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PAGE 2 THE SUN. BALTIMORE, SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 19, 1949 Crommelin Asks Cancellation Of Rebuke Or Court-Martial BANKER URGES U.S. TO STOP NAVY AIR CUT LATEST MOVE PEGGING BONDS By ROBERT W. RUTH (Continued from Page 1) FOR ECONOMY Ex-Colonel Sues Over Discharge has yet written, making no attempt to spare the new Chief of Naval vK If Slash Of One Fifth In Operations.

"Mcst Severe Punishment" For instance, Crommelin said: Burgess, National City Executive, Asserts New Inflation Threatens Washington, Nov. 18 (JP) In an effort to clear his name, Charles Gordon, 35, of Scottsdale, is "A public reprimand is a most Planes Is Sequel To 3 Earlier Orders suing the Army, demanding an ex severe punishment for a naval officer. Also, when not administered planation for what he terms an unjust discharge. A former lieutenant colonel. as a sentence of a court-martial, it is an ex parte proceeding which By RODNEY CROWTHER Washington Bureau of The Sun might indicate to the people of the United States a reluctance on the By MARK S.

WATSOX (Continued from Page 1) Gordon said in a petition to United States District Court yesterday that he was given a discharge part of those in authority in the Washington, Nov. 18 A leading New York banker who was formerly I quires, the Navy is to be reduced by 'other than honorable" in 1947 armed forces to face the real issue of possible public discussion be next July by 55,000 men, it is de a Federal Reserve official and a fre without official explanation. sirable to whittle down toward the fore a duly constituted court of law He asked that the Army Depart quent adviser of the Treasury today lower level, rather than carry a which discussion might involve ment be ordered to produce urged that Federal Reserve System quit "pegging" the Government further exposing the dangers of futile excess up to the last minute papers showing why he was dis the expanding Prussian general The advance reduction effects a staff charged. Named as defendants were Gordon Gray, Secretary of the Army, and Edward Witsell, ad large saving at only a temporary Crommelin asserted it was eas penalty. jutant general.

ily understood" how Admiral Sherman "who had been serving in 2. If any service can by itself Gordon said he served in Korea effect larger economies than re as a finance officer from September, Europe for some time (and was bond market. W. Randolph Burgess, chairman the executive committee of the National City Bank, declared that new inflation threats before the country call for such a step. He stated.

this view in testimony before the Congressional Joint Economic subcommittee on fiscal pol quired, through eliminations of secondary values, the net saving can 1945. until March. 1947, when he present in M'ashington for only a very brief unannounced official visit in October, 1949) would fail to was ordered to the Pentagon. On be applied to other of its activities which are of primary value. It is his arrival in Washington, he said, he was arrested, confined and final comp'rehend the true situation with in the Defense Department.

ly in July, 1947 discharged with indicated that the very deep cuts which the Navy has announced, out explanation. or is still contemplating, will accom Might Misconstrue Effort The captain went on that it is a desire to "indicate the true atate of affairs." icy. President Truman, he said, is right that the danger of a major business recession has passed. Inflation Threat Seen But in its place has arisen a new No Place In America It is not known by the people "even conceivable that in view of the lack of very recent experience with the Army General Staff and its persistent and insatiable lust for power, an officer in the Navy might possibly misconstrue an honest or Congress, urommeun eon- tinued "just how the general ataff inflation threat, said the National City executive in part because of TA.M1LY rORTRAlT Yire fresident and his bride (rear center) pose al their wedding reception villi his seven grandchildren and her two Left to ritlit (rear row) Jane lladley, Thomas Truilt, Mrs, Barkley, Max T'ruitt, Mr. barkley, Anne lladley and Arthur Truitt, (Front row) Dorothy Barkley, Alben Barkley 2d.

Mimi McArtluir and Stephen Truitt. system operates, une oi us xeneis effort of a subordinate, to expose the usurpation of civilian control is to supply just enough information of the proper kind, to enable the civilian superior to make an by the expanding general-staff system, as insubordination." plish this objective. The aim of each service is, of course, to get what each most needs. There has been a strong intimation that the Army already is readjusting its earlier plans and planning new cuts to recapture money from its own budget, which then can be used to buy a number of new-model tanks and certain other weapons it needs acutely. Navy Needs New Planes The Navy, it happens, has a6ute needs of its own, notably in the realm of new-model airplanes, such as the revised Neptune plane, which is one of those to be used on the newly converted carriers, and others which are not yet beyond the development stage.

There is a strong intimation that BISHOP MANNING WRECKAGE OF B-29 intelligent decision the exact way The most outspoken critic of the the general staff desires it to be present defense policies again BARKLEYS START THEIR HONEYMOON made. voiced "my very deep concern" resulting from the "tremendous pow DIES IN HOSPITAL "This is not, repeat not, 'civilian PERHAPS SIGHTED the Administration's persistence in following an unbalanced budget policy in a time of prosperity and In part because of, the forthcoming distribution of some $2,000,000,000 rf insurance rebates to veterans. Burgess said that he does not anything in the situation "at present" which would require letting the bond market dip below par in order to combat a dangerous credit potential. The reserve sys- tem. he urged, should be free to er oi a small group operating It is the Prussian method.

It has no place in the Amer under the "general staff concept." ican way of The general staff is entrenched for "Blind and unthinking obedience Retired New York Episcopal No Sign Of Life In Vicinity Off But Couple's Destination Is Not Made Public two reasons, he said: Because of inadequate legal checks and because of the use of "shrewd propaganda." to policies established by superiora has never been required in the Prelate Was 83 Bermuda, Pilot Says naval service. On the contrary, as Smoke Screen Carefully Laid a portion of the money to be saved! the recent war crimes trials in (Continued from Page 1) The letter charged that a "propa (Continued from Page 1) let bonds fluctuate. by the four cuts announced in re Germany and Japan, our country Hamilton, Bermuda, Nov. 18 An Air Force pilot today spotted board voted to "sustain the wishes" If deficit, financing is persisted has consistently taken the position cent months will be left with the Navy, to be applied to new planes and other essential new equipment what he said might be the wreck of the Bishop. that members of the military forces in for any extended period, ganda smoke screen has been carefully laid the impression has been created that the Navy objects to civilian conU'ol," adding that "nothing could be further from the truth." have duties above and beyond un When King Edward VIII left his age of a B-29 supposed to have greater inflation might ar questioning obedience to policies throne in 1936, Bishop Manning for a fleet which is undergoing radi cal revision from 1945.

crash-landed Wednesday with nve and "under that situation Jane, was asked what she was going to call the Vice President. "I'm going to call him Pop and Anne is going to call him Dad," she replied. There were about 60 guests at the luncheon, plus about b'O representatives of the press and radio. Shows No Fatigue laid down by their superiors. Burgess added, "you might want to asked from his pulpit: twenty men aboard.

No sign of life Without that understanding, the Best Interest Of Service let Governments drop as low as "Has any man, king or com cuts now under way in the Navy was seen. First Lieutenant Richard Mullin Harl's View Disputed would be as grave as they look moner, the right to seek happiness by running around with another of the 32d Bombardment Squadron which would be very grave indeed. The New York banker disputed the view expressed to the economic of the 301st Bombardment Group man's wife?" Thus, the latest recruiting figures Showing no fatigue from the show that during October, when all committee yesterdav by Maple He answered his own question by said on his return tonight from a search mission he had sighted ys vjf day activities, Barkley posed hap pily for television and news cam saying that "such defiance of God's three departments showed a reduc tion in enlisted personnel, the com Harl, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, that the what might be debris 290 miles eras, standing with the bride, he law" could not lead to happiness. northeast of Bermuda this morning bined navy and marine corps looked down at her wedding ring Treasury made a promise to sup During his later years as bishop and remarked: shrinkage amounted to 95.6 per port the market when it sold the Crommelin also alleged that: "It is part of a deliberate plan to make it appear that certain civilians have control of the military establishment. This, however, is only a temporary picture created to serve the present purpose of certain members of the general staff.

By clever maneuvering these general-staff zealots in the Army, with their powerful propaganda machine, have played up the controversy between the Navy and Air Force in an effort to keep the spotlight of public opinion from being focused upon them while they relentlessly carry out their carefully prepared plan to take control of the civilian functions in the De he also made public attacks on Saw Debris, Heard An Mullin, participating in an ex bonds. cent of the total drop, the Air "It's a good-looking gadget, isn't The letter continued that: "Article 1609-2 (B) of the United States Navy Regulations 1948, recognizes the necessity for releasing classified information under very unusual circumstances In the following language: ''Confidential matter shall be disclosed to persons not in the Government service only in special circumstances when such disclosure is to the best interests of the naval It is axiomatic that the best interests of the country are also 'the best interests of the naval "The fact that the Armed Services Committee decided to conduct a full investigation as a result of publication of Admiral Bosan's let it?" Force's to 3.3 per cent, and the tensive search by air and sea for 'The Treasury has no obligation President Roosevelt's plan for reform of the Supreme Court, revi The ring is a platinum band Army's to 1.1 per cent. si the missing plane, said he had to hold Government bonds at par," sion of the church's common prayer picked up on his radio a group of said. A One-Month Figure But this was a one-month figure, book, and the joint income tax re circled with diamonds. rows of marquise-shaped ornaments provide the motif.

Narrow, diamond- call letters for the 22d Bombard "As salesmen for the Treasury in turn for married ment Group, to which the B-29 be The latter, he said, would en ew lork I can testify," asserted Burgess, "that we made no such set bars divide the ring into seven with only 9.200 men making up the whole shrinkage. The figure for a longer term would be far less longed. About two hours later. Mullin added, he saw floating debris courage divorce, celibacy and a equal parts. Mrs.

Barkley said admiringly that and heard an S. Later, at in commitment to the banks." As to stabilizing economic condi tions. the objective of the hearing. she was "quite pleased with it. mercenary attitude toward in tended marriage." An Early Critic Of Hitler tervals, he saw a red object, sev There is no blinking the fact that vrf1 I I 1 partment of Defense." Similar Apprehensioni eral yellow boxes, and what he be the armed forces are being reduced thf New York banker said that No Nervousness Shown David M.

Barklev, the Vice Presi lieved was a piece of aluminum. He was blasting the Hitler re the Federal Reserve It was recalled that similar ap- for reasons of. enforced economy, and that the Navy's reduction is far dent's son who served as best man. The area where Mullin spotted prenensions were expressed before also appeared before the television more severe than the others. That the House Armed Services Com the objects was about 40 miles southwest of the place where flares audience.

He said he thought the was the reason for the recent "re System "offers the best hope." Government Duty, He Says Government." he said, "has a duty io exert a positive influence for greater economic stability. wedding was beautiful and added: bellion." The judgment in that dis were reported last night. mittee hearing by Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Admirals Louis E. Denfeld, the recent Chief As I sat with mv father before Late today another search plane pute cannot be given by Congress before January, and probably not of Naval Operations, Thomas O.

pilot reported he had spotted what he believed to be a yellow life raft AP Wirephoto MRS. ALBEN W. BARKLEY in "Barkley blue" u-edding suit A Bridegroom, 75, Proders -Advice ter is proof of the fact that the release was to the 'best interests of the naval No Doubt Of Own Fitness "However, the militarily confidential nature of Admiral Bogan'a letter was considered to be removed when the time-date group of the confidential dispatch to which it was a reply was excised from the letter in conformance with declassification instructions issued by the office of the Secretary of the Navy, ten days prior to release of the letter." Crommelin said he had no doubt the ceremony i I was impressed with the fact he wasn't the least bit nervous." so soon. "Too often, alas, Government has been the chief offender in creating the area where the B-29 is sup Kinkaid, William H. P.

Blandy, Richard L. Conolly, and Arthur W. Radford, and Gen. Clifton B. Cates, Marine Corps commandant.

William W. Rucker, the bride's posed to have crash landed. brother, saictslie, too, was calm before the ceremonv. He escorted her Florida B-29 Crash Plane, 103 Aboard, Crosses Atlantic Marham. England, Nov.

18 UP) Crommelin then referred to his release of a letter to Francis P. the altar in the absence of her father, who is ill in Kansas City. Matthews, Navjy Secretary, by Vice Admiral Gerald F. Bogan, in which The bride appeared composed Kills Five Of Crew Tampa, Nov. 18 (JP)A B-29 Miami.

Nov. 18 (jT5) Vice President Barkley and his bride have been offered advice by a 75-year-old bridegroom and his throughout the event. But her "I A giant United States Air Force it was charged that navy morale as to his fitness to exercise command' or to occupy a position of had fallen "almost to despondency" will in the exchange of vows was an almost inaudible whisper in the off to hunt for another B-29 missing in the Atlantic crashed into the transport plane landed here tonight after a trans-Atlantic flight with 40-year-old wife. gime and anti-Semitism in Germany as early as March, 1933. and became a strong supporter of full aid to Britain and France before this country entered the war.

Canon Thomas A. Sparks, of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, said the body would lie in state at the cathedral beginning at 6 P.M. Sunday until noon Tuesday, when a burial office and requiem will be offered at the cathedral. Prior to the noon service, Canon Sparks said, there will be three additional requiems Tuesday morning, at 7.30, 8 and 9 o'clock.

Canon Sparks said the burial eventually would be at the cathedral. Train Loses Engine After Truck Mishap Buena Park, Nov. 18 (JP)A Santa Fe passenger train hit a truck a glancing blow at an intersection today. No one was hurt, but imagine conductor C. E.

Harmon's surprise when he alighted from the San Diegan to discover that the locomotive had vanished. It finally was found four miles trust. Admiral Sherman had said and that the United States was comparatively small chapel. Bark- Andrew McAffrey, who six these requirements of a naval offi- mud of Tampa Bay today and killed 103 persons aboard, more than ever being "sold a false bill of goods." ey's response was in a firm bari months ago married a woman 35 five of the nine-man crew. have before crossed the Atlantic in The captain wrote Sherman that cer had been called into question tone.

It was the sixth B-29 involved his basic reason for this action was! in the captain's case. a single aircraft. years younger than himself, told the 71-year-old Vice President: in five disasters in the past fifteen The 81-ton, four-engined Globe- Only One Slight Delay Only once did a hitch develop in "Be kind to her, but if she needs days crashes which have taken 35 master, nicknamed "The Champ," completed its flight from Mobile. it. give her a whipping every morn- lives and left 20 missing.

instability. The economic committee quizzed B'-irgess at considerable length as to what positive steps he thought muld be taken to assure stability row. He asserted that one of the best means of doing this is "by trying to influence economic fluctuations through the supply of money." Assails "Fashionable Idea" The most fashionable idea for combating economic instability in recent years has been the so-called "compensatory spending" theory, but Burgess said so far this device has worked "only to increase the budget in both booms and depressions." A better method is to make changes in the supply and cost of money. For achieving this there is bo new legislation required, he told the committee. But if the Reserve System is to serve its purpose in this connection it must have "more able men," "independence of action" and "more co-operation from Government agencies." the day events.

And that proved minor, slightly delaying the newly- The one which crashed todav was at 7.35 P.M. It averaged about ng and a kiss-every night." Mis. McAffrey chuckled at her 200 miles an hour for the ocean just taking off from MacDill Field. weds in their departure from the church. husband's advice today and volun Walker Air force Base identified hop from Stephenville, There thev posed at least ten teered her own to the 38-year-old bride: the dead as Lieut.

Victor G. Thiel. Los Angeles, pilot: Lieut. Kenneth The plane left Stephenville, "Feed him, love him, and be his minutes, but the crowd could not get enough. When they decided to leave, police could not clear the where it had slopped for refueling, W.

Fallek, San Francisco; Lieut. constant companion." at 3.01 A.M., and made the 2.300- John W. Gillespie, Cadiz. Ohio; way. Women struggled for a closer The two formulas, she said, have mile sea crossing without incident I JIIJI III A Lieut.

Raymond H. Weise, Granite look. And the police struggled to It started the journey from Mobile 1 jvivww Nn City, Staff Sergeant Andrew J. Steinman, Riverside, Pa. keep them back.

at 3.36 P.M. Thursday. Finally the two reached their away. The engineer explained that not produced a quarrel yet. McAffrey offered his advice after Barkley wrote a letter thanking the Oklahoman for his congratulations on Barkley's engagement to Mrs.

Carleton S. Hadley, of St. Louis. limousine and got inside. But the ehicle was wedged in by the the crash had severed the air-braking equipment, and all he could do was coast to a stop.

heering crowd. An elderly woman broke through the police cordon iCa Burgess complained that at the very time last year the system was trying to fight inflation other lend and rapped at the rear window of the car. Wanted Tc Shake Hands "I just want to shake hands with the Vice President." she exclaimed. ing agencies of the Government 10 WONDERFUL DAYS were busy pumping out new credit. Higher Pay Urged Barkley rolled down his window AT S.

N. KATZ! A He urged higher salaries for Reserve Board governors, suggesting and obliged, and the automobile later pulled slowly out of the mass of people. at least $20,000 a year. Senator Douglas 111.) pre At the reception, Barkley and his bride walked around holding hands yiLenncn JtlKw I 220 N. CHARLES OJ'7, yl 1 -fW 1 SCOTCH GffiAEN for rugged weather siding at the hearings, pointed out that the boost had been held to and smiling at each other.

The matter of Mrs. Barkley's $16,000 in the last pay-raise bill because some authorities objected to reserve governors getting more than FDIC directors. politics finally was straightened out. Her former husband was a Republican and she worked at Republican headquarters here when Wendell Willkie ran for President. Says She Is A Democrat "She's a Democrat," Barkley said.

"I think in one of the presi Douglas pointed out to Burgess in connection with the support of Value priced bond prices that banks and insur ance companies as well as individ uals would be affected if bonds were allowed to seek a lower level. dential campaigns she got swept off her feet by Willkie but she's CLD nut tne ivew lortc banker an now back in the fold." swered that this question was an Mrs. Barkley's wedding attire was ticipated when savings bonds were a smartiy tailored suit of "Barkley blue" a light slate blue. This was topped by a blue chiffon felt cloche trimmed with a small pink rose sparkling with rhinestones. White doeskin gloves, trimmed Bale 44 th Anniversary with French dots and crushed at "Link of Love the wrists, and black doeskin shell pumps set off the ensemble.

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As for insurance companies they do not worry because they hold Governments over long periods of years to maturity. Banks' Holdings Described The banks, on the other hand, he said, are mainly holders of short and medium-term obligations. Committee members suggested that any move to let bonds drop and thus tighten money rates would be construed as a move to enable banks to earn more money, "I'll defend that position," said Burgess, adding that at present the "banks are not earning enough. A return of seven per cent on capital yielding bank investors about three to four per cent is "too low to attract new capital which we need badly." he said-. "If you'll examine the market you will note that bank stocks have gone down steadily." he said.

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