Show THOMAS DEFENDS RYAN IN SENATE Innuendoes Are Ar Unjust and Unwarranted Says Says' Colorado Senator WASHINGTON Aug 29 John 29 John D. D Ryan former assistant secretary of war warin in charge of aircraft production I was defended in the senate today by Senator Thomas Dem Colorado from what the senator said were in insinuations insinuations In- In sin in a report made to Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Sec Sec-j Baker by two Republican i members of a congressional subcommittee subcommittee now in the West Vest investigating operations of the war departments department's 1 spruce production division The report alleged Senator Thomas said sald that approximately of government funds were squandered In the construction of thirty-eight thirty miles of road for the spruce production production production tion division and converted to the uses uses uses' of the Chicago Milwaukee l St. St Paul railroad in which Mr Ryan Isa is isa isa a director While the committee may have found waste of aircraft funds Senator Thomas said such Innuendoes Innuendoes innuendoes does against Mr R Ryan an were unjust and unreasonable I He read to the senate a letter from Brice P. P Disque of New York a former former former for for- mer brigadier general in charge of the spruce division which said Mr Ryan had no connection whatever with the construction of the government government govern govern- ment road |