Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1935, Page 14

A—14 MITCHELL CLAINS AVIATION “L0BBY" Tells Congressional Com- mittee Elliott Roosevelt Once Worked for Group. By the Assclated Press. NEW YORK, December 6.—Brig. Gen. William Mitchell charged yaster- day that Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, once worked for a “power- ful lobby” which the wartime head of the A. E. F. Air Service said practical« Iy dictates the Nation's aviation policy. Testifying before the congressional Committee on Patents, Mitchell said: “They go right into the heart of Washington. They actually moved the headquarters of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce to the Capital City. Pools Retard Aviation. “The son of the President, Elliott, was there working for them. But when he was found out, he beat a hasty re- | treat.” Mitchell told the committee, which s conducting hearings into the cross- Hcensing and pooling of patents, that patent pools had retarded American THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 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What an opportunity to select a watch for yourself or for a gift at a substantial saving! Each and every watch is a new and popular model. use, Mitchell sald airplanes now in service are little better than the|:: “flaming coffins” he commanded dur- ing the war. | “Today the United States military | service has not one single plane in|: ., service which is suitable in engaging in war against a first-class power.” Members in Squabble. Reference to the lobby precipitated & squabble among committee mem- | bers. Representative Fred A. Hartley | of New Jersey challenged him. “Do you mean to say that lobbyists ean come on and dictate to the heads | of the Air Force of our Army?” he | asked. | “I certainly do mean just that” Gen. Mitchell replied. Representative Matthew A. Dunn of the committee charged that “they come down there every day trying| to lobby for something.” Immediately | Chairman William I. Sirovich of New York and Representative J. B. Daly of Pennsylvania demanded that the record show they “had never been | troubled by lobbyists. CHARGE IS DENIED. Roosevelt Brands Mitchell Statement “Pure Libel.” PORT WORTH, Tex., December 6 ) —Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, branded “pure libel” last night charges of Brig. Gen. William Mitchell that young Roosevelt once | worked for a “powerful lobby.” “In the first place, I have never | participated in any lobbying activ- fties,” young Roosevelt said. “I have never contacted any member of Con- gress or any executive officers in the administrative branch or any Army | or Navy official in any capacity to| influence him or them in decisions concerning military or commercial aviation. The statement of ex-General Mitchell is pure libel of the most yicious type and undoubtedly intended to attract unsavory publicity to my efforts to earn a living honestly.” UNIVERSITY BANS Elliott LIQUOR AT DANCES'\ Dean Also Favors Eliminating of Cheek-to-Cheek and “Stream- line” Stepping. 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