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Show RECKLESS President Wilson Orders Or-ders Investigation of American International Corporation's Con-struction Con-struction of Fabricating Fabricat-ing Steel Shipyard at Hog Island, Pa. GRAVE CHARGES FREELY MADE Criminal Prosecution to Follow if Graft Is Uncovered; Un-covered; Cha i r m a n Hurley of Shipping Board Instrumental in Bringing Matters to a Climax. WASHINGTON". Feb. 14. Investigation by the department of justice of the American International corporation's construction con-struction of the government's big fabricating fabri-cating stee! shipyard at Hog Is'ancI, Fa., tv as ordered today by President Wilson with a view to criminal prosecutions if the facts develop more than reckless expenditure ex-penditure of government money. At the same time 'h- irnian Hurley of the shipr mg board indicated that the corpora t ion's contracts for buikling the yard and ships might r-e cancelled, which was taken to mean thst the government might take over the yard. This s:ep has been urged by members of the senate sen-ate committee ir.ve-ugatii g shipbuilding. President's Letter. The president asked tor the investigation investiga-tion in the following letter to Attorney General Gregory : i "Mr. Hurley of the shipping hoard has ! called my attention to some very serious j facts which have recently been devei- ; oped with r-gard to cor, tracts made in i connection with the shipbuilding programme pro-gramme with the company opora ting at Hog Island. "They are so serious. In dee J, that I do r.ot think th:a we can let th---m te taken care of me re I y b y pub": c d : sr c ? -lire and discussion. I should be very m:ch ob:;g--j if yo'l would have some trustworthy person in your department get into consultation with Mr. Hurley a v' on t the w h r. rra 1 1 e r . with a v : w to instituting .- r.minal process in case the 'acts justify it." Charges Freely Made. Charges of mismai.agemi.t a;,d a reckle 3 Fpendin? of government f u; -is at Hos I si a lid have been niie f re-,y before ir senate com mi ?t-. W :.?-' f 1 have tstifd that the y.'.rd. for whin, 1 the fh.ppmg board is pirting up r-,e : mor.ev. may co.-t t the s ,m r.f Jj',- i OOO.OvO carried in original -?T:r.-.i t-. Tf. felow progress made in rnr-.-fru- tin-, i.f 1 the yard and reports of loo.-e nur;.;t- ) meat prompted Chii.rnvi.i Hurl-v t;,;-.-e weeks aco to put in f jll rhaikje of ti.e tork former Htar Admiral F. A. BoiM. LLSsisWnt t;e tit til rtjariaer of the tn.r-g-rry f -- corporation. j Mr. Kurlpy'! threat to M':r thr- or- : porat:on's 'ontraas way co:ta!r"-i in ' letter to Admiral Bo w , d ir--. . . : K yt:u ! to uncover y.uy irrci r i i s ; !iA-.oti. v-ir.g v-ir.g him that Ator:.v ,.t.Tu .vr-efry had bern reoufeted to d. --: t -Ul a: 'aut to as;.t h.-.v Admiral ' wps d;rr-td to rji. t a rr.vf I rcoromicai ma: afc-emer.t. bur wan ;-kfl to awa-r Yp "cnatr rorr.rrvtr -- report t-fnre announcing any programme- of action. Hurley's Letter. Mr. Hurley s letrr fn!!o-v; Fro:;-, r.ev.sp;ip-r r'or-s, -, from i 'idica f ;or h that hn vi r,rr r- from yo-j, it if jif- rl-;,r that tpT- i a con-d con-d ' ' of d: orra riizsi :oti as we I a a of ner i f-ncp. t Hs? I.- la nd. 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