Evening star., 1949-08-14
Bates Asks Quick End
.0fB-36 Hearings With
'AccuSers' Called
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to any other Air Force official.
Mr.. Bates said he would ask,
when the hearings are resumed.
that the author, or authors, of
the anonymous memorandum be
brought before the committee for
testimony.
The other basis for the inquiry
Mr.. Van Zandts speech-reported
on the currency of disturbing
of special treatment for
Consolidated-Vultee similar to
those contained in the memoran-
dunn.
Mr.. Symington challenged Mr..
Van Zandt Friday to make the
same speech over the radio in Or
der that congressional immunity
be removed and proper recourse
afforded.
Turned Over Information.
Mr.. Van Zandt protested that
he was not making any charges.
He quoted his speech and insisted
he merely had called attention to
the rumors and demanded an in
vestigation. In other words, he
explained, he hoped there was
nothing to the ugly talk, but he
thought it was time the Nation
determined the truth or falsity OF
the charges.
He said he turned over all the
information he had-mostly
"leads'-to Mr.. keenan,. He indi-
Gated he expected Mr.. Keenan, to
make use of the tips and ask some
pointed questions of the Air Force
witnesses.
Instead, Mr.. Van Zandt COM
planned, Chairman Vinson of the
committee seemed intent on put
ting him on the spot and doing a
"whitewash" job on the B-36
story.
Mr.. Vinson had declared earlier
that there would be no white
wash" and that the committee
would get to the bottom OF the
anonymous document business.
Mr.. Deane, who Is not member
of the committee, said his only
connection with the matter was
that he got copy of the memo
randum in the mail and gave it
to Mr.. Vinson.
Knows Who Wrote Document.
Mr.. Symington said Friday he
knew who had prepared the docu-
ment. Representative Price, DEM
ocrat, of Illinois asked him to
identify them. But Mr.. Keenan,
protested he didn't want to be a
party to a proceeding in which
accusations were made without
adequate preparation of support
ing evidence. The matter was
dropped by Mr.. Wilson's direction.
Mr.. Van Zandt, a Naval Reserve
officer, has asked Air Force wit
nesses their views on the Nays
Banshee jet fighters and carrier
based bombers in connection with
the B-36'c capacities.
In general, the Air Force men
have declared that the B-36 has
little to fear from any fighters
now in existence and that the
Navy could start an atomic bomb
ing mission from large carriers,
but couldn't expect to get its
planes back to the floating bases.
Radford Attends Hearings.
Admiral Arthur w. Radford, a
top Navy airman now 'command-
ing the Pacific Fleet, has been
sitting with aides in chairs placed
near the witness table during the
hearings. He was invited to come
from his post in Parl Harbor to
testify. Other witnesses waiting
to be heard have been seated in
the regular rows of seats at the
rear OF CQe room.
Admiral Radford said he would
go back to Hawaii during the re-
cess week, but would return for re-
sumption of the investigation.
Among others expected to tes-
tify when the hearing resumes is
Floyd Odlum, industrialist whose
Atlas Corp. controls Consolidated
Vultee. One of the "memoran-
dunn" reports was that Mr.. Sym
ington would resign to head big
aircraft manufacturing combine
under Mr.. Odlum's sponsorship.
Mr.. Symington has denied this
fatty.
The Air Forces story on the B.
36, as told by it's top officials last