Evening star., 1947-08-10

, he regarded as an attack upon hin
for the benefit of Pan American
Airways." Mr.. Fulton wrote tha
he refused the employment becaus.
he did not wish to become involved
in a fight over Pan American.
He also said Il regarded both OF
you as friends and did not wish tt
take a position in such a matter
against either Of you -"
A few days later, according to the
letter, Mr.. Hughes said he was sat.
isfied Senator Brewster did not in
tend to "pillory" him. Mr. Hughes
asked Mr.. Fulton to undertake a
collection and analysis of the facts
and become familiar with them
for the purpose of attempting to
work out a situation between the
committee and Howard Hughes in
an orderly, fair-minded way with
the purpose and expectancy of hav-
ing all the facts available without
distortion or Misrepresentation on
either side"
Pay Tor JOB was SlU,UVO.
Mr.. Fulton said he accepted this
employment to gather material for
the hearings. This employment
lasted only a few weeks, according
to Mr.. Hughes, who testified that he
paid Mr.. Fulton $4,000 and that the
attorney had sent bill for $4,000.
Mr.. Fulton said he saw nothing
"unethical" in being hired by Mr..
Hughes to investigate case in
which he had participated to some
extent several years ago as COM
mittee counsel.
He noted that the purpose of the
committee Is to get facts and not
try cases. 1t is not adverse" to
witnesses and makes no charges
at it's hearings. AS former COM
mittee counsel, he said, he was not
in the same position in relation to
Mr.. Hughes as a lawyer would be in
defending man or a case he origi-
nally prosecuted.
Case Had Concerned Kaiser.
Moreover, Mr.. Fulton added, his
part in the case was merely pre-
liminary look" into some phases of
Henry Kaisers plan for construction
Of flying boats several years ago had
nothing to do with Mr.. Hughes at
the time.
Senator Brewster, on the other
hand, is in a Vulnerable" position
because he made ''the fatal mistake
of trying to ride two horses in
different directions" Mr.. Fulton
asserted.
He said an investigator should
not have any interest in the thing
he is investigating. Senator Brew
ster. he charged, not only, was
greatly interested in the community
airline bill which, according to Mr..
Fulton, he tried to sell to Mr..
Hughes, but he also was officially
interested in the Hughes war con-
tract investigation as committee
chairman.
Uncertain About Action.
when President Truman was
chairman Of the committee" Mr..
Fulton recalled, "he did not make
himself a leader of any Senate issue
if it was ever likely to be the sub
iect of investigation by his commit
tee"
Asked if he planned to take legal
action against Senator Brewster
for what he called false state
mentS, Mr.. Fulton said:
We'll, 1 don't know. The time
spent in suing the Senator could be
spent more remuneratively in other
ways. Suing a Senator, you know,
is like suing policeman. You can
do it, but who ever heard of collect
ing from a policeman"
Mr.. Fulton concluded with an ex-
preston of respect for the Senate
committee and reference to his
part in having helped develop it
from an unknown committee to
one of national stature with world
wide reputation for thoroughness
and fairness"
1 pelleVe, therefore,, ne SAID, Il
have the right and duty, as one of
the chief architects of the develop
ment of the committee. to point out
to Owen Brewster that his conduct
in this matter and the false state
ments which he has made in an
effort to avoid the implicatio
brought forward by Hughes have
seriously impaired public confidence
in the committee under his chair
manship."
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