Evening star., 1949-08-24

asked Gen. Feldman whether ne
felt giving Mr.. Hunt confidential
information would help to reduce
favoritism.
Sees No Irregularity.
In my Judgment" Gen. Field
man replied, there was no in
dication of irregularity in furnish
ing that or even suspicion OF ir-
regularity"
Gen. Feldman, under the bar
rage of questioning, YEARLY in
sisted that the procurement list
was most harmless" and would
have put any bidder at a disad-
vantage if he had based his bids
on what was in the list. g
with all the small businessmen
who want to get Government con-
tracts" Senator Margaret Chase
Smith. Republican. of Maine,
asked the witness, you mean you
would rather give this information
to one MANI" s..
IF small businessmen were in
terestedsin certain deals they could
have obtained full information
from the Quartermaster Purchas-
ing Offices in their region" Gen.
Feldman replied.
do you consider that this gave
Hunt an unfair advantage" Mr..
Rogers asked.
Denies Unfair Advantage.
"If any other person had asked
for the information and if they
knew the situation as it existed
In 1947, + would have given it
to them. I don't believe it gave
any unfair advantage to Mr..
Hunt" Gen. Feldman replied.
Mr.. Rogers referred to the
Quartermaster Corps inter office
memo which wound up in Mr.
Hunts files.
81 want you to see what he did
with it,. the counsel told the wit
ness. In a communication to a
client. he points out that he has
heard from the quartermaster
general and that the latter signs
himself Herman. Would not such
a. Communication aid him to sell
his services to clients?"
The general. apparently refer
ring to letters indicating Mr.. Hunt
tried to ride both the Republican
and Democratic bandwagons. re-
piled:
1T would seem that a man
who jumps from one side of the
fence to another would not need
to make such sales point"
Cites Service Record.
do you think it was wise tol
give him such an opportunity" "
Mr.. Rogers asked.
"He was a man with an enviable
record in the service" the general
replied.
Gen. Feldman was asked II he
discussed his nomination for quar-
termaster general with Mr.. Hunt
after it was sent to the Senate.
The general acknowledges Say
ing something about it in a tele-
phone conversation" and MIR.
Rogers read from Mr.. Hunts
diary to the effect Mr.. Hunt had
discussed the nomination with the
general.
do you think that proper to
discuss with a civilian?" Mr..
Rogers asked Gen. Feldman. /
please don't forget we were on
friendly terms" the general re-
piled. my appointment was up
in the Senate at the time. I think
1t was only natural in a purely
friendly conversation"
May Reach Vaughan Tomorrow.
The Senators hoped to reach
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, the
Presidents military aide. tomor-
row. He will be questioned. said
Senator Mundt. about "all the ac-
tivities in which he is alleged to
have engaged" from interceding
for a California race track to ac-
cepting home freezers for HIM
self and friends.
Senator Mundt said Gen,
Vaughan also will be questioned
about allegations made by a for
mer Air Transport Command
flight sergeant. This veteran, In
letter to his father which the
committee is now checking, said
a Government rating as very i'm
portant persons" cinched military
plane space for agents of the per-
fume company which paid for the
home freezers. according to Sen