Evening star., 1947-08-07

Vandenberg of Michigan, now pres
ident pro tenn of the Senate.
Asked if he was active in push
ing the bill, the Maine Senator
said, Whatever I take hold of !
try to do the best I can"
When he came to the Senate, he
said. Senator Vandenberg told him
the way to be of service was to learn
more than others about two or
three subjects. He said he had
taken a deep interest in aviation
problems for 25 years, and followed
this line of interest in the Senate.
Quizzed on Trippe Friendship.
rs Pan American the only air.
line actively supporting the bil?'
was another question.
Il wouldn't think that is true, -
said the Senator. He said Pan
American certainly was most active,
but there were others.
The examination went on:
Q. rs it not true that you Brew
fster) are a personal friend of Juan
Irippe, president of Pan American
IAirWays?"
A. Il have known Mr.. Trippe for
four or five years, but I wouldn't
say it represents any degree of inti-
macy"
The next question was whether
Sen. Brewster was not close friend
of Mr.. Pryor.
Senator Brewster said Mr.. Pryor
certainly is close friend, and has
been for Is or more years.
I'VE haven't always agreed, but
we have been close friends" Sen
ator Brewster added.
Then followed a question as to
whether Bill McAvoy of Pan Amer
lean Airways is a close friend of
Iyours?"
Senator Brewster said he knew
Mr. McAvoy, public relations man
for Pan American, and that "the
association has always been very
pleasant.
He once presented me with a
ticket to football game" Senator
Brewster related He didn't go with
me. so I had to buy my own pea
nuts"
Accepted Free Transportation.
These Hughes questions followed: ::
O. Have you ever accepted free
transportation in the special. private
airliner for Pan Americana"
A. L have"
@. ITO Raleigh, N. C.?"
A. II did"
To additional questions, he said
that he had made the trip to confer
with the late Senator Bailey at
Senator Bailey's request about the
community air bill Both were mem
bers Of the Senate Commerce Sub
committee studying the legislation.
The queries turned back then to
Mr.. Pryor's resort home in Florida
and whether Senator Brewster had
ever been flown there by Pan Amer
lean for free.
Senator Brewster replied that he
had not last year, but added that
he couldn't recall whether he had
been flown there the year before.
Another Hughes question asked
whether Senator Brewster's pur-
ported moves against Mr. Hughes
were not an attempt to force TWA
out of the field because the Hughes
organization was the leader of a
group of airlines opposing the
chosen instrument" bill advocated
by the Senator.
Asked About Whip Cracking"
That is a rather argumentative
question" Senator Brewster OBJ
served. 1T has some overtones of
have you stopped beating your
wife? Mr.. Hughes is not very
modest in claiming he led the fight
against the chosen instrument bill
which, as 1 have repeatedly said,
was in no sense my bill.
american Airlines was one of the
most effective opponents of the bill.
Moreover though l do not wish to
reflect on TWA, its Washington in
f1uence had materially lessened
when Jack Frye left Mr.. Hughes.
When he left, Mr.. Hughes lost his
most respected advocate"
Didn't you have the power in one
hand to crack the whip over How
ara Hughes and embarrass and hurt