Show I j. j JJ i GOETHALS GIVEN I HOG HOC HOCI T ISLAND MISCUE I II I I I Responsibility Peso A n ity 1 t for Shipyard Cou Contracts P Placed li by Y William 1 Denman I I Ban Pan Francisco Francesco Doc 21 U. William Williamr chairman of or the tho United Unit Unit- r former States shipping board tol telegraphed ed Fletcher chairman of or ortho today to Senator committee a R. statement Senate the tho responsibility for the Hog charging contracts to taj MaJ Gen Oen Island shipyard administrator adminis W W. Goethals former Georgo ti-Mor ti of or tho shipping chipping program pro ram Mr lr Donman Donmon said that In view of ot tho the Sen- Sen Senates Senate's Senates Senate's Sen Sen- ates ate's proposed In investigation of tho the Hog HOo Island contracts and delays elLs ho Ito wl wished position clear in matters matters mat mat- to his hla own on which ho bo and General Goethals disagreed h A The Tho statement deals In n part with t the between tho two former i controversy rey i i officials over oyer tho wooden ship Program Pro Pro- j advocated by Mr which was gram m I Denman and then takes up the delay 1 in co construction n work worle on the Hog Island 1 plant plan t. t This delay tho statement st asserts I p was teas due dUA to the failure of or General GooI GoeI Goe- Goe the shipping shipping shipping ship ship- to I to present figures ping board on the tib cost of DC the plant i titer After an eight days days' effort b by Mr Ir DenI Denman Den Den- I man to obtain those figures ures from the tho general c both officials resigned their i positions on tho shipping board r General Goethals vouched to n m mo for tor torI forr r I tho the character nn and the tho constructive 1 ability of at tho gentlemen of or tho the Amerl- Amerl can International corporation and its k allied associates with whom he had hod b boon on negotiating for tor two months the thet I. I t 1 heon says cays lie Ho Insisted that wo we should accept t t t clr figures on construction w hout giving to the tho shipping board eR mates esl teA mC on which the they were era based Ho ked asked us to allow them a n. eaU n f nearly double that finally IL l j upon by bi Admiral Capps lIet lie Ile t I asked us to build the tho plant which has i I cost over on the privately tel I owned land of oC the American International International corporation Ho asked askell us to to tho corporation an option on tho the tho government plant Tho The attorney generals general's recent findings seem to Justify justify Just just- It our eight days deliberations am and refusal of such Auch a n. blind acquiescence In tho undisclosed contractors contractors' figures In tho the entire period perlo of or the war var tho the statement continues General Goethals' Goethals Goethals' Goethals Goethals' Goethals Goe Goe- Hog Island Islan scheme has not produced produced pro pro- a n. single vessel while th the tho wood wood- on material wh which ch I suggested using as ns an emergency nc supplement to st steel et has given to the nation nallon over or one half of tho new war tonnage other othor than requisitioned vessels contracted b by tho the emergency fleet corporation |