The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
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sons son for whom May went to
bat in correspondence made public
by the committee.
May, who is scheduled to tell the
committee at 9 a. m. Friday, about
his acknowledged aid on behalf Oh
the combine, wrote Eisenhower
April IL, 1915, that he understood
young Carson "has come into
some difficulty" and was facing
some kind of court martial"
Warm Personal Friend
He said that Captain Garsson's
father sis one of my warm person.
al friends" and that, of course,
is my interest in the matter" He
asked Eisenhower to "see that a
proper and fair consideration is
given to this soldier"
A reply dated April %, and sign
ed with Eisenhower's name said
he would make an investigation"
Eisenhower, now chief of staff,
told neWsmen he could not remem-
Der having seen a letter request
ing his intervention, and suggested
it might have gone to the judge ed
vocate generals office.
In a second letter dated May IL,
May expressed hope that when
Eisenhower had "all the facts you
can make a final report, complete
ly generating him of any wrongs
or lack of proper military discip-
line and obedience to his COM
manding officer"
IT am confident" May wrote
that when all the facts are dis.
closed, you will feel more like
commencing him than censuring
him." He described young Cars
son as "a warm personal friend"
in whom he had been personally
interested for a number of years"
Routine Manner
The War department reported
that the letters were handled "in
the routine manner" and that they
did not influence disposition Of
the case.
An Army spokesman said that
young Carson was court martial
ed April 20 days before Mays
first letter-on a charge of will
fully disobeying orders, and found
guilty with the court recommend
ing clemency.
Eisenhower, the spokesman said,
eventually accepted such a recon-
mendation and suspended sent
ence. Carson was relieved from
active duty on Jan. %, 1915.
The charges against Carson
were based on his refusal to carry
out orders to occupy an area which
he felt was "tactically unsound."
Other officers testified in his de-
Tense that they believed his judge
ment was correct.
Began Investigation
The War department. disclosed
that the Army inspector-general, at
the direction of Undersecretary
Kenneth c. Royal, already has be-
gun an investigation of officers
figuring in testimony before the
committee. The investigation will
determine whether or not to recon-
mend to Eisenhower that disciple
nary action be taken.
Chairman Mead ON. W had
demanded discipline" after dis
closure that a half-dozen top-rank-
ing officers had attended-along
with Maya lavish wedding party
which Murray Carson gave for
his daughter in New York.
Testimony has been introduced
that they travelled on Army orders,
emitting them to travel and sub
s%istence allowances, and that some
of their hotel bills were paid by
Carson.
Eisenhower, just back from a
vacation in Wisconsin, said that
II we hear anything" about either
a private or a general, an investi-
CATION is undertaken by the in
spector-general.
Pubic Report
He said he will direct his sub
ordinates to make public a report
on AZ inch mortar shells 20 show
the exact number of failures.
During the three years of the
war and fighting in Europe, fail
ures OF any of these shells were
not brought to my attention or to
the attention of General Omar
Bradley" he remarked.
Watt on Monday acknowledged
that defective 40 inch mortar
shells had exploded in the muzzles
of the guns. killing an undetermia-
ed number of American soldiers
Erie Basin Metal products COM
pany, n of the combine under
investigation, was the largest pro.
Queer of 40 shells, but there was
no indication whether defective
shells were produced by Erie.
The committee promptly solved
notice of its determination t. find
out, if possible, who produced them.
The committee disclosed that
It aas asked the Labor department
for a complete file on Murray Cars
son. 1t has an FBI report that Cars.
son, as a Labor department 1lvesti-
gator in the Hoover administration,
attempted to force the deportation
of alien movie actors and directors.
That angle arose Monday when
Ferguson asked former Representa-.
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