
son boy he testified. He added
that whoever gave me the letter,
and if it was Col Brooks. who l
think gave me the letter, he un-
doubtedlv told me this is a letter
with reference to GarsSon's boy
When Senator Ferguson asked
him if he had ever spoken with Rep
resentatlve May about the fact that
Capt. Carson had been court-mal =
tailed, Gen Watt explained he knew
about the court martial before he
left for Europe He said Col Brooks
had told him the main circum-
stances.
Il do not recall l had a CONVEX
sation with Mr. May about it," he
said. 1T is possible that I did, but
I swear I cannot recall that"
Senator Ferguson pressed Gen
Watt for more details about the
trip to Europe. The General de-
clared ne had planned the trip
some time before he got the letter
Il am trying to find out how You
got that letter" the Michigan Sen
ator insisted.
Letter Incidental" to Trip.
Il did not go over, if that is what
you are trying to lead up to. to take
that letter over there Gen. Watt
answered That letter was Incl
dental.
How would Congressman May
know you we're going and when you
were going?" Senator Kilgore in
teriecled.
Il don't know"
Didn't you tarvel under secret
ordeTs?" Senator Knowland asked
Yes, sir"
You didn't advertise the fact
that you were going to Europe?"
Senator Ferguson queried.
Il did not"
Then. how do you account for
Congressman May finding 1t out
and writing the letter."
Il cannot account for it"
When you were carrying the
letter. Senator Ferguson continued,
did you know that the man you
were trying to get out of trouble
was in the Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice?"
Would the Senator permit me.
Gen Watt said. L was not trying
to get him out of trouble"
Senator Ferguson demanded again